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Gloucester Planning Board Advances Applied Materials Expansion Toward June 18 Decision

GLOUCESTER -- June 4, 2026, Gloucester Planning Board hears first presentation on Applied Materials' largest-ever campus expansion. The board held a public hearing June 4 on a Watershed Protection Overlay Special Permit and site plan review for a proposed three-story, roughly 130,000-square-foot addition to the

Swampscott Board Continues Hawthorne Performing Arts Licenses to June 8 Special Meeting

SWAMPSCOTT -- June 3, 2026, Swampscott Select Board advances Hawthorne performing arts licenses and opens long-term RFP planning for town-owned waterfront property. The board unanimously approved a common victualler's license for applicant John Nicastro's Swampscott Center for Performing Arts at the former Hawthorne restaurant on

Newburyport Planning Board Unanimously Approves Two-Home Special Permit for Murphy Avenue

NEWBURYPORT -- June 3, 2026, Newburyport Planning Board unanimously approves two-home special permit for 5 Murphy Avenue infill project. The board granted a Section 6C special permit to applicant Joe Nathan to demolish a dilapidated 1947 house and build two gambrel-style condominium homes of approximately 1,805 and 1,

Newbury Planning Board Continues Central Street Subdivision Hearing to July 15

NEWBURY -- June 3, 2026, Newbury Planning Board continues Central Street subdivision hearing to July, closes out Boston Road site plan. The board, meeting remotely via Zoom on June 3 with Vice Chair Pete Pecos presiding in the absence of Chair Woody Knight, voted 4-0 to push the continued public

Groveland Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $147,400 in Year-End Budget Transfers

GROVELAND -- June 3, 2026, Groveland Finance Committee approves $147,400 in year-end transfers and loses two members to resignation. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to shift fiscal year 2026 surplus balances, led by a $104,000 communications wages overage stemming from the town's December 2025 transition to

Essex Planning Board sets June 17 vote on Bell Point 36-lot subdivision decision

ESSEX -- June 3, 2026, Essex Planning Board advances 36-lot Bell Point subdivision toward a June 23 decision deadline. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to continue the public hearing on Bell Point LLC's definitive subdivision plan for 0 Essex Park Road and 0 Pond Street Rear, a proposed

Salem Conservation Commission Approves $4,000 Beaver Pipe Fix, Schedules Land Hearing

SALEM -- June 3, 2026, Salem Conservation Commission votes 7-0 to address beaver flooding with $4,000 pipe installation. The commission, chaired by Georgia Brust and staffed by Community Development Project Manager Creighton Brubaker, approved two water-control pipes at a beaver dam site near Bluff Street after rejecting any

Saugus Select Board Sets FY27 Sewer Rate at Zero Percent in 5-0 Vote

Saugus Select Board freezes sewer rate for FY27 at zero percent, voting 5-0 on June 2.

Lynn zoning board continues Grace House sober-home hearing to June 16

Lynn zoning board continues 34-bed Grace House sober-home hearing to June 16 after packed, contentious meeting.

Lynn Disability Commission approves annual report, outreach fair fee

Lynn Disability Commission approves its first annual report and a $25 outreach-fair fee.

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