Budget and Finance
Essex's $24.5 million budget, line by line
By Kerry Jane How we work
Voters approved what the Finance Committee calls the first override for town operations in more than 20 years. Here is where the money goes, what changed, how the decisions were made and how to weigh in on the next one.
Gloucester's $179 million budget, line by line
By Kerry Jane How we work
The city's fiscal 2027 budget took effect July 1. Here is where the money comes from, where it goes, what changed, how the City Council decided it and how you can weigh in on the next one.
New: compare property taxes in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester on one page
By Kerry Jane How we work
Our new property tax page has a bill calculator for all four towns, 10 years of average bills, and state and Census figures that update on their own. Here is what it shows.
Essex school project nears $95 million as fall town meeting takes shape
Cape Ann Current Staff How we work
Voters will also be asked to pay a $26,000 snow plowing bill that arrived months after the fiscal year ended.