Saugus Board of Health Unanimously Opens 60-Day Comment Period on Wind Waste Landfill Closure
Saugus Board of Health opens 60-day public comment period on Wind Waste ash landfill closure questions.
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North Andover Select Board Approves Eversource Gas Station on Oaks Drive
NORTH ANDOVER -- June 1, 2026, North Andover Select Board approves Eversource regulator station on Oaks Drive after alternatives ruled out. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve an Eversource Energy petition to replace the aging single-vault Mill Road gas regulator station with a new triple-vault, dual-run facility
Ipswich Select Board Sets July 28 Special Town Meeting for Public Safety Building Revote
IPSWICH -- June 1, 2026, Ipswich Select Board votes 4-1 to hold a July 28 special town meeting and August 11 special town election on the public safety building after the project fell eight votes short of a two-thirds supermajority at the May annual town meeting. Chair Michael Hartman
Essex Select Board Approves All-Alcohol License for New Steakhouse at 109 Eastern Avenue
ESSEX -- June 1, 2026, Essex Select Board unanimously approves all-alcohol restaurant license for new steakhouse at long-vacant Eastern Avenue address. The board voted without dissent at its June 1 meeting to grant an annual all-alcohol pouring license to JKE Barbecue Steakhouse LLC, doing business as Toro Barbecue
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North Andover School Committee Holds Most TA Contract Items, Books Four More Bargaining Sessions
NORTH ANDOVER -- May 29, 2026, North Andover School Committee holds most teaching assistant contract proposals, books fall bargaining sessions. At the May 29 collective bargaining session with the teaching assistant unit of the North Andover Teachers Association, district negotiators placed holds on virtually all financially significant proposals, including parental leave
Saugus Zoning Board Approves Four Petitions, Continues 40B Case
Saugus Zoning Board of Appeals clears four residential petitions, including a disputed Bayview Road rebuild. The board voted unanimously at its May 28 meeting to approve special permits and variances for projects at 23 Bayview Road, 9 Kent Street, 5 Dream Street, and 77 Elm Street.
West Newbury Select Board Approves Conservation Picks, Holiday Changes at May Meeting
West Newbury Select Board approves Conservation Commission appointments and revised holiday schedule amid town manager transition.
Swampscott School Committee Re-elects Pastor Chair, Reviews Cell Phone and Policy Changes
SWAMPSCOTT -- May 28, 2026, Swampscott School Committee unanimously re-elected Glenn Pastor as chair and appointed Miguel as vice chair at its May 28 regular session. The committee seated its standing subcommittees for the year, including a newly proposed facilities and naming subcommittee, prompted by anticipated decisions on donation-linked
Manchester Finance Committee Sets July 8 Meeting for Year-End Budget Transfers
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, May 28, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee previews year-end transfers and an uncertain trash contract transition. Finance Director Andrea Romania told the committee at the May 28 working session that she has identified $855,000 in spending turnbacks across the operating budget, making