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Gloucester City Council Unanimously Approves 40-Unit Mixed-Use Project on Main Street
Gloucester City Council unanimously approves 40-unit housing project for vacant Main Street bank site.
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Essex Select Board Advances Fire Department Restructuring, Approves River Day Bonfire
Essex Select Board approves bonfire event, weighs fire department restructuring, and hears affordable housing warning.
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West Newbury Select Board Approves Seasonal Grounds Position, Eyes Whittier Cost Formula
West Newbury Select Board approves seasonal grounds hire and prepares to vote on Whittier capital formula.
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Wenham Board Backs Insurance Policy, Treasurer Pick
Wenham moves toward its first demolition delay bylaw after 15 years of talk.
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Middleton Select Board Appoints Assessor, Approves Brigadoon Sidewalk Overhaul
Middleton Select Board fills assessors seat, greenlights Brigadoon sidewalk work, and takes on Ferncroft and school leadership in a marathon July 21 session.
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Swampscott Board Votes to Cut Recycling Pickup to Every Other Week Starting January
SWAMPSCOTT -- July 21, 2026, Swampscott Select Board votes 4-1 to shift to every-other-week curbside recycling beginning January 1, 2027, projecting $168,000 in annual savings. The board unanimously approved $285,000
Government · Select Board
North Andover Select Board Reappoints Bates as Chair, Accepts $225,000 College Donation
North Andover Select Board accepts $225,000 from Merrimack College and advances China Blossom development review.
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Manchester Launches Barrel Trash Program With $100 Annual Fee, Eases Water Ban
Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board unanimously approves barrel-based trash program with fees starting at $100 per year.
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Groveland Select Board Directs Staff to Build $600,000 Annual Road Paving Plan
Groveland Select Board votes to pursue $600,000 annual road paving target using free cash and National Grid payments.
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Select Board Approves $5.7M Bond Note Sale
Nahant Select Board OKs $5.7 million bond sale, debates $2.1 million Coast Guard windfall. Members Patty Carras, Pat O'Reilly and Rob Thibault voted 3-0 to sell $5,721,084 in bond anticipation notes to Truist Securities and to adopt FY27 water, sewer and trash rates, with trash rising 6 percent.
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