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Gloucester Planning Board Advances 40-Unit Main Street Project to May Review

GLOUCESTER — March 19, 2026 — Gloucester's Planning Board continued a 40-unit mixed-use project at 150 Main Street and unanimously approved a utility rerouting permit for a future logistics center at 11 Dory Road at its March 19 meeting. The board voted to push the 150 Main Street

Newbury Planning Board Recommends Expanding ZBA From Three Members to Five

NEWBURY — March 18, 2026 — Newbury Planning Board recommends expanding the Zoning Board of Appeals from three members to five, heading the change to Annual Town Meeting. The board, meeting March 18 with three of its five members present, voted unanimously to close the public hearing and recommend the amendment after

Hamilton Planning Board Orders Peer Review Before Cell Tower Hearing Can Open

HAMILTON — March 18, 2026 — Hamilton Planning Board sets peer review requirement for proposed 110-foot cell tower at public safety complex. The board held a pre-application conference March 18 with attorney Brian Grossman of Strang Scott & Giroux, representing EIP Communications 1 LLC — an Everest Infrastructure Partners entity — on

Essex Planning Board Continues 36-Lot Subdivision Hearing to April 1

ESSEX — March 18, 2026 — Essex Planning Board unanimously continues 36-lot subdivision hearing to April 1 as environmental and school concerns mount. The board reopened and then continued the Definitive Subdivision Plan public hearing for Bell Point LLC's proposed Preserve at Essex development — a 36-lot Open Space

West Newbury Planning Board sends marijuana overlay and parking rules to town meeting

West Newbury Planning Board unanimously advanced a marijuana overlay district, a parking overhaul, and new slope-protection rules at its March 17 meeting.

North Andover Planning Board Rejects Two Insubstantial Change Requests, Backs Town Meeting Zoning Articles

NORTH ANDOVER — March 17, 2026 — North Andover Planning Board rejected two insubstantial-change bids and advanced clean energy permitting reforms at its March 17 meeting. The board voted unanimously against a request by Peter Termini, representing property owner Barbara Adams, to eliminate a conditioned $150,000 waterline extension at Stone

Groveland Planning Board votes to repeal marijuana ban, advance zoning overhaul to town meeting

GROVELAND — March 16, 2026 — Groveland Planning Board advances marijuana legalization, mixed-use zoning, and updated driveway rules to annual town meeting. The board voted unanimously Monday on an omnibus set of zoning amendments and, in a separate vote, approved sending a proposal to repeal the town's decade-old

Middleton Planning Board Pulls Zoning Amendments from May 2026 Town Meeting Warrant

MIDDLETON — March 11, 2026 — Middleton Planning Board pulls zoning bylaw overhaul from spring warrant, eyes 2027 instead. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that the Select Board exclude the proposed zoning bylaw amendments from the May 2026 Town Meeting warrant, acting on the advice of Town Planner Anna LaBelle,

Manchester Planning Board unanimously approves 22 Union Street mixed-use special permits

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — March 9, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board unanimously approved two special permits and a site plan for a mixed-use redevelopment at 22 Union Street and voted to send four zoning articles to April Town Meeting. Chair Sarah Creighton led the board through an

Newbury Planning Board advances four zoning amendments to annual town meeting warrant

Newbury Planning Board unanimously advances four zoning warrant articles and approves Sunset Club site plan 4-1.

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