Poet Laureate Support Committee schedules summer and fall events across Amesbury venues. Bryan Riley confirmed a July 15 karaoke fundraiser at Barewolf Brewery with DJ Jason Dowd, an August 12 Evening with the Poets at the Cultural Center open to the public, and a November 10 Flatbread fundraiser.
Library Board unanimously approves revised schedule opening at 9am, closing Mondays for FY27. The Board of Trustees backed Director Aimie Westphal's Building and Staff Hours Schedule, which opens the library at 9am instead of 9:30am and closes Monday nights while maintaining 53 weekly service
The City Council's Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole opened its fiscal year 2027 budget hearings with leadership elections. Amanda Haggstrom was elected chair unanimously, while Scott Mandeville was elected vice chair in a 5-1 vote, with Claudel Frederique opposing. The committee heard
City Council approves Conservation Commission appointment, FY27 budget referral. The council unanimously approved the appointment of Brian Higgins to the Conservation Commission for a term expiring February 28, 2029, and referred Mayor Kassandra Gove's proposed FY27 operating budget totaling
Amesbury Planning Board sought peer review on a proposed 126-unit residential development. Pulte Homes New England proposes two five-story buildings at 28 Haverhill Road with 63 units each, including 25 designated as affordable housing.
Amesbury Cultural Council unanimously adopted its core values and a two-year revenue strategy. Treasurer Joanne Barnes reported the gifts account at $18,553 and a pending $4,500 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for the Cultural Center. In unanimous votes, the council approved the
Amesbury Conservation Commission orders peer review for 126-unit project. Chair Fred Zackon presided as the commission voted 4-0-1 to require stormwater and wetlands peer review for the proposed 126-unit residential development at 28 Haverhill Road, following Department of Environmental Protection
Amesbury Retirement Board approves six new enrollments and authorizes $70,000 in service buybacks. The board unanimously accepted paraprofessionals Natalie H. Girouard, Toni-Ann Pavao, Liam Davey, Susan Joslin, and Chloe Wiekerke and police officer Clara Reich to the system, and approved a
Amesbury Community Preservation Committee authorizes $594,270 in FY27 funds. The committee approved FY27 allocations totaling $594,270, with $59,427 each designated for Open Space and Recreation, Historic Resources, and Community Housing reserves, plus $29,713 to the committee's administrative
City Council approves three mayoral appointments and multiple municipal fee changes. President Jessica Redfern led the April 28 meeting, which unanimously approved Frederick Range and Jason Donovan to the Trustees of the War Memorial and Elizabeth McConnell to the Energy, Environment and
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