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Planning Board approves storage facility special permit transfer

Planning Board approves storage facility permit transfer to new owner. The board voted unanimously to transfer the special permit for the self-storage facility at 131 Newburyport Turnpike from Stowaway Storage Newbury LLC to MP 131 Newburyport Turnpike LLC, a Delaware company based in Boston. The

Select Board accepts $100,000 in grants and donations

Newbury Select Board unanimously accepts over $100,000 in grants and donations. The board approved an $80,000 award from the Massachusetts Federal Funds & Infrastructure Office for planning, plus $15,500 for firefighter safety equipment from the Department of Fire Services and $4,500 for aging

Newbury zoning amendments win overwhelming voter support at Annual Town Meeting

Newbury voters approved five zoning amendments at their May 5 Annual Town Meeting. Planning Board Chair Woody Knight presented the amendments, bundled as Warrant Articles 25-29, to voters at Triton Middle/High School gymnasium. The vote totaled 125 in favor and 26 opposed, representing 82.78

Local Historic District Study Committee approves final study report

Local Historic District Study Committee approves final study report. Chair Robin Etheridge's committee unanimously approved the Final Study Report for the local historic district of Newbury, including 269 High Road with owner approval. The committee received a late objection from Jeffrey Hanson,

Conservation Commission approves permits, continues housing review

Newbury Conservation Commission approves residential permit improvements and orders housing stormwater review. The board issued Orders of Conditions at its May 4 meeting for septic replacement at 75 Pearson Drive and landscaping work at 14 Southern Boulevard, and approved four negative