Manchester-by-the-Sea Daily Current, Monday, October 12

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Good evening, Manchester by the Sea. It's Monday, October 12. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Manchester by the Sea Evening Current, free public information for Manchester by the Sea. Tonight we look at the return of dogs to the beach.

The state moved the region into a Level 2 significant drought on Friday, October 9. The state asks people to use less water. In town, hydrant flushing continues through Wednesday from 7 p.m. to midnight. The town says to run cold water if it looks discolored.

Dogs are welcome back on the beach starting Thursday, October 15. Owners can bring up to two dogs, which must be licensed, vaccinated, and wear a collar. Also Thursday, October 15, the 2027 Tuck's Point Chowder House rental lottery for residents is at 5 p.m. at Town Hall.

Early voting begins at Town Hall on Saturday, October 17. A special town meeting is set for Monday, November 16. Citizen petitions for the warrant are due to the town clerk by Monday, October 19.

Tomorrow, the Essex School Building Committee holds a community meeting at 6 p.m. at Memorial School. The Conservation Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom, and the Planning Board meets at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday, the library hosts a Fiber Arts Circle at 2 p.m.

In high school sports, Manchester Essex field hockey tied Lynnfield 1 to 1 today. Over the weekend, football lost 14 to 8 at Hamilton Wenham on Friday, October 9. On Saturday, girls soccer lost 2 to 1 to Salem, and field hockey fell 7 to 0 to Sandwich. Tomorrow, golf plays at Hamilton Wenham at 3:30 p.m., boys soccer hosts Lynnfield at 4 p.m., and girls soccer plays at Lynnfield at 4 p.m.

The Weather Service expects rain showers and patchy fog tomorrow, with a high near 62, likely thunderstorms tomorrow night, and a mostly sunny Wednesday.

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That's the Manchester by the Sea Evening Current for Monday. Everything we share is free public information from public records and government data. For updates from all four Cape Ann towns, and every source, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's host. The Daily Current is back tomorrow morning. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Tuesday's public meetings: Gloucester City Council and Licensing Board, Essex selectmen and Finance Committee, Manchester planners
• Manchester this week: dogs back on the beach Thursday, the Tuck's Point lottery and key election dates
• The Weekend Current: Cape Ann's region moves to a significant drought
• Showers likely Tuesday after a sunny Columbus Day, then a mostly sunny Wednesday near 69
• Scoreboard: Manchester Essex ties Lynnfield, Rockport falls at Newburyport in Columbus Day field hockey

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