Gloucester

Government · Planning Board

Gloucester Planning Board Recommends 40-Unit Downtown Mixed-Use Project for City Council Approval

Gloucester Planning Board recommends 40-unit mixed-use project at 150 Main Street for City Council approval.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 18

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Approves $182 Million FY2027 Budget 8-1 on Schools

GLOUCESTER -- June 16, 2026, Gloucester City Council approves $182 million FY2027 budget with a lone dissent on school funding. The council voted 8-1 Tuesday to appropriate $55,778,897 for the school department,

Townbrief reporting · Jun 16

Government · Zoning Board

Gloucester ZBA Approves Four Projects, Continues Retirement Home Case to July

GLOUCESTER -- June 11, 2026, Gloucester Zoning Board approves four applications and advances a six-unit housing project to City Council. At the June 11 meeting at the Rosebank Senior Center, the board voted unanimously

Townbrief reporting · Jun 11

Schools · School Committee

Gloucester School Committee Hears Budget Gap Remains at $1.5 Million Before Council Vote

Gloucester School Committee hears senior exit data and leaves a $1.5 million budget gap unresolved ahead of a city council vote.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 10

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Hears Budget Pleas, Will Vote on FY2027 Spending June 16

GLOUCESTER -- June 9, 2026, Gloucester City Council faces budget vote after flood of school funding testimony. More than 40 teachers, students, and parents addressed the council at a June 9 public hearing on the

Townbrief reporting · Jun 9

Government · Planning Board

Gloucester Planning Board Advances Applied Materials Expansion Toward June 18 Decision

GLOUCESTER -- June 4, 2026, Gloucester Planning Board hears first presentation on Applied Materials' largest-ever campus expansion. The board held a public hearing June 4 on a Watershed Protection Overlay Special Permit and

Townbrief reporting · Jun 4

Government · Zoning Board

Gloucester ZBA Approves All Eight Applications at Packed May Meeting

GLOUCESTER -- May 28, 2026, Gloucester's Zoning Board of Appeals granted all eight special permits and variances on its May 28 docket, with no applications denied or continued. Chair Joe Parisi led the

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Government · Select Board

Gloucester Council Votes 8-1 to Adopt Nine-Month Historic Demolition Delay Ordinance

GLOUCESTER -- May 26, 2026, Gloucester City Council adopts demolition delay ordinance, votes 8-1 to protect historic buildings. The council Monday approved a new Article 6 to the city's building ordinance requiring

Townbrief reporting · May 26

Government · Planning Board

Gloucester Planning Board Continues All Three Agenda Items, Sets June and August Hearings

GLOUCESTER -- May 21, 2026, Gloucester Planning Board votes unanimously to continue all active items at May 21 session. The board voted 7-0 on three separate continuances: a Major Project Special Permit for a

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Select Board

Gloucester Council Approves Applied Materials Expansion, Eyes 800 New Jobs

Gloucester City Council voted 9-0 to approve a building-height special permit for an Applied Materials logistics expansion at 11 Dory Road that company officials say could grow the firm's local workforce from 1,200 to 2,000 employees within 10 years.

Townbrief reporting · May 14