Reminder! Masks are required indoors at all businesses and public buildings in Manchester. Board of Selectmen Meeting: The next Board of Selectmen meeting will be on Monday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. Please see the Town website for meeting details. Dogs on the Beach: Dogs will be allowed on …
Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public: Masks and social distancing are required. Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Cornerstone ChurchWe 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, ple…
On September 27, Strategic Land Ventures (SLV) filed its application with the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for a comprehensive permit for a proposed 136-unit apartment complex on Upper School Street on property across from Atwater Avenue known as Shingle Hill.
Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public: Masks and social distancing are required. Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
With COVID on the horizon last year when Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty completed its new office renovation on Central Street, it felt good to have the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce hosted a jubilant ribbon cutting and grand opening of the company’s newest office right here in M…
There's a lot going on this month at the Manchester Harbormaster's office. Check out the October update.
Mask Up MBTS! Masks are required indoors at all public buildings and businesses. Board of Selectmen Meeting: The next meeting will take place on Monday, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda and meeting details are posted on the Town website.
Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public: Masks and social distancing are required. Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
When Virginia “Ginny” Thompson arrived at Manchester Town Hall in January, 1995 as a seasoned municipal assessor. She’d been serving as principal assessor for the town of Lincoln’s when she was lured away by Paul Bockelman, then Manchester’s Town Administrator who led the search team that i…
The biggest hits that year were Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me, The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again, Carole King’s It’s Too Late (Baby Now), and let’s not forget, Tom Jones’ She’s A Lady.
On Monday at the Amaral Bailey American Legion Hall in Manchester, a veritable crowd assembled to support Cape Ann Savings Bank's Ken Davis as he was honored as Manchester Small Business Person Of The Year by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce.
For the past few years, a considerable amount of study and analysis has been conducted of the dam/culvert that crosses over Sawmill Brook as it empties into the inner harbor and the upstream dynamics, including the tidal pond behind the Fire Station. The brook has caused considerable flood …
Its September, and students are settling into a new school year that features a new elementary school building in Manchester, a new playground and some classroom updates in Essex, and a return to in-classroom learning after an extended period of attending class remotely in 2020-21.
Board of Selectmen Meeting: The next Selectmen meeting will be held on Monday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. Please see the Town website for meeting details.375th Celebration Parade: The 375th Celebration Parade will take place on Saturday, September 25 at 2 p.m. The traditional Fourth of Jul…
The North Shore Garden Club, Manchester DPW and Conservation Commission have launched a beautiful new conservation project, on Lincoln Street, at the walkway between the high school and grade school this summer. The test plot converts mown grass into a pollinator habitat and was a huge succe…
Time is fast approaching for the 375th Anniversary End of Celebration Parade on September 25 at 2 p.m. The parade will follow the usual July 4th Parade route – so get out your chairs, locate a place to stand and get ready to enjoy a fantastic parade.
This year Emma Ketchum and Carson Komishane, Co-Editors in Chief of The Independent, the MERHS newspaper, will be contributing regularly to the Cricket. We are looking forward to hearing from them about the goings-on at the high school as well as their experiences as seniors. This week Emma …
A new online ordering system at The Open Door called “SmartChoice” has brought efficiency and agency—not to mention expanded choices—to clients at the community food center serving low-income residents from Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, and Essex.
Two Manchester-by-the-Sea residents, Sue Thorne and Tom Kehoe, have been given the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club's 2021 Paul Harris Award, presented to local community leaders. Most recently, the pair were the co-chairs of the town's 375th Anniversary Committee starting in 2019 that is still …
Reunion News is in, as Manchester High School's Class Of 1980 gets together at Singing Beach for its 40th reunion, "plus one" (since last year's reunion was postponed.).
The Manchester Board Of Selectmen update for September 10, 2021.
This week in the Town Hall Notebook, it's all about Manchester business, with competing Special Town Meeting articles, the sunsetting of the 375th Anniversary Celebration, and the upcoming final public forum on regional public safety dispatch.
Class Reunion News in Manchester, as the Manchester High School Class Of 1971 reunited for its 50th reunion at Tuck's Point.
Next Saturday is the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, commemorating the day four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out against the US on the morning of September 11, 2001. Of the 2,977 victims that day, 412 were emergency workers in New York City, including 343 firefighters.
Manchester Public Library, built in 1887, is finally visible in all its beauty and elegance after dark. Before electric lighting arrived in Manchester, our library was built and given to the town as a gift by the industrialist Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, summer resident and the great-grandson…
Just two years ago, students at Manchester Memorial Elementary School walked every day into a tired, woefully outdated building that broke ground in 1951. On Wednesday, their first day of school, they’ll enter brand new, $52.2 million, 77,000-sf building designed for the next 50 years. All …
Massachusetts Rep. Brad Hill has been appointed by Governor Charlie Baker to fill an open seat on the state’s five-person Gaming Commission that oversees state casinos and horse racing. He leaves his current position on Sept. 15.
