With many locals focused on Thanksgiving this week—turkey and football—it may be hard to believe that the holidays will pop up on us all. Starting this week, the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce ...

The newly-formed Manchester/Essex Track Club made a dominant showing at the USATF East Coast Regional Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in Attleboro this past … ...

"We Hold These Truths" Reflects on America’s Ideals in a Time of Division From Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and Florence Price to Bob Dylan, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman, the program features ...

The golf team from left to right; Scott our Scottish instructor next Graham Lewis, Junior at ME, the rest are seniors— Jake Zschau, Matthew Deoreo, Gray West, Jack Mccavanagh, Connor Dixon, Fintan ...

The Planning Board is working on a new zoning proposal for Manchester’s core downtown area in response to the recently completed Downtown Visioning Project. The project revealed that residents desire ...

Essex voters may have a sense of “déjà vu” at this coming Monday’s 2025 Special Town Meeting Warrant when they consider changes in how Finance Committee (FinCom) vacancies are filled. They’ll also ...

During this month of Thanksgiving, it is with heartfelt gratitude that we thank the many residents and friends of Manchester who have embraced the Longevity Bench Project over the past seven years, … ...

As we enter the season of giving we are hoping that you’ll consider donating to the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund which is a collaboration of Action, Inc., Pathways for Children and Wellspring - all … ...

Over two sunny weekends in Essex, the Scouts of ME Troop 3 participated in a shipbuilding course donated to them by Essex resident William Taylor. The scouts did more than 20 hours of work to … ...

The Cape Ann Symphony, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa, kicks off its holiday season with three performances of Holiday Pops 2025 , featuring the full orchestra … ...

Municipalities in Massachusetts often rely on grant funding to help subsidize critical projects because state law limits their ability to raise local revenue. In recent years, rising costs and … ...

Sandy Dickson of Salem, Massachusetts and Georgetown Maine, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, after a long illness. He was 87 years old. Sandy was born in Boston, the son of Brenton … ...