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Village School children plant field of paper poppies to honor Marblehead's war dead
Several students said the lesson changed how they understood Memorial Day, separating remembrance from a long weekend.
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TO THE EDITOR: Support Erin Noonan for Select Board
To the editor: Next week I will be casting my vote for Erin Noonan for Select Board. She has proved to be an incredibly valuable asset to our governing board now for five years. She originally ran for Select Board because she could see the structural deficit in our finances,
TO THE EDITOR: Erin Noonan is the leader Marblehead needs
To the editor: I’m enthusiastically voting for Erin Noonan for Select Board as she has demonstrated her commitment to Marblehead with clarity, curiosity and courage. When I have conversations with Erin, I am confident she is respectfully listening and telling me her candid views. For an example of how
TO THE EDITOR: Support Abbot Public Library with a yes vote on 1, 2 and 3
To the editor: For the past 150 years, Abbot Public Library has served as a cornerstone of education, community and culture for the town of Marblehead, providing free access to information, programming, technology and gathering space. Our newly renovated building has strengthened our long-standing community traditions, expanded our digital and
TO THE EDITOR: Neighbor’s kindness brings gratitude
To the editor: I am 83 years old, suffer from COPD, and evidently some cognitive issues as well, because on Wednesday, June 20 I was peddling my beloved e-bike along Atlantic Avenue in 91-degree heat, when my rear tire exploded. I was pushing the bike along the roadside, under the
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Historian traces the Revolution’s saltwater roots to Marblehead
A professor of early American history argues the Revolution’s origins were not only on land, but in the Atlantic economy that sustained towns like Marblehead.
After more than a century, oysters may make comeback to Marblehead harbors
The project would start at Tucker’s Wharf, where volunteers plan to raise young oysters in a tank before testing them at selected harbor sites.
Five years, $1.4M and ten recovered lives later, Marblehead Museum opens its slavery exhibit
Curators built the installation around primary documents created by white property owners, encouraging visitors to examine how historians piece together evidence from incomplete records.