https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/manchester-leaf-collection/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T13:42:56-05:00Manchester curbside leaf pickup: weeks of Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/essex-manchester-mersd-joint-meeting-nov-5/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T08:32:04-05:00Essex and Manchester officials map out the Nov. 16 school votes: room for 600 and 800, a two page handout, and what happens if one town says no https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/gloucester-budget-finance-nov-5/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T08:32:04-05:00Gloucester's retiree health care bill is now $181 million on the books, and the city has set aside 2 percent of it https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/gloucester-planning-board-nov-5/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T08:32:04-05:00Haffner's Way hearing moves to Nov. 19, and Gloucester's Planning Board gets until Dec. 31 to decide https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/rockport-planning-board-nov-5/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T08:32:04-05:00Rockport planners send their tiny house questions to the state and aim for the fall 2027 town meeting; a solar bylaw rewrite is next https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/manchester-library-profile/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T06:00:00-05:00Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library: busy, beloved and out of room https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/remembering-the-gallatin/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T06:00:00-05:00Remembering the Gallatin, lost off Manchester in the snow https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/gloucester-blackstone-valley-football-result/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T05:16:00-05:00Gloucester beats Blackstone Valley Tech 34 to 6 in football https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/07/applied-materials-11-dory-road-what-the-filings-show/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-07T01:57:45-05:00Applied Materials, a chip equipment maker tied to the AI boom, is building a 306,400 square foot logistics center in Gloucester https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/gloucester-water-switch-back-nov-12/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T20:56:44-05:00Gloucester water switches back to its usual disinfectant Nov. 12, with a week of flushing https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/meetings-roundup/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T20:56:44-05:00Gloucester shopping cart rules advance; Essex backs 19 articles https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/manchester-wastewater-plant-tour-nov-7/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T09:18:42-05:00Manchester offers a free tour of its wastewater treatment plant Saturday at 10 a.m. https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/gloucester-field-hockey-nec-honors/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T06:42:09-05:00Gloucester's Olivia Madruga is Northeastern Conference field hockey MVP, and five teammates also earn honors https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/cape-ann-federal-contracts/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T06:00:00-05:00Cape Ann's $32M in federal contracts: why 88% goes to outside firms https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/gloucester-conservation-commission-nov-4/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00Gloucester wetlands board gives the East Main Street fishing pier three more years, OKs a Sumac Lane dock over a neighbor's objection, and sends a Coffins Beach fence back for a gap https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/gloucester-planning-development-nov-4/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00National Grid plans to replace 1.5 miles of bare power lines along Washington Street into Rockport; Gloucester council committee backs six utility petitions, including a fiber line for Applied Materials https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/gloucester-school-committee-nov-4/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00Gloucester schools lose 83 students in a year, and the superintendent corrects the special education count to 25.3 percent https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/manchester-bennett-street-forum-nov-4/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00Manchester shows four ways to fix the Bennett Street intersection, from an all way stop to closing Bennett Street at the corner; a survey is open until Nov. 27 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/manchester-conservation-commission-nov-4/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00Manchester conservation board puts the 136 apartment School Street hearing off to Nov. 24 and asks the sailing association for more paperwork on its new docks https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/06/mersd-school-committee-nov-3/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-06T05:31:29-05:00Manchester Essex schools cannot mail the Essex Elementary booklet to homes, state campaign finance office says; first budget draft comes Nov. 25 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/05/gloucester-paving-fernald-bray-skippers/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-05T20:56:48-05:00Gloucester will repave Fernald Street, Bray Street and Skippers Way Nov. 10 and 11 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/05/manchester-senior-center-open-house-nov-7/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-05T20:56:48-05:00Tour Manchester's proposed senior community center building Saturday, Nov. 7 https://capeanncurrent.com/2026/11/05/mersd-school-committee-oct-20/Cape Ann Currenten2026-11-05T20:56:48-05:00Manchester Essex School Committee votes to borrow up to $95.3 million for the new Essex Elementary School