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Town Meeting: New Senior Center, Town Launch, EES Study

Voters at Manchester’s Annual Town Meeting Wednesday overwhelmingly approved groundwork for two big long-awaited projects: a senior center at the Masonic building behind Town Hall and formal …
Masconomo Park, Manchester-by-the-Sea, nearly submerged in early 2024 flooding.

Co-designing a Flood Resilient Masco Park

Residents got a taste of what is in store for certain areas of Town with the flooding that occurred this past winter.   While no especially large storm struck, extensive high waters flooded …
Harbormaster, Bion Pike, April’s MC speaker here with club President Kevin Delaney.

Harbormaster Bion Pike Featured at Manchester Club's April Meeting

At the Manchester Club’s April dinner, Manchester-by-the-Sea Harbormaster Bion Pike was the featured speaker and brought the membership up to date on various initiatives and state/federal …

MBTA Zoning Task Force plans second community forum for April 27

Residents of Manchester-by-the-Sea will get another chance to learn about the MBTA zoning requirements and ask questions of the Task Force at a community forum on Saturday, April 27. The forum …
New England Town Meeting Board Game, created in 1979 by Elizabeth Banks MacRury.
It’s Manchester Annual Town Meeting Time
The Annual Town Meeting (ATM) is set for next Wednesday, April 24.   All voters are asked to come to the Memorial School for the 6:30 p.m. start.   (Come early to avoid the rush and you can …
Girls Score & Achieve Goals at CAYH’s Bruins Academy
What happens on the ice each Sunday around 1 p.m. at Dorothy Talbot Rink in Gloucester may come as a bit of a surprise to some. It’s at that time every week that 40 young hockey hopefuls …
Cape Ann Fire and Police officers and MBTS Harbormaster Bion Pike (far left) trained at Masconomo Park last Wednesday morning on oil spill response.
Manchester Hosts Regional Oil Spill Response Training
Manchester Fire Chief Jake McNeilly, members of the Manchester by the Sea Fire Department and Manchester Harbormaster Bion Pike participated in training designed to improve the department's response …
Sports
Congratulations to Nate Gardner on his 11th place finish in the Boys 55 Hurdles event at the MIAA Meet of Champions. Courtesy Photo
Tallying a 3-1 record to begin the season constitutes what most would consider a strong, early start to the season.   When asked about it, Manchester Essex girls’ lacrosse coach Nan Gorton …
While a 4-1 start to the season is nothing to sneeze at, a 9-7 loss to Ipswich on April 5 provided the Manchester Essex boys lacrosse team with its most important lesson of the spring season so far. …
If any group has the experience to handle some of the high-level challenges in store for the Manchester Essex boys’ tennis team this spring, it’s this one. The Hornets lost three …
H ornet sailors jumped right into the cold water of Manchester Harbor on the third day of the season.   Following two days of pulling the boats off the racks, stepping the masts, and …

Artist Carmela Martin Showing in Gloucester

Moon Jellies, 2024, Carmela Martin

Gloucester-based artist Carmela Martin’s paintings will be featured through June 28 in the Main Street lobby exhibit space of BankGloucester. A reception will be held from 10 a.m. to noon …

Senior Nite for Varsity Boys Basketball

Monday night the Hornets held Senior Night for the boys’ basketball team.   The seniors honored their parents for the support they provided during their athletic careers.   Kneeling, …

Ralph E. Bates

Ralph E. Bates, 92, born May 30 1931, died April 29 2024. Ralph was the son of Ralph O. and Leah G. Bates.  He was also predeceased by his sister Evelyn E. Dowell (1926-2010) and brother …

Jane Deering Gallery Features Renata Fryshara

Standing My Ground, 2024 by Renata Fryshara.

C ape Ann artist Renata Fryshara will be featured in an exhibit, “life | capsules” at Jane Deering Gallery in Gloucester through May 26. An opening reception is planned from 3 …

Obituaries
Henry Anthony Taron
Henry Anthony Taron, 92, of Manchester passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 12, 2024.  Son of the late Waclaw and Michalena Tataronis, Henry (Hank) was born in Salem, and …
Thomas Knoke
Thomas Knoke, 60, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 20, 2024.  He was the loving husband of Regine Adam and devoted father of Emily and Shannon Adam. Thomas grew up in Wenden, …
David Frederick Hall Jr.
David Frederick Hall Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, passed away peacefully at the age of 83, surrounded by his loving family, on March 24.  David was born on May 14, …
Dorothy A. (Margulis) Pike
Dorothy A. (Margulis) Pike, age 88 of Manchester by the Sea, entered Eternal Rest on April 10, 2024. Dorothy was born in Boston, daughter of the late Mollie & Mac Margulis.  She owned …
Ruth M. Fusco
Ruth M. Fusco, 89, passed away April 6, 2024 at her home in Manchester in the presence of her loving family.   Born in Revere, she was the daughter of the late John V. Sullivan and Jenny …
Lifestyle
A Bobcat caught in this 2024 award-winning photograph by Dan Prosser just north of Worcester, Mass.

The Creatures' Return

Conservationists use the term “rewilding” to describe the phenomenon where habitat is restored and native flora and fauna return (or are reintroduced) to their former range. Naturalist …

Event on May 5 Asks: Can New England Make Things Again?

Looking around at all of the old mill buildings and tanneries that have been turned into fashionable shopping areas and apartment buildings, it’s easy to think of New England’s …

Gloucester Stage Brings Together Art, Activism, Community in Three Days of Climate Action Plays This Weekend

A three-day performance festival will take place this weekend in the name of climate change at the Gloucester Stage Company.  Called Water's Rising: Festival of New Climate Action Plays , the …
“Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)” by Winslow Homer was called “grotesque” when it debuted in New York City in 1870, described as “one of the most unsettling romantic paintings of the nineteenth century.”  Today it hangs in NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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 …

Step Into History: Eric Pape’s Masterpieces on Display at Hammond Castle Museum

Right now the Hammond Castle Museum in Magnolia is offering a trip through time and artistry with its latest exhibition, “Gertrude Cawein at Hammond Castle Museum.”   Running …
Home and Garden
SENIOR LIVING on CAPE ANN

Weddings…Showers…Graduations…OH MY!

Various factors impact our ability to “do what we used to.”  However, accommodations can usually be made for many areas of need.  As we fly head-first into graduation and …

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 …
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 | April 26

Maria Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of

A lot is happening this week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, including a meeting of the Mystery Book Club, a plant swap, meditation, children's programs and more.

Columnists

It’s all in How You Finish That Counts

Colors are back after a long love affair with cool whites and greys.  And part of that is the opportunity to lean into new finishes in fixtures, like rubbed bronze, brass, and yes, gold.

I   don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s the wild west out there when it comes to the finishes we find on hardware, bathroom fixtures, and lighting.   Where we used to …

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