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Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Final Master Plan Community Meeting

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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Gregory T. Federspiel, Town Administrator
10 Central StreetManchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Final Master Plan Community Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Town Planner Sue Brown would like to invite residents to attend the final community meeting on the proposed master plan recommendations next month.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m.

WHERE:

Manchester Essex Regional High School dining hall, 36 Lincoln St.

WHAT: 

The Master Plan Committee has been working since 2017 to identify, test, revise and confirm the plan’s recommendations for housing, economic development, open space and recreation, natural and cultural resources, transportation, public facilities and services, resiliency, land use and governance.

Following a brief introduction and presentation, members of various town boards and committees will be available at information stations around the venue to answer questions about the master plan recommendations and the approach to implementing them.

Residents’ ideas, concerns and preferences have been received through focus group meetings, surveys, board and committee meetings and large community forums throughout the planning process.

The Dec. 5 meeting will serve as a continuation of an engagement process that has reached hundreds of residents and other community members. This is the final community-wide meeting before the master plan is finalized, approved and adopted by the Planning Board.

A draft of the master plan and its recommendations will be available on the Town’s website by Nov. 28, at Town Hall and the library.

For more information, contact Brown at [email protected]

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New Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Officers Graduate from Academy

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Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department
Edward G. Conley, Chief of Police
10 Central Street
Manchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

New Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Officers Graduate from Academy

MANCHESTER BY-THE-SEA —  Chief Edward Conley is very pleased to announce that Manchester’s newest police officers have graduated from the police academy and have joined the department as sworn police officers.

Officers Andrea Locke and Jennifer Gilson were were sworn in by Town Clerk Christina St. Pierre Thursday morning after they successfully completed the 29th Municipal Police Training Committee Reading Police Recruit Academy.

Academy Director Daniel May commented to Chief Conley that this class had the highest overall grade point average, across all training components, when compared to the past 11 academies.

“It is no surprise that Officers Locke and Gilson distinguished themselves throughout the recruitment, selection and training process, as both were exemplary candidates who rose to the top of a very competitive hiring process,” Chief Conley said. “I am very pleased to welcome them as full-time members of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department.”

Officer Locke was a reserve police officer and full-time dispatcher at MPD. She has a bachelor’s degree from Curry College and is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician.

Officer Gilson was a reserve police officer, part-time dispatcher and Animal Control Officer at MPD. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. She is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician and admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.

Officers Locke and Gilson are the first full-time female police officers in the 121 year history of the Manchester Police Department. They were selected following an open and competitive exam process administrated by Police Exam Solutions, Inc. of Arlington. A total of 44 applicants sat for the written exam. Following the exam, which also awarded bonus point to veterans, emergency medical technicians, those with higher education and for past employment history, Gilson and Locke finished first and second on the hiring list.

Officers Locke and Gilson will now spend several weeks in a field officer training program in the community before they begin working regular shifts.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Public Meeting on Restoration Options for Central Pond

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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Gregory T. Federspiel, Town Administrator
10 Central StreetManchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Public Meeting on Restoration Options for Central Pond

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Town Administrator Gregory Federspiel would like to invite the community to attend a presentation and discussion next week on potential restoration options for Central Pond.

WHEN:

Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6-7:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Town Hall, Selectmen’s Room 5 (second floor), 10 Central St.

WHAT:

Community members are invited to attend the meeting, where town consultants will present several restoration possibilities of Central Pond.

The replacement and widening of the Central Street bridge/culvert will present the Town with an opportunity to restore Central Pond. The purpose of the restoration is to reduce upstream flooding, improve the aesthetics of the area, fix the sea walls, and reestablish habitat for migratory fish and other wildlife.

The presentation will be followed by an open discussion period, where attendees are invited to share their comments and ask questions.

“We’re still in the very early stages of this project, and residents should know that all potential options to be discussed at this event are conceptual,” said Grants Administrator Mary Reilly. “This meeting is to inform the community of some possible options that we have developed. We encourage residents to attend so that their voices can be heard.”

The Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program is funding this stage of the project, in which alternative plans will be created and evaluated.

Residents with questions, or those who would like to reserve a spot at the meeting, should contact Reilly at [email protected] or 978-525-6427.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea Voters Reminded of Upcoming Special Town Meeting and Joint State and Special Town Election

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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Gregory T. Federspiel, Town Administrator
10 Central StreetManchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 5, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Manchester-by-the-Sea Voters Reminded of Upcoming Special Town Meeting and Joint State and Special Town Election

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Town Clerk Christina J. St. Pierre wishes to remind residents of two upcoming electoral events.

On Monday, Oct. 15, a Special Town Meeting will convene at Memorial Elementary School beginning at 7 p.m. On Nov. 6, there will be a joint state election and special town election. Polls for the joint election will be open at Memorial School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Special Town Meeting will address three warrant articles, including a proposed reduction of the Finance Committee from nine members to seven and a proposed modification in the enforcement of the town’s winter parking ban, which would reclassify violations as standard parking tickets that would be adjudicated by Town Hall.

Violations are currently issued as civil citations, which must be adjudicated in district court.

Special Town Meeting will also be asked to vote on the initial authorization for Manchester Essex Regional School District to borrow funding necessary for the construction of a new elementary school in Manchester. The article must earn support from two-thirds of Special Town Meeting. All residents who are registered to vote are eligible to vote at Town Meeting.

Following the Special Town Meeting vote, a simple majority of voters in the special election on Nov. 6 would then need to vote favorably in order to approve a tax increase beyond the limits of Proposition 2-1/2 in order to fund Manchester’s share of the loan payments resulting from the school project.

As a reminder, per state law, the deadline to register to vote in any election or regular town meeting is 20 days prior to the date of the election or meeting. The deadline to register to vote in a special town meeting is 10 days prior to the special town meeting.

Early voting for the state and local special election will be available at Town Hall during regular business hours from Oct. 22 through Nov. 2.

The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 6 dual election is Wednesday, Oct. 17.

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