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Manchester-by-the-Sea Daily Current · Thursday, October 22 · 2:01

Zoning Board plans site visits ahead of public hearings

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Good morning, Manchester by the Sea. It's Thursday, October 22. 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. The Zoning Board of Appeals visits four properties this weekend.

The regional committee negotiating a new Comcast cable agreement met Wednesday to review a public survey. According to 1623 Studios, 20 of the 202 responses came from Manchester by the Sea. More people reported watching local programs on YouTube than on cable. The committee delayed picking a chair until all four towns are present.

The Zoning Board of Appeals will visit four properties Saturday morning, starting at 9:30 a.m. The town posting says the board will tour an Essex County Club restroom project, a Proctor Street accessory apartment, a Skytop Drive pool, and an Andrews Way home expansion. Public hearings for all four are Wednesday, October 28, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall and on Zoom.

Today's public meetings include the Board of Health at 8:30 a.m., the Open Space and Recreation Committee at 4:30 p.m., and the Finance Committee at 7 p.m. All meet at Town Hall and on Zoom.

On Saturday, Slow River Studio hosts a free fall art sketching experience from 10 a.m. to noon.

The state association shows Manchester Essex field hockey beat Essex Tech 2 to 0 on Wednesday. Today, boys soccer hosts Essex Tech at 4 p.m., and girls soccer plays at Essex Tech at 5 p.m. On Friday, the football team hosts Malden at 6:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a mostly cloudy and windy Thursday, with a high near 58 and wind gusts up to 32 miles per hour. A gale warning is in effect on the water until 2 p.m. Friday.

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

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