All beaches on Plum Island are back open for swimming after elevated bacteria levels forced Newburyport officials to limit access to the water. The City of Newburyport announced that, effective 9 a.m.

NEWBURYPORT — Local fire Chief Stephen Bradbury is reminding residents to be careful with Christmas trees after firefighters knocked down a house fire Thursday evening believed to have started near ...

The City of Newburyport announced that all beaches on Plum Island will be reopened for swimming after water testing showed significantly reduced bacteria levels. The reopening is effective Sunday, ...

NEWBURYPORT — Plum Island residents hoping they can cast their votes on Election Day in the Plum Island Boat House will likely have to settle for a rental trailer in the Northern Boulevard building’s ...

Newburyport reopened all of Plum Island’s beaches, which were recently closed due to high levels of bacteria found in the water, the city announced on Sunday. All beaches were originally closed to ...

Two unconscious swimmers were taken to the hospital after being pulled from the water off Plum Island Point in Newburyport Sunday night, police and fire officials said. Emergency crews responded to a ...

NEWBURYPORT — Two public beaches on the river-side of Plum Island Point remain closed to bathers after elevated bacteria levels were recorded on Monday. As of Thursday morning, residents and visitors ...

Residents of Plum Island, a strip of land hugging the North Shore coast and only connected to the rest of the state by a single bridge, are figuring out how to rebuild their homes and infrastructure ...

ISLAND. THE TERM NEW ENGLAND ISLAND HOTSPOT MAY SPARK IMAGES OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. BUT ON THE NORTH SHORE, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE 11 MILE STRETCH OF BEACHES, MARSHES AND WELCOMING SAND OF ...