Essex Select Board Advances Fire Department Restructuring, Approves River Day Bonfire
Essex Select Board approves bonfire event, weighs fire department restructuring, and hears affordable housing warning.
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Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26
This week's obituary notices include one Essex, Massachusetts resident: Hamlen, Amelia C., age 97, who died Monday, July 20, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Campbell Funeral Home of Beverly, with the notice posted via Echovita.
Essex Sale Prices Span $1.6 Million as Main Street Deal Leads Market
Essex recorded 13 property transfers between June 26 and July 25, with seven disclosing a sale price ranging from $312,500 to $1.9 million and a median of $579,000. The month's top transaction was 78-80 Main St, which sold for $1.9 million to Pike Marine LLC. Main Street and Belcher Str…
Essex Select Board Advances Governance Study and River Day Revival Plans
Essex Select Board advances governance study proposal and affordable housing push.
Essex Clam Flats Remain Closed Despite Haverhill Sewage Leak Being Fixed
Essex clam flat closures tied to a Haverhill sewage spill drag on even after the leak was repaired. The Gloucester Daily Times reported that local shellfishers and Woodman's of Essex remain affected by the continuing flat shutdown — a situation the paper headlined as "Clammers lament fl…