Yes for the Rec

05/15/2025

Thanks to everyone who showed their support with yard signs. Our team has collected many of them, but we may have missed yours.

If you still have a sign out, you have two options:
1️⃣ Send us a direct message with your address, and we’ll come pick it up.
2️⃣ Recycle it at the Colby Farm Recycling Center:
– Mondays & Thursdays: 12:15–2:15 PM
– First Saturday of the month: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM

We appreciate your help as we get signs cleaned up.

05/14/2025

Unofficial results are in: 2,539 YES and 1,646 NO.
Newburyport voted Yes for the Rec!

Thank you to all of the volunteers and supporters who made this happen. You’ve shown the true meaning of community.

We’re incredibly grateful for every conversation, every sign, every vote. This happened because of you.

05/13/2025

30 minutes left until the polls are closed at 8pm! There’s still time to show up and vote Yes for the Rec!

Today is Election Day! Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Get out there and vote!

05/13/2025

1 hour left to vote! Let’s show up strong and get to the polls! If you’ve already voted, text your friends, neighbors and family a final reminder to get to the polls by 8 PM.

05/13/2025

Just a few hours left to vote! Get to the polls, make your voice heard, and remind your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. Every vote counts and we need everyone to show up. Let’s finish strong!

05/13/2025

"Strong public resources like this proposed recreation center attract families, strengthen our local economy, and reflect the values that make Newburyport special. This project is a statement of civic pride."

Newburyport Education Foundation President Kristine Enes describes how building a permanent home for RYS will provide deep value for the city. Read her full letter of support for the Rec Center: https://yesfortherec.com/2025/04/18/letter-nef-president-is-voting-yes-on-new-rec-center/

05/13/2025

Today’s your last chance to vote. Polls are open until 8 PM. Find voting info at https://yesfortherec.com/voter-info

05/13/2025

“Kids in this generation have been handed a set of circumstances, namely a pandemic and ubiquitous screens/social media, that have made connecting with other people more challenging than at any other moment in human development. It is RYS' mission to help our community do just that.”

Parent and pediatric nurse practitioner Eileen Connor understands how connection helps build healthy communities. Read her endorsement of the Rec Center: https://yesfortherec.com/2025/05/01/letter-the-rec-center-is-about-community-2/

05/13/2025

It's Election Day in multiple Greater Newburyport communities. Get out there and vote. Keith Sullivan/Staff photo

05/13/2025

Today is Election Day! Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Get out there and vote!

05/12/2025

“A community is only as strong as its children are healthy. In a time when we question what can be done for an anxious/depressed generation, how we can get our kids off devices and outside, the Rec answers that for us tenfold.”

Newburyport parent Julie Hebeisen’s family depended on RYS for affordable activities for their child. Read her full letter in support of the Rec Center: https://yesfortherec.com/2025/04/24/letter-a-big-yes-for-the-rec-center/

05/12/2025

Tomorrow is Election Day! Make a plan to get to the polls between 7 am and 8 pm to vote on the Rec Center. Find your polling place here: https://yesfortherec.com/voter-info