Residents will decide to approve or reject a new zoning bylaw that establishes proposed overlay districts in four areas of town at the November 18 Special Town Meeting. The proposed districts have …
In May of 2021, voters at Essex Town Meeting passed a temporary moratorium on change of use of a property from residential or open space to business or industrial, and subsequent Town Meetings …
How best to manage the flying of various flags on the Common at Town Hall has become a discussion point of late. The Select Board is very supportive of allowing commemorative flags to be flown that …
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 we get ready to turn the calendar to September, Town construction activity is ramping up. The Department of Public Works is very busy with road, water and sewer work. These …
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 …
Often people assume that work slows a bit in the summer but not so for municipalities. Construction activity usually picks up and as an oceanside community the Town is busiest this time of year, …
This week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a landmark housing bill into law described as “the most ambitious legislation in Massachusetts history” to tackle the state’s …
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 …
Atwater Avenue seems to be the main sticking point as the Manchester-By-The-Sea Planning Board considered conditions it would require for approving the comprehensive permit for the Cell Signaling …
Drivers on School Street and the Route 128 ramps may see delays of a minute or two from traffic backups if the Cell Signaling Technology laboratory on Atwater Avenue is approved. That was the …
The lack of housing is a major crisis in Massachusetts. We sat down with Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr to talk MBTA Zoning mandates, $4.1 housing bond bill and more …
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 …
The Massachusetts Municipal Association supports Gov. Maura Healey’s policy-heavy, $4 billion housing bond bill, but there are pockets of concern among some city and town leaders, especially as …
This week, Manchester's Open Space Committee meeting sought to take the lead on an issue that had dogged local conservation-minded residents for decades: the future of Gordon College’s 130-acre …
The Manchester Harbor Management Plan Task Force also met Monday to deliberate over key issues that arose from a public forum held last month at the ME Regional High School, including the contentious …
Members of the Manchester-by-the-Sea MBTA Task Force presented its current proposals to the Planning Board at a meeting on Monday, March 25. The presentation was an attempt to bring the Planning …
Last Friday, in a pre-trial ruling, a Salem District Court judge gave the Manchester Community Center a clear message: you may go to trial on April 3 against Harbor’s Point Condominium …
When the Manchester-By-The-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force meets with the Planning Board next month, they hope to present one definite area along with several alternative areas that can be part of the new …