Manchester Harbor has experienced a great deal of positive change over the past 13 years. This includes the introduction of shallow water moorings in 2015, conversion of many single point …
The Healey administration hopes to save residents billions of dollars in energy costs over the next five years by pulling a host of executive-branch levers, including redirection of some …
Families looking to experience Cape Ann’s natural beauty in the winter can take part in a CraneOutdoors Family Winter Wildlife Walk on Sunday, March 15, at the Crane Estate in Ipswich. …
On Tuesday, frustration was the theme of the night as the Manchester Essex Regional School Committee and school district officials wrestled with how to present an FY26 MERSD budget in a year with …
A little more than a year ago, in January 2024, the historic First Parish Church in Manchester welcomed Reverend Katherine A. Schofield as its new pastor, and it marked a significant chapter in the …
School and financial officials from Essex and Manchester-By-The-Sea gathered at Essex Town Hall on February 26 to discuss ways to attack the budget problem the Manchester Essex Regional School …
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 …
On Tuesday, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum will host a pop-up lecture with Jerry Farnham, author of “Main’s Blue-Collar” and “Red at Night,” and …
The journey will begin for the Manchester Essex boys’ basketball team later this week, and if everything goes according to plan it should result in a rematch with a familiar foe on Saturday. …
A s work continues to finalize the proposed FY26 Town and School District budgets, the rising cost of health insurance poses a serious challenge. Double-digit increases have …
February has proven to mark a key inflection point on the critical $6 million, grant-funded plan to upgrade the Central Street culvert in Manchester, but it hasn’t come without drama. …
With Bay Staters facing skyrocketing energy bills, Gov. Maura Healey demanded Sunday that a state regulatory agency and utility companies provide urgent relief to customers. In a letter to …
There is something about Matthew Swindell that suggests he has just walked off the set of a period film, so perfect is each detail of his person. Surely many of you have noticed him about …
Despite the bitter cold, the Manchester by the Sea Fire Department conducted cold water training in the harbor last week. The crew had its engine, ladder and ambulance at the park and a …
The Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), Manchester by-the-Sea’s insurance provider, presented the town with a FY2024 Health and Wellness Award for Excellence in Diversity of …
On Sunday, February 2, Lieutenant Mark McCoy, Officer Sean Mullins, and Reserve Officer Michael Harvey participated in the ninth annual Boston Bruins Foundation BFit Challenge. First …
Numerous construction projects are at various stages of development/completion as reinvestment into the important infrastructure of the Town continues. A status report on these includes the …
Residents of both Essex and Manchester urged the Manchester Essex Regional School Committee to propose and approve a 9 percent increase to the budget for fiscal year 2026. More than 50 people …
With February knocking on the door and a mid-March deadline to complete the process of crafting proposed budgets for the Fiscal Year 2026 (starts July 1, 2025), the debates over the numbers are …
The Manchester Essex boys’ basketball team was able to form an identity pretty early on this winter, helping the team jump to the top of the Cape Ann League in 2024-25. In mid-December, …