ME Hornet girls’ lacrosse team prepares to hit the field on the first day of practice this season.
ME Girls Lax Hungry for Success in 2024
One year after winning 14 games and making it to the MIAA Div. 4 Final Four against Ipswich, the Manchester Essex girls’ lacrosse team seems as hungry as ever to get the season underway and …
The town of PIttenweem, the picturesque fishing village just south of St. Andrews, in Scotland, where the story of the Manchester by the Sea Museum clock begins.
From Scotland to Manchester: The Musical Clock with Royal Ties
What does the King of England and the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum have in common?  Both have musical clocks made by Scottish master craftsman John Smith. Our story starts in Pittenweem …
Update on Harbor Projects, Moorings, Mandated Boat Safety Certification, Hurricane Season, and More
Greetings boaters.  We’re already well into the boating season, now that July is here.  There’s a lot going on to report from the Harbormaster’s office in Manchester right …
Essex Edition: FinCom Appointment Drama, Septic Loans, Chebacco Blooms
This week, there is much to report in Essex, with breakouts (a cheeky septic system reference) with a Board of Selectmen’s vote to fill a vacant Finance Committee seat, a low interest loan to …
Pets and people

Pet Insurance: Navigating a Slew of (Important) Questions

Every year we see an increasing number of patients with pet health insurance at the Manchester Animal Hospital.  The common question is, “Is it worth it?” ...

Books

Manchester Library Notes | May 17

A lot is happening this week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, including a meeting of the Diversity Matters Book Club, educational session on NASA and space exploration, children's programs and more.

Columnists

What's New in Home Design for Cape Ann?

Lean into a non-neutral this year.  Jen Coles like jewel tones, like this.

Spring is finally starting to be sprung.  Those brave spring bulbs are sticking their skinny green necks out, and so far all I’ve wanted to do is wrap a scarf around them—but they …

Travel
When a commercialized illustration of the painting was published in a popular magazine, it was adapted for the era's fashion.  Bare legs were covered, the seated woman's expression softened, additional bathers were added to the background, and a bathing cap replaced the offensive dog.

Winslow Homer’s “Eagle Head”: More Than Meets the Eye

When the artist Winslow Homer came to paint on Cape Ann in 1869, he arrived as a busy commercial illustrator for popular magazines of the day.  Over the next eleven years, spending …

Stamping Out Hunger

Local letter carriers across Cape Ann last week collected 17,043 pounds of food donations for The Open Door at Saturday’s 32nd National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger …
Francisco Montoya.

Manchester Coach Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Newport

Longtime Manchester tennis coach Francisco Montoya received the 2025 Gardner Ward Chase Memorial Award—lasting recognition for outstanding lifetime contribution to New England …
Carl Doane’s Incentive, in a breeze, approaching the finish line.

North Shore Sailors Compete in 72nd Running of the Patton Bowl

How do you set a race course that appeals to the two kinds of sailboat racers?  Boats that fly spinnakers want a “Windward – Leeward” course, because they can tack upwind …
I t may be the allure of the Parade of Schooners.   Or the excitement of the races.   But the Gloucester Schooner Festival has become a bona fide Labor Day weekend institution that draws …
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Photos by Tsar Fedorsky for The Quarry Project photo series
Manship Artists Residency is pleased to announce The Quarry Project: Photographs by Tsar Fedorsky, which opens at the Manship Artists Residency on Friday, June 7 and runs through July 7. The Quarry …
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