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Manchester Select Board Approves Verizon Conduit, Sweeney Park Sign, and Two Appointments

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, May 4, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board approves Verizon conduit work and a softball field sign in unanimous session. The board voted unanimously May 4 to approve a Verizon New England petition to install 248 feet of 4-inch PVC underground conduit on Procter

Essex Town Meeting Approves Two Override Questions Totaling $454,449 for May Ballot

ESSEX -- May 4, 2026, Essex Annual Town Meeting approves two Proposition 2.5 overrides and a new river user fee, sends both to May 11 ballot. Voters at the May 4 meeting passed a $268,722 municipal operating override and a $185,727 Manchester-Essex Regional School District override, both

West Newbury Town Meeting Votes to Ban Marijuana, Restore Full Library Budget

West Newbury town meeting approves $8.8 million FY2027 budget, votes to ban marijuana establishments.

West Newbury Select Board Bans Anticoagulant Rodenticides on Town Property

WEST NEWBURY -- April 30, 2026, West Newbury Select Board adopts anticoagulant rodenticide ban and clears nine other votes in wide-ranging session. The board, consisting of Chair Wendy Reed and members Barry Fogel and Christopher Wile, unanimously passed a new policy prohibiting anticoagulant rodenticides on all town-owned property, with

Swampscott Finance Committee Defers $3.5 Million Sewer Project, Backs Solar Canopy Design

SWAMPSCOTT -- April 30, 2026, Swampscott's Finance Committee deferred a $3.5 million sewer main rehabilitation project to December Town Meeting and reversed an earlier vote to recommend a $300,000 solar canopy design article at its April 30 meeting. Town Accountant Patrick Cunningham walked the committee through a