After 33 months of planning, the Town of Manchester’s 375th Anniversary Celebration Parade went off without a hitch Saturday. The landmark celebration was planned for 2020, interrupted by COVID, and then picked back up this year after safety protocols and vaccinations were firmly in place. …
Essex-based fine artist Thaddeus Beal's path to his career is as remarkable as it is interesting. Kris McGinn shows us where he works.
Ken Davis of the Cape Ann Savings Bank was named Small Business Person of the Year by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, and the party for him at the American Legion Hall was a big comer for everyone who knows and loves him (including the Mayor of Gloucester).
Frank McClellend is the chef behind FRANK, the culinarily sophisticated but decidedly casual dining experience on Rantoul Street in Beverly. The Essex resident has enjoyed an illustrious career, winning prestigious awards, and a celebrated run on Boston’s fine dining scene. Here's a day in…
In Masconomo Park, a bench honoring Ralph Kershaw is decorated for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. A resident of Manchester, Kershaw was a victim on United Flight 175 on that fateful day. Last week, ME Regional High School history teacher John Mullady brought students to the memorial to reme…
In Essex, September 12 marked the dedication of the Annie Gosbee field, the newly renovated baseball field and dug outs behind Town Hall. It's a spectacular field, with a spectacular woman that it will now be named for. In the 1950s, Annie Gosbee of Essex was one of only two women (the oth…
The last day of the Manchester Sailing Association (MSA) season always features the much-loved scavenger hunt on Misery Island. Counselors hop out to the island early in the morning to hide goodies, and campers get to rigging the boats to head across Manchester Harbor.
The 2021 Manchester Club Anniversary Cruise on the Beauport Gloucester was a night to remember. Open bar, great food, fine friends, a stellar night with tons of laughs, ocean breezing and dancing. All for the 115th birthday of a fraternal club that is part of the very fabric of Manchester.
In “Postcards Home: Almost Heaven, West Virginia," Tod Johnson pens a non-traditional travel log, about his journeys (ten in all!) to Almost Heaven to build homes for Habitat For Humanity.
