Manchester Finance Committee Approves Fire, Parks Budgets Worth Nearly $2.7 Million

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee approved fire and parks budgets totaling roughly $2.7 million and deferred a coastal survey proposal as the school assessment dropped $700,000 below prior projections.

Conservation Commission Defers 48 Central Street Harbor Hardscape Vote, Cites Gas Line and Historic Review

Manchester conservation panel continues contested inner harbor hardscape application for second time.

Manchester Select Board Names Pierce Davis Co-Counsel to Control Legal Spending

Manchester Select Board adds co-counsel, appoints planning associates, and hears zoning briefing ahead of Town Meeting.

Manchester Planning Board Advances Senior Housing Bylaw Toward Town Meeting Warrant

Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board moves closer to placing a senior housing zoning bylaw on the spring town meeting warrant.

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee Approves Four FY27 Operating Budgets, Defers Harbor Capital

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee approves four FY27 operating budgets totaling roughly $1.2 million.

Manchester Finance Committee Approves Council on Aging, Health, and Library Budgets

Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee unanimously approved three operating budgets at its January 22 meeting and debated a potential overhaul of how the town finances affordable housing and the downtown rotunda project.

Manchester Finance Committee Approves FY27 Police and Town Clerk Budgets

Manchester Finance Committee approves FY27 police budget at $2.1 million amid persistent staffing shortages.

Manchester Conservation Commission Approves Lincoln Street PFAS Water Treatment Project

Manchester-by-the-Sea Conservation Commission closes Lincoln Street PFAS water treatment project, continues harbor-front synthetic turf case.

Planning Board Approves Harbor Dredging Permit, Redraws Downtown Zoning Boundary

Manchester Planning Board approves harbor dredging permit and strips Elm Street from proposed Town Center District.

Manchester Finance Committee Sets Budget Review Schedule, Flags $732K School Shortfall

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review with a $732,000 school shortfall and a $3.6 million Rotunda funding gap.