Plum Island to Palm Beach, Our Shrinking Shoreline
Bill Sargent’s latest book, “Plum Island to Palm Beach, Our Shrinking Shoreline” is available at the Plum Island Outdoors Store, click here.
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Nancy Virginia Weare
“Nancy Virginia Weare of Exeter, formerly of Newburyport, Boston and Ipswich passed away peacefully at River-Woods in Exeter on December 12th at the age of 92.” “After retirement, Nancy decided to write ‘Plum Island, The Way It Was’, about her … Continue reading →
Annual Deer Hunt
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to all public entry on Wednesday, December 6th for the annual deer hunt. The refuge will reopen the following day, Dec. 7th, at sunrise.
Continue reading →The Revenge of the C Students
As I See It Bill Sargent, The Daily News of Newburyport, Edition 12/1/2017 “Scientists have a snarky term for a phenomenon they call ‘The revenge of the C students.’ It refers to those students closer to the bottom of the … Continue reading →
Exploring the Lagoon at Sandy Point
As I See It Bill Sargent, The Daily News of Newburyport, Edition 11/18/2017 “On Nov. 7 I took some students from Governor’s Academy to Plum Island’s North Point. It was a cold, gray day. Four-foot waves scudded over the choppy waters … Continue reading →
Ghlee E. Woodworth, Author & Historian, Newburyport
2017 Pioneer in Partnership Award Essex Heritage Ghlee E. Woodworth, Author & Historian, Newburyport: in recognition of her leadership and stewardship of the region’s Cultural Heritage. As Newburyport’s Mayor Donna Holaday recently said about Ghlee, “She has made a tremendous … Continue reading →
Refuge Closes Portion of Hellcat Boardwalk
Important Notice The Marsh Loop section of the Hellcat Trail boardwalk is closed until further notice, pending completion of necessary repairs. We wish to thank the public for their patience. Ranger Poole, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
Continue reading →Word for the Day
I personally get a “Word of the Day” from Dictionary.com. Today’s word is “oceanicity”. The definition of oceanity is “the degree to which the climate of a place is influenced by the sea.” I was getting the “Word of the Day” before … Continue reading →
Book on Plum Island Offers Hope for Retreat
By Dyke Hendrickson Staff Writer, Newburyport Daily News, September 5, 2017 NEWBURYPORT — Plum Island is a subject frequently in the news, yet locals don’t seem to get bored by reading about it. Local author William Sargent recently published his fourth … Continue reading →
