The Planning Board is working on a new zoning proposal for Manchester’s core downtown area in response to the recently completed Downtown Visioning Project. The project revealed that …
Essex voters may have a sense of “déjà vu” at this coming Monday’s 2025 Special Town Meeting Warrant when they consider changes in how Finance Committee (FinCom) …
Open enrollment for 2026 kicks off at the Massachusetts Health Connector on Saturday, and officials are girding for a drop in membership fueled by shifting federal policies and confusion over the …
Municipalities in Massachusetts often rely on grant funding to help subsidize critical projects because state law limits their ability to raise local revenue. In recent years, rising costs and …
After nearly two years of simmering accusations and political strain, Manchester’s long-running mooring controversy may have finally hit its turning point Monday night. In a joint meeting …
When the Manchester Community Preservation Committee (CPC) kicked off this year’s grant funding cycle at a meeting last week, it marked an important milestone: its 20th anniversary. …
Cycling has grown in popularity and with an increase in activity, it is important that we promote safety tips to keep Manchester-by-the-Sea a bike-friendly town where kids can bike to school, …
This week, the Manchester Select Board will finally engage accusations made by one man against the Harbormaster regarding moorings management, and MERSD Superintendent Pam Beaudoin was given notice …
It’s official. Manchester will not hold a Special Town Meeting on November 17 after Planning Board Chair Sarah Creighton signaled the Select Board on Monday that her board needed more …
Today, good news for Manchester. Republic Services and unionized trash workers announced they’ve agreed to a contract, and trash and recycling services to 14 communities north of Boston, …
This week, it’s heroism on Singing Beach, an update on the waste management strike that has gripped Manchester and 13 other North Shore towns for nearly three months, and …
Against the stunning backdrop of Conomo Point in Essex on Monday, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Salem), offered a dark warning: federal cuts to emergency funding would cost lives. Flanked by …
Through two separate legislative vehicles, Manchester-by-the-Sea will receive $285,043 in road and bridge funding for the town’s local projects. MA Sen. Bruce Tarr and Rep. …
This week, town officials in Manchester prepare for a large-scale housing proposal off Upper Pine Street in the Limited Commercial District while Essex eyes new cannabis rules, public safety updates, …
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the Essex River dredging contract to Atlantic Coast Tug & Marine (ACT&M) late last year, it was the company’s first major federal …
I may be stating the obvious when talking about how our existing operational facilities are in desperate need of attention. I am the newest member of your municipal team after all. However, …
Seven weeks into a mid-summer trash collection strike affecting 14 Massachusetts communities, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday pressed the top executive at Republic Services to help end the labor dispute. …
On Tuesday, Manchester’s $5+ million Central Street Culvert project was the poster child for a 20-state coalition federal lawsuit asserting that cuts made earlier this year to the Federal …
It was supposed to restore safe passage and strengthen the local economy. Instead, a long-awaited $2.3 million federal dredging project in Essex has left harbor conditions, according to many …
Transfer Station Expanded Hours: The Transfer Station will offer expanded hours this week to receive trash and recycling on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 from 7:30 a.m.to 3 p.m. The most …