Manchester-by-the-Sea Daily Current, Wednesday, October 14

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Good morning, Manchester by the Sea. It's Wednesday, October 14. 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 rising cost of heating oil.

State data show heating oil in Massachusetts costs 6 dollars and 18 cents a gallon this week. That is a 74 percent jump from a year ago. A typical Cape Ann home could pay about 4,900 dollars this season, roughly 2,100 dollars more than last year. A heating oil calculator is available on the Cape Ann Current website.

The Finance Committee meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Town Hall and on Zoom. Members will discuss four money articles for the November 16 special town meeting. Topics include a new fire engine, water meter debt, a proposed senior center, and the town's share of the new Essex Elementary School, about 50 million dollars after state aid.

Manchester by the Sea has three public meetings today at Town Hall. The Council on Aging Executive Board meets at 4:30 p.m. The Harbor Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. The Select Board holds a closed executive session at 6:30 p.m.

The Manchester by the Sea Public Library hosts a Fiber Arts Circle today from 2 to 3 p.m.

Yesterday, the Manchester Essex boys soccer team beat Lynnfield 6 to 1, while the girls soccer team lost 4 to 0. In golf, Hamilton Wenham beat Manchester Essex 148 to 130. Today, cross country hosts Hamilton Wenham at 3:30 p.m., and field hockey plays at Ipswich at 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects patchy fog this morning, then a partly sunny afternoon with a high near 72. Tomorrow is expected to be sunny with a high near 57.

That's the Manchester by the Sea Daily Current for Wednesday. 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

• Heating oil costs 74% more than last fall. Here is what that means for a Cape Ann home, and where to get help
• Manchester's Finance Committee takes up four town meeting money articles Thursday: a fire engine, water meter debt, the Essex school and a senior center
• Meetings today and Thursday: Gloucester School Committee, Manchester's town meeting money, the Essex fire plan and an Essex housing bylaw
• Morning fog, then partly sunny and near 72 Wednesday, a sunny, cooler Thursday and rain Friday
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey wins at Beverly, volleyball sweeps Winthrop, Manchester Essex boys soccer beats Lynnfield

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