Monthly Archives: June 2015

Repairing what’s broken

Posted on June 30, 2015 by indyjerry77

Awhile back I wrote a blog chronicling two terrible crimes that were committed during the twentieth century.        As I wrote, “ As an ancient seaport, many over the years have created trusts that were committed to the City for a particular … Continue reading →

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Killing the Golden Goose

Posted on June 28, 2015 by indyjerry77

It’s a simple fact – unlike other communities, Newburyport receives a huge amount of tax revenue (86% or more) from its residential neighborhoods.          Normally, this would be disastrous for the typical American city.         For every house in a typical town, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolitions, Developers, Economics, Education, Health and wellness, News and politics, Planning, Preservation, Quality of Life, Taxes, Zoning | 1 Comment

Tunnels: X marks the spot

Posted on June 27, 2015 by indyjerry77

In my last post on tunnels; I posed one of the questions I would like to know answered, “How deep are the tunnels?”      Well, I took a GPS to the Oak Hill Cemetery and on the flat top of the … Continue reading →

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Newburyport’s Fiscal 2016 Budget Summit, and an extra goody.

Posted on June 26, 2015 by indyjerry77

The City Council’s Summit on the Fiscal 2016 Budget These last ten days, for the first time in Newburyport’s history (as far as I know), the hearings for the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget were aired ‘live’, they have been broadcast … Continue reading →

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Speaking of the Museum of Old Newbury

Posted on June 25, 2015 by indyjerry77

Following up on my recent blog, ???????????? History????????????????; I wanted to talk about the Historical Society of Old Newbury now recently renamed, The Museum of Old Newbury.      I was a member for a while, until I found out a very … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 24, 2015 by indyjerry77

Maybe they just didn’t know where to start.      Or, because it looked like a ponderous amount of genealogies and tedious historical statistics; they figured they’d just stab at it.     Somebody had to do it. Or, as is popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Archeology, Art & Culture, Education, Entertainment, Heritage Tourism, History, Organizations, Preservation, Recreation, Tourism | 2 Comments

The Daily News – Home of the Dark Siders

Posted on June 23, 2015 by indyjerry77

Frankly, don’t blame our city reporter.       He’s been given the pro-developer line to champion.       To keep his job, we won’t be seeing in the next year; any favorable comments that speak for taxpayers who are seeing their equity, their property … Continue reading →

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The eyes can see quite clearly – Let’s right this wrong!

Posted on June 22, 2015 by indyjerry77

When Sommersby’s Landing in the 19th century is noted on maps, the river was very close to Merrimac Street with long wharves sticking out into the waterways.      Old pictures re-inforce this fact. In this old picture, the building proposed for the … Continue reading →

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The Newburyport Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Hearings

Posted on June 22, 2015 by indyjerry77

For the first time in Newburyport’s history (as far as I know), the hearings for the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget are being aired ‘live’, broadcast on a regular cycle on PortMedia and will be available on the Internet for all … Continue reading →

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Newburyport – the Birth of NABISCO (Sort of)

Posted on June 20, 2015 by indyjerry77

One of the things about Americans is the distinctive difference between them and the mother country, England.     Americans look at the English instinctively and shake their heads; and the English look at Americans and, in turn, shake their heads.      That … Continue reading →

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