Next week, on Friday, on December 11, Manchester’s oldest living resident, Dolores “Dee” Burroughs, will enter a very special club as a “Centenarian,” when she celebrates her 100th birthday.
On Monday, December 7, a presentation on the proposed FY22 Budget will be given to a joint session of the Select Board and the Finance Committee. The presentation wil…
It was four years ago that a group in Essex started a tradition to brighten up its town and have some fun in the process. Light Up Essex challenges businesses and res…
Back in January, Jim Behnke published an article in The Cricket entitled, “The Snowy Owls of Crane Beach.” Well, the…
Board of Health Update: Residents are urged to remain vigilant against the fight of COVID-19. Please wear a face cov…
Organizers of a new Cape Ann-wide holiday promotion are hoping residents will mark their calendars for Nov. 27 thru Jan. 1 to hop in their cars and head around Cape Ann for the First Annual 2020 Winter Lights Display Celebration.
This from Manchester Department of Parks & Recreation director Cheryl Marshall, who repo…
John Collins, founder of the Great Marsh Brewing Company, last week hosted a visit by a smal…
Hopefully you've seen the advertisements for our annual Troop 3 Christmas Tree fundraiser, w…
In her Letter to the Editor, Manchester resident Brenda Furlong writes that the idea that local residents would be given preference for affordable units in the proposed 40B project on Shingle Hill is a misnomer. Read letter
Karin M. (Hurley) Gertsch grew up on School Street and graduated from the Manchester public schools before moving to Essex fifty years ago. In a Letter to the Editor, she writes that as an owner of a share of my grandmother’s woodlot, which directly abuts the proposed Shingle Hill development area, she does not support the proposed 40B development there. Read letter
Michael and Heather Richard's Letter to the Editor expresses frustration with the Manchester Essex School Committee and say it's time to end remote-only learning for district students. Without hybrid learning, the school year could be lost. And that, they write, is a profoundly sad notion for everyone, kids, parents, teachers. Read letter
