Earlier this month, fourth and fifth graders at Essex Elementary School took to the school gymnasium for a program of play with local public safety officers from Manchester and Essex. Seen here with students is Essex Police Officer Daniel Bruce and MBTS Officer Andrea Locke.
Typically, a January polar plunge is the business of the tough and the brave. But on Sunday’s wildly warm and sunny day (69 degrees, a record), the vibe was fun and giddy for the first annual Essex Elementary School (EES) Polar Plunge at Conomo Point.
On Wednesday, January 22 the town of Essex will host a public forum to address how to plan for housing challenges that are expected as a result of a rise in resident population, pricing pressures and a lack of housing variety to suit different life stages and incomes.
The presidential primary elections will be the topic of a free dinner meeting on Monday, February 3 featuring Dr. William Mayer, professor of political science at Northeastern University.
The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum have kicked off an effort to save a historic eighteenth-century barn and a piece of our community’s history.
Holiday Hours - The library will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 20.
375th Anniversary Bonfire New Date: The Christmas tree bonfire has been postponed to Saturday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m. Bring the whole family to the Manchester Athletic Club tocelebrate this important milestone for MBTS. Regular and handicapped parking will be available onsite. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.
An exciting new possibility has been presented to the town. Knowing of the town’s desire to create a center for our growing population of older residents, Cornerstone Church approached town officials about the option of purchasing their current home at 20 School Street once it builds a new c…
Four Eagle Scouts from Troop 3 were honored in the 2020 Eagle Scout Court of Honor in front of a packed house at the Amaral Bailey American Legion Hall on Saturday, January 11. The ceremony honored Dean Campbell, Spencer Meek, Jackson Ranger and Robert West for achieving the highest rank in Scouting with admirable, hard-earned and important community projects.
These logs contain information from both the Manchester Police Department and Manchester Fire Department. Any calls that are made to 911 or the 1212 line are logged into the MPD's records management system.
Last month at the winter solstice Essex came together to celebrate the last event in the year-long, highly successful Bicentennial Celebration that saw everything from a February ice cream social to the rededication of the Ancient Burial Ground behind the Essex Historical Society to a firewo…
With winter and the holidays upon us, Manchester Sailing Association (MSA) is already focused on the summer and the countdown to getting back on the water. To secure the future of this valued community sailing program, please consider donating to the annual fund campaign.
With 2020 barely off and running, Manchester and Essex are both holding public forums that will bring community housing and economic development into focus. First, at its regular meeting on Monday, January 13 the Manchester Planning Board will hold a final community discussion before voting…
Sneaking a special meeting in before the holiday break, members of the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club ate at Allie’s Beach Street Café and reviewed a great year together. As is the annual tradition of this group at its holiday luncheon, Rotarian Sean Zahn was presented with the leg lamp (hark…
A new year — indeed a new decade: what lies ahead for our community? Before we get too swept up in the day-to-day work of running the town, it is worth reflecting on what the priorities are. How have we advanced our collective needs recently and what are we likely to focus on in the coming m…
Architectural and building firm Carpenter & MacNeille was named as a 2020 Best of Boston Home recipient. The award was granted at a reception earlier in December 2019 at the Boston Design Center at a gathering of more than 300 of the region’s top home professionals.
It’s a season of goodbyes at Town Hall. Last week on December 30, the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea honored Elizabeth “Beth” Heisey for her 32 years of service as administrative assistant to both the Town Administrator’s Office and the Building Department. Pictured from top to bottom are R…
Each year at this time, we republish snippets of the year’s events that have made their way onto the pages of our weekly newspaper. The “Year in Review,” printed in two consecutive editions, will provide you, our readers, a momentary slowing of time to reflect on the year 2019 before answeri…
M-E Hornets Lars Arntsen and Mason Paccone apply a stifling defense against their Danvers opposition during the finals of the BankGloucester Holiday Tournament held at the Gloucester High School gymnasium. The Hornets prevailed over the Falcons of the NEC, 58–49.
“Young David Slade” — whose family ran our own Manchester Cricket for almost 100 years until 2018 — was recently spotted ringing to raise money for the wonderful Salvation Army at Market Basket in Gloucester. According to Dick Singleton, who sent in the photography, “The gentleman rings a m…
The tax rate for FY2020 has been approved by the Department of Revenue. The new rate is up .47 cents from last year. Last year the rate per thousand dollars of assessed value was $11.23 and this year it is $11.70.
We would like to thank all of those that have helped with the design, construction, permitting and of course, fundraising for the Veterans Honor Roll — we are very close to making the project a reality. The Honor Roll is now fully designed, permitted and undergoing final pricing, which we expect to be in the range of $250–275,000.
Our annual fundraiser on December 6 was a great success! After many hours of preparation, donations and assembly-line precision, the Essex Elementary School community enjoyed a wonderful afternoon building gingerbread houses, winning cakes and goodies, and creating holiday cards!
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