Manchester-by-the-Sea Daily Current, Tuesday, October 13

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Good morning, Manchester by the Sea. It's Tuesday, October 13. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Manchester by the Sea Daily Current, free public information for Manchester by the Sea. Today we look at the town's latest unemployment numbers.

About 87 people in Manchester by the Sea were looking for a job in August, according to federal estimates. The town's unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent. That is down from 3.7 percent in July, and 4.2 percent a year earlier. The town has 2,631 people in its labor force.

The Essex School Building Committee holds a community meeting at 6 p.m. at Manchester Memorial Elementary School, and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. The Conservation Commission meets online at 6:30 p.m. The Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall and online.

The public library hosts author Aaron Mahnke tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss his book on the history of the American vampire. Check the library website for the location of this off site event. Tomorrow, the library hosts a Fiber Arts Circle from 2 to 3 p.m. in the reading room.

In high school sports today, Manchester Essex 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. Tomorrow, cross country hosts Hamilton Wenham at Ravenswood Park at 3:30 p.m., and field hockey plays at Ipswich at 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a gray and damp Tuesday, with a chance of showers and patchy fog, and a high near 58. Showers are likely tonight, with an expected low around 57. Wednesday is forecast to bring mostly sunny skies and a high near 71.

That's the Manchester by the Sea Daily Current for Tuesday. 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. Catch the Daily Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Cape Ann's August jobless rates: Gloucester 4.1%, Rockport 4.2%, Manchester 3.3%, Essex 3%
• Gray with a few showers Tuesday, then sunny and near 71 Wednesday
• Midweek on Cape Ann: a portrait demonstration in Rockport, a weather talk at Sawyer Free and the Boosters carnival
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey at Beverly and nine more games on a busy Tuesday

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