https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/cape-ann-veterans-services-closed-oct-19-21/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Cape Ann Veterans Services office closed Monday through Wednesday for staff training https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/essex-school-building-committee-schematic-design-vote/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Essex school building committee sends its $95.4 million design to the state, 10 to 0 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/gloucester-dogtown-survey-open-space-committee/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Dogtown survey would cost about $300,000, and the city should pay for it, Gloucester's open space committee is told https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/gloucester-housing-subcommittee-railroad-ave-zoning/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Gloucester starts on Railroad Avenue housing zoning, with a $124,300 state grant and a target of next August https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/gloucester-kondelin-road-waste-station-conditions/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Gloucester health panel accepts the blasting study for the Kondelin Road waste station and flags soil testing gaps to the Conservation Commission https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/gloucester-waterways-board-st-peters-landing/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Gloucester lobstermen must clear St. Peter's Landing by Nov. 15; rebuild goes to bid in February, Waterways Board hears https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/manchester-finance-committee-fire-engine-school-senior-center/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17T05:21:10-04:00Manchester Finance Committee backs fire engine money and the Essex school, holds off on the senior center https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/dru-tarr-in-his-own-words/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17In his own words: Dru Tarr, candidate for state representative https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/eunice-zeigler-in-her-own-words/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17In her own words: Eunice Zeigler, candidate for Governor's Council https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/fifth-essex-candidates-league-interviews/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17State rep race: Where Delisio, Frieden and Tarr stand on the audit, the gun law and ICE https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/rockport-planning-board-tiny-houses/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17Rockport tiny house zoning: planners say state's lots are too big https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/sawyer-free-library-profile/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17The new Sawyer Free Library: what Gloucester got for $27.5 million, and how it is changing https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/17/why-libraries-still-matter/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-17Cape Ann's best deal: 400,000 books, movies and more for about $62 a person https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/gloucester-danvers-boys-soccer-result/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T21:16:49-04:00Gloucester boys soccer edges Danvers 2 to 1 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/gloucester-swampscott-football-result/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T21:10:48-04:00Gloucester football beats Swampscott 17 to 7 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/joseph-f-allen/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T06:39:44-04:00Ten names, one schooner: remembering the Joseph F. Allen, 150 years on https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/gloucester-licensing-board-liquor-license/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T05:16:56-04:00Gloucester's last full liquor license: Rocky Neck Lobster vs. Mehfil https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/gloucester-school-committee-special-education-cushion/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T05:16:56-04:00Gloucester schools' special ed cushion falls to $348,382, a record low https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/manchester-planning-board-gordon-woods/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T05:16:56-04:00Manchester Planning Board chair tells Gordon Woods developer 245 apartments is still far too big https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/massachusetts-diverse-small-business-spending/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T05:16:56-04:00Massachusetts spending with small and diverse businesses more than doubles to $4.5 billion. Cape Ann's share of state contracts: 0.15% https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/monday-meetings-oct-19/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16T05:16:56-04:00Monday on Cape Ann: Essex sets its Fall Town Meeting and a Dec. 10 school override vote, Manchester approves its special town meeting warrant https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/16/manchester-essex-marblehead-girls-soccer-result/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-16Marblehead edges Manchester Essex girls soccer 1 to 0 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/15/essex-cpc-applications-oct-21/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-15T05:47:34-04:00Essex preservation committee to weigh kayak racks, Centennial Grove erosion work and a rail trail design on Oct. 21 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/15/gloucester-beach-money/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-15T05:47:34-04:00Where does Gloucester's beach money go? https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/15/gloucester-halloween-party-sunday/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-15T05:47:34-04:00Storm moves Gloucester's Halloween party at Stage Fort Park to Sunday, Oct. 18 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/10/15/gloucester-water-flushing/Cape Ann Currenten2026-10-15T05:47:34-04:00Gloucester switches its water disinfectant for the fall. Here is what you may notice at the tap