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.
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…
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.
There’s a new local television show and The Cricket is in it. Award-winning journalist and Manchester-by-the-Sea native Liz Brown Swanson has launched a monthly community television program on Comcast Channel 12 and YouTube called “SCOOP MANCHESTER.”
The calculation of the town’s tax rate happens every fall. There are a series of steps prescribed by the state that every municipality must follow that result in the state certifying the tax rate. Once the rate is certified the final third and fourth quarter tax bills for the remainder of th…
LUX Realty North Shore announced that full-time realtor Betsy (Cook) Woods has earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation. SRES designees are those who have earned the necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50+ through major financial and lifestyle transit…
The weather was fully cooperative Sunday at noon when Santa Claus returned briefly to town for his annual ride around Manchester and Magnolia, courtesy of the MBTS Fire Department truck that provided his ride. Tom Kehoe tells us this is likely the last public appearance by Santa prior to hi…
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Glen Urquhart has announced that Gretchen Forsyth, a resident of Manchester, will be its next head of school. The move came after an extensive national search process that reviewed an impressive pool of candidates.
Following auditions on Saturday, November 23, seniors Paige Mandia and Kiley McGroder were accepted to the Northeast Senior District Festival Chorus. Both students auditioned and got in as sopranos. Auditions included sight-singing and singing their part solo in a full chorus (SATB) piece.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that Lynda Surdam is once again topped in Manchester in year-to-date dollar volume sales, according to MLS data (MLSPIN Manchester Market Share from January through November 15). Lynda has been a top agent for 33 years. Congratulations Lynda.
As of 10/3/19. All dates are subject to cancellation and/or postponement.
As always, budgets are about choices and as we begin the review of the preliminary budgets in earnest between now and annual Spring Town Meeting in April, the numerous choices represented in the proposed numbers will be debated. Your input is most appreciated.
The third graders at Essex Elementary turned back time today for their annual Colonial Day last week as they headed into the Thanksgiving break. Students dressed in traditional Colonial costumes and learned about life during the time period. They made corn husk dolls, churned butter, mixed…
The Manchester Woman’s Club appreciates the generous donations to the Buy-A-Bulb Program. The Friendship Tree will sparkle brightly again this year. It shines in celebration of the following treasured relatives and friends.
The Manchester Club held its November meeting at the American Legion Hall, and reports are the meeting drew a crowd of members and guests. All those attending were treated to a delicious Portuguese Pot Roast dinner, thanks to Ken Davis' sister and brother for the preparation of the 24-hour marinade main course.
The kindness, devotion and care that the late Robert F. Sanford showed for the senior citizens of Manchester-by-the-Sea should not be forgotten. Now therefore, we, the Board of Selectmen, do hereby proclaim December 18, 2019 as Robert F. Sandford Day in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
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