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Board splits on May annual town meeting override articles

Essex selectmen vote to endorse two override articles on May 4 annual meeting warrant in a 2-1 split decision. Selectmen Peter D. Phippen and Ann O. Cameron backed the endorsement, while Chairman Alva A. Ingaharro opposed it. The board also unanimously approved revisions to the Essex Housing

Board of Health offers Administrative Clerk position to Kerrin Nixon

Board of Health offers Administrative Clerk position to Kerrin Nixon pending background check. The Essex board interviewed three candidates at its April 9 meeting and voted unanimously to extend the conditional offer to Nixon, with Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner outlining required CORI

Council on Aging approves nutrition program, plans May vote on strategy

Essex Council on Aging unanimously approves new Bluezone Nutrition Program for May launch. Director Tess Leary introduced the nine-pillar program, based on international longevity research, featuring workshops, cooking classes, and food items from Marshview Farm for seniors. Board members

Planning Board continues Preserve at Essex subdivision review

Essex Planning Board continues Preserve at Essex hearing, approves garage siting. During the third session of the public hearing on the proposed 36-lot Open Space Residential Development, Town Counsel Amy Kwessel clarified that the Planning Board's authority in subdivision control is limited to

Conservation commission approves expired permit; continues sewage hearing to April

Essex Conservation Commission tackles pending applications, approves expired order. The commission unanimously approved a Certificate of Compliance indicating an expired order for work at the Great Marsh at the Parady duck camp, where work had never been started or completed. In a larger action,