Essex Daily Current, Friday, October 16

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Good morning, Essex. It's Friday, October 16. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Essex Daily Current, free public information for Essex. Selectmen meet Monday to set dates for a town meeting and a school override vote.

The Essex Board of Selectmen meets on Monday, October 19, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. According to the agenda, the board will vote to hold the Fall Town Meeting on Monday, November 16. Selectmen will also vote on holding a special town election on Thursday, December 10, for the Essex Elementary School replacement project override. The board will also discuss steps toward hiring a full time fire chief. People can join by phone or video for public comment.

Massachusetts state agencies spent 4.53 billion dollars with small and diverse businesses in the 2025 budget year. That is more than double the amount spent in 2017, according to annual reports from the state Supplier Diversity Office. The reports show Cape Ann has fewer certified businesses per person than almost every county.

Tomorrow in Essex, Choate Island Day runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crane Wildlife Refuge. Tomorrow night, Gigi and The Noize play at The James from 7 to 10 p.m.

In high school sports, the Manchester Essex boys soccer team shut out Ipswich 2 to 0 yesterday. The girls soccer team fell to Ipswich 3 to 0. Today, the girls soccer team hosts Marblehead at 4 p.m., and the football team plays at Triton at 6:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a wet and windy Friday, with showers likely and a high near 68. South winds could gust up to 33 miles per hour. A gale watch is posted for the bays from this evening through Saturday evening. High tide in Gloucester Harbor is at 3:41 p.m., and Essex River tides run up to 24 minutes later.

That's the Essex Daily Current for Friday. 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

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts spending with diverse and small businesses more than doubles, to $4.5 billion
• Monday on Cape Ann: Essex sets its Fall Town Meeting and a Dec. 10 school override vote, Manchester approves its special town meeting warrant
• Rain and fog Friday with gusts near 33 mph, then a gale watch on the water into Saturday
• Scoreboard: Manchester Essex boys soccer beats Ipswich, Gloucester volleyball falls to Swampscott 3 sets to 2

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