Jim Sullivan

3 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Jim Sullivan

Newburyport High School students will only be able to use their cellphones at lunch under guidelines proposed by school principal Andrew Wulf. “The policy is the policy, but it really just comes down to us being able to identify the kids who are going to struggle with this,” he said.

3 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Jim Sullivan

NEWBURYPORT — A report that was expected to remain shielded from the public regarding the city’s investigation of the former Newburyport Public Library volunteer program shows that an almost two-year tug-of-war between the mayor’s office and archival center volunteers may have started with one person. On June 7, 2023, Mayor Sean Reardon suspended the library’s volunteer program amid allegations of volunteers performing union duties in the basement archives.

3 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Jim Sullivan

NEWBURYPORT — One of the four bicyclists involved in a motor vehicle crash that left a Salem man in critical condition is hoping authorities hold the driver accountable for her actions. Following the crash May 26, the Salem man was transported to Anna Jaques Hospital before being flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in a medical helicopter. “I was a foot away from being the one in the helicopter that morning,” Ryan Hale said. “In my mind, this woman is an imminent threat.

1 month ago | salemnews.com | Jim Sullivan

NEWBURYPORT — A Salem bicyclist was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being struck on High Street a day earlier by a woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer, according to local police. The unidentified 51-year-old man was hit in front of the Senior/Community Center about 8:50 a.m. Monday and flown by medical helicopter to Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. Another cyclist he was riding with was treated for minor injuries at Anna Jaques Hospital and released.

1 month ago | salemnews.com | Jim Sullivan

NEWBURYPORT - After being put on indefinite hold last year, the city's initial $2.6 million plan to spruce up the Bartlet Mall might get underway two years from now, albeit with a larger price tag, according to city officials. The revised project would cost an estimated $5.2 million with the city looking to bond for $3.5 million, according to special projects manager Kim Turner. Staff writer Jim Sullivan covers Newburyport for The Daily News.