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June 18 - The Patch BEVERLY — The city of Beverly is accepting applications for a new home repair program funded through an $850,000 Community Development Fund grant awarded last October. The program will provide no-payment, interest-free, forgivable 15-year loans to...

March 7, 2026 - Swampscott Tides When Heidi Whear and Debbie Nutter were younger, their father, Warren Sawyer, would go above and beyond for the Swampscott First Church’s International Food Fair, the sister remember. Sawyer founded the event, which helps raise money...

February 23, 2026 - Gloucester Daily Times Plans are for a 100-year-old building on Washington Street to go from use as offices to affordable condominiums. The office building at 47 Washington St. [will soon be] sold by Action Inc. to Essex County Habitat for...

January 27, 2026 - Patch.com Meegan O’Neil will step down from her role as Executive Director of Essex County Habitat for Humanity in June after seven years of service. “We are deeply grateful for Meegan’s leadership and dedication to Essex County Habitat and are...