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06/25/2024

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06/24/2024

Dive into the poignant life and art of Frank Duveneck, a brilliant artist and beloved teacher whose story is both inspiring and heartbreaking. Almost by acci...

Bone up on new great summer reading books from local authors! Event is tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at the Hastings Hous...
06/22/2024

Bone up on new great summer reading books from local authors! Event is tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at the Hastings House (Farms-Prides Community Association, Inc.) community center from The Book Shop!

The best bookstore in Beverly Farms and the North Shore and Cape Ann area since 1968.

06/14/2024

Congratulations to the MERHS Staff of The Independent - Received the highest achievement award from the New England Scholastic Press Association!
https://www.mersd.org/domain/702

06/14/2024
Sadly, it has come to our attention that John "Johnny" Backman who grew up in Manchester, has died. A service will be h...
06/07/2024

Sadly, it has come to our attention that John "Johnny" Backman who grew up in Manchester, has died. A service will be held this weekend on Cape Cod.

John F. “Johnny” Bachman of Hull, formerly a longtime resident of S. Boston, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024. He was 63. He was born in Manchester to Eileen (Curran) and …

Great White sharks are here in New England, thanks to expanding seal populations. Sightings are now common on Cape Cod,...
06/06/2024

Great White sharks are here in New England, thanks to expanding seal populations. Sightings are now common on Cape Cod, and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, along with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service have implemented education and safety measures aimed at beachgoers. Jim Behnke tackles this topic and explores whether shark populations are on the rise on Boston’s North Shore and Cape Ann.

06/06/2024

Great job, Manchester’s Charlie Weld! You make us proud!

Playing now thru June 23 at Gloucester Stage, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is really, really funny. Definitely ...
06/05/2024

Playing now thru June 23 at Gloucester Stage, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is really, really funny. Definitely check it out. Community theater at its best.


Imagine three siblings, all in their late 50s, bickering and clawing like petulant 15-year-olds. Then throw in a clairvoyant housekeeper, a naïve young beauty, and a vacant gesticulating …

06/05/2024
06/01/2024
Cape Ann Pride Weekend is off an running with so much to do this weekend and the rest of the month locally to celebrate ...
06/01/2024

Cape Ann Pride Weekend is off an running with so much to do this weekend and the rest of the month locally to celebrate Pride.

Shout out to Cape Ann Pride Coalition, North Shore Pride, Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Cape Ann Museum, Hammond Castle Museum, Historic New England, Maritime Gloucester, and everyone else hosting events this month.

T his June, Cape Ann will host its first official Pride Month, spotlighting the LGBTQIA+ community with a vibrant array of events across Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, and Essex. The …

Will They or Won’t They? Jason Brisbois tackles ME Regional High School spring sports teams standing going into the MIAA...
05/29/2024

Will They or Won’t They? Jason Brisbois tackles ME Regional High School spring sports teams standing going into the MIAA Div. 4 Tournament. Check it out (along with a killer photo by Mark DiPascuale!)

The school year is almost over, as is the spring sports season for Manchester Essex Regional High School spring sports teams. The local teams finished up their regular season …

05/29/2024

Only four more chances to experience a Gallery Tour of the special exhibition “In the Round: 20th Century Cape Ann Sculpture!”
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Enjoy a guided tour of the gallery on Thursdays at 2 pm through June 20 (included with admission). Drawing on its own collection and from private collections in the region, the exhibition focuses on sculptors of Cape Ann.
Learn more and find a list of dates for gallery tours at https://www.capeannmuseum.org/series/gallery-tour-in-the-round-20th-century-cape-ann-sculpture/.

05/16/2024

The museum has been hosting field trips for many years, Mr. John Huss makes these trips fun for all who attend and the students learn a bit about their town's history.

05/11/2024

Singing Beach S’mores in Manchester and West Beach S’mores Ice Cream in Beverly Farms…through the weekend and more!
12-9pm daily, carpool for even more fun.

05/09/2024

Spring Speaker Series 2024

05/09/2024

The Annual Town Election is on Tuesday, May 21 at Memorial School from 7 AM to 8 PM. The election warrant has been posted and all information can be found here: https://manchester.ma.us/503/Town-Meetings-and-Elections

Early Voting Hours at Town Hall:
Saturday, May 11 - 10 AM to 3 PM
Thursday, May 16 - 9 AM to 6 PM

After decades on loan, the Cape Ann Museum has acquired "Three Dancing Girls" by legendary Manchester artist Charles Hop...
05/09/2024

After decades on loan, the Cape Ann Museum has acquired "Three Dancing Girls" by legendary Manchester artist Charles Hopkinson. Depicting three of the artist's daughters playing outside in Manchester, the painting remained unfinished until Hopkinson's friends, John Singer Sargent and Isabella Stewart Gardner, encouraged him to complete it. Thank god he did ...

For the last 30 years, Cape Ann Museum visitors have become familiar with a stunning painting hanging prominently at the top of the staircase in the museum’s main hall. It’s …

In this week's paper, Jim Behnke brings us on the amazing journey to better understand the "rewilding" of Cape Ann and t...
05/02/2024

In this week's paper, Jim Behnke brings us on the amazing journey to better understand the "rewilding" of Cape Ann and the underappreciated return of beavers, coyotes, bobcats and, yes, even black bears to the region. A great read.

I’m no Daniel Boone, but I’ve paid enough attention to animal tracks over the years to recognize cat tracks when I see them. The tracks I saw in the wet sand of the Dunes at Castle …

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Magnolia Beach put in a great 4th July show tonight. Great job:). #MagnoliaBeach #capeann

Today, Tuesday 1/19 at 5:30 p.m. residents and downtown spots including the Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library will illuminate its building for 15 minutes and the Congregational Church will ring its bells to celebrate a moment of unity in the face of COVID. Join in if you like, or just enjoy the sounds and lights of others. The gesture was organized unofficially by a resident of Bell Court, who reached out to Sonja Natan at Town Hall and got the ball rolling. #together #mbts #manchesterma

The Cricket Newspaper History Now Digitized
The Cricket Newspaper History Now Digitized

At The Cricket's First Annual "Authors & Friends" event in June of 2019, Editor Erika Brown and Rebecca Baun, for The Friends of Manchester Library, announced the digitization of the print history of the Manchester Cricket newspaper made available (and searchable!) at the Manchester Library.

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