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Town issues nor'easter closure alert

Gloucester issues storm closure alert as nor'easter threatens weekend events. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town issues storm closure alert ahead of nor'easter; Licensing Board calls special meeting Monday; Human Rights Commission meets Monday at City Hall; Historical Commission mee…

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Noticing error postpones Jebica Lane hearing

Gloucester's Planning Board debated a Jebica Lane land split as a mistakenly noticed hearing shifts to October 1. From our own coverage: Planning board weighs Jebica Lane land split. Also in today's brief (7 items): Gottlieb Foundation gives painting to Cape Ann Museum; Open Door names …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

Five Gloucester-resident obituaries were published this week: Brophy, Robert Vincent; Byron, Deanna M. (Amaral); Downey, Helen I.; Noonan, David Paul Jr.; and Ruta, Stephanie Marie. Notable among them, Robert Vincent Brophy, 94, served in the Army as an Infantry Weapons Instructor at Fo…

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Real Estate

Recorded Gloucester Home Prices Span $103,855 To $859,000 This Period

Gloucester's registry recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only four carried a sale price so far, ranging from $103,855 to $859,000 with a median of $590,000. The period's top recorded sale was 13 Riverside Rd at $859,000, sold by Barbara J. Ouimette to Krist…

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Gloucester Trash Cart Rollout Pushes Into the Weekend

Gloucester's switch from trash bags to wheeled carts stretched into the weekend as delivery crews worked to catch up on backlogged routes. A town News Flash alert posted Saturday, Sept. 19, said crews were still finishing Thursday's delivery route and were "deep into" Friday's, the seco…

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board OKs Jebica Lane Lot Split

Gloucester Planning Board approves three-lot consolidation off Jebica Lane into two parcels. The board voted 4-0, with Member Beverly Bookin abstaining, to endorse an approval-not-required plan filed by trustees Deborah C.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

Two Gloucester, MA obituaries were published this week: Verga, Kim M., 68, of Gloucester, who died August 27, 2026, and Watt, Thomas Joseph, 86, of Exeter, NH and Gloucester, MA, who died September 6, 2026, after a 35-year career in real estate finance and investment. Verga's notice was…

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Real Estate

Gloucester's top sale reaches $1.3 million as disclosed prices span wide range

Gloucester recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12. Of those, five carried disclosed sale prices ranging from $299,000 to $1,300,000, with a median of $860,000. The month's top sale was 115 Leonard St. Lot A3 at $1,300,000, sold by Beatrice K. Nelson to Lois Goodell.…

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Real Estate

Gloucester Sale Prices Span From $700,000 To Nearly $4.8 Million

Gloucester recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only four listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $700,000 to $4,805,000, with a median of $1,243,000 among those four. The month's top sale was 77 Norwood Heights, which sold for $4,805,000 to Chatham H…

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