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City of Amesbury announces the hiring of Joseph Buckley as the new Director of Public Works

The City of Amesbury announces the hiring of Joseph Buckley as the new Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW). Buckley comes to the position with over 25 years of public work service here in Massachusetts.

Joseph began his career in 1995 in the C...

Help Keep Our Waterways Clean

Amesbury’s waterways are in danger of harmful algae blooms, which negatively impact our environment and our quality of life and are expensive to treat. Fertilizers and nutrients, including phosphorus-based lawn fertilizer, encourage the growth o...

Mayor Kassandra Gove Named to MMA Committee on Energy and the Enviroment

Mayor Kassandra Gove was recently named to the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s (MMA) Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment. On February 14th, the MMA Board of Directors approved the rosters for the five Policy committees for 2023....

Amesbury Publishes Request for Proposal For Former Trader Alan's Site

Amesbury has published a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the former Trader Alan’s Truck Stop site and is currently accepting proposals for future development.

The former Trader Alan’s Truck Stop, located at 21 Pond View Avenue consists ...

The City of Amesbury is Hiring

Amesbury Police Department Investigating Alleged "Swatting" Incident at Amesbury High School

Police Chief Craig Bailey and Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth McAndrews report that the school day was disrupted Monday after an alleged act of "swatting."

The Amesbury Police Department and other law enforcement agencies are actively investi...

2023 City Census/Street Listing

The annual City Census/Annual Street Listing has been mailed this week. This is not the same as the Federal Census that is done every ten years. This is an annual requirement and is mailed to residents at the start of every year. The deadline to ...

Makers Highlight Issue 01

I Amesbury 2030: Infrastructure Survey

Mayor Gove Selects Deputy Chief James Nolan as New Chief of Amesbury Fire Department

Mayor Kassandra Gove is pleased to announce that Deputy Chief James Nolan has been selected to serve as Chief of the Amesbury Fire Department (AFD). Chief Nolan has been holding the position of Interim Chief as the City conducted its search. This decision...

Amesbury Receives $80,000 Housing Choice Grant Program Award from State

The City of Amesbury recently received $80,000 from the current round of Housing Choice Grant Program Awards issued by the State. This money will be used to engage residents and businesses through strategies for how to create housing that is affordable an...

November 8th Official State Election Results

Amesbury Certifies $4.6 million in Free Cash for FY23

Mayor Kassandra Gove is pleased to announce the recent certification of free cash for the City of Amesbury in the amount of $4,695,302.00. 

Free cash is one component of the city’s reserves. Reserves also include stabilization funds, reserve funds...

Amesbury Launches Rental Assistance Program

The City of Amesbury has allocated $126,216 to a Rental Assistance Program to provide short-term relief to low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Funding for this program is provided by the North Shore HOME Consortium Federal Home Housing Inve...

September 6, 2022 State Primary Official Results

The official results from the September 6, 2022 State Primary Election, including write-ins can be found on the City Clerks page. 

https://www.amesburyma.gov/329/Elections

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Rural Schools Commission Report Released

The Commission on the Long-term Fiscal Health of Rural School Districts, known as the Rural Schools Commission, has recently released their report, making 36 recommendations regarding rural school aid, student transportation, declining enrollment, regiona...

Mayor Gove Calls on Governor Baker to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine

The City of Amesbury, along with our regional municipal partners, received one shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine in early January, which was utilized for Phase One emergency responders and healthcare professionals. Since then, Amesbury's Public He...

State Issues Conditional Letter of Eligibility for East End Smart Growth Overlay District

Amesbury – The Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) has issued Amesbury a preliminary determination of eligibility for the proposed ordinance to establish a second 40R District, the East End Smart Growth Overlay District ...

Craig Bailey appointed Amesbury Chief of Police

Mayor Kassandra Gove is pleased to announce that Craig J. Bailey has been appointed Amesbury’s 23^rd Chief of the Amesbury Police Department. She said, "I am confident that Chief Bailey will continue to form strong community partnerships in our city a...

Nolan and Shute to Lead Amesbury Fire Rescue

After seven years of service Chief Kenneth Berkenbush retired at the end of June. Following his departure Deputy Chief Jim Nolan has been named Interim Fire Chief beginning June 29, 2022, and former Amesbury Fire Chief Bill Shute has been selected to help...

City of Amesbury to Hold a Public Hearing for Cable Franchise Applicant - Breezeline

The City of Amesbury has received a cable license application from Breezeline (formerly known as Atlantic Broadband). Their proposal includes offering competitive services of symmetrical high-speed internet delivered via advanced "Fiber-to-the-Home&q...

Lakes & Waterways Commission Educates on Dangers of Lawn Fertilizer

The Lakes & Waterways Commission, along with Mayor Gove and Health Inspector Deb Ketchen, recently sent a letter to local landscaping companies asking for their help to keep our waterways clean. Residents can also help by choosing the right lawn ferti...

Amesbury Accepted into LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program

Mayor Kassandra Gove is proud to announce that the City of Amesbury has been accepted into the 2022 Sustainability & Equity Accelerator through the LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program. Amesbury, the only participating community located...

Mayor Gove Calls on Governor Baker to Release Funds for Soccer Fields

Mayor Gove recently sent a formal request to Governor Baker to release $600,000 in funding set aside in the FY14 Environmental Bond Bill, and re-authorized in 2018, to support soccer fields in Amesbury. Mayor Gove is committed to improving our athletic fi...

Council on Aging to Launch COAVan in April

The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) generously donated a van to the Amesbury Council on Aging (ACOA), which was officially accepted unanimously by the Amesbury City Council at their March 8^th meeting. The van will used primarily for Am...

COVID-19 Memorial Day

The City of Amesbury joined communities around the country honoring the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Memorial Day. 

MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONCOVID-19 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORSMEMORIAL DAY 2022

WHEREAS, the first Monday in March has been design...

Mayor's Blog: 2021 By the Numbers

We had another great year in 2021. We continued to weather the COVID-19 pandemic but also saw an increase in response to our programs and services to pre-pandemic levels. I want to thank everyone on our team for their ongoing dedication to this community!...

I AMesbury 2030: Recreation Goals

Hi Amesbury, The winter season is here and so much has changed since we last checked in. As the seasons have changed, the cold weather and snow is upon us, it seems like a great time to reconnect. Like many of our city’s businesses and r...

Route 51 Change for MVRTA

Beginning Monday, February 14, the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority’s (MVRTA) Route 51 Haverhill-Amesbury bus will be making a slight change in Amesbury that will make all the difference for Amesbury residents. Making public t...

Amesbury Cultural Council FY22 Grants

The Amesbury Cultural Council recently awarded $12,100 in grant funding to local individuals, artists and organizations through the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s (MCC) annual grant program. Applicants can apply for grant funding to s...