90 Years Ago - 1932 No person or firm or corporation shall maintain a piggery in the Town without first applying for permission and receiving the unanimous consent in writing of the Board of …
115 Years Ago – 1907 The police put out a drag net Thursday morning and made a good haul securing a quintet of booze hitters who have been making scenes on the streets for some time, who could …
115 Years Ago – 1907 There was a full house at the Police Station Monday night, Chief Sullivan having the four beds full, all his house accommodates, all drunks. 90 Years Ago – …
90 Years Ago – 1932 Rarely has the Manchester stage seen so fine a performance as that put on last Friday evening in Town Hall by the pupils of the G.A. Priest school in their presentation of …
90 Years Ago – 1932 The fire department was called out at 9:15 Memorial Day morning for a chimney fire in the house of Patrick Rudden on Bridge Street which was quenched without damage. At …
115 Years Ago – 1907 The Sons of Veterans sent a delegation to the cemeteries Sunday who placed a wreath, flag and potted plant on the graves of the twelve Revolutionary soldiers buried …
It’s the evening of Thursday, May 26, and Rocky Neck is quiet as the sun begins to set — quiet everywhere except for inside the Gorton Theatre on East Main Street, the home of Gloucester …
It’s right around the corner. Literally, you can walk or drive down the street or up the highway and enjoy some of the most engaging artists in the region. It’s the 39th year of the …
115 Years Ago – 1907 Sunday brought us one more good summer day, the thermometer standing in the eighties and 98 in the Sun. It was a short summer, however, the wind whisking around to the …
Large crowds attended the Cape Ann Blossoms opening night party last Friday at the Cape Ann Museum (CAM) to see the floral arrangements throughout the weekend. It was the first physical gathering …
When the Rocky Neck Cultural Center opened its doors for a Gloucester Writers Center poetry reading May 19, a dormant component of Cape Ann’s creative culture was revitalized. Live readings are …
90 Years Ago – 1932 With this number the Cricket enters upon its 45th volume. Forty-four years is a long time to stick at one task, but the years have flown swiftly and the task for the most …
Life-long Rockport summer resident and a highly-respected gallery owner, Rotenberg has spent 40 years creating vivid, colorful floral still life paintings that capture the fragility and strength of …
Constance Leahy, Sue Anderson, Lynne Comb, and Gail Browne of the Manchester Garden Club, decorating the Manchester Historical Museum for the holidays. Also on the holiday decor team: Regine Adam, …
Check out the downtown Beverly Farms decorations (which have spread to Hastings House and homes all over town) as Engel & Volker host the first annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest. The contest …
It was a great big mix of attendees Saturday at Manchester-by-the-Sea's 375th Anniversary Gala cocktail party and auction, held at the Essex Country Country Club. The food and drink were …
Holiday 2019 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA has been a rolling string of community events, from the downtown stroll to the lighting of the Friendship Tree at the Town Common.
On Sunday a small group of would-be photographers got the opportunity to walk the old Manchester-Essex woods alongside noted photographer Michael Prince for an organized hike with the Manchester …
At 7:30 a.m. last week, Kris McGinn Straub and this editor met up with Susannah Winder and Christopher Stepler of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s boat launch and boarded an old-style oyster …
The kick off to the Bicentennial weekend was late afternoon in Memorial Park, where a series of food trucks set up shop behind the Police and Fire stations at 5 p.m. Then, at dusk, the big show of …