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Northshore October 2025
As a lifelong resident of Newburyport, how have you seen the city change? I’ve seen a few waves of change: First was the transformation of downtown in the late 1960s and 1970s. The mayor at the time, George Lawler, along with the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority (now dissolved), were visionaries when it came to preservation and renewal of downtown’s historic buildings. The second change was bringing the commuter rail back to the city and putting us on the map. What do you see as the most positive changes? Today, Newburyport is a great, safe place to raise a family. It’s close to Boston and southern Maine and its location on
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