This opinion piece first appeared on The Townie website on April 14 2026 There’s a familiar rhythm to the current housing debate in Newburyport. On one side, a practical argument, often pitched by developers and many in real estate. Older homes are replaced with newer ones. Values rise. Tax revenues follow. The city benefits. On…
Reprinted from the Newburyport Daily News on March 14, 2026 NEWBURYPORT — While still months away, folks interested in including their property in this year’s iteration of “If This House Could Talk” are being urged to dive into the story of their home. “The event happens the last week of July, but people really have…
by Elizabeth Harris and Linda Miller At the beginning of the nineteenth century, citizens of Newburyport who fell on hard times relied on a combination of public assistance in the form of incarceration in the poorhouse or jail (if a debtor), or some limited subsidies that paid for some expenses of the truly indigent. One…
