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This report was presented by Essex Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki at the Essex Board of Selectmen meeting on Ap…

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The Alewives Cometh

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It’s part of a natural cycle that’s been recurring for thousands of years.  Every April, the alewives return from the…

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There’s a lot set to happen with the Council on Aging (COA) in the coming weeks. Check them out here, and for further…

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Stop/Look #2 is part of the sixth annual Rocky Neck Now members show from the Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC).  Reflecting the lives of RNAC artists over the last year, Stop/Look #2 features the work of 39 artists.

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The New, New Normal
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The New, New Normal

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Has anyone else pondered what our return to “old normal” will be like?  Will it actually be …

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Bunny Hunt, Bunny Found

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Last Saturday’s Bunny Hunt from the Manchester Mothers Club and the Manchester Community Cen…

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Get Fresh! The Natural Wonder of Microgreens

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Delicate.  Vibrant.  Nutrient dense.  And just lovely to look at. They are microgreens!  If …

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What a month March was for me.  I lost a week to sickness - not COVID, but a flu.  Like I cou…

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Long time writer and author Anna Kasabian recently completed the Trustees of Reservations book Castle Hill on the Crane Estate.  The book capt…

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BY THE BOOK | For The Love Of Poetry

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Whenever a book of poems comes into the shop, I read a poem from it before I put it on the shelves. So, I've read hundreds of poems from hundr…

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