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Meeting Finder
Find a town meeting, see what is on the table in plain words, and read what was decided. Every meeting links to the town's own agenda, minutes and video.
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Coming up lists every public meeting on the town, school and library calendars. Past meetings and plain words summaries cover the four main town boards for now: Gloucester City Council, Rockport Select Board, Essex Board of Selectmen and Manchester Select Board.
Essex Board of Health, Oct. 13, 2026 Gloucester SFL Corporate Communications Committee, Oct. 13, 2026 Rockport Council on Aging, Oct. 13, 2026 Essex Board of Selectmen, Oct. 13, 2026 Manchester Essex School Building Committee, Oct. 13, 2026 Gloucester City Council, Oct. 13, 2026 Gloucester Licensing Board, Oct. 13, 2026 Manchester Conservation Commission, Oct. 13, 2026 Essex Finance Committee, Oct. 13, 2026 Manchester Planning Board, Oct. 13, 2026 Manchester Council on Aging Executive Board, Oct. 14, 2026 Manchester Harbor Advisory Committee, Oct. 14, 2026 Minutes tracker 309 of 421
past meetings of the main town boards since Jan. 2024 have minutes posted.
Gloucester City Council 76 of 86 Rockport Select Board 68 of 96 Essex Board of Selectmen 84 of 148 Manchester Select Board 81 of 91 Source: town agenda centers and archives. Last checked Oct. 8, 2026.
Words on this page Agenda The list of what the board plans to talk about. Posted at least 48 hours before, not counting weekends and holidays. Minutes The town's official record of what happened and how members voted. The board approves them later. Packet The background papers board members read before the meeting. What the search covers Board names, our plain words summaries and, for past meetings, what the town minutes say. We never search or show packets, which can hold private details such as home addresses. Passages are checked for addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, and public comment is left out.
How we make this We collect each town's posted agendas and minutes. Our summaries are written in plain words by the Cape Ann Current. Only the town's approved minutes are the official record. How we work
