Category Archives: Sewage

A Glaring Contradiction!

Posted on December 26, 2017 by indyjerry77

I actually don’t think the Newburyport Daily News is aware of the laughable contrast that was presented today in the paper.       Mr. Lodge has devoted himself to a whole series on the environmental threat posed to the communities … Continue reading →

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PRCWA – Hard to Explain but Vital to the Area

Posted on April 6, 2017 by indyjerry77

If you hold a cat by the tail, you learn things you cannot learn any other way. -Mark Twain This Sunday, the Parker River Clean Water Association (www.parker-river.org) is having its 2017 Annual Meeting.        The Turtle Rescue League will come and … Continue reading →

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STOP STEVE FRAM AND CHUCK BEAR FROM RAISING NEWBURY’S TAXES!!!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by indyjerry77

It is a very sore subject in Newbury – but again, we have some ‘old economy’ believers who think that more residential development will bring in more taxes for the city. But as has been well-documented and published across 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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Tunnels meet Antithesis!

Posted on June 14, 2015 by indyjerry77

As I indicated in my earlier post, the scientific method has to be used for us to locate and prove that the tunnels actually do exist. The first step is to create a theorem: “The smuggler tunnels do exist”, followed rather quickly with … Continue reading →

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An Odd Duck

Posted on February 27, 2015 by indyjerry77

It is the human tendency, or perhaps an American attribute; to compartmentalize things.       We like to take ideas, people and organizations and ‘put’ them into categories.     Well, one organization doesn’t seem to want to fit and that’s the Parker River … Continue reading →

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A Blast From the Past

Posted on September 7, 2013 by indyjerry77

Almost a year ago, I did a post on the history of clamming in Newburyport and revealed some pictures of our Clam Purification Plant at Plum Island Point. I made a statement which was more a warning than a prediction: … Continue reading →

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Results from last night!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by indyjerry77

Since the Daily News doesn’t want to give you any ‘real’ information you can use, here is a short report from last night’s ZBA meeting.        Please note that being a concerned citizen may involve a sore bum on a hard seat and … Continue reading →

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Ah to breathe the fresh air.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by indyjerry77

It has been difficult to go beyond the world of anonymity when it comes to political activism which seems to be what everything comes to in the end in Newburyport.       I can’t write letters to the editor or show up … Continue reading →

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It’s safe to go into the water…sort of!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by indyjerry77

Our Health Director, Bob Bracey, let everyone know Tuesday that the river and the surrounding beaches on Plum Island are back to normal. Of course, after what we know about the Pollution Control Act (commonly called the Clean Water Act), … Continue reading →

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