Manchester Board of Health approves ADU permit amid grant crisis. Board members Peter Colarusso, Leah Peavey, Donna Furse, and Mary Foley unanimously approved a building permit for 13 Eaglehead Road dated August 25, 2026. The meeting's substantive focus shifted to the Cape Ann Public Health
Select Board and Finance Committee weigh delaying Manchester's $93 million Essex school vote to April. From our own coverage: Select Board approves affordable housing plan; Boards weigh delaying $93M Essex school vote. Also in today's brief (9 items): Winthrop Field Committee meeting ca…
Manchester Conservation Commission taps LEC for Pine Street apartment review, delays final vote to spring.
Four Manchester-by-the-Sea boards hold public meetings this week on parks, sustainability, health and Winthrop Field. Also in today's brief (4 items): Parks and Recreation Commission meets Wednesday; Sustainability Committee holds Wednesday evening session; Board of Health meets Thursda…
Manchester Select Board unanimously approved its Housing Production Plan and lifted water restrictions following improved drought conditions. The plan, required under Massachusetts housing law to secure safe harbor status, addresses housing diversity, senior housing, and accessory dwelling units;
Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board approves affordable housing plan, hears trimmed 245-unit Pine Street proposal.
Two multimillion-dollar sales headline Manchester-by-the-Sea's newest round of real estate deed filings. From our own coverage: Two multimillion-dollar sales anchor latest deed filings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Conservation Commission meet…
Fourteen deeds were recorded in Manchester By The Sea from Aug. 21 to Sept. 19, with six listing a sale price so far, ranging from $654,000 to $4,800,000 and a median of $1,087,500. The period's largest recorded sale was 6 Jersey Ln Pcl B & D, which sold for $4,800,000 on Aug. 31 from Mia Schlappi
Manchester-by-the-Sea officials fear residents aren't ready for a $93 million school vote this fall.
Housing trust signed grant, explored regional housing as Powder House project stalled. Chair Rosemary Costello and trustees signed a $100,000 Community Preservation Committee Grant Agreement and explored forming regional housing initiatives with roughly 15 communities.