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    Last week at ME Regional Middle School, Ross Cowman’s 6th Grade Science class got a hands-on robotics lesson, thanks to parent Dan Ochs who brought in an operational robotic arm operated simply with the “driver” moving their hand and arm to pick up a rope.  Here, Katie Jay celebrates success…

    SUNDAY, MARCH 12

    7:09 a.m.  Story St., directed patrol, secured/checked.

    10:46 a.m.  Martin St., motor vehicle stop, citation issued.

    6:35 p.m.  John Wise Ave., motor vehicle stop, verbal warning.

    7:30 p.m.  Eastern Ave., suspicious activity, spoken to.

    Cornerstone Church

    We gather for worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. and welcome you to join us for a time of studying the scriptures and praising the Lord.  Other ministry updates and details can be found on our website, www.CornerstoneNorthShore.org.  If you have any special needs or concerns, please let us know!  We’re here to serve!

     

     

    Board of Selectmen’s Meeting of March 13, 2023

    Report covers from February 25, 2023, to March 10, 2023

    Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Caucus

    The TA attended the subject meeting to represent the Town on March 10, 2023.  The meeting was held in the Essex Town Hall auditorium and officials from each of the five communities represented in the Chamber provided local updates.  The group had a chance to discuss questions of common interest and both Senator Tarr and Representative Ferrante were on hand to provide the Commonwealth’s perspective.

    To kick off a second year as its Artist-in-Residence, violinist Scott Moore presents the first of two spring recitals at the Annisquam Village Church, Sunday April 2 at 3 p.m.  Joining forces with pianist Tianhong Yang, Moore presents “Mirror in Mirror,” a program exploring the range of sonorities for violin and piano—from fiery and virtuosic, to deeply tender and profound.

    This is the second of two articles offering background on Manchester’s town meeting.  The Annual Town Meeting will take place this year on Monday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Manchester Memorial School in the gymnasium.  The first installment, which appeared in last week’s Cricket, described the function of town meeting and the roles of the Select Board and Finance Committee in preparing for it.  This one focuses on how town meeting works. 

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    Tom Pallazola and Mike Story confirm victory for their “Little League Jackets” squad Saturday with plenty of local witnesses in what many are calling the most coveted trophy on Cape Ann, the ME Gridiron Club’s 2023 Bowling Tournament that raises money annually for youth athletic programs. 

    Please take notice that a Pre-Town Meeting will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023 to discuss the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting scheduled for April 3.

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    On Monday, Lorraine Hardy-Wyatt, 97, was honored as the town’s eldest resident by Essex Board of Selectmen and State Sen. Bruce Tarr who presented her with the coveted Boston Post Cane, the ferruled, 18-ct gold-tipped walking stick made of mahogany that’s been a tradition since 1909.  The ce…

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    At this year’s Annual Town Meeting, scheduled for Monday, April 3, 6:30 p.m., at the Memorial Elementary School, nine of the twenty articles are proposing changes to accept a new local option provided by state law, adopt, or change a general bylaw or amend our zoning regulations.

    Cornerstone Church

    We gather for worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. and welcome you to join us for a time of studying the scriptures and praising the Lord.  Other ministry updates and details can be found on our website, www.CornerstoneNorthShore.org.  If you have any special needs or concerns, please let us know!  We’re here to serve!

    Manchester’s Annual Town Meeting will take place this year on Monday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Manchester Memorial School in the gymnasium.  Every year, hundreds of Manchester residents make time to attend town meeting, but many do not. This guide by Town Moderator Alan Wilson provides a brief explanation of what town meeting does and how it functions. 

    Board of Selectmen’s Meeting of March 13, 2023

    Report covers from February 25, 2023 to March 10, 2023

    Removal of Host Server

    As the Board may recall, we recently migrated all our virtual servers from the server room in Essex to the datacenter infrastructure in the Town of Danvers.  Danvers also keeps a secondary live instance of our server infrastructure in a separate location and can stay connected with Essex over the Internet should our direct, fiber-optic link go down.  Now that it is evident that the migration has been completely successful, the Town Administrator (TA) has removed the host server (which had reached end of life) from the Essex server room and it is being stored for the time-being.  Eventually, the hard drives will be removed and destroyed, and the server will be recycled.

    The Gloucester Stage Company this week announced it has a new artistic director, Rebecca Bradshaw. The move was announced after an extensive nationwide search process.  Rebecca takes over the role from the award-winning actress and director Paula Plum, who had been serving as the theater's interim artistic director since Robert Walsh stepped down following the 2021 season.

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    Story Hour Wednesday Mornings with April

    9 a.m. for Wee Ones, ages 0-2 with a caregiver

    10 a.m. Preschool, ages 3-5 with a caregiver

    Stories, fun, storyboards, songs, and rhymes! Register at www.essexpl.org

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    TUESDAY, MARCH 7

    9:00 a.m. Central St., walk-in, question about flag, completed. 

    1:52 p.m. Central St., flower purchase fraud, referred to Westford PD.

    5:30 p.m. Summer St., fire, burning smell, burnt food.

    8:27 p.m. Rte. 128 SB, deceased racoon on ramp, MDOT notified.

    Maggie Tomaiolo’s 5th Grade student ambassadors at Manchester Memorial School were sorting hundreds of articles of clothing on Monday that will be donated to Cradles for Crayons. 

     

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    Last Friday Essex Superior Court Judge Thomas Drechsler of Salem spent a morning with about 25 middle schoolers at the Brookwood School in Manchester, making the law personal for students who may not have any idea about the law and how it works.