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 …
Often people assume that work slows a bit in the summer but not so for municipalities. Construction activity usually picks up and as an oceanside community the Town is busiest this time of year, …
Two powerful lawmakers are trying to push a widely supported bill to ban toxic "forever chemicals" over the finish line before the looming end of session, but neither said Tuesday that the issue will …
Today, U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton made key visits to Cape Ann, including meeting with leaders of several regional hunger-relief nonprofits to discuss the state of local food insecurity and tour …
Residents sounded off their opinions during a public hearing Thursday that addressed a proposed Board of Health regulation that would update rules for installing and maintaining private wells in …
The Manchester Board of Health has drafted new regulations for private wells in town. The proposed rules would apply to all existing and future wells, whether the wells are for drinking water or strictly …
A new challenge facing cities and towns across the country is the issue of “PFAS,” also called “forever chemicals,” in public drinking water supplies. Manchester has …
Steve Gang, chair of the recently dissolved Manchester Water Resources Protection Task Force chair writes this week's OpEd that the issue of Manchester’s water supply is deeper than you think.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to delay the adoption of new conservation-based water rates that would financially penalize the highest residential and business water users and reward the lowest municipal water users.
A family of man-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is the subject of relatively new regulations at the state level and may soon come under new federal regulations as the …