BOSTON-Coast Guard 1st District admiral's aide, Lt. Cmdr. Paul Rooney, Coast Guard 1st District commander, Rear Adm. Daniel B. Abel and Newburyport mayor Donna D. Holaday present the Commandant's Proclamation declaring Newburyport, Mass., "A Coast Guard City," Aug. 4, 2012.
As part of the 222nd anniversary of the Coast Guard, Newburyport was chosen as the 14th Coast Guard City in recognition of the extensive considerations the city has made to the Coast Guard and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Imants Ansbergs.