Government · Planning Board
Planning Board tours Micro-Mech industrial expansion site
Planning Board visited Micro-Mech to review industrial expansions.
Latest
Stories from Ipswich
Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)
SELECT BOARD APPROVES $13 MILLION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE
Ipswich Select Board authorized $13 million in bond financing for major capital projects.
Government · Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Ipswich housing boards discuss rental assistance program launch
Ipswich housing boards discussed launching a new rental assistance program with nonprofit Action Inc. while advancing a housing production plan update.
Sports
Ipswich sports roundup, July 20 to July 26
Ipswich Little League has named its 2026 season champions — the Dodgers in the Majors Division and the Blue Rocks in AAA — according to the league's website. Meanwhile, Ipswich Youth Soccer's registration for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 remains open: fall in-town regular registration runs…
Real Estate
Ipswich Home Sale Prices Range Widely From $215,000 To $1.375 Million
Ipswich recorded 15 property deeds between June 26 and July 25. Of those, six disclosed a sale price, ranging from $215,000 to $1,375,000, with a median of $855,000. The period's top sale was 34 Choate Lane, Lot 93, which sold for $1,375,000. Nine of the 15 deeds, 60%, did not disclose …
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission approves restriction, continues dam removal review
Ipswich Conservation Commission approved an 8.6-acre conservation restriction and advanced the dam removal project.
Sports
Ipswich sports roundup, July 13 to July 19
Ipswich Little League closed out its 2026 season by naming the Dodgers as Majors Division champions and the Blue Rocks as AAA Division champions, per the league's website. Meanwhile, Ipswich Youth Soccer's registration calendar turned over this week: the fall travel program moved into i…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of July 13 through July 19, 2026
Two Ipswich, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week, both drawn from Echovita listings for residents who died Monday, July 13, 2026. Patch, Jeffrey R., 71, of Ipswich, has funeral arrangements under the care of Campbell Funeral Home. French, Jean Louise, 93, of Ipswich, has a…
Real Estate
Ipswich Disclosed Home Prices Span $800,000 to $1.375 Million in July
Ipswich recorded 13 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, but only two listed a sale price: $800,000 for 114 Little Neck Road and $1,375,000 for 34 Choate Lane, the period's top sale. With pricing disclosed on just 2 of 13 deeds, no reliable median or market-wide price trend c…
Government · Water Subcommittee
Water Subcommittee Cuts Seasonal Rate Factor to 1.3
Ipswich water subcommittee cut the seasonal rate factor from 1.5 to 1.3. Michael S. Dougherty championed the move to recommend a winter water rate of $11.69 to the Water Commissioners, arguing the reduction would balance the seasonal rate program's demand-management purpose with customer hardship.