Newbury brief: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Newbury library finalizes centennial party plans as heating, skylight fixes near completion
Newbury library finalizes centennial party plans as heating, skylight fixes near completion.
From Newbury News
- Library trustees finalize plans for 100th anniversary party. Newbury library trustees set final plans for the library's Oct. 17 centennial, now paired with the Friends group's harvest festival, as director Aila Colburn detailed a new heating system and a skylight protection plan tied to one trustee's old vote against installing it.Newbury News
- Plum Island addition case turned on basement floor dispute. Newbury's Zoning Board weighed a special permit for a second-story addition at 129 Northern Boulevard after an inspector found the basement floor sits under five feet above grade, a measurement that decides whether it counts as a third story under Plum Island's height rule.Newbury News
- Newbury logs 15 property transfers in September. Newbury recorded 15 property transfers in September, but most listings carried no sale price yet in county records.Newbury News
Coming up
- Mon, Oct 5, 12:00 p.m.: Free blood pressure clinic set for Monday. The town's Council on Aging offers a free blood pressure screening Monday at noon in Byfield for Newbury seniors and residents.Town of Newbury
- Wed, Oct 7, 6:00 p.m.: Library book club tackles Whitaker novel Wednesday. Newbury Town Library's book club meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss "All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker, with copies available at the circulation desk.Newbury Town Library
- Thu, Oct 8, 9:30 a.m.: CFCE storytime, playgroup returns Thursday morning. CFCE Family Connections runs a storytime and sensory playgroup for young children Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the library's community room, with registration required through Family Connections.Newbury Town Library
- Thu, Oct 8, 11:00 a.m.: Veterans services office hours set Thursday. Newbury's Veterans Services Office holds hours Thursday at 11 a.m. at 12 Kent Way in Byfield for residents seeking benefits help.Town of Newbury
- Thu, Oct 8, 3:30 p.m.: Library's Slime Time returns for kids Thursday. The library hosts Slime Time Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for children ages 4 to 12 to make non-toxic slime, with caregivers asked to stay and help.Newbury Town Library
- Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Triton district communications panel meets Thursday. The Triton Regional School District's Communications Committee meets Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. at 191 Main Street in Rowley.Triton Regional School District
- Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 p.m.: Library hosts community board game night Friday. Newbury Town Library invites teens and adults to a board game night Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., with games from the library's collection or bring your own.Newbury Town Library
- Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 a.m.: Dads and Donuts event set Saturday morning. The library's Dads and Donuts program Saturday at 10:30 a.m. offers stories and donuts for dads and other family members with children ages 0 to 5.Newbury Town Library