Last week's 23-page ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirming the state’s multi-family zoning by right mandate imposed on 177 municipalities served by public transportation …
The Healey administration filed emergency regulations late Tuesday afternoon to implement the controversial law meant to spur greater housing production, after the state's highest court struck down …
Watching the conflagration unfold in L.A. is sobering at best. It is hard to imagine how one begins again after such widespread destruction. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash. The road to …
The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure is "ineffective" until the Healey administration takes another …
After six months of hearings, the Manchester By-The-Sea Planning Board approved a special permit for Cell Signaling Technology at Monday night’s meeting. “Well, that was all anti-climatic,” …
Manchester by-the-Sea Special Town Meeting voted to accept the MBTA zoning plan after vigorous debate on both sides Monday night at the Manchester Essex High School. Nearly 900 residents attended …
Essex residents this week paused the adoption of zoning by the Planning Board that would have dramatically expanded residential property protections because it was deemed anti-business and pushed too …
All Manchester voters are encouraged to attend the Special Town Meeting set for Monday, November 18 at the Middle-High School. Given that a larger than normal crowd may attend, early arrival, …
There’s a lot going on this season, including the state-mandated consideration in November of a zoning change to encourage added housing in Manchester, what’s going on this year with the …
In a public hearing Monday, the Manchester Planning Board finalized its “MBTA 3A zoning” language—the state-mandated guideline to increase multi-family housing density in 177 towns near public …
In addition to taking up the proposed amendments that would bring the Town into compliance with the MBTA 3A zoning requirements, voters at the November 18 Special Town Meeting will be asked to vote …
The Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee has ruled in favor of developer Geoffrey Engler and the SLV housing project proposed for Shingle Place Hill off School Street in Manchester’s Limited …
As we get closer to the November 18th Special Town Meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the high school, more and more citizens are starting to gather information on the articles that will be before …
While the main attraction to the Special Town Meeting scheduled for November 18 at the high school is the proposed zoning overlay districts allowing multi-family housing in four small areas of town …
There’s a lot going on this season, including the state-mandated consideration in November of a zoning change to encourage added housing in Manchester, what’s going on this year with the …
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 …