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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-

Saugus Planning Board Continues 24 Broadway Cannabis Dispensary Hearing to June 18

Saugus Planning Board continued a Route 1 cannabis dispensary review and cleared a stalled mixed-use project's site plan changes at its June 4 meeting.

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