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Newbury Select Board Defers Plum Island Easement Vote to June 9

NEWBURY — May 26, 2026 — Newbury Select Board defers decision on disputed 17-year-old Plum Island beach easements to June 9. The board heard more than an hour of public comment from Plum Island property owners who argued they were coerced into signing 26 shoreline access easements in 2009 as

Groveland Select Board Approves Bond Sale, Splits on Liquor License Conditions

GROVELAND — May 26, 2026 — Groveland Select Board receives clean audit, approves $3.2 million bond sale, and splits on liquor license conditions at May 26 meeting. Auditor Laura Stone of CBiz reported an unmodified opinion on the town's FY2025 financial statements, noting revenues came in approximately $874,000

Gloucester Council Votes 8-1 to Adopt Nine-Month Historic Demolition Delay Ordinance

GLOUCESTER — May 26, 2026 — Gloucester City Council adopts demolition delay ordinance, votes 8-1 to protect historic buildings. The council Monday approved a new Article 6 to the city's building ordinance requiring the Gloucester Historical Commission to review demolition permit applications for any of the roughly 1,100

Manchester Select Board Unanimously Confirms McCoy as Next Police Chief

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — May 18, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board confirms Lieutenant Mark McCoy as next police chief. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve Town Administrator Tony Marasm's recommendation of McCoy, who has served as outgoing Chief Todd Fitzgerald's second-in-command

Essex Select Board caps commercial shellfish licenses at 45 amid historic clam shortage

ESSEX — May 18, 2026 — Essex Select Board installs Annie Cameron as chair and cuts commercial shellfish licenses nearly in half to 45. The board opened its May 18 meeting by unanimously electing Cameron chair, with the prior chair continuing as secretary. The most debated item was the commercial shellfish license

Beverly City Council Delays Trash Fee Vote, Schedules Special May 27 Meeting

BEVERLY — May 18, 2026 — Beverly City Council punts on trash fee vote, schedules special meeting for May 27. The nine-member council declined to take a first-reading vote Monday on a proposed ordinance that would raise the city's residential trash fee from $100 to as much as

Gloucester Council Approves Applied Materials Expansion, Eyes 800 New Jobs

Gloucester City Council voted 9-0 to approve a building-height special permit for an Applied Materials logistics expansion at 11 Dory Road that company officials say could grow the firm's local workforce from 1,200 to 2,000 employees within 10 years.

Select Board Approves $20,000 HVAC Reserve Transfer Over Heat Pump Objections

WEST NEWBURY — May 14, 2026 — West Newbury Select Board approves $20,000 reserve fund transfer to replace a failing public safety building HVAC unit. The board, meeting for the first time with newly elected member Barry Fogel joining re-elected member Christopher Wile and Chair Wendy Reed, voted unanimously to

Wenham Select Board Orders Cherry Street Survey, Withdraws Route 97 Speed Limit Request

WENHAM — May 12, 2026 — Wenham Select Board authorizes Cherry Street boundary survey and approves landmark $2.425 million conservation deal. The board voted 4-0 at its May 12 meeting to commission a survey of abutting properties at 24 and 26 Cherry Street, not to exceed $5,000, after member

Newburyport City Council Approves 18-Month Historic Demolition Delay on First Reading

NEWBURYPORT — May 12, 2026 — Newburyport City Council voted 9-2 to extend the city's historic demolition delay from 12 to 18 months, advancing Ordinance 217 on first reading at the May 12 meeting. The vote came after the council approved 8-3 a floor amendment by Councillor Kathleen

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