Monthly Archives: June 2011

Sometimes its the little pieces in the Daily News that speaks loudly. There is a new bicycle shop in town that offers rentals and is near the waterfront. I wondered if Riverside Cycle felt threatened but when I inquired, they … Continue reading →

I mean – how many abutters do you have to buy to get them off your back? Newburyport desperately needs visitors who do stay-cations. Our little tourist spot has grown up – high-class restaurants, a bucketful of acitivities for all … Continue reading →

It has been brought to my attention that an ancient posting of mine is horrifically wrong.     This wouldn’t be so bad if this was in some dusty newspaper morgue but my blog is on the Internet.     Incorrect statements can be … Continue reading →

If a little name calling causes Tom Salemi to make a profusion of grand and intensive posts, then I feel, like Donald Trump, completely justified.    My work is done. But I actually never called him a dark sider.      I said … Continue reading →

When election time comes, there is always a powerful campaign promise that helps propel certain candidates to the forefront.    In the old days, before supermarkets and our fantastic (but taken for granted) national transportation system; it was the promise of … Continue reading →

I saw today in the Daily News that the Audubon Society has been consulted over when the appropriate time for haying should be done at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury and exactly where those areas are. This was preceded by a … Continue reading →

We’ve recently been hearing the futile stirrings from the dark side with their famous quotes of, “parks are wasted space” and calls for “pretty parking lots” and “buildings that generate revenue”.      These unknowing minions of the Massachusetts Home Builders Association … Continue reading →

I love the beautiful front of this Federalist house.   When we think of the typical box shape of this style, we forget that many in town have just two stories.  It also maybe that whatever is behind the tall fence … Continue reading →