With wildfires capturing the nation's attention, and Cape Ann experiencing higher-than-normal forest fires just last year, public attention is firmly focused on fire safety and state officials are …
Welcome to 2025. The Manchester Select Board and other boards have opened the year with a full slate of items spanning public safety issues with a downtown crosswalk, a possible new future for the …
It’s become an annual tradition for many, coming down to Singing Beach in Manchester on New Year’s Day to take the plunge. Thankfully, this year, plunge day came the week before …
![Walker Hancock working on his clay sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, c.1982-1984, digital print from 35 mm film, gift of the artist, 2022 [accession # 2022.074]](https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/cricket/medium/20250109-131608-119-Walker%20Hancock%202_Cape%20Ann%20Museum.jpeg)
Art surrounds Bob Orrall, literally. Stepping into his home, your eyes are sort of frantically undecided as to which delightful painting/sculpture/cuckoo clock to study. It’s everywhere. …
Richard “Randy” Beaton of Essex, MA. passed away after a brief illness on January 12, 2025. He was born on August 29, 1938. Randy was raised in Manchester-By-The-Sea …
A program of much-loved Broadway hits performed by four talented singers, all members of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, accompanied by trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano at the next …
The regular season is over for the Manchester Essex cross country teams, and now comes the postseason push. Both Hornet squads will compete in the Cape Ann League Championships at Wrentham …
I have a return-client who bought a little granny-house as an investment, and she’s entrusting me to give it an “update.” She’s not sure if she’ll sell it or rent it, …
Each dog is special and should be treated as an individual. Not only is your dog special to you, but she is special to your veterinarian as well. Every year improvements are made to the …
There are great things happening this coming week at the TOHP Burnham Essex Public Library, like mini-golf, “STEAM and Stories,” a felting workshop, and more! Check it out …
Reconciling an historic home with modern living can be tricky. These properties are beautiful house with solid bones, but it's important when you tackle this type of design renovation to proceed with a healthy dose of caution ...
This week we learned that Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library was not selected to receive a Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program …
On October 5th, 2022, a group of concerned citizens did not believe the State had the right to impose the MBTA “Mandate” Law (3A) on …
If you have walked or driven past the Friendship Tree on Town Green after dusk in the past few days, you may have noticed that the lights on …
It’s hard to believe that it has been more than two and a half years since Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to modify the zoning in the area …
Forty acres of quarried and stripped land will be restored and developed in an environmentally sensitive manner by Cell Signaling Technology, …
As a resident of Manchester’s historic district for the past two decades, I recently received a “Notice to Abutters/ Commission’s Waiver …
What I remember most is what a great co-captain Chis Glass was on the MHS football team when I was a freshman in 1965. Along with a Peter …
Next week, Manchester voters will consider a town meeting article to approve state mandated changes to local zoning, namely a transit-oriented …
Although I am sure there are some reputable auto dealerships, is the Governor and the State are just a typical example of a sleazy …
