🌱 Why 2026 might be the year to book a Newburyport whale watch

Hi Newburyport! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why 2026 might be the year to book a Newburyport whale watch
• How much relief Newburyport clammers are getting after the sewage leak
• Newburyport's Devante Bucchiere nets first college goal in NECC rout

Also on today's calendar: Anthony Gomes – Praise Out Loud 2026 Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Beautiful with periods of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 61.
• Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 whale watching season one of best in recent years, local captains say (cnhi.com) — If you're thinking about a Newburyport whale watch this fall, captains say 2026 has been one of the best seasons in years, with big humpback numbers and many mother-calf pairs. Newburyport Whale Watch trips are mostly heading to Jefferys Ledge, where abundant bait fish are drawing whales, dolphins, sharks, and even the occasional sea turtle.
   

• Healey gives $300,000 in relief payments to shellfish harvesters impacted by Haverhill sewage leak - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — Newburyport shellfish harvesters are among roughly 130 clammers receiving a share of $300,000 in state relief after June's Haverhill sewage leak shut down key North Shore shellfishing areas for 12 days. Governor Maura Healey personally distributed checks in Essex, aiming to offset peak-season income losses and support families who rely on the local shellfish economy.
   

• Northern Essex Knights Men's Soccer Overtakes Quincy 9-1 (whav.net) — A Newburyport native, Devante Bucchiere, scored his first collegiate goal as Northern Essex Community College men's soccer crushed Quincy College 9–1 to open regional play. The Knights, now 4–2 with four straight wins, saw eight different players score and will host Holyoke Community College next in a Blue Wave home event.
   

📸 Around Newburyport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newburyport

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Anthony Gomes – Praise Out Loud 2026 Tour →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Prince of Darkness – The Ultimate Ozzy Experience →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Jim Larkin →
  Newburyport Brewing Co., 4 New Pasture Road, Newburyport
  6:00 pm
• New Dollars Team →
  LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Through His Eyes: Celebrating Jay McCarthy →
  Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water Street, Newburyport
• Staff Meeting →
  LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport
  10:30 am
• Pastoral Care Associates →
  LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport
  4:00 pm
• Parish Board Meeting (Hybrid) →
  LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport
  6:00 pm
• Jeff Larson's Blues Time →
  Newburyport Brewing Co., 4 New Pasture Road, Newburyport
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Ana Popovic with Danielle Miraglia →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Cape Ann Cake Fest →
  Windhover Performing Arts Center 247 Granite St. Rockport, MA
  2:00 pm

📣 Newburyport Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have been filming the North Shore all summer - you may have see them - The salt marshes.
  Plum Island on a Thursday evening. The Byfield Cruise Classic. And somewhere between all of that I started to understand something about why we live… (Nextdoor Historic Downtown)
• Does anyone have an update/more info on the Brown school redevelopement project?
  It's sitting there like its abandoned. What's the holdup? (Nextdoor Newburyport South End)

• ITW Hartness posted a job opening for Machine Operator 1st in Newburyport. Apply here.
• State of Massachusetts posted a job opening for Custodian - Newburyport in Newburyport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newburyport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newbury

• Seacoast Farms Raise Cattle On Pasture And Sell Direct To Customers (949whom.com)

Ipswich

• Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs. Ipswich: Chance for Gyokeres to Prove a Point (newsobserver.com)

Danvers

• Danvers To Host Zero Waste Recycling Weekend (patch.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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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