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Committee backs relocation for DPW and Police Department

Manchester-by-the-Sea Facilities Planning Committee weighs relocation for DPW and Police Department. The committee concluded that the town's Department of Public Works and Police Department must relocate. Director of DPW Chuck Dam outlined significant operational reasons necessitating the move,

Board appoints Hayes Demeule as Animal Inspector, approves septic variance

Manchester Board of Health appoints Animal Inspector and navigates septic compliance questions. Peter Colarusso's board unanimously appointed Hayes Demeule as Animal Inspector for a one-year term beginning May 1, 2026, and approved a septic design plan for 5 King's Way with a variance to

Harbor Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, hears drawbridge delay and project updates

Harbor Advisory Committee approves March minutes and receives drawbridge and project updates. Chair Carl Doane and six members (one by Zoom) heard from Harbormaster Bion Pike that the drawbridge will close for roughly two weeks in May. Four harbor projects are headed to Town Meeting: Reed Park

Council on Aging backs Senior Center warrant article at April meeting

Council on Aging backs Senior Center funding plan with multiple grant applications. The Executive Board met April 8 to discuss Warrant Article 6, which requests $350,000 from Recreation Department funds for design and pre-construction planning of a new Manchester Senior Center in the Masons

Conservation Commission approves Tappan Street infrastructure overhaul

Manchester Conservation Commission closes hearings, approves Tappan Street utility upgrade. Chair Steve Gang's commission unanimously approved the town's comprehensive Tappan Street infrastructure project featuring a new TideFlex check valve and stormwater treatment unit to prevent saltwater