Essex recorded four property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, three with listed prices ranging from $775,000 to $1.2 million and a median of $875,000. The top sale was 6 Scots Way Lot 2, which sold for $1.2 million to 6 Scots Way LLC. One sale, at 2 Riverview Hill Rd, has no pric…
Essex's public library will cut the ribbon on its new garden and patio Saturday, Sept. 26. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony, held on the library lawn, caps weeks of planning by the Friends of the Library, who discussed the project at their September meeting. Library Director Carla Christensen con…
Essex selectmen weigh a $50,000 fire budget gap as they plan to hire a full-time chief. Town officials project the fiscal 2028 fire budget could climb to $316,000 under a full-time chief model, versus roughly $267,000 budgeted for current staffing, with a hire targeted for February 1, 2027.
One Essex, Massachusetts obituary was recorded this week: Jerin, Robert A., age 73, of Essex, who died Saturday, September 12, 2026. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Campbell Funeral Home of Beverly. No further biographical detail, such as profession or survivors, was included…
Essex recorded five property sales between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds records. Three sales disclosed a price, ranging from $775,000 to $1,200,000, with a median of $875,000; two transfers, both within the same family and involvi…
This week's Essex obituary column carries one notice: Simard, David Donald, 66, of Essex, MA, who died August 30, 2026, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was a longtime CDL truck driver and the son of the late Donald and Claire (Grandmaison) Simard. The obituary was…
Essex recorded eight property deed transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5. Four disclosed sale prices, ranging from $775,000 to $1,465,000, with a median of $1,037,500. The period's highest-priced transaction was 17 Addison St., which sold for $1,465,000 on Aug. 10 from seller Corey P. Ja…
Essex recorded 14 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29. Seven disclosed a sale price, ranging from $775,000 to $1,750,000, with a median of $1,465,000. The month's top sale was 45 Lufkin Point Rd Lot 4, which sold for $1,750,000 on Aug. 3 from Michael P. Ross to Richard Greenb…
Essex School Committee approves $133,000 in project invoices, debates entry design ahead of fall town meeting votes.
Essex Select Board weighs a fire chief who answers directly to the board.
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