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Local students enrolled in college are now returning to school after the holidays but now is the time for colleges and universities across the country to announce last semester’s successes from …

Jack Hammond, a retired and decorated U.S. Army Brigadier General and a private sector CEO who has served on advisory groups for presidents, governors, and businesses will kick off a new speaker …

Historic Flooding

Saturday’s rain storm brought historic flooding to areas from Boston to Cape Ann.   Manchester and Essex were particularly hard hit, with images that brought the topic of coastal …

The Manchester-By-The-Sea MBTA Zoning Task Force reduced the number of the areas under current consideration for multi-family zoning options at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11. Of the 11 areas of town that the Task Force previously identified, five …

The University of Massachusetts this week announced the "Community College Advantage Scholarship," a program rewards high-performance community college graduates who plan to continue their education …

Today BankGloucester announced its Board of Directors unanimously voted Paul T. Muniz as its chairman.  He succeeds Charles G. Nahatis, who retired at the beginning of January.

For the Sake of Service

When he started volunteering at the Veterans Home of Chelsea 30 years ago, Manchester’s Bill Bell didn’t expect he’d ever be part of a high-profile ribbon cutting of a $200 …

On Saturday, January 6, the MBTA Zoning Task Force took steps, literally, toward further understanding the state-mandated MBTA Zoning Law by hosting a Density Walk in downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea. …

Beautifully Said

This past Saturday morning, I found myself in a rather strange circumstance — surrounded by a sea of teenagers who chose, of their own free will, to get up at 5:30 a.m., shower, get dressed in …

After serving as a member of the Massachusetts Food System Caucus for several years, Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr this week was named a co-chair of the 157-member group that focuses on advancing …

LEGO Fun at Essex TOHP Library

Children grades K-7 built and created together with over a dozen different building materials including “Lego”, “PlusPlus”, and custom-made Buildwave materials. (Courtesy …

At an induction ceremony last month, 54 inductees from the junior and senior classes joined the current 37 members of the Masconomo Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS).  Chapter …

This week's message from the Manchester by the Sea Sustainability Committee is this: don't trash broken holiday light strings!  Holiday tree light strings and electrical wires, such as …

2023: The Year That Was

Each year at this time, we republish snippets of the year’s events that have made their way onto the pages of the newspaper.  The “Year in Review,” printed in two consecutive …

Within the past two weeks, both the School District and the Town have presented preliminary budgets for FY25.   While significant work by staff has gone into preparing these preliminary budgets, …

MERSD Begins Steep Trek To FY25 Budget

Last week was the first public hearing on the tentative FY25 budget of the Manchester Essex Regional School District, and it’s clear: this will be hard. The proposed education budget for …

Fa La La La!

On Tuesday morning the MMES Cafegymatorium was packed with excited friends, parents, siblings and grandparents for the Annual Memorial School Winter Concert.   K-5 students performed music that …

Manchester Police Notes: Week of Dec 11

Manchester by the Sea Police Notes for the week of December 11th.

J Barrett & Company is pleased to announce that realtor Heidi Gallo has joined the agency in the Cummings Center office. Heidi, who has an impressive sales career, has been a successful …

Discover Gloucester highlighted the significant contributions of some key local leaders at its 2023 Holiday Awards Luncheon last Thursday at Cruiseport Gloucester. The event, graced by …

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