Hammond Castle Museum has appointed Laura Chadwell as its new director of development, the museum announced.
With just one day before Tuesday’s special election, voters will consider the three candidates running for the open 5th Essex District seat in the MA House of Representatives met Friday night in Manchester for …
The weathercock on the right sits 115 high atop the First Parish Congregational Church and dates from 1754 and cost the church members 7 pounds, 10 shillings and 8 pence.
This week, town officials in Essex ready up to finalize what to present to voters at May’s Annual Town Meeting while both Manchester and Essex received the final FY27 regional school budget from the ME Regional School Committee.
The conversation on capital continues as we approach the Annual Town Meeting on April 27. The next topics in this series dive into the Central Street Culvert and Tappan Street water and sewer replacement projects.
A standing-room-only crowd packed The James Pub & Provisions in Essex last Thursday for the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce’s 27th Annual Irish Sweepstakes, one of the hottest tickets in town. It’s also one of the Chamber’s signature fundraising events.
It was a St. Patty’s-themed Community Breakfast Saturday at the First Congregational Church of Essex, where approximately 50 locals showed up for a good Irish breakfast spread that included corned beef hash, eggs, Irish soda bread, and Irish tea cake.
The Manchester Cricket won five awards for news and feature writing in the of the annual “Better Newspaper Competition” this year.
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds on Tuesday to sign up for a free alert system designed to help property owners detect potential deed fraud.
The Manchester Essex girls basketball team’s 2025-26 season was a magical one by all accounts. The Hornets started out 3-7, then turned things around to win 11 of their last 13 games.
The conversation on capital projects to be voted on at the Annual Town Meeting continues this week with the Tuck’s Point Rotunda, Harbor dredging, Morss Pier and Reed Park Dock Expansion.
Five Manchester Essex Regional High School visual arts students have won awards in the 2026 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Emerging Artists Competition.
The Manchester Essex Regional High School Debate Team celebrated a successful weekend at the Shrewsbury Mardi Gras Tournament, held February 28 at Shrewsbury High School. Competing in the Public Forum debate division, all three MERHS teams posted winning records of 3–2, the mark required to qualify for the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament.
Preparations for the Annual Town Meeting on April 27th continue at Manchester Town Hall. In addition to the zoning articles previously discussed and the FY27 operating budget, there are several capital improvement projects that are needed in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Voters across Cape Ann selected their party nominees Tuesday in the special election race to fill the 5th Essex District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, setting up a three-way contest later this month.
Five candidates are seeking to represent Manchester and the rest of Cape Ann in the 5th Essex District, with Democratic and Republican primaries set for tomorrow, March 3, and a special election to follow March …
The Annual Town Meeting is a time for residents to come together to vote on important matters to keep our community thriving. At this year’s meeting on April 27, in addition to the budget, we will vote on four Zoning Bylaw updates and one General Bylaw update proposed by the Planning Board.
The idea of giving tax relief for seniors who need it has been something of a dogged theme in Essex. It’s a tough nut to crack, especially for small towns.
The Manchester Essex Regional High School Debate Team had an exciting weekend at the Harvard National Debate Tournament, one of the largest and most competitive high school events in the country.
In the course of just a few months, the Manchester Essex girls basketball team has come a long way.