Opinion

The Manchester Woman’s Club (MWC) 2024-2025 year begins Tuesday, September 17, noon, at the First Parish Chapel.  The women in our community are invited to this meeting to consider joining …

Greg Federspiel, MBTS Town Administrator, raises important points regarding the DPW garage site on Pleasant Street, and possible future new uses (“Long-Range Facility Planning”, Manchester …

The 125th year of the North Shore Horticultural Society begins September 26th and will be celebrated throughout the 2024-2025 season with many varied programs. Many different aspects of horticulture …

Leave Them Alone!

I am writing on behalf of the millions of creatures that live in our yards in the decaying leaves and soil under our trees and bushes.  They have no voice so I am calling out to the people of …

Folks who swim, boat, dive, or fish off the coast of Manchester-by-the-Sea will see some changes to Kettle Island Wildlife Sanctuary soon—improvements that will yield more native tree species …

You can help! A VOTE for the Friends of The Manchester Council on Aging is a vote for Manchester and, looking ahead, maybe a vote for your future too! $5,000 will be awarded to the Cape Ann …

RE: the state of business in Essex, and recent letters by Ed Neale and Rob Fitzgibbon, the Town's "schizophrenic" approach seems more like the balancing of differing needs of residential …

The Legion would like to thank the following for helping on August 5th at the Picnic for Residents of Veterans Home at Chelsea: •Yacht Club and Harbormaster for supplying boats and taking …

A big thank you to the many townspeople who came out to the Friends of the Manchester Library Book Sale on Saturday during Festival by the Sea.  The Book Sale was a success with lots of books …

Today, 79 years ago, at 8:15 AM Japan time, which would have been 7:15 PM, Monday in the United States, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another atomic bomb …

I enjoyed reading Edward Neal’s July 14th Letter to the Editor ( The Cricket , July 19) regarding the “schizophrenic nature of the Selectmen’s policies toward businesses.” …

I feel compelled to weigh in on the apparent schizophrenic nature of the Selectmen’s policies toward businesses.  I found it ironic that at the same meeting that the Board tabled four …

I wanted to make the town community aware that there was a petition by I believe the American Legion Post #119 Veterans here in Manchester that was apparently added to the Select Board agenda, which …

I am ashamed and shocked at how doggedly the press is hounding President Joe Biden.  If they had done the same amount and intensity toward the dishonest, manipulative Donald Trump, we …

CST Impact Reminiscent of SLV

"CST Landscaping and Stormwater Discussed", June 28th edition; Matt Connor of Hancock Associates, explaining the scope and nature of the proposed project, said, "As you can see, we don't have many …

This July 4th raffle to support the parade and fireworks is over for this year - we’ll have the winners by next week, however, we want to thank some of our local merchants for donating valuable …

When it comes to our society’s struggle to prevent overdose, the losses seem to weigh a whole lot heavier than the victories. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health sent out a …

The Fourth of July is coming!   It’s not too late to make your donation to help support both the parade and the Manchester Singing Beach fireworks (on the 3rd). It’s a huge event in …

On behalf of the elementary students and teachers at Essex Elementary School and Manchester Memorial School, I want to thank you for the Hooper Fund’s generous grant to support our goal of …

The 4th of July is coming! It’s not too late to make your donation to help support both the parade and the Singing Beach fireworks (on the 3rd). It’s a huge event in our town and is …

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