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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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Select Board OKs bus return, imposes $1,200 fine
Danvers Select Board approved the return of MBTA bus service to downtown Danvers starting September 6 and fined a stalled Elm Street development $1,200 for missed deadlines.
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Saugus Board Approves Wonder Restaurant, Raises Fees
Saugus residents demand answers as water bills spike into the thousands.
Government · Select Board
Essex Select Board Advances Governance Study and River Day Revival Plans
ESSEX -- July 13, 2026, Essex Select Board advances governance study proposal and affordable housing push. At its July 13 meeting, the board heard Town Administrator Brendan's pitch to convene an ad hoc
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Newburyport Council Approves $2.5M Meter Bond, Adopts New Three-Tier Water Rate
NEWBURYPORT -- July 13, 2026, Newburyport City Council approves $2.5 million water meter bond and adopts a new three-tier water rate structure projected to raise average bills 7.5 percent. The council amended
Government · Select Board
West Newbury Select Board approves permits, hires treasurer, advances Whittier school talks
West Newbury Select Board unanimously approves budget transfer, special permits, and two appointments at July 9 meeting.
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Peabody Council Adopts ADU Ordinance, Rejects 36-Unit Lake Street Rezoning Proposal
PEABODY -- July 9, 2026, Peabody City Council adopted updated ADU rules, approved four licenses and permits, and sent two contested rezoning petitions in opposite directions at its July 9 session. The council voted 9
Government · Select Board
Middleton Select Board Unanimously Approves Rizzo's Common Vic Ownership Transfer
Middleton Select Board approves ownership transfer at Rizzo's Common Vic, with beer and wine service on hold. The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to transfer the restaurant's Common Vic license to S.A.
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Manchester-by-the-Sea Boards Approve $486,000 in FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers
Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee and Select Board jointly approved $486,544 in fiscal year 2026 year-end budget transfers at their July 8 joint meeting, then split off two water and sewer enterprise fund overages for separate treatment.
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