Joseph “Skeeter” Maurice Brideau (75), died peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on June 22, 2025, surrounded by family. Born in Fitchburg, MA, he was the son of Estelle … ...

After 12 Years of Steady Leadership, Greg Federspiel Retires Looking back at the Town Administrator’s impact on Manchester ...

Last week at a meeting of the Manchester Select Board, Antonio Barletta was sworn in as the new Manchester Town Administrator, replacing Greg Federspiel, who will officially retire on June 30. With ...

To the Editor, The Friends of Memorial Park Improvement Project, Inc. (FOMPIP) formed as a non-profit organization in 2018 with the goal of improving the Annie Gosbee Field (baseball) and building the ...

A replica of this original “Forster Flag,” America’s earliest known flag that was created by Samuel Forster of Manchester in 1775, will be raised at the Town Hall Common on July 1. This photo is of ...

Greetings boaters. We’re already well into the boating season, now that July is here. There’s a lot going on to report from the Harbormaster’s office in Manchester right … ...

Major Infrastructure Projects Advancing in Manchester-by-the-Sea From Pleasant Street paving to a new Senior Center and PFAS filtration, the town outlines progress on key public works and capital ...

The Manchester Planning Board got a lot of residential action in its “visioning forum” this week, all prompted by the threat that downtown may lose a prominent retail space. And … ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Manchester Essex boys tennis team earned a top-three seed in the MIAA Div. 4 Tournament with a memorable regular season, blazed through the … ...

It was a daunting trip, followed by a matchup with a daunting foe. The ninth-seeded Manchester Essex girls lacrosse team traveled a long way over land and sea to meet top seed Nantucket on the … ...

What are tariffs and how do they impact consumers? A tariff is a tax on imported goods that's paid by the importing firm to its government. However, those costs often get passed down to consumers, ...

he Manchester Essex girls tennis team spent more than half a season attempting to find its groove. Once the team did, that groove brought them all the way to the state title match against one of the … ...