To the Editor, In 1645, Manchester-by-the-Sea was incorporated.  That’s 136 years before we became the United States.  Our roads and infrastructure are old and cannot handle the population as …

To the Editor, The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is now faced with Manchester's most important permitting decision in many years: Strategic Land Ventures (SLV) proposed Chapter 40B, 136-apartment …

To the Editor, There have been some recent developments in the mitigation of Climate Change and they relate to the Shingle Place Hill Project. First, some background! -  "The latest …

To the Editor, The proposed SLV Development, if allowed by our town officials, would have a dire impact on our town’s fragile infrastructure.  Manchester is a small town with narrow roads …

My parents and brother moved to MBTS right before I was born in the late 60s.  Mom never wanted to leave, and she never did.  She died suddenly last summer in the house I grew up in.  It’s …

To the Editor, It is rare these days to see political office holders do the right thing, and not be concerned, or vote for their political survival.  Last week we saw courage displayed at a very …

To the Editor Whelp, the Board of Select [insert one of 72 genders, alternatively one of 78 pronouns, except “men”] do not care about 57.3539288112827% of the people who voted to keep Police …

Letter to the Editor, The Select Board, the Planning Board, the Affordable Housing Trust and the Manchester Housing Authority need to apprise us, the townspeople, of concrete steps that are being …

To the Editor, As the Project Manager for the implementation of the City of Boston’s Police, Fire, and EMS Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system last decade, I applaud the Select Board for …

To the Editor, I want to thank my fellow Manchester residents for the overwhelming favorable vote at the Spring Town Meeting supporting the Planning Board’s recommended changes to allow for …

To the Editor,On Tuesday June 21, the Select Board voted to join NSR911 Center.  After months of due diligence, including facility tours and meetings with State 911 leaders, we based our decision on …

Bittersweet is the only word that truly encapsulates my feelings as I drive through the only town I have ever lived in.  Before this year, I used to drive through downtown without a second …

To the Editor, I’d like to thank Cheryl for her quick response to the bathrooms at Tuck’s Point.  They needed attention and got a complete make-over!  Within hours of showing the rough shape …

To the Editor, I hope you enjoyed the perfect weather on Saturday and were able to spend it outdoors.  Like me, I’m sure you were happy not to be in the Memorial School gym, discussing zoning …

To the Editor,   Heartsick thinking about irreparable damage to MBTS’s character and feel resulting from SLV’s ill-conceived 40B project.  Gravely concerned about impacts on our environment …

To the Editor, I am writing to voice my opinion about the SLV application that is before the Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals for Shingle Place Hill.  If it is approved, it will commit …

To the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported the LGBTQ+ Pride Progress Flag raising that we held on June 1 on the Town Common. The Pride Progress flag …

To the Editor, We would like to extend a thank you to the Manchester police and EMT Firefighters who came to our home and assisted us during our time of need with such professionalism and …

To the Editor, I wish to express my appreciation for the classic speech given by Rev. Mark Boyea at the Memorial Day Service.  The speech appears in the June 3 copy of the Cricket, page …

After two and a half years, COVID finally came for me.   I know I’m not alone.  It’s everywhere this spring.  One of the worst things about COVID is the uncertainty, of not knowing how bad …