Manchester-by-the-Sea Morning Current, Wednesday, October 7

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Good morning, Manchester by the Sea. It's Wednesday, October 7. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Manchester by the Sea Morning Current. Today we look at the proposed Essex Elementary School's cost.

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Voters in Manchester by the Sea and Essex will be asked to approve a 95.3 million dollar elementary school project at town meetings on November 16, then in ballot votes on December 10. The proposed Essex school would cost about 1,038 dollars per square foot. That is more than any of six comparable new elementary schools priced by the state since mid 2024, which range from 726 to 964 dollars.

The Essex School Building Committee holds a community meeting tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Essex Elementary School and on Zoom to give a budget update. Also tomorrow, the Manchester Historic District Commission meets at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed sign bylaw and a plan for a new structure at 11 and 13 Ashland Avenue.

Today in town, a live painting demonstration with Rosalie Sidoti runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sharksmouth Estate. Also starting at noon, the Manchester by the Sea Museum hosts a teen art afternoon focused on sculpting.

In high school sports yesterday, Manchester Essex girls soccer beat Rockport 6 to 2, and the boys won 2 to 0. The golf team defeated Georgetown 156 to 107. Today, the field hockey team travels to Amesbury at 4 p.m., and the cross country team hosts Amesbury at 3:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a sunny day today with a high near 62 and wind gusts up to 23 miles per hour. Forecasters say tonight will be mostly clear, followed by a mostly sunny Thursday with highs near 68.

That's the Manchester by the Sea Morning Current for Wednesday. For news from all four Cape Ann towns, and every story with its sources, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's newsreader. Catch the Morning Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• How the $95 million Essex school compares with other new elementary schools
• Meetings today and Thursday: Rockport water and schools, Gloucester budget changes, the Essex school's next community meeting
• Sunny and milder Wednesday, near 68 Thursday with a stray shower possible
• Scoreboard: Gloucester soccer takes on Winthrop, Rockport and Manchester Essex field hockey on the road

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