BY DAVE ROGERS “NEWBURYPORT — Water to three homes on Plum Island was shut off about noon Thursday as an afternoon high tide threatened to damage the area’s already vulnerable water system.” “City Department of Public Services Director Anthony Furnari … Continue reading →
BY JACK SHEA, The Daily News of Newburyport, Edition September 7, 2020 “NEWBURYPORT — The mayor is hoping to protect Plum Island’s Reservation Terrace neighborhood ahead of the looming fall and winter storm seasons by installing sand-filled “super sacs” along … Continue reading →
As I See It Bill Sargent, The Daily News of Newburyport, Edition January 11, 2019 On Nov. 4 I, drove to Plum Island’s North Point to investigate more clues in the case of the riddle in the sand. A late October storm … Continue reading →
How to Sex a Flounder Win Damon again interviewed Bill Sargent on WJOP, November 27, 2018. Bill talks about his new book, “Coastal Discoveries”, his thoughts of the Army Core of Engineers, green vs. grey solutions to erosion, etc.
Continue reading →NEWBURYPORT — After the project was put on hold last month, the Department of Public Services is back on track building a protective berm on Northern Reservation Terrace. The winter’s series of nor’easters brought high surf and … Continue reading →
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 →
Bill Sargent, “Sunday’s Walking Tour of Plum Island North….some local folks, as well as visitors from New Mexico joined us this week! With erosion season coming, our guests became citizen scientists & helped to measure the distance from the pergola … Continue reading →
