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Wenham Select Board Orders Cherry Street Survey, Withdraws Route 97 Speed Limit Request

WENHAM -- May 12, 2026, Wenham Select Board authorizes Cherry Street boundary survey and approves landmark $2.425 million conservation deal. The board voted 4-0 at its May 12 meeting to commission a survey of abutting properties at 24 and 26 Cherry Street, not to exceed $5,000, after member

Newburyport City Council Approves 18-Month Historic Demolition Delay on First Reading

NEWBURYPORT -- May 12, 2026, Newburyport City Council voted 9-2 to extend the city's historic demolition delay from 12 to 18 months, advancing Ordinance 217 on first reading at the May 12 meeting. The vote came after the council approved 8-3 a floor amendment by Councillor Kathleen

Manchester Conservation Commission Fines Developer $900 for Unpermitted Wetland Work

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, May 12, 2026, Manchester Conservation Commission fines 7 Central Street operator $900 for unpermitted wetland excavation and continues Boardman Avenue seawall debate. The commission voted 6-0 to ratify an April 15 enforcement order against the commercial property and 5-1 to levy $300 per day

Gloucester Council Approves Applied Materials Height Variance, School Advocates Demand Budget Action

GLOUCESTER -- May 12, 2026, Gloucester council approves Applied Materials expansion permit as school advocates pack public comment. The Gloucester City Council voted 7-0 at its May 12 meeting to grant a special permit allowing Applied Materials Incorporated to build a three-story manufacturing and engineering addition at 35 Dory

Saugus Board of Health renews air-monitoring contract, demands water testing at landfill

Saugus Board of Health unanimously renews environmental oversight contract while ordering a search for groundwater testing at the Wheelabrator monofill.