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 Cape Ann’s oldest public library, the Sawyer Free Public Library in Gloucester, has received $250,000 donation from BankGloucester to support a renovation that will fully redesigned the …

With growing concerns about the ability to gather a quorum for the Special Town Meeting, the Select Board met on Friday morning, May 27 and reluctantly voted to postpone the June 11 Special Town …

Local Memorial Day Remembrances

Memorial Day observances for Monday, May 30 will bring back local traditions marking the ultimate sacrifice of local fallen residents in America’s wars.  There are ceremonies, and in Manchester, …

Select Board Update | May 27

Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.  All trash collection will operate on a one day delay. Select Board Meeting:  The next Select Board meeting will take …

New Slate Of Town Positions Installed

The three big drivers in last week’s local Manchester election were the race between five candidates for two seats on the School Committee, regional public safety dispatch, and the race between …

While the focus of the Special Town Meeting to be held Saturday, June 11, 1 p.m. at the Memorial School will be on a series of amendments to the Town’s zoning regulations, one article will ask …

This is the second article about zoning in Manchester.  The Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea is governed by two sets of local laws.  The General Bylaws describe how the town is to be operated on a …

Report covers from April 30, 2022 to May 20, 2022. Update Concerning Possible Future Solid Waste/Recycling Arrangements  The Superintendent of Public Works, the DPW Clerk, and the Town …

Wandering Houses 0f Manchester

Manchester was a town of wandering houses.   While the thought of houses rumbling through the streets is a strange one to us, the practice was common everywhere in old Yankeedom.  In his …

Manchester Town Hall

Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public.  Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Effective February 11, 2022, masks will no longer be …

The Memorial Service and Annual Meeting of the Manchester Fireman's Relief Association will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 6 p.m.  The Memorial Service, led by Chaplain David Forsythe, will …

Manchester Library Notes | May 27

Memorial Day Closings The library will be closed on Monday, May 30 in honor of Memorial Day and will resume its regular hours on Tuesday, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Language Learning Course …

Manchester Library Notes | May 20

Get Started On Your Summer Music Playlist! Do you want to liven up your summer with some great music you can access from an app on your phone or directly on your computer?  New and classic …

Cool Runnings Polar Plunge

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An early morning snow dusted up the coastline early this week, greeting the first week of the New Year.  On her morning walk to Singing Beach in Manchester, Bailey Buchanan shot this photograph on …

American Legion Post 113 Memorial Day 2020

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Manchester was the only Cape Ann community that held an in-person Memorial Day in 2020.  In light of COVID-19 and the state’s tentative and phased return from mass quarantine, Rockport, Essex, and …

Third Time's a Charm

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Saturday 6pm: The members of the 375th Anniversary Celebration Committee got everything they hoped for at the Manchester Athletic Club for the Christmas Tree Bonfire, officially kicking off the …

2019 MBTS Trick-Or-Treat!

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Getting into the mood!  The annual 2019 "Wobblin' Goblin" trick-or-treat parade, annually put on the by Manchester-by-the-Sea Mother's Club and the Manchester Community Center turned out perfectly …

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