The gymnasium at the Essex Elementary School was so packed for Monday’s Essex Annual Town Meeting that Town Moderator Jeffrey Jones held off the 6:45 p.m. start to allow the thick line of residents …
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Annual Town Meeting, held Monday night at Memorial School, lasted just over three hours with residents approving most everything on the warrant. About 425 residents …
Three citizen petition articles were submitted on time to be included in the warrant for this year’s Annual Town Meeting. The three articles will be part of the 22 articles slated for action at …
Seven of the 22 articles on tap for the Annual Town Meeting, scheduled for April 28, propose amendments to the Town’s current zoning bylaws. The Manchester Planning Board holds a public …
Housing scarcity, local zoning, mobility, and parking challenges are just a few factors driving a “perfect storm” currently challenging the future of downtowns. And the Greater …
It may not feel like it, but election season is here, and many openings remain on town boards and committees. In this update, we’re checking in on open seats in Manchester and Essex, as …
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 …