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Manchester Finance Committee Approves Council on Aging, Health, and Library Budgets

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — January 22, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee unanimously approved three operating budgets at its January 22 meeting and debated a potential overhaul of how the town finances affordable housing and the downtown rotunda project. Chair Sarah Mellish and the seven-member panel

Manchester Finance Committee Approves FY27 Police and Town Clerk Budgets

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — January 15, 2026 — Manchester Finance Committee approves FY27 police budget at $2.1 million amid persistent staffing shortages. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve police department salaries at $2,109,655 and expenses at $135,000, after Police Chief Fitzgerald and Lieutenant Martin McClure warned

Groveland Finance Committee Hears Fire Chief's Plea for More Full-Time Firefighters

GROVELAND — January 14, 2026 — Groveland Finance Committee hears department budget requests, debates fire staffing urgency. Fire Chief Valentine told the committee Wednesday that the department answered 1,285 calls in the 18 months ending December 31, 2025, with daytime response averaging just 2.3 firefighters per call — down from 14

Manchester Finance Committee Sets Budget Review Schedule, Flags $732K School Shortfall

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review with a $732,000 school shortfall and a $3.6 million Rotunda funding gap.

North Andover Finance Committee Seeks Five Years of School Spending Data

North Andover Finance Committee warns of a school-budget squeeze and a potential tax hit from the Royal Crest sale.

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