Monday on Cape Ann: Gloucester's Licensing Board returns to its last full liquor license; Manchester planners take up the sign bylaw

Gloucester's Licensing Board is back Monday, Oct. 26, with the city's last annual all alcohol license still on its agenda. Here is what Monday's posted agendas say.

Gloucester Licensing Board, 6:30 p.m.

The board's revised agenda lists a continued public hearing on two petitions: Gloucester Restaurant Group, doing business as Mehfil, for a new annual all alcoholic beverages license at 226 Washington St., and Rocky Neck Lobster Company II for a change of class to the available annual restaurant all alcoholic beverages license at 115 East Main St., Building 121. Both petitions are also listed for discussion and action. Read how the board heard both restaurants on Oct. 13.

The board will also vote on adding ID scanners to liquor license renewals on Viewpoint, as the agenda puts it. The agenda calls it a hybrid meeting. To join on Zoom, use meeting ID 833 2536 0474, or call (312) 626-6799.

Gloucester Human Rights Commission, 6 p.m.

The commission meets in the Harbormaster's conference room, 19 Harbor Loop, and on Zoom (meeting ID 860 6805 7264). It meets the city's assistant director of operations about the city's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and reviews a draft description for recruiting a student member.

Gloucester Historical Commission, 6:30 p.m.

The commission meets in the second floor conference room of the Rose Baker Center, 6 Manuel F. Lewis St., and on Zoom (web ID 816 5343 9506). Its agenda includes a proposed National Register district for a smaller area of Lanesville center around Lane's Cove, the fish shacks and the cemetery, with an estimate of about $7,000 for the work and a 2027 state survey and planning grant as a possible source. It also covers the city's demolition delay ordinance, new historic house plaques and a citywide register of historic buildings.

Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board, 6:30 p.m.

The board meets in Room 5 at Town Hall and on Zoom (meeting ID 839 2628 8640, passcode 192592). The agenda lists:

• A request from Cell Signaling Technology for the return of a security it gave the town to make sure its site was stabilized.
• A discussion of the sign bylaw. The Select Board sent a proposed change to the board on Oct. 19.
• A discussion of the downtown study.

The agenda opens with public comment on matters not on the agenda.

Manchester Coastal Stream Team, 7 p.m.

The group meets on Zoom (meeting ID 810 1534 9752, passcode 643684). Topics include fish news, Kettle Cove and Board of Health updates, golf balls, the status of a shellfish study and updates from Salem Sound Coastwatch.

Rockport

Rockport's DPW Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. and the Government and By-Law Committee at 4 p.m., according to the town calendar. No agendas were posted as of early Friday.

Agendas can change. Check the city or town website before you go.

Earlier coverage: Gloucester's last full liquor license: Rocky Neck Lobster vs. Mehfil (Oct. 16), what each restaurant told the board.