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Planning Board reworks sign bylaw limits

Planning Board reworks sign bylaw district by district ahead of Fall Town Meeting. From our own coverage: Conservation panel weighs firms for Pine Street review; Planning Board reworks sign bylaw ahead of Town Meeting. Also in today's brief (5 items): 7 Underrated Massachusetts Towns Wo…

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Pine Street drives a third of home sales

Pine Street drove nearly a third of Manchester-by-the-Sea's home sales in September, a new market analysis shows. From our own coverage: Pine Street tops September home sales roundup. Also in today's brief (4 items): Planning Board meets Monday at town hall; Coastal Stream Team holds Mo…

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Officials weigh delaying $93M school vote

Select Board and Finance Committee weigh delaying Manchester's $93 million Essex school vote to April. From our own coverage: Select Board approves affordable housing plan; Boards weigh delaying $93M Essex school vote. Also in today's brief (9 items): Winthrop Field Committee meeting ca…

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Four town boards meet this week

Four Manchester-by-the-Sea boards hold public meetings this week on parks, sustainability, health and Winthrop Field. Also in today's brief (4 items): Parks and Recreation Commission meets Wednesday; Sustainability Committee holds Wednesday evening session; Board of Health meets Thursda…

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Two multimillion-dollar sales anchor latest Manchester deed filings

Two multimillion-dollar sales headline Manchester-by-the-Sea's newest round of real estate deed filings. From our own coverage: Two multimillion-dollar sales anchor latest deed filings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Conservation Commission meet…

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Two Multimillion-Dollar Sales Push Manchester By The Sea Median Past $1 Million

Fourteen deeds were recorded in Manchester By The Sea from Aug. 21 to Sept. 19, with six listing a sale price so far, ranging from $654,000 to $4,800,000 and a median of $1,087,500. The period's largest recorded sale was 6 Jersey Ln Pcl B & D, which sold for $4,800,000 on Aug. 31 from M…

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