The Selectmen met for their annual workshop this past Saturday, 8/14, during which they review how the past year or so has gone and identify new initiatives for the new Fiscal Year. These sessions allow for some self-reflection as well as thinking more strategically about the future.
Manchester’s Shane MacLeod has been selected to serve on one of the world's most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Fast, maneuverable and technically advanced, submarines are some of the most versatile ships in the US Navy, capable of silently conducting a variety of missions around the …
With COVID on the horizon last year when Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty completed its new office renovation on Central Street, it felt good to have the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce hosted a jubilant ribbon cutting and grand opening of the company’s newest office right here in Manchester.
There's a lot going on this month at the Manchester Harbormaster's office. Check out the October update.
Mask Up MBTS! Masks are required indoors at all public buildings and businesses. Board of Selectmen Meeting: The next meeting will take place on Monday, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda and meeting details are posted on the Town website.
Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public: Masks and social distancing are required. Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
When Virginia “Ginny” Thompson arrived at Manchester Town Hall in January, 1995 as a seasoned municipal assessor. She’d been serving as principal assessor for the town of Lincoln’s when she was lured away by Paul Bockelman, then Manchester’s Town Administrator who led the search team that included Assessor Jerry Noonan for a new assessor. Thompson was their top choice. It was a really good one. This week, after nearly 27 years at Manchester Town Hall, Thompson retired.
The biggest hits that year were Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me, The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again, Carole King’s It’s Too Late (Baby Now), and let’s not forget, Tom Jones’ She’s A Lady.
On Monday at the Amaral Bailey American Legion Hall in Manchester, a veritable crowd assembled to support Cape Ann Savings Bank's Ken Davis as he was honored as Manchester Small Business Person Of The Year by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce.
For the past few years, a considerable amount of study and analysis has been conducted of the dam/culvert that crosses over Sawmill Brook as it empties into the inner harbor and the upstream dynamics, including the tidal pond behind the Fire Station. The brook has caused considerable flood damage in past storms and the old dam and stone culvert (last reconstructed in 1900), which restricts water flow, is in poor condition. MADOT’s most recent inspections of the culvert in November 2018 and 2019 further classified it as having a “Severe/major deficiency” that should be addressed ASAP.
Its September, and students are settling into a new school year that features a new elementary school building in Manchester, a new playground and some classroom updates in Essex, and a return to in-classroom learning after an extended period of attending class remotely in 2020-21.
Board of Selectmen Meeting: The next Selectmen meeting will be held on Monday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. Please see the Town website for meeting details.
375th Celebration Parade: The 375th Celebration Parade will take place on Saturday, September 25 at 2 p.m. The traditional Fourth of July parade route will be followed. Come out and celebrate 375 years of history in Manchester.
The North Shore Garden Club, Manchester DPW and Conservation Commission have launched a beautiful new conservation project, on Lincoln Street, at the walkway between the high school and grade school this summer. The test plot converts mown grass into a pollinator habitat and was a huge success in year one, attracting swallowtail and monarch butterflies, and a variety of other pollinators. The project will be expanded to include the remainder of the grass area behind the well house and, with town approval, will continue growing from there.
Time is fast approaching for the 375th Anniversary End of Celebration Parade on September 25 at 2 p.m. The parade will follow the usual July 4th Parade route – so get out your chairs, locate a place to stand and get ready to enjoy a fantastic parade.
This year Emma Ketchum and Carson Komishane, Co-Editors in Chief of The Independent, the MERHS newspaper, will be contributing regularly to the Cricket. We are looking forward to hearing from them about the goings-on at the high school as well as their experiences as seniors. This week Emma and Carson share their impressions of the first week back to school.
A new online ordering system at The Open Door called “SmartChoice” has brought efficiency and agency—not to mention expanded choices—to clients at the community food center serving low-income residents from Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, and Essex.
Reunion News is in, as Manchester High School's Class Of 1980 gets together at Singing Beach for its 40th reunion, "plus one" (since last year's reunion was postponed.).
The Manchester Board Of Selectmen update for September 10, 2021.
This week in the Town Hall Notebook, it's all about Manchester business, with competing Special Town Meeting articles, the sunsetting of the 375th Anniversary Celebration, and the upcoming final public forum on regional public safety dispatch.
Class Reunion News in Manchester, as the Manchester High School Class Of 1971 reunited for its 50th reunion at Tuck's Point.
Next Saturday is the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, commemorating the day four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out against the US on the morning of September 11, 2001. Of the 2,977 victims that day, 412 were emergency workers in New York City, including 343 firefighters.
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