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Newburyport, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Newburyport! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how a Newburyport yard turned deep shade into a showpiece
  • Meet the Newburyport trailblazer featured in a new North Shore book

Also on today's calendar: FREE Trivia Nights at Michael's Harborside in Newburyport and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Rain, mainly later; breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 21 Clever Shade Garden Design Ideas To Brighten Your Landscape (onekindesign.com) — A Newburyport homeowner’s north-side yard makeover shows how a struggling, shady lawn can become a lush cottage-style garden packed with hostas, ferns, and flowering perennials. The article shares this local example plus 20 more shade-friendly designs and plant lists, offering plenty of inspiration if your own yard doesn’t get much sun.
   

• Queer Heroes of the North Shore public talk and book launch (itemlive.com) — Newburyport’s own Fran Dalton is among more than 130 LGBTQ+ figures featured in a new North Shore history book that spotlights queer lives across Essex County. The author is hosting a free talk and book launch in Lynn on Saturday, May 9, with a presentation, Q&A, and book signing open to the public.
   

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  • Letter: Remembering Betty Dorman's efforts to bring the YMCA to Ipswich (thelocalnews.news)
  • Letter: Four years is long enough — support the ELD citizen petition (thelocalnews.news)
  • EBSCO Information Services Appoints Allen Powell as Chief Executive Officer (ebsco.com)

Ok Newburyport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)
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