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Trail committee advances work on two segments

Newbury trail committee charts engineering work on two segments. Committee Co-Chair David Broll and Planning Director Kristen Grubbs led work on the Newbury South segment (Georgetown to Byfield), where the Massachusetts Department of Transportation right-of-way team, including Pam Markey and Nikki

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026

One Newbury, Massachusetts obituary notice this week: Johnston, James L. James L. Johnston, 82, of Newbury, died July 20, 2026; Newbury Patch published a community remembrance of him on July 28, 2026. His full obituary is posted via Echovita, under the care of F. S. Roberts & Son Funera…

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Government · Planning Board

PLANNING BOARD APPROVES BYFIELD HEIGHTS BOULEVARD ENTRANCE PLAN

Planning Board approves boulevard entrance for 44-unit Byfield Heights project. The board unanimously backed the entrance plan for the multi-family development at 34 Central Street under the MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District, with Planning Director Kristen Grubbs and the applicant,

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

One Newbury, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Johnston, James L., age 82, who died Tuesday, July 20, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home of Rowley, as listed on Echovita. Full details were not available beyond basic biographical inform…

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Real Estate

Newbury's disclosed home sales top out at $1.3 million in July filings

Newbury recorded 14 property transfers between June 26 and July 25, according to Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds filings. Seven carried disclosed prices ranging from $60,000 to $1,295,000, with a median of $615,000; the other seven were transfers between same-surname …

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Government · Council on Aging

Council on Aging re-elects leadership for FY27

Newbury's Council on Aging re-elects leadership for fiscal year 2027. Damon Jespersen was unanimously re-elected as chair, with Gerry DiMaio returning as vice chair and Jeanine Cunningham continuing as clerk. Director Cindy Currier reported on numerous programs including the Traveling Chef series,

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