Essex selectmen confront a $50,000 fire budget gap while planning to hire a full-time chief. From our own coverage: Selectmen weigh fire budget gap, chief hire. Also in today's brief (4 items): Library patio and garden grand opening set for Sept. 26; Library book group discusses The Pho…
Essex Town Hall announces formation of a new Government Study Committee this week. From our own coverage: Essex home sales stay in $775K to $1.2M range. Also in today's brief (5 items): Essex forms new Government Study Committee; Downtown Essex visioning survey seeks resident input; Mot…
Essex recorded four property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, three with listed prices ranging from $775,000 to $1.2 million and a median of $875,000. The top sale was 6 Scots Way Lot 2, which sold for $1.2 million to 6 Scots Way LLC. One sale, at 2 Riverview Hill Rd, has no price yet on
Essex's public library will cut the ribbon on its new garden and patio Saturday, Sept. 26. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony, held on the library lawn, caps weeks of planning by the Friends of the Library, who discussed the project at their September meeting. Library Director Carla Christensen con…
The Essex Planning Board reviewed and discussed draft zoning articles prepared for the Fall Special Town Meeting, agreeing to edit them per recommendations from Town Counsel Amy Kwessel.
Essex Fire Engineers plan transition to full-time chief, designate new liaison. The Board of Fire Engineers met September 16 and unanimously approved prior meeting minutes. The board designated N. Ouellette as the liaison to the Fire Company and communications officer and set Monday, September 21,
Essex Selectmen approve movie filming at police station with $2,500 location fee. The Board voted unanimously to allow a production company to film at the Essex Police Station, contingent on Town Counsel review of the location agreement and payment of $2,500 to the Police Department's cardiac
Essex selectmen weigh a $50,000 fire budget gap as they plan to hire a full-time chief. Town officials project the fiscal 2028 fire budget could climb to $316,000 under a full-time chief model, versus roughly $267,000 budgeted for current staffing, with a hire targeted for February 1, 2027.
One Essex, Massachusetts obituary was recorded this week: Jerin, Robert A., age 73, of Essex, who died Saturday, September 12, 2026. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Campbell Funeral Home of Beverly. No further biographical detail, such as profession or survivors, was included…
Essex recorded five property sales between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds records. Three sales had a price recorded, ranging from $775,000 to $1,200,000, with a median of $875,000; two transfers, both within the same family and involving trusts,