Residents got a taste of what is in store for certain areas of Town with the flooding that occurred this past winter. While no especially large storm struck, extensive high waters flooded …
This week, Manchester's Open Space Committee meeting sought to take the lead on an issue that had dogged local conservation-minded residents for decades: the future of Gordon College’s 130-acre …
The Manchester Harbor Management Plan Task Force also met Monday to deliberate over key issues that arose from a public forum held last month at the ME Regional High School, including the contentious …
Manchester will receive $959,752 in federal funds to support planning and design for future PFAS purification of the town’s municipal water. The funds came as part of a larger, …
The month of April presents new opportunities to learn more about the impacts Manchester can expect to see as the climate continues to change. This snowless, warm winter and the flooding we …
Developer Geoffrey Engler and Town Counsel George Pucci sparred during the first day of hearings over the Strategic Land Ventures’ proposed 136-unit condominium plan for Shingle Hill off School …
Why is the MBTA Task Force Looking at Certain Areas of Town and Not Others? The Task Force has considered all areas of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Several areas are no longer in …
By Jeff Pope T he public hearing on the Cell Signaling plan for a new research-and-development laboratory to employ over 500 people will begin on March 11, according to a tentative plan set …
Residents sounded off their opinions during a public hearing Thursday that addressed a proposed Board of Health regulation that would update rules for installing and maintaining private wells in …
The storms that hit on January 10 and 13 brought rising seas into many built-up areas of Town as illustrated by the pictures in last week’s edition of the Cricket. High tides combined …
The Manchester Board of Health has drafted new regulations for private wells in town. The proposed rules would apply to all existing and future wells, whether the wells are for drinking water or strictly …
Saturday’s rain storm brought historic flooding to areas from Boston to Cape Ann. Manchester and Essex were particularly hard hit, with images that brought the topic of coastal …
After serving as a member of the Massachusetts Food System Caucus for several years, Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr this week was named a co-chair of the 157-member group that focuses on advancing …
At December's 8th Annual Awards luncheon of Massachusetts’ American Planning Association, Manchester received the Sustainability and Resiliency Award for our “Coastal Vulnerability Action …
The National Arbor Day Foundation has once again recognized Manchester-by-the Sea a ‘Tree City USA.’ The Friends of Manchester Trees (FOMT) celebrated this honor at its Members Annual …
A new challenge facing cities and towns across the country is the issue of “PFAS,” also called “forever chemicals,” in public drinking water supplies. Manchester has …
Steve Gang, chair of the recently dissolved Manchester Water Resources Protection Task Force chair writes this week's OpEd that the issue of Manchester’s water supply is deeper than you think.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to delay the adoption of new conservation-based water rates that would financially penalize the highest residential and business water users and reward the lowest municipal water users.
A family of man-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is the subject of relatively new regulations at the state level and may soon come under new federal regulations as the …
Right about now, there’s a distinct year-end quality to municipal boards. They’re closing things out and getting things ready for next year. That was certainly true Monday, when the …