To peruse the menu at 51 Rocky Neck is to essentially take a culinary stroll through the adventuresome life of its owner Patrick Hurd. 

Masconomo Council 1232 Knights of Columbus will bring its Free Fall Fun Fest back to Manchester on Saturday, Sept. 19, offering an afternoon of family activities with a larger purpose: helping stock the shelves at The Open Door.

From the street, there's almost nothing to suggest that one of Cape Ann's newest farms lies beneath the weathered buildings of East Gloucester's working waterfront.

Summer is for ice cream.  It's also for lobster rolls.  And for the first time in three decades, lobster has returned to one of Manchester's most recognizable waterfront landmarks.

Essex needed a grocery market.  It had been talked about, wished for, and a bit of a burr in the saddle of locals for some time.  But even I underestimated the sheer joy of putting eggs, …

 On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the Manchester Golden Age Club members gathered for their annual Summer Hummer in the Chowder House at scenic Tuck’s Point. The members were …