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Manchester-by-the-Sea Boards Approve $486,000 in FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers

Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee and Select Board jointly approved $486,544 in fiscal year 2026 year-end budget transfers at their July 8 joint meeting, then split off two water and sewer enterprise fund overages for separate treatment.

Groveland Finance Committee elects Haywood chair, approves $2,500 building department transfer

Groveland Finance Committee reorganized, approved a $2,500 transfer, and set September as its next meeting date.

Groveland Commission Approves Water Plant Permit, Defers Generator Pad Dispute

Groveland Conservation Commission approved a contested water treatment plant permit on a 3-1 vote, deferring a bylaw dispute over a generator pad.

Conservation Commission Continues $50,000 Bond Substitution Request, Seeks Contract Details

NORTH ANDOVER — July 8, 2026 — North Andover Conservation Commission tables contractor's bid to replace $50,000 cash bond with surety on a town road project. The commission voted unanimously to continue a request from the contractor on the Route 125 and Osgood Street and Great Pond Road intersection

Salem Conservation Commission Votes 7-0 on Contractor Bay Permits, Rewrites Easement Language

SALEM — July 8, 2026 — Salem Conservation Commission recommended approval of wetland permits for a 14-unit contractor bay and adopted a conservation easement for a Route 107 commercial property at its July 8 meeting. The commission voted 7-0-0 to send two conditional use permits for 9 Manor Parkway

West Newbury Planning Board sets slope zoning drafting deadline ahead of October Town Meeting

West Newbury Planning Board sets slope zoning work on fast track for October 26 Town Meeting. Clerk Raymond A.

Newburyport Conservation Commission votes 6-0 to back new conservation land ordinance

Newburyport Conservation Commission unanimously endorsed a proposed city ordinance codifying care and custody of conservation parcels and establishing prohibited-activities rules.

Newbury Library Board Confirms New Director Will Start August 4

Newbury Library Board confirms new director hire with August 4 start date.

Newbury Conservation Commission Elects Rimmer Chair, Brown Vice Chair in Leadership Transition

Newbury Conservation Commission seats new leadership and clears seven property matters in a wide-ranging July 7 remote session.

Groveland Planning Board Approves 1 Elm Park Permit, Advances Water Plant Review

Groveland Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for a four-unit residential addition at 1 Elm Park and opened a public hearing on a proposed $30-to-$35 million water treatment plant designed to bring the town's three groundwater wells into compliance with new federal PFAS limits by Ap

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