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Middleton Boards Unanimously Appoint Olivia Gaddy as Flint Library Director

MIDDLETON — February 23, 2026 — Middleton appoints Olivia Gaddy as Flint Public Library director in unanimous joint vote. The Select Board and Library Board of Trustees interviewed two finalists on February 23 — Gaddy, currently library director at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, and Pamela Gardner, director of the Medfield Public

Groveland Select Board Advances Combined Recreational Marijuana Zoning Bylaw

Groveland Select Board votes 3-1 to pursue a combined recreational marijuana zoning bylaw covering both retail and manufacturing.

Middleton Select Board appoints new COA director, ratifies three-year police contract

MIDDLETON — February 17, 2026 — Middleton Select Board unanimously appoints Council on Aging director and ratifies police contract at final school building meeting. The board appointed Aniela Anderson, who has served as deputy COA director for roughly eight months, as permanent director through June 30, 2028, following a competitive screening process

Manchester Select Board Opens Town Meeting Warrant, Advances Four Zoning Articles

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — February 17, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board opens town meeting warrant and advances four zoning articles. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to open the annual warrant and refer four Planning Board zoning articles — covering downtown mixed-use development, senior housing, inns, and ADU bylaw

West Newbury Select Board Member Resigns, Triggering Spring Ballot Vacancy

WEST NEWBURY — February 12, 2026 — A West Newbury Select Board member resigned effective March 1, opening a spring ballot vacancy alongside an already-scheduled seat, as the town manager unveiled a proposed FY2027 budget holding the non-education increase to exactly the board's 2.5 percent target. Board

Newbury Select Board Sends Zoning Overhaul to Public Hearing, Eyes May Town Meeting

Newbury Select Board unanimously refers sweeping zoning overhaul to Planning Board and warns of its tightest budget year in recent memory.

Gloucester Council Rejects East Gloucester Marine Industrial Rezoning, 6-0

Gloucester City Council unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone 25 East Gloucester marine industrial properties to neighborhood business and confirmed nine new board appointments at its February 10 meeting.

Essex Select Board Approves Warrant Framework With Two Override Questions Pending

ESSEX — February 9, 2026 — Essex Select Board advances bicycle charity event, defers senior tax relief warrant article to fall. The board unanimously directed Town Administrator Brendan Kelly to coordinate with public safety officials on a proposed July 18 charity bike ride through Essex organized by Changing Futures, a cystic fibrosis

North Andover Select Board Approves Seven Utility Permits, Cuts $800,000 From FY27 Budget

NORTH ANDOVER — February 9, 2026 — North Andover Select Board approves seven utility permits and presents a reduced FY27 budget projecting $800,000 in cuts. Town Manager Melissa Murphy Rodriguez and Finance Director Dennis Culhane told the board Monday that health insurance costs have climbed from $9.9 million in fiscal

Newburyport Council Approves ADU Zoning Update, Refers $6.5M School Roof Bonds to Committee

NEWBURYPORT — February 9, 2026 — Newburyport City Council approved an amended accessory dwelling unit zoning ordinance and referred two school roof bond orders totaling more than $6.5 million to committee at its February 9 meeting. The council voted 10-1 on first reading to approve Ordinance 210, which expands ADU

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