Planning Board elects Olney vice chair; continues wireless tower hearing to June 8. Chair Sarah Creighton presided as the Board welcomed new member John Harden and elected Christopher Olney as Vice Chair unanimously. The Board continued a public hearing on Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon
Manchester Planning Board opens Verizon tower hearing, defers decision amid questions on surety bonds and federal eligibility rules.
Finance Committee identifies $855,000 in year-end turnbacks to cover FY26 overruns. Finance Director Andrea Mainville presented preliminary data showing budget overruns across multiple departments in FY26, including $75,000 in electricity costs driven by extended HVAC runtime and rate increases,
Open Space Committee approves $280 GIS mapping project for town conservation land. Cape Ann Trail Stewards' Amy Blondin will deliver reference maps, parcel spreadsheets, and acreage calculations by July, with work starting June 7th. The Committee declined formal action on Essex County Trail
Facility Planning Committee reviews Senior/Community Center design phase. The committee discussed the recently finalized condominium purchase and design strategy for an $8 million Senior/Community Center expansion project. Town Engineer and Facilities Manager Nate Desrosiers presented building
Manchester Housing Authority approves FY26 budget with 25 percent reserves. The board unanimously backed the budget presented by Jenna Milneotis of Milne, Shaw & Robillard P.C., which maintains strong reserves despite uncertainties from the prior management. Managing Director Bruce McCarrier
Downtown committee finalizes boater outreach materials and reviews significant downtown development proposal. Committee member Paige Journey presented the final boater brochure for distribution at local marinas and harborfront locations, with content approved by Harbormaster Bion Pike. Town
Manchester bike committee develops infrastructure tracker amid Ride Safe Act monitoring. Co-Chairs Brian Frey and Dana Vermilye oversaw a meeting of six committee members that unanimously approved previous meeting minutes. The committee focused on developing an infrastructure tracker map combining
Select Board confirms Lieutenant Marc McCoy as Manchester police chief. Town Administrator Antonio Barletta presented a recruitment process that drew eleven applications, narrowed through written questionnaires and two interview rounds to two finalists. Retiring Chief Todd Fitzgerald confirmed
Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board confirms Lieutenant Mark McCoy as next police chief.