This year’s Annual Town Meeting (ATM) will be on Wednesday, April 24 starting at 6:30 p.m. Voters approved a change in the Town’s bylaw moving the ATM from the first Monday in …
The Manchester-by-the-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force narrowed its focus even more onto sections of town that allow it to meet the requirements of the state’s new MBTA zoning law at its meeting on …
Troop 3 Girls and Boys held their Winter Court of Honor, January 29, 2024. Pictured here (left to right) are first year Scouts who earned their Scout rank: Zoe Coshow, Clara Donohoe, Eleanor …
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 …
Perfect. That’s the only word necessary when trying to define the first half of the season for the Manchester Essex boys basketball team. As in, “ten wins in ten games,” …
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 …
Jack Hammond, a retired and decorated U.S. Army Brigadier General and a private sector CEO who has served on advisory groups for presidents, governors, and businesses will kick off a new speaker …
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 …
The Manchester-By-The-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force reduced the number of the areas under current consideration for multi-family zoning options at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11. Of the 11 areas of town that the Task Force previously identified, five …
At an induction ceremony last month, 54 inductees from the junior and senior classes joined the current 37 members of the Masconomo Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). Chapter …
This week's message from the Manchester by the Sea Sustainability Committee is this: don't trash broken holiday light strings! Holiday tree light strings and electrical wires, such as …
Each year at this time, we republish snippets of the year’s events that have made their way onto the pages of the newspaper. The “Year in Review,” printed in two consecutive …
Last week was the first public hearing on the tentative FY25 budget of the Manchester Essex Regional School District, and it’s clear: this will be hard. The proposed education budget for …
Manchester and Essex learned this week that they will receive $71,125 and $74,103, respectively, when the state distributes approximately $100 million to the state’s 351 cities and towns to …
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 Manchester Essex girls’ basketball team is looking for more of the same during the 2023-24 season. Of course, who would complain if the Hornets were able to reach similar heights this …
Grade 3 Manchester and Essex students learned about the groundbreaking local author and artist Virginia Lee Burton through a hands-on educational partnership with Cape Ann Museum earlier this month. …
Even in a small town we can have our list of acronyms that can make for confusing conversations! It is time for updates on these projects with a minimum of jargon. The MBTA Task Force, the …
The stars were sparkling brightly on Saturday at the Spaulding Education Fund’s 12th Annual Night of Stars Talent Show. This year the gala production featured 40 performers from …
On Saturday, the Jolly Old Elf himself arrived by (sleigh) boat at Manchester’s Masconomo Park. From his throne on the bandstand he made the day special for dozens of youngsters as he listened …