February has proven to mark a key inflection point on the critical $6 million, grant-funded plan to upgrade the Central Street culvert in Manchester, but it hasn’t come without drama. …
J Barrett & Company this week announced that the "Fabyan & Filias Team"—comprised of vice presidents and realtors Holly Fabyan and Paula Polo-Filias—is ranked first in sales at J …
Essex is inviting the public to participate in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30. The session will focus on housing …
Last week's 23-page ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirming the state’s multi-family zoning by right mandate imposed on 177 municipalities served by public transportation …
The Healey administration filed emergency regulations late Tuesday afternoon to implement the controversial law meant to spur greater housing production, after the state's highest court struck down …
Watching the conflagration unfold in L.A. is sobering at best. It is hard to imagine how one begins again after such widespread destruction. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash. The road to …
The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure is "ineffective" until the Healey administration takes another …
Manchester by-the-Sea Special Town Meeting voted to accept the MBTA zoning plan after vigorous debate on both sides Monday night at the Manchester Essex High School. Nearly 900 residents attended …
Essex residents this week paused the adoption of zoning by the Planning Board that would have dramatically expanded residential property protections because it was deemed anti-business and pushed too …
All Manchester voters are encouraged to attend the Special Town Meeting set for Monday, November 18 at the Middle-High School. Given that a larger than normal crowd may attend, early arrival, …
There’s a lot going on this season, including the state-mandated consideration in November of a zoning change to encourage added housing in Manchester, what’s going on this year with the …
In a public hearing Monday, the Manchester Planning Board finalized its “MBTA 3A zoning” language—the state-mandated guideline to increase multi-family housing density in 177 towns near public …
The Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee has ruled in favor of developer Geoffrey Engler and the SLV housing project proposed for Shingle Place Hill off School Street in Manchester’s Limited …
As we get closer to the November 18th Special Town Meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the high school, more and more citizens are starting to gather information on the articles that will be before …
Almost a year ago, a subtle change took place on Central Street in Manchester. Molisse Realty Group, a familiar name in local real estate, began operating under a new set of signs bearing the …
There’s a lot going on this season, including the state-mandated consideration in November of a zoning change to encourage added housing in Manchester, what’s going on this year with the …
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board continued to revise and adjust a list of possible conditions for Cell Signaling Technology’s proposed research-and-development laboratories planned for …
As part of the passage of an historic $5.16 billion housing bill earlier this month, $8 million in authorizations have been secured to support housing initiatives in local communities in Essex …
While blasting was the main topic of debate at the Aug. 12 Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board (see last week’s Cricket for details), several other issues were discussed, including oversight …
The Cell Signaling Technology project up at the old quarry near the MAC is making its way through the permitting process. Preliminary earth work has begun, including some test blasting which started …