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Speaker 1: Newberry reports waterfront is a key part of its rich history.

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Speaker 2: Man, it's also, says Mayor Sean, we're a key part

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Speaker 2: of its president future.

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Speaker 3: We have people that come from all over the state

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Speaker 3: and all over the country to visit your report. You

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Speaker 3: visit our restaurants and shops, but also enjoy our parks

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Speaker 3: and open spaces like our waterfront.

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Speaker 2: And that's why the city's keen on renovating it's Merrimack

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Speaker 2: River boardwalk, which is deteriorated significantly over the past quarter century.

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Speaker 2: This week, Newburyport got a one and a half million

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Speaker 2: dollar grant from the Seaport Economic Council to do just that.

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Speaker 2: It's a key piece and an overall waterfront renewal.

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Speaker 3: Next year, when we finish the boardwalk, we'll have our

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Speaker 3: waterfront completely set for the next decade.

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Speaker 2: Per city is one of twenty three Massachusetts communities receiving

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Speaker 2: the Seaport Economic grants from newberry Port. Kendall Buil WBZ,

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Speaker 2: Boston's news radio