On Monday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced an update to Phase Two of the state's COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan, which added a mass vaccine site in Danvers, which will be open starting Wednesday, February 3.
J Barrett & Company announced this week that Realtor Paula Polo-Filias at the agency’s Manchester-by-the-Sea office, has been appointed Vice President.
Welcome to 2021, and welcome to the newest edition of The Waterline. There’s a lot to report from the Harbormaster’s office in Manchester.
While bigger headlines both nationally and locally are garnering attention, the work on a proposed budget for the new fiscal year that begins this coming July continues apace. A preliminary FY22 budget was presented to the Selectmen and the Finance Committee in December. Both are now going …
All Hands on Deck! Mask up, stay six feet apart, and stick with your own crew.
Interested in running for local office? Nomination papers for Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Annual Town Election will be available to mail out to candidates—by request—on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
Stem the Tide MBTS! Mask up, stay six feet apart, and stick with your own crew (household).
This week, the Manchester Board of Selectmen continue its series of public 40B workshops this Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m. and there is a lot of progress that will be reported on multiple fronts, from traffic impact study to design.
The North Shore Garden Club (NSGC), Manchester Conservation Commission and the Department of Public Works have begun a test project to convert some of the town’s mown grass areas into “pollinator habitat” on town lawn areas along Lincoln Street in Manchester.
On Saturday, The Open Door will host a drive-thru food pantry from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Pathways For Children, on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester. The special drive-thru distribution augments Open Door’s regular pantry hours in Gloucester and Ipswich, and will include basic canned and dr…
Lands to the north of Route 128 both at Exit 15 and 16 currently fall within the Limited Commercial District zoning designation. Through the master planning process, the LCD was identified as an area of potential development as long as high standards for protecting the environmental attribu…
An early morning snow dusted up the coastline early this week, greeting the first week of the New Year. On her morning walk to Singing Beach in Manchester, Bailey Buchanan shot this photograph on her phone. A cool stunner. Buried in the curl, behind the froth, was an early surfer for a fr…
Stem the Tide MBTS! Mask up, stay six feet apart, and stick with your own crew (household).
A new Longevity Bench overlooking the Brook Street tennis courts was blessed by Father Paul this weekend, a gift to the town from the Dr. Samuel Ina family. Sam's wife, Carol and family members gathered for a blessing that extended to all who find rest and comfort in using this special benc…
Special programming offered on December 24th. We invite all children – and children at heart – to a special “Virtual Story Time” featuring narration and characters, broadcast live via Facebook from the First Parish sanctuary.
Snow and ice around town in winter is very expected this time of year, but still beautiful. Stay warm!
This past weekend kicked off an amended version of the 32nd Annual Christmas By The Sea from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, with its weekend-long Holiday Stroll and festive programs that are taking place all week and through this weekend. The elongated programs were designed to support s…
As different as times may be this year, some things will always remain constant. The Manchester Town Common has always been a place of gathering for our citizens to come together to embrace our heartwarming community spirit. Every year this is so beautifully demonstrated through the decorat…
Emily McCavanagh embodies positivity. It is as though cheerful exuberance is woven into the very fiber of her being. As a member of our community she has, time and time again, come forward to help lift us up. And so it should come as no surprise that she is actively working to remind us, …
Thanks to Community Preservation and the work done by Manchester Electric the 6th grade girls basketball team was able to play under the refurbished lights at Sweeney Park. Pictured in the front row are; Bianca Torre, Sadie Potter, Jules D’Andrea and Madeleine Franco. In the back row; Maggie…
“Seas” the Day MBTS! Mask up, stay six feet apart, and stick with your own crew (10 indoors and 25 outdoors).
No doubt 2020 will go down in the history books as quite the year. Of course, a major reason will be because of the pandemic. The recent national election will garner special attention too, as will the Black Lives Matter Movement and the challenges we are facing to maintain civil discourse…
Charlotte Lawrence, ME High School sophomore and the school's health ambassador, debuts the first in a regular feature on health and medicine for The Cricket. This week, Lawrence interviewed Dr. David Fulton, head of Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital to learn how the pandemic has imp…
Young ladies from the Kearney and Ulrich families rest at the Towne Fountain after watching Santa drive by on Central Street for his tour of the Town.
Next week, on Friday, on December 11, Manchester’s oldest living resident, Dolores “Dee” Burroughs, will enter a very special club as a “Centenarian,” when she celebrates her 100th birthday.
On Monday, December 7, a presentation on the proposed FY22 Budget will be given to a joint session of the Select Board and the Finance Committee. The presentation will be the first public look at the proposed budget for the new fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. …
Board of Health Update: Don’t Rock the Boat. Mask Up MBTS! Gatherings are limited to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors. Violations are subject to a fine.
As the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce this year set about to plan its annual Christmas-By-The-Sea celebration in Manchester six weeks ago, the team knew things would have to be different. Well, it is different, and organizers are hoping it’s different in a good way.
Board of Health Update: Residents are urged to remain vigilant against the fight of COVID-19. Please wear a face covering in public ALWAYS. Gatherings are limited to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors. Violations are subject to a fine.
In the early spring of 2020 lockdown set in, the leadership of 1623 studios sought to find a way to support the arts remotely through their local TV and online footprint. What evolved was a unique member show called Cape Ann ARTWaves co-produced and hosted by Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco and M.…
The tax rate for FY2021 has been approved by the Department of Revenue. The new rate is down .71 cents from last year. Last year the rate per thousand dollars of assessed value was $11.70 and this year it is $10.99.
Last week, America’s oldest operating tea house - the Wenham Tea House - announced The Black Arrow's Brenden Crocker and Milissa Oraibi would take over management of the local icon. That future looks like it will begin in spring, 2021.
Because of the Town’s past inability to create enough community housing, the project can move forward through a State approval process with minimal oversight by the Town. The Board of Selectman is hoping to make the process “friendly” and to negotiate some aspects of the project; and has ask…
The Board of Selectmen would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving!
The holiday season is upon us once again. We all need to dig deep and be creative to make it as “normal” as we can. One way to do this is to pick an amazing tree or wreath and decorate your home.
