This week Salem State University announced the appointment of several new members to its Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) Board of Directors, including Manchester’s own Hope Watt-Bucci, a …
The Manchester Essex Regional High School (MERHS) Debate Team delivered an impressive performance at the recent HollyFest Debate Tournament, held in Natick, MA on December 20, 2025. Competing …
Troop 3 celebrated a major milestone on December 6 at Manchester’s American Legion Hall as two of its scouts, Ian Campbell and Jordan Varghese, achieve the rank of Eagle Scout—the highest honor …
On Saturday, November 22, the Manchester Essex High School Debate Team competed at a large Public Forum tournament hosted by Lexington High School, joining 94 teams from across the region in a …
On Saturday, November 15, seven members of the Manchester Essex High School Debate Team competed at a regional tournament, taking part in both Public Forum Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking. In …
On Saturday, October 25, the Manchester Essex Regional High School Debate Team participated in the Tim Averill Online Tournament, gathering together at the high school to compete virtually. …
The Troop 3 Scouts made their annual trip to the Crane Estate in Ipswich for the troop’s first fall campout last month. Nearly two dozen Scouts bonded with each other through a service project, a family dinner, and exploring the estate.
ME Regional School District Superintendent Pamela Beaudoin’s office violated state campaign finance law when it used district resources to support passage of the district’s FY26 budget …
There are precious few institutions in town older than Troop 3 Scouts in Manchester. And of those, none are youth organizations. Troop 3 was founded in 1917, the year American soldiers …
It was all smiles and sunshine as everyone made their way back to school Wednesday. Packed backpacks, goodbye waves, and warm welcomes were all in full view at Essex Elementary, Manchester Memorial …
This week, there is police news, with a spate of vehicle break ins that seemed perfectly timed with morning workouts at local gyms, a wild early morning crash in Essex by an apparent drunk driver, …
As vice chair of the MA House Ways & Means Committee, Rep. Ann Margaret Ferrante sat down with Cricket Editor Erika Brown about budget cuts in Washington, DC, and how they’re going to impact state and local initiatives ...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Manchester Essex boys tennis team earned a top-three seed in the MIAA Div. 4 Tournament with a memorable regular season, blazed through the …
More than 150 teachers, coaches, and staff members in the Manchester Essex Regional School District received Golden Hornet Awards last week, part of an annual fundraising campaign by the Spaulding …
The seemingly endless rain broke just in time to let the dashing, the sparkly, and the perfectly elegant juniors and seniors of MERHS shine as they partook in the traditional pre-prom photo shoot at …
The Class of 2025 at Manchester Essex Regional High School celebrated a joyous Commencement Ceremony last Friday. Those who’ve watched this class grow have seen an outsized sense of camaraderie, …
This week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, a brand-new education program set sail in Essex, turning fifth graders into full-fledged coastal defenders—and future friends. The program also …
Last week seven members of MERSD’s Class of 2025 were honored as part of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s North Shore Honor Scholars event at the Double Tree Hilton in Danvers …
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Annual Town Meeting, held Monday night at Memorial School, lasted just over three hours with residents approving most everything on the warrant. About 425 residents …
The proposed budgets for the Town and the School District have been approved by the Finance Committee, the Select Board and the School Committee. Months of work with many public meetings have …