By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Innsmouth, MA - A crew member from Young Dracula has been arrested for spray-painting on a newly-cleaned mausoleum at Innsmouth Central Cemetery.

Efforts to remove graffiti from around the city have increased in recent weeks, with the city spending $13,000 to employ a contractor whose duties include removing graffiti. It’s part of the effort to beautify Innsmouth.

Graffiti at the cemetery has been a problem for several years, with portions of the wall scribbled with incoherent doggerel.

The cemetery board says it can’t afford to have the grounds…

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By Justin Howe

Innsmouth, MA – With tourist season well under way, the Town Council has unveiled its latest civic pride project with Icky, Innsmouth’s new cartoon mascot. Councilmembers hope the mascot will attract outsiders to Innsmouth while embracing the unique aspects of the town’s history. Bus stops, street signs, and mailboxes will now display Icky as he welcomes residents and visitors alike with his bulbous eyes, outstretched webbed hand, and cheery, needle-toothed smile.

“I believe Icky has the ‘Innsmouth Touch’,” longtime resident Penbroke Graves said at…

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By Amanda Spedding

Weekend in The Willows

This annual tradition has been resurrected by campaigner Professor Alan Mogra and students of Dyer College.

Inspired by Algernon Blackwood’s “The Willows”, event organiser Professor Mogra explains, “My students and I battled through every piece of red tape to have Weekend in The Willows returned to Innsmouth’s calendar, so we’re hoping for a big turnout. Participants must paddle the Manuxet River to the marshes where they will spend two ’survival nights’ reliving Mr. Blackwood’s classic tale.”

Keep the weekend of August 7-8…

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By Bryan Thao Worra

Innsmouth, MA – Ken “Prince Vorkon” Yantos – or the “Prince of Yuggoth”, as he prefers to be called – has long been a colourful figure in Innsmouth. By most accounts, the Prince of Yuggoth is more “fun to wonder about” than “fun to live next to”.

A near-constant fixture of Innsmouth, Yantos has also referred to himself as “Emperor Vorkon” and even “Saint Vorkon”, holding near-indomitable sway over the Innsmouth imagination. He even briefly turned the tide of at least one mayoral…

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By Bryan Thao Worra

The City of Innsmouth has ushered in a new pilot program rendering 23 of our vacant lots available for community gardeners who want to get in touch with their green side.

Drawing on input from many vociferous residents, the city council has voted to implement community gardens, but already space is in high demand, due to a curious revival among residents nostalgic for the great old ways.

City officials identified lots that were utterly unsuitable for new development and these are now available to…

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By Bryan Thao Worra

Innsmouth, MA - A month of discovery and delight awaits families and friends, visitors, residents, and everyone else with with a sense of fun and and thirst for adventure as the Innsmouth Chamber of Commerce launches the first annual Eat Innsmouth Festival on Saturday along the city’s lively waterfront. This is the formal kick-off for Innsmouth’s new campaign to create awareness of the city’s culinary history and future.

“‘Eat Innsmouth’ says it all,” said Vic Mitchell, owner of Salty’s, the popular tavern on Martin…

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