ESSEX -- July 13, 2026, Essex Select Board advances governance study proposal and affordable housing push. At its July 13 meeting, the board heard Town Administrator Brendan's pitch to convene an ad hoc
Essex clam flat closures tied to a Haverhill sewage spill drag on even after the leak was repaired. The Gloucester Daily Times reported that local shellfishers and Woodman's of Essex remain affected by the continuing flat shutdown — a situation the paper headlined as "Clammers lament fl…
Essex Elementary School Building Committee unanimously advances five construction management firms to the proposal phase and approves a $300,000 owner's project manager contract amendment.
ESSEX -- June 22, 2026, Essex Select Board opens review of fire department governance while conditionally awarding a public safety building siding contract. The board agreed Monday to convene a special session with the Board
ESSEX -- June 17, 2026, Manchester Essex School Committee votes unanimously to authorize a new procurement card program and correct feasibility study language at its June 17 meeting. The committee approved a resolution to issue
ESSEX -- June 17, 2026, Essex Planning Board approves 36-lot open space subdivision after eight public hearings. The board voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve a definitive subdivision plan for The Preserve at Essex,
Essex Elementary School Building Committee seats construction manager selection subcommittee and narrows site design choices.
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'
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
ESSEX -- May 26, 2026, Essex school building committee unanimously adopts construction management at risk for new elementary school. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted 9-0 Tuesday night to use the construction management
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