Category Archives: Easements

That “Vision Thing” can be pricy!

Posted on February 5, 2018 by indyjerry77

It has come to my attention that a renewed effort is being made, with the Mayor’s blessing; to get Hale Street renovated.       The dream is to see a wide road with ample berms with a cement sidewalk … Continue reading →

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A few more items on the Christmas List

Posted on December 23, 2015 by indyjerry77

When we were children; one of the great Christmas traditions was to compile a Christmas Wish List; and sometimes when times were good to epic proportions.     Then, and I was very good at this as a child; would mount a … Continue reading →

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It’s just the beginning

Posted on May 20, 2015 by indyjerry77

  It was great to see the signage go up around the borders of the Newburyport Historic District and to witness the ceremony of the official unveiling of them last Tuesday (May the 12th).     And the Master of Ceremonies repeated … Continue reading →

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Shining Lights

Posted on May 18, 2015 by indyjerry77

There has been such an onslaught against the Newburyport Historic District; that it may seem to many of us trying to save our neighborhoods to be tempted to cry out as Elijah did in the Old Testament, ” [we] alone am … Continue reading →

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Why all that wasted time and energy!?!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by indyjerry77

The way it has worked for decades in Newburyport, City Hall employees get to take time out from their jobs to attend seminars and workgroups.       They get a tasty lunch, paperwork on how things are done properly per the regulations in Massachusetts; … Continue reading →

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A Triple Plus for the City

Posted on January 23, 2015 by indyjerry77

Totally out of the public eye – an exciting development has been plodding along that will be a real benefit to the city for a long time! When Tropic Star decided to obtain the Shell Station and the adjoining properties; … Continue reading →

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Insufficient Signage

Posted on January 16, 2015 by indyjerry77

What would happen if one day you woke up in your comfortable house, looked outside and found out that overnight, the area around your home had been designated a national park!      No one told you; I mean you saw the pristine … Continue reading →

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Getting your money’s worth

Posted on April 3, 2014 by indyjerry77

Tomorrow night is First Friday Friends Social at the Newburyport Custom House.         It will be packed. In fact, just about every one of these gatherings (members only and their friends I might add) that membership has risen dramatically for the … Continue reading →

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Stripping away the history

Posted on October 2, 2013 by indyjerry77

You can see it on Bromfield, you can see it in Joppa, in fact all over the South End.    Yes, you can see it right at the corner of Johnston Street & High. Contractors, developers and homeowners who have totally … Continue reading →

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Counter-intuitive i.e. “Scaring the wits out of you”

Posted on July 20, 2013 by indyjerry77

Wits comes from an abbreviated expression, “Wits end” and the word wit by itself comes from the Old English witan, which describes the action of being intellectually keen. Earlier in the spring, the Newburyport Preservation Trust held a seminar on … Continue reading →

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