Last Friday, in a pre-trial ruling, a Salem District Court judge gave the Manchester Community Center a clear message: you may go to trial on April 3 against Harbor’s Point Condominium …
Our Annual Town Meeting is still a ways off – this year scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, but some of the special issues that voters will be asked to decide are taking shape. The …
When the Manchester-By-The-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force meets with the Planning Board next month, they hope to present one definite area along with several alternative areas that can be part of the new …
Developer Geoffrey Engler and Town Counsel George Pucci sparred during the first day of hearings over the Strategic Land Ventures’ proposed 136-unit condominium plan for Shingle Hill off School …
The Friends of the ME Performing Arts congratulate the Cast and Crew of MERHS's Drama Fest team. The team had a great performance last week during t he Massachusetts High School Drama …
Why is the MBTA Task Force Looking at Certain Areas of Town and Not Others? The Task Force has considered all areas of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Several areas are no longer in …
The Manchester Essex basketball team—a squad that has lost all of one game this season—was down by two at the end of the first quarter in their tournament game against Frontier Regional. …
Nine grants totaling $27,000 to fund programs spanning art education, robotics, library collections, and extracurricular enrichment, among others have been awarded to Manchester Essex Regional School …
Action Inc., the local nonprofit that serves Cape Ann residents in need, including rental and mortgage assistance to Manchester residents during COVID through the Manchester Affordable Housing …
Last week’s front page featured an award-winning photograph of Piping Plovers in Ipswich. This week, keeping with a theme of “birds,” here we have a beautiful shot of the …
Manchester-By-The-Sea residents will have a chance to learn about and ask questions about the proposed MBTA Zoning districts at a forum on Saturday, March 2. The forum, held jointly by the MBTA …
A major focus of the Select Board’s meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th is parking regulations, utilization, and enforcement. Parking often ranks high as a topic of …
By Gregory T. Federspiel A s work continues to craft the proposed budget for the new fiscal year that will begin in July, it is increasingly clear that re-investing in our facilities and …
After better-than-expected savings on health insurance trimmed $280,000 from its working budget, the MERSD School Committee at its last meeting approved a $30.13 million FY25 budget, a 2.99% …
Singing Beach in Manchester was crowded with February New England swimmers last Sunday afternoon, as many folks showed up to see the running of the many brave this past weekend for the 2024 Magic …
By Jeff Pope T he public hearing on the Cell Signaling plan for a new research-and-development laboratory to employ over 500 people will begin on March 11, according to a tentative plan set …
Time was foremost on the minds of the Manchester-By-The-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force members at its meeting on Feb. 8. New Town Planner Marc Resnick set up a long-range schedule for the Task …
It’s been nearly five years since The Open Door purchased the former food cooperative on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, and this month, after a pandemic and nearly $4.4 million expansion …
Viewers of this past weekend’s Super Bowl LVIII tuned in for the commercials as much as they did the game. And for one viewer, Beverly Farms resident and chef Rosalie Harrington, the …
The Manchester-Essex Rotary Club is partnering with Manchester-Essex Regional High School’s Comfort Cases club to collect gently used or new adult-size backpacks for The Grace Center now …