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Groveland Conservation Commission Issues Two Negative Determinations, Continues Main Street Hearing

GROVELAND — May 13, 2026 — Groveland Conservation Commission continued two hearings, issued two negative wetland determinations, and raised concerns over town road-paving work already underway near wetlands without proper public notice. The May 13 meeting opened with a continuance of a Notice of Intent for an 8-by-16-foot

Manchester Conservation Commission Fines Developer $900 for Unpermitted Wetland Work

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — May 12, 2026 — Manchester Conservation Commission fines 7 Central Street operator $900 for unpermitted wetland excavation and continues Boardman Avenue seawall debate. The commission voted 6-0 to ratify an April 15 enforcement order against the commercial property and 5-1 to levy $300 per day

Newburyport Conservation Commission closes 30-year-old permits, clears waterfront boardwalk project

Newburyport Conservation Commission unanimously closes two 1990s-era open permits and clears a major waterfront boardwalk rehabilitation project in a single meeting.

Newbury Conservation Commission Authorizes Stormwater Review for 44-Unit MBTA Housing Development

NEWBURY — May 4, 2026 — Newbury Conservation Commission authorized an independent stormwater review for a proposed 44-unit MBTA housing development at 34 Central Street and scheduled a second May meeting to manage a growing agenda. Engineer Christian Smith of Beals and Associates told the commission the project's design

Wenham Commission Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing to May 11

WENHAM — April 27, 2026 — Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music center hearing, citing missing lighting documents. The commission voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's Notice of Intent for the Adams Center for Music, a roughly 15,000-square-foot building with a

Wenham Commission Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing to May 11

WENHAM — April 27, 2026 — Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music center hearing, citing missing lighting documents. The commission voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's Notice of Intent for the Adams Center for Music, a roughly 15,000-square-foot building with a

Newburyport Conservation Commission Continues Two Plum Island Cases to May 5

NEWBURYPORT — April 23, 2026 — Newburyport Conservation Commission continues two Plum Island applications, citing missing state paperwork. The commission voted 6-0 at its April 23 meeting to carry both a pool-removal Notice of Intent at 137 Old Point Road and a sauna installation application at 82nd Street by Prince

Conservation Commission Continues Candlestick Road Pool Permit After Vernal Pool Confirmed

NORTH ANDOVER — April 22, 2026 — North Andover Conservation Commission confirms vernal pool at Candlestick Road, continues pool permit pending 1978 file closure. The commission voted unanimously at its April 22 meeting to continue the Notice of Intent for a proposed in-ground pool at 115 Candlestick Road after staff and

North Andover Conservation Commission Backs Town-Land Rodenticide Ban, Splits 3-2 on Private-Property Petition

NORTH ANDOVER — April 8, 2026 — North Andover Conservation Commission splits on rodenticide warrant articles ahead of town meeting. The commission voted unanimously April 8 to recommend favorable action on Article 27, a bylaw that would codify the town's existing practice of prohibiting second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on municipal

Groveland Conservation Commission Approves King Street Substation Permit Unanimously

GROVELAND — April 8, 2026 — Groveland Conservation Commission unanimously approved a buried conduit permit for the 209 King Street NEC substation and raised jurisdictional concerns about a town-meeting article that would give the Select Board authority to negotiate leases at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park. TRC Companies wetland consultant James Treacy

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