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Redfern elected City Council President in competitive race

Amesbury City Council elects Jessica Redfern as President in contested vote. Redfern prevailed 7-2 over Councilor Steve Stanganelli in a roll call election conducted by City Clerk Jennifer Smith immediately after the January 13 inauguration ceremony. The Council unanimously elected Councilor Amanda

Planning Board elects leadership, approves three projects, continues mixed-use hearing.

Amesbury Planning Board unanimously re-elected Pascal Rettig as Chair and David Frick as Vice Chair. The Board approved an Approval Not Required plan for 38.5 Rocky Hill Road and granted unanimous approval to two Water Resource Protection District projects: a Definitive Subdivision and Special

Amesbury Historical Commission approves four properties for preservation eligibility.

Amesbury Historical Commission approves four properties for historic preservation eligibility. Chair Joseph Finn and the seven-member Commission voted unanimously to approve 9 School Street for conversion into a six-family dwelling and found 234 Main Street historically significant. Two

Council on Aging Board accepts prior minutes, reviews year-over-year decline in social services.

Amesbury Council on Aging Board unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and reviewed financial statements showing a combined balance of nearly $24,614 across operating accounts as of December 2025. Vice Chair Margaret Miller presented year-over-year statistics noting a decline in Social Services

Cultural Council subcommittee elects Brady and Costa as co-chairs.

The Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee elected Bonnie Brady and Kristen Costa as co-chairs to rotate meeting facilitation and minute-taking, with the pair to assume leadership at the next meeting on January 20. The subcommittee approved the September 4, 2025 minutes and