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At Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, Avi Urbas, Director of Finance and Operations at Manchester Essex Regional School District, announced he will leave the district after 15 years for the …

 Since 2014, the Manchester Patrolmen Association has generously donated financially to the Wellspring House Holiday Store.  Since COVID, Wellspring House, Action Inc., and Pathways for …

Work is well underway on the Fiscal Year 2025 budgets covering town and school operations from July 2024 through June 2025.   Voters will be asked to approve the budgets at the Annual Town …

MCC Future Shape Shifts, Again

November was a head-spinning month for anyone following the Manchester Community Center. Indeed, when residents left Manchester’s Special Town Meeting on November 13, it seemed cooler …

Cell Signaling Technology will be allowed to exceed the town’s height restrictions at its proposed research-and-development laboratories off Atwater Avenue in Manchester’s Limited …

The Manchester Community Center will remain where it is after the Manchester-by-the-Sea Fall Town Meeting agreed to accept a 10-year lease with Harbor’s Point Associates.   That was …

Is this the year that they take the next step? The Manchester Essex field hockey program has been no stranger to success in the recent past, and 2023 has been no exception. With wins over St. John …

At the upcoming Special Town Meeting, set for this coming Monday, November 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Memorial School, 14 articles will be presented to voters for action. …

Steve Gang (left), chair of the Manchester ConCom readies protest signs Wednesday with Lily Wainwright (right), Catherine Creighton (back center), MBTS Finance Committee member Albert …

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 …

MBTS Special Town Meeting for November 13

A   fall Special Town Meeting is slated for Monday, November 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial School gymnasium.   Debate and votes will be taken on 10 or so articles.   A few …

The Manchester-By-The-Sea Planning Board debated hiring consultants to help the board in reviewing the details of the proposed Cell Signaling Technology project during its meeting on Oct. 10. …

High School Cross Country Season Seems To Zip

Like the runners who participate in the sport, the high school cross-country season seems to zip by pretty quickly each fall. The Manchester Essex boys’ and girls‘ cross country …

For more than a week nearly 40 juried artists from across the country have been painting the corners of Cape Ann and on Saturday the group unveiled more than 185 paintings as part of the Cape Ann …

Update on PFAS in Manchester’s Water

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 …

Just before her family’s Christmas celebration last year—Dec. 21—Dierdre Baker received confirmation that she had breast cancer.   Two months later, her friend, Brenda Johnson, got the same news.

Wet. And. Wild!

It seemed everyone poured out to the town boat launch behind Town Hall Sunday for the 13th annual Manchester by the Sea Cardboard Boat Regatta and its promise of an afternoon of raucous, rollicking …

For decades, the annual carnival was a mainstay in Manchester.  Later this month, it's being brought back by a tight, dedicated group to benefit the ME Hornets Athletic Boosters.

In the hour before their next regular meeting, the Select Board will host an Open Forum, allowing residents to ask questions about town-related matters on Oct. 16.

Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA) this week announced its highly anticipated 7th Annual Festival and Sale, taking place October 8 -15 around Rockport, Essex, Manchester and Gloucester.

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