J Barrett & Company this week announced that the "Fabyan & Filias Team"—comprised of vice presidents and realtors Holly Fabyan and Paula Polo-Filias—is ranked first in sales at J …

The full force focus of the state’s 5th largest Chamber of Commerce in 2025 will be the local economies of Cape Ann.   The campaign, “Powered by LOCAL,” was announced at the …

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said …

Essex is inviting the public to participate in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30.   The session will focus on housing …

Last week's 23-page ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirming the state’s multi-family zoning by right mandate imposed on 177 municipalities served by public transportation …

The Healey administration filed emergency regulations late Tuesday afternoon to implement the controversial law meant to spur greater housing production, after the state's highest court struck down …

Watching the conflagration unfold in L.A. is sobering at best. It is hard to imagine how one begins again after such widespread destruction. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash. The road to …

Exercise provides your dog with a myriad of physical and mental benefits, according to Manchester Animal Hospital's Larry Lamb, a veterinarian. It keeps joints limber and promotes good range of motion, but it helps to …

With wildfires capturing the nation's attention, and Cape Ann experiencing higher-than-normal forest fires just last year, public attention is firmly focused on fire safety and state officials are …

Welcome to 2025. The Manchester Select Board and other boards have opened the year with a full slate of items spanning public safety issues with a downtown crosswalk, a possible new future for the …

It’s become an annual tradition for many, coming down to Singing Beach in Manchester on New Year’s Day to take the plunge.   Thankfully, this year, plunge day came the week before …

For many, the chance to see inside the studio of an artist of international acclaim is unimaginable. Portrait of a Sculptor: Walker Hancock & Michael Lafferty features photographs inside the …

The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure is "ineffective" until the Healey administration takes another …

The first of the year marks the start in earnest of preparations for the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) and the Annual Local Elections. Per the Town General Bylaw, the ATM is now the fourth Monday in …

Eight of the younger members of the Manchester Essex Regional High School indoor track team were able to make a statement with their performances during the MSTCA Freshman Sophomore State …

It hasn’t been an easy launch for the Manchester Essex girls’ basketball team, but the gauntlet they have faced over their first five games of the 2024-25 season could help this team down the …

Cape Ann Plein Air, one of the country’s largest “plein air” art festival competitions, has opened its annual call for artists, formally kicking off the 2025 event and its ninth …

A frightening incident of pre-holiday domestic violence resulted in an intense, multi-agency pursuit and arrest in Manchester on Sunday after the mother of a five-year-old reported her daughter kidnapped …

The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce will see a big change at the top next year, as CEO Stephen Buckley announced today that he is resigning, effective February 14, 2025. Buckley was named …