Manchester-by-the-Sea

Government · Select Board

Manchester Select Board Appoints Interim Trustees for New Senior Center Condo

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, April 21, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board appoints interim trustees for new senior center condo and previews contentious Town Meeting warrant. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to name

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee Defers $350,000 Senior Center Vote, Schedules Special Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, April 16, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee defers Senior Center design vote, schedules April 23 special meeting. The committee, meeting without Chair Sarah Creighton and acting under Andy

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Conservation

Manchester Conservation Commission Approves Tappan Street Utility Reconstruction, Issues Three Orders of Conditions

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, April 7, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Conservation Commission closes three wetlands hearings and approves $2,492 Beaver Solutions contract at April 7 meeting. The five-member commission, chaired by

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves First Commercial Beach Chair Rental at Singing Beach

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, April 6, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board greenlights Singing Beach chair rentals and approves two civic appointments. The board voted unanimously Monday to authorize Chairspot LLC, founded by

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Recommends $30 Million Capital Package for Town Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 26, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee voted to recommend more than $30 million in bonded capital projects for the upcoming Town Meeting, while deferring its

Townbrief reporting · Mar 26

Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Unanimously Recommends School Street Rezoning for Town Meeting Vote

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 23, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board votes unanimously to send School Street rezoning to Town Meeting. The board recommended a citizen's petition filed by Peter

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Separates $350K Senior Center Design as Distinct Warrant Article

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 19, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee voted to separate a $350,000 Senior Center design request into its own Warrant Article after a conceptual cost

Townbrief reporting · Mar 19

Government · Conservation

Conservation Commission Issues Cease-and-Desist Over Chronic Coastal Bank Discharge

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 17, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Conservation Commission continued three active wetland cases and voted to send a cease-and-desist letter over years of unchecked stormwater discharge onto

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board Unanimously Approves Transgender Flag on Town Commemorative Pole for March 31

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 16, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board unanimously approved flying the transgender flag on the town's commemorative flagpole on March 31st, Transgender Day of Visibility, and

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16

Government · Finance Committee

Manchester Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $20.8 Million in Regional School Assessments

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 12, 2026, Manchester Finance Committee approves more than $20.8 million in regional school assessments for fiscal year 2027. The five-member panel voted unanimously Thursday to approve a

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12