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Essex Select Board Defers Shellfish Permit Vote, Seeks State Resource Study

ESSEX — April 27, 2026 — Essex Select Board defers action on reducing commercial shellfish permits, directing staff to consult state fisheries officials before setting a new cap. Shellfish Constable Billy told the board that only about 25 of the town's 94 permitted commercial clammers are active and that the

Essex School Committee Hears $91–$93 Million Elementary School Cost Estimate

ESSEX — April 27, 2026 — Manchester Essex Regional School District's School Committee received a $91 million to $93 million cost range for the proposed new Essex elementary school at its April 27 meeting. Superintendent Pamela Beals reported that the Essex School Building Committee took a unanimous straw poll on

Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Adopts Option F as Preferred Design

ESSEX — April 16, 2026 — Essex Elementary School Building Committee picks Option F in a four-minute unanimous vote. The committee, meeting Thursday evening, voted 7 to 0 to designate Option F — identified in the record by the parameter "18.2" — as its preferred school building option, with all

Essex Planning Board Backs Associate Member Article, Opposes OSRD Repeal at Town Meeting

ESSEX — April 15, 2026 — Essex Planning Board votes 5-1 against recommending repeal of open space residential development bylaw. The board, chaired by Peter Webster, sent two zoning articles to Annual Town Meeting on May 4 after a public hearing Monday night, voting 6-0 to support Article 14 — which

Essex School Building Committee straw poll backs Option F for new $93 million school

ESSEX — April 14, 2026 — Essex school building committee takes near-unanimous straw poll favoring Option F for new $93 million elementary school. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted on all routine business unanimously April 14 — approving invoices of $47,094.50 to Owner's Project Manager Dore &

Essex Board Opens Grown-Ups 3 Talks, Votes to Pursue Location Deal at Centennial Grove

ESSEX — April 13, 2026 — Essex Select Board opens negotiations with the Grown-Ups 3 production company over summer use of Centennial Grove, while tabling a commercial shellfish permit cap reduction until data arrives. Chair Alvin Guerrero, who handled location negotiations for the original 2010 film — licensed for $110,000 — said

Manchester Essex School Committee Backs 3.5 Percent Budget, Debates Override Messaging

ESSEX — April 7, 2026 — Manchester Essex School Committee backs 3.5 percent FY27 budget and debates how to communicate ahead of Essex's May 4 override vote. The committee reached informal consensus Tuesday not to publish a list of potential program cuts before the vote, with Superintendent Pam Bevan

Essex Planning Board Hears Legal Limits on Preserve Subdivision Review, Continues Hearing

ESSEX — April 1, 2026 — Essex Planning Board narrows scope of its Preserve at Essex review after Town Counsel briefing. The board held a third session of the public hearing on Bell Point LLC's application for a 36-lot Open Space Residential Development at 0 Essex Park Road and

Essex School Building Committee Approves Invoices, Eyes April Cost-Estimate Meeting

Essex Elementary School Building Committee sets April 14 cost-estimate review as design alternatives remain unresolved.

Essex School Building Committee Approves $6,201 in Invoices, Sets April 14 Cost Estimate Review

ESSEX — March 24, 2026 — Essex school building committee sets April 14 cost-estimate meeting as design decision nears. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted unanimously at its March 24 session to approve two vendor invoices totaling $6,201.13 — $3,021.13 to Minuteman Press and $3,180 to

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