The perfect summer evening is ready for you on June 14! Visit beautiful Magnolia and enjoy live music playing on porches all around the neighborhood! This year there's more porches, more music and ...

To plagiarize Danial Webster who is said to have told the Supreme Court in a famous case involving my Alma Mater: “It is, Sir, . . . a small college (insert village). And yet, there are those who love ...

Chorus North Shore presents a concert of various British composers from Britten to the Beatles ...

To the Editor, On May 2, the White House released President Trump’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This budget – if approved – will have devastating consequences for thousands of ...

Call it the Final Four or call it the semi-finals, the naming convention is less important than the gravity of actually reaching this point in postseason play. Both the girls and boys tennis teams and ...

O n April 11, the Town of Essex formally welcomed a new chief of police as Sgt. Tom Shamshak Jr. was sworn in to lead the department following the retirement of Chief Paul Francis. The moment marked ...

I am now writing to object to the HDC’s recent decision to waive a public hearing and go forward, allowing the installation of so-called “Wayfinding Signs” in four spots throughout Manchester’s ...

To the Editor, I am gratified by the interest shared in these columns and on social media by Manchester residents regarding the vitality of our downtown. The Downtown Improvement Committee, which I ...

We came out on top against Pingree by winning the best of 5 match with 3 wins and 1 loss. Racing in a clear and stable easterly in the shelter of Ram Island, we won the first race with a strong, 1, 2, ...

This is the kind of surprise any coach might want during their first season with a team. Coming into 2025, Wesley Chittick wasn’t sure what would happen during his inaugural run at the helm of the ...

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald has long been a favorite of mine. Its portrayal of the American dream corrupted, its doomed love story, class differences, the conflict of old vs. new has, to ...

The Manchester Essex boys’ basketball team was able to form an identity pretty early on this winter, helping the team jump to the top of the Cape Ann League in 2024-25. In mid-December, the Hornets ...