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Manchester Planning Board Reviews Draft Housing Plan With 5 Percent SHI Rate

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — June 17, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board holds public forum on housing plan update, with rental vacancy at zero and median home price at $1.35 million. The board heard from a long-standing housing consultant presenting draft findings from the town's

Essex Planning Board Approves 36-Lot Open Space Subdivision After Eight Hearings

ESSEX — June 17, 2026 — Essex Planning Board approves 36-lot open space subdivision after eight public hearings. The board voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve a definitive subdivision plan for The Preserve at Essex, a development by Bell Point LLC on 0 Essex Park Road and 0 Pond Street Rear,

West Newbury Planning Board unanimously endorses corrected Zero Mill Street ANR plan

WEST NEWBURY — June 16, 2026 — West Newbury Planning Board endorses a corrected ANR plan for Zero Mill Street and sets a fall agenda around two pending zoning questions. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a revised Approval Not Required plan for Zero Mill Street after a closing attorney flagged

Groveland Planning Board Voids Special Permit Application Over Missing Clerk Timestamp

GROVELAND — June 16, 2026 — Groveland Planning Board unanimously voided a special permit application Tuesday after discovering it was never filed with the town clerk. Town Planner John Gilfoyle disclosed that an application for a parking reduction and affordable housing inclusion, received in February and deemed complete April 19 when the

Malden Planning Board Unanimously Backs Data Center Moratorium and Citywide Ban

NEWBURYPORT — June 11, 2026 — Malden Planning Board voted 9-0 to recommend that City Council approve a one-year moratorium on data centers and a proposed citywide ban on the new use category. The joint session with the City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee took up City Council Paper No.

Middleton Planning Board Elects Burnham Chair, Backs Maple Street Auto-Body Site Plan

MIDDLETON — June 10, 2026 — Middleton Planning Board reorganizes, seats two new members, and advances 227 Maple Street site plan. The board unanimously elected Jason Burnham as chair and a member identified as Shad as vice chair at its June 10 meeting, with newly seated member Kyle Smith also confirmed as

Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at South Broadway plaza

SALEM — June 9, 2026 — Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at Funhouse Plaza with reduced parking allowance. The board voted 7-0 Tuesday to grant a change of use and conditional use permit for the 18,000-square-foot second-floor space at 291 South Broadway,

Swampscott Planning Board approves two permits, eyes December zoning changes

SWAMPSCOTT — June 8, 2026 — Swampscott Planning Board unanimously approved two site plan special permits and launched a policy push to protect commercial space across all business-zoned districts in town. The board cleared a revised half-story addition at 80 Puritan Road for applicant Scott Miller — approving it with conditions

Manchester Planning Board Approves Verizon 5G Tower Upgrade at Ashland Avenue

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — June 8, 2026 — Manchester Planning Board approves Verizon 5G upgrade at Ashland Avenue cell tower while opening review of first MBTA-zone duplex project. The board voted unanimously June 8 to grant Selco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, a special permit to remove three antennas

Gloucester Planning Board Advances Applied Materials Expansion Toward June 18 Decision

GLOUCESTER — June 4, 2026 — Gloucester Planning Board hears first presentation on Applied Materials' largest-ever campus expansion. The board held a public hearing June 4 on a Watershed Protection Overlay Special Permit and site plan review for a proposed three-story, roughly 130,000-square-foot addition to the

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