Fire breaks out near Christmas tree in Plum Island home
A fire broke out at a home on Plum Island Thursday evening.
A fire broke out at a home on Plum Island Thursday evening.
Firefighters found the fire right next to a Christmas tree in the living room.
WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.
The rear of the house was washed away Friday morning as the storm intensified.
A dredging project designed to help with marine navigation is now helping to reinforce the shoreline.
A dredging project designed to help with marine navigation is now helping to reinforce the shoreline. WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports.
The $9 million effort to restore the beach on Plum Island is now underway.
Newburyport is removing large sand bags that have been ripped apart on Plum Island.
Plum Island homeowners are upset large sand bags are now buried and breaking apart on the beach.
Kevin Whalen took off from the southern tip of the island Monday morning for the 10-mile journey and completed the swim in just over four hours.
Three people were rescued Wednesday afternoon in the area of Plum Island after they were swimming off a sand bar in the Merrimack River.
The move is an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flames could be seen ripping through the roof of a home on Plum Island.
The food here goes way beyond your standard breakfast fare.
Plum Island is now under a voluntary evacuation, the first one since 2015.
Just steps from the beach and the Atlantic Ocean, is a little seaside shack you might not even notice. It is a house, converted into a restaurant that customers can't get enough of.
Up and down the coast Thursday, roads were closed and emergency responders rescued people from flooded vehicles and homes.
The causeway providing access to Plum Island flooded during Thursday's storm, cutting off access to the barrier island.
The rescue is the latest in a busy week after riptides pulled dozens of people out into the deep.
A massive blaze tore through several houses on Plum Island Saturday.
Firefighters battled a 3-alarm house fire on Plum Island Sunday evening.
A Newburyport lifeguard is being called a hero after he jumped in to save a 14-year-old girl drowning off Plum Island.
A woman found dead on Plum Island over the weekend was identified Wednesday.
People walking the beach discovered the body Sunday morning and notified Newbury police.
The discovery was made Sunday morning, a spokeswoman for the Essex County District Attorney said.
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A 16-year-old was killed in a shooting at a large "chaotic" house party in Northboro early Sunday morning.
Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man in a lake in Halifax.
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