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Swampscott Finance Committee Backs Free Cash to Buy $375,000 Recycling Bins

SWAMPSCOTT -- May 14, 2026, Swampscott's Finance Committee leaned toward using $375,000 in free cash to purchase automated recycling bins ahead of Town Meeting, while awaiting final numbers on a new five-year trash-hauling contract. In a non-binding straw poll, all responding members, including Chair Eric

Gloucester ZBA Approves Eight Permits, Splits on Washington Street Variance

GLOUCESTER -- May 14, 2026, Gloucester Zoning Board approves eight applications and splits 4-1 on a contested Washington Street variance at its May meeting. The board's most debated item pitted architect Joseph Taramina, representing 970 Washington Street owners Josh and Ann Marie Palmer, against attorney Bill Heaney of

North Andover Conservation Commission Voids Conflict-of-Interest Vote, Denies Salem Street Wall Waiver

NORTH ANDOVER -- May 13, 2026, North Andover Conservation Commission voids a conflict-of-interest vote and denies a Salem Street homeowner's retaining wall waiver on a 4-to-3 margin. The commission at its May 13 meeting unanimously rescinded a January 14 waiver approval after Chairman Al Manzi,

Newbury Library Board Rejects Sole Director Applicant, Widens Search Through State Agency

NEWBURY -- May 13, 2026, Newbury's Library Board restarted its director search after its only applicant lacked required librarian certification. The three-member board, trustees Terry Livers, Alexander Burke, and Richard Vasari, met in special session May 13 and agreed to decline the sole response to the town'

Groveland Conservation Commission Issues Two Negative Determinations, Continues Main Street Hearing

GROVELAND -- May 13, 2026, Groveland Conservation Commission continued two hearings, issued two negative wetland determinations, and raised concerns over town road-paving work already underway near wetlands without proper public notice. The May 13 meeting opened with a continuance of a Notice of Intent for an 8-by-16-foot