The Manchester Essex School Committee approved a modified budget plan for fiscal year 2026 that will keep a principal at the Middle School. The vote was unanimous at Tuesday’s meeting at …
On Tuesday, frustration was the theme of the night as the Manchester Essex Regional School Committee and school district officials wrestled with how to present an FY26 MERSD budget in a year with …
School and financial officials from Essex and Manchester-By-The-Sea gathered at Essex Town Hall on February 26 to discuss ways to attack the budget problem the Manchester Essex Regional School …
A s work continues to finalize the proposed FY26 Town and School District budgets, the rising cost of health insurance poses a serious challenge. Double-digit increases have …
Residents of both Essex and Manchester urged the Manchester Essex Regional School Committee to propose and approve a 9 percent increase to the budget for fiscal year 2026. More than 50 people …
With February knocking on the door and a mid-March deadline to complete the process of crafting proposed budgets for the Fiscal Year 2026 (starts July 1, 2025), the debates over the numbers are …
While only December, work on the upcoming budgets for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 2025 and goes through June 2026, is well underway. Voters will review and approve these budgets at the Annual …
The Manchester Essex Regional High School has earned a Bronze distinction on the 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) School Honor Roll for the district's track record for successfully expanding advanced …
The Essex Elementary School community has happily welcomed a new, permanent principal this school year, after two years with an interim principal. Mrs. Kimberly Provost, comes to EES with a …
With all the challenges surrounding public school district budgets, it’s hard to zero in on the very particular line that separates the funding required for basic school district operations and …
The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum (EHSSM) has launched a new hands-on education program designed to bring together 5th graders from Manchester and Essex as they prepare to unite in …
Wednesday marked the official end of summer, at least for kiddos and their parents who headed back to the official first day of the 2024-2025 academic school year at (from left) Manchester Memorial …
This week North Shore Community College (NSCC) in Danvers unveiled a new funded program that offers free advanced manufacturing training for local residents. The program is designed to respond …
The Cape Ann Community Foundation (CACF) announced its 2024 grant recipients at the first-ever Candlepins for a Cause event at Cape Ann Lanes. More than 90 bowlers and dozens more supporters …
When Beverly “Bev” Low arrived at the Manchester Essex Regional High School’s Guidance Dept. ten years ago, college guidance departments were transitioning from a clubby affair to a …
Walking inside the corridors of the Manchester Memorial Elementary School, wearing a lilac shirt, white pants, and a nurse’s badge, Joanne Seaman, RN, heads to her office, feeling nostalgic. …
This week Spaulding Education Fund delivered almost 400 Golden Hornet awards to school district teachers, coaches and staff who have made a difference in students’ life at school. …
School expenditures account for roughly 50% of Manchester’s total operating budgets. This is typical for a community with percentages running even higher in some municipalities. …
Massachusetts has 50 cities and 301 towns across 14 counties, and this week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey swore in Manchester resident and Manchester Essex Regional High School Junior Summer …
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 …