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PSA: Transition Newburyport

PSA for the City of Newburyport - Rail Trail Update

We spoke with Geordie Vining, Senior Project Manager Office of Planning and Development who informs us that tonights planned installation of the rail trail bridge on Low Street has been postponed until Thursday evening.   
The work will take place between 6 and 10 PM on Thursday, and it should be very interesting to see in person.  We plan on going and taking a few photos, so look for them to be posted here on Friday. 

For more information on the rail trail project CLICK HERE

PSA- Long Way Home Fundraiser

Fundraiser tonight at the Mission Oak Grill, 26 Green St., from 7 to 9 p.m

The events of the evening will include live music, cash bar, food and an art auction. Featured art pieces for auction will include an original painting, donated by local artist Alan Bull, of the fire engine.  Three oil paintings donated by Guatemalan painter Oscar Peren will also be auctioned. Local artists Paula Estey, Renee Schneider, Jill Herrick, Janet Parker, Zsuzsanna Donnell, Cheryl Noyes and Meg Alfoni will also donate items for purchase. 

The fire engine will be parked out front throughout the evening.

Admission will be $5 per person.

Click HERE for more information on Long Way Home, Inc.

PSA - Yankee Homecoming Road Race

Remember the Road Race is tonight! 

It is a picture perfect. Imagine a beautiful summer evening in the equally beautiful summer town of Newburyport, the Yankee Homecoming will once again live up to its billing as a New England classic race. Imagine hundreds of runners in both the 5k and later the 10 mile, enjoying a beautiful course through the bucolic seaside town, running along the ocean for several miles before winding through a state park and upscale neighborhoods. The race is at the Newburyport High School".

So it has been for decades. A running event that started with less than 50 now draws close to 3,000. Such is the history and tradition, the lore, and the lure of the Yankee Homecoming races.

It stared in 1960 with 30 runners who finished the original distance of eight miles. As word spread and the running boom grew so did the Yankee Homecoming event. A shorter race was added (the distance alternating between 3 miles and 5K) and so did the race’s popularity. In the mid-1990’s the event hit its peak when over 2200 finished the ten miler and close to 1000 ran the shorter event.

Yankee Homecoming—Tradition and Championship, and the Old Course is Back in 2008!

PSA - A Message from the Farmers Market

Free Bucks for Bike Wheels Celebrating human-powered transportation with Riverside Cycles Bike Shop, the Farmers Market will be giving away a Tannery Buck for each bike wheel arriving at the Market for the next two Sundays (with any purchase of locally grown food). That makes tricycle riders eligible for three bucks if they purchase locally grown food at the Market. Imagine the value to a family of four with two kids on training wheels! The only exception to this buck per wheel is for those arriving on unicycles! Unicycle Riders will be eligible for five Tannery bucks if they have traveled over one mile.
Riverside Cycle will park your bike for you while you are at the Farmer's Market this Sunday. Riverside Cycle is also offering free installation and a 10% discount on racks and bags to so pedaling your food home makes buying local on a bike possible.
Navigating Downtown Newburyport in the Summer has never been easier or more rewarding on a bike. To collect your Tannery Bucks, stop by the Farmers Market Booth/Tent with your bike and local produce.
If you are parking your bike at Riverside Cycle please bring your Riverside Cycle valet parking ticket with you to get your Tannery bucks. Power to the Pedal! At the Newburyport Farmers Market, www.thenewburyportfarmersmarket.org