Environment

Essex is inviting the public to participate in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30.   The session will focus on housing …

Watching the conflagration unfold in L.A. is sobering at best. It is hard to imagine how one begins again after such widespread destruction. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash. The road to …

With wildfires capturing the nation's attention, and Cape Ann experiencing higher-than-normal forest fires just last year, public attention is firmly focused on fire safety and state officials are …

Scouts Return to Mount Cardigan

Late last month, members of Troop 3 Scouts and their families all gathered at the delightful Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) lodge in Alexandria, NH for a weekend of fun that has become an annual …

With precipitation at an unprecedented low over the last four months, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today raised the Cape Cod and Islands regions to a Level 1-Mild …

All Manchester voters are encouraged to attend the Special Town Meeting set for Monday, November 18 at the Middle-High School.   Given that a larger than normal crowd may attend, early arrival, …

In a public hearing Monday, the Manchester Planning Board finalized its “MBTA 3A zoning” language—the state-mandated guideline to increase multi-family housing density in 177 towns near public …

The Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee has ruled in favor of developer Geoffrey Engler and the SLV housing project proposed for Shingle Place Hill off School Street in Manchester’s Limited …

Land Preservation Proposal at STM

While the main attraction to the Special Town Meeting scheduled for November 18 at the high school is the proposed zoning overlay districts allowing multi-family housing in four small areas of town …

Oysters in Manchester

Earlier this year, the Manchester Harbor Boat Club (MHBC) partnered with the Massachusetts Oyster Project to install an oyster upweller as an experiment to grow oysters in local waters to stem …

Electrical Aggregation Process Underway

With voter authorization in hand, the Select Board is advancing the work needed to establish a new option for residents to obtain electricity.   Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a state …

Project Updates in Manchester

Often people assume that work slows a bit in the summer but not so for municipalities. Construction activity usually picks up and as an oceanside community the Town is busiest this time of year, …

Two weeks ago, the North Shore Horticultural Society sent out a call to its membership.   The area’s oldest garden club reported that a White Oak memorial tree planted last year in …

]A small amendment to a sprawling, $2.86 billion economic development package set to pass later this month by the Massachusetts Legislature promises big hope in addressing a big environmental problem …

Chris LaPointe has been named president of Essex County Greenbelt Association, effective September 1.  The Hamilton resident is currently vice president of Conservation Operations at the …

On July 18th, the Friends of Manchester Trees (FOMT) held its annual “Member Soiree” with special guest speaker, Uli Lorimer, the Native Plant Trust's Director of Horticulture and author …

Essex Dredging Coming Into Focus

Dredging in the Essex River has been a big issue for decades and in a meeting next week it looks like Essex town officials will get the first glimpse of the promise land when they meet with US Army …

Two powerful lawmakers are trying to push a widely supported bill to ban toxic "forever chemicals" over the finish line before the looming end of session, but neither said Tuesday that the issue will …

It’s taken years of considerable planning, cooperation with the town of Manchester, and substantial state and federal investment. And last week the North Shore Regional Compost Facility—designed …

TownGreen, the Cape Ann non-profit focused on climate awareness education for Cape Ann, is presenting An Evening with Melissa Hoffer, Massachusetts Climate Chief, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May …

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