Sign in Subscribe

Topic

Government

A collection of 449 issues

Manchester Conservation Commission Approves Porch Addition, Allocates $2,500 for Trail Tree Removal

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — June 9, 2026 — Manchester Conservation Commission unanimously approved a 15 Eaglehead Road covered porch and authorized $2,500 for hazardous tree removal at Powderhouse Hill trails at its June 9 Zoom meeting. The board issued a Negative Determination of Applicability — conditions 3 and 6 — for applicant

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 proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget, with nearly every speaker urging a level-service or higher school

Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at South Broadway plaza

SALEM — June 9, 2026 — Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at Funhouse Plaza with reduced parking allowance. The board voted 7-0 Tuesday to grant a change of use and conditional use permit for the 18,000-square-foot second-floor space at 291 South Broadway,

Swampscott Select Board approves liquor license for new performing arts center

SWAMPSCOTT — June 8, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves liquor license for new performing arts center while tabling its entertainment license over noise concerns. The board voted 5-0 on June 8 to approve the retail alcoholic beverage license for the Swampscott Center for Performing Arts, clearing the way for

Swampscott Planning Board approves two permits, eyes December zoning changes

SWAMPSCOTT — June 8, 2026 — Swampscott Planning Board unanimously approved two site plan special permits and launched a policy push to protect commercial space across all business-zoned districts in town. The board cleared a revised half-story addition at 80 Puritan Road for applicant Scott Miller — approving it with conditions

Newbury COA Advances Senior Van Service for Town Meeting, Flags Legal Questions

NEWBURY — June 8, 2026 — Newbury's Council on Aging voted unanimously June 8 to advance a plan offering the COA's 14-passenger accessible van for senior residents to attend town meetings and elections, while directing staff to first resolve open questions about insurance coverage and election-law

Manchester Planning Board Approves Verizon 5G Tower Upgrade at Ashland Avenue

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — June 8, 2026 — Manchester Planning Board approves Verizon 5G upgrade at Ashland Avenue cell tower while opening review of first MBTA-zone duplex project. The board voted unanimously June 8 to grant Selco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, a special permit to remove three antennas

Groveland Select Board Orders Pentucket to Use State Enrollment Data for Town Assessments

GROVELAND — June 8, 2026 — Groveland Select Board votes to challenge Pentucket Regional School District's enrollment billing methodology. The board voted 5-0 Monday to authorize its chair to co-sign a joint letter with the chairs of Merrimac and West Newbury demanding that Pentucket use its own state-

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 site plan review for a proposed three-story, roughly 130,000-square-foot addition to the

Swampscott Board Continues Hawthorne Performing Arts Licenses to June 8 Special Meeting

SWAMPSCOTT — June 3, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board advances Hawthorne performing arts licenses and opens long-term RFP planning for town-owned waterfront property. The board unanimously approved a common victualler's license for applicant John Nicastro's Swampscott Center for Performing Arts at the former Hawthorne restaurant on

All Essex County towns we cover · Every Massachusetts town on the Townbrief network.