Featured
Juneteenth in Marblehead brings music, local history and a push to speak plainly
Nicole McClain traced Juneteenth to June 19, 1865, and said the delayed news of freedom still carries weight in American life.
WHAT'S NEWS
PUBLIC SQUARE
TO THE EDITOR: Voting from Scotland? Don’t bother.
To the editor: Three cheers for Marblehead democracy, which achieved a satisfactory outcome Tuesday without the help of this local voter. Registering for a mail-in ballot was the easy bit. Knowing I was going to be in Scotland on June 9, I strolled into the Town Clerk’s Office
TO THE EDITOR: Huge congratulations to Peggy!
Huge congratulations to Village School student Peggy Mulombe for her second-place win in Massachusetts' 2026 Letters About Literature program. It would be lovely to read her winning entry in the Marblehead Independent, and I hope you will print it. Youthful wins like this are such an inspiration, and
COLLEEN’S GARDEN: A plan for the can
A giant Chicago trash bin made an unexpected move to Marblehead years ago. Now, with new town-issued carts on the way, one gardener is finding creative ways to give old receptacles a second life.
TO THE EDITOR: Override vote affects municipal services and employees
To the editor: On June 9, our community faces an important decision. The override vote is not simply about numbers on a spreadsheet; it is about the people who provide the services that residents depend on every day. Municipal employees are the ones who maintain our roads and public buildings,
EDITOR'S PICKS
New 250th exhibit lets Marblehead’s Revolution speak — loyalists included
Artifacts include loyalist shop goods, Glover documents, a privateering relic and a medicine chest carried by Dr. Elisha Story at Bunker Hill.
Select Board turns from override win to accountability plan
The new board’s first meeting after the election focused less on celebration than on how the town will track and explain the new revenue.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Marblehead’s $17.3 million night ranks second in state history
Only Brookline has approved a larger permanent levy increase under Proposition 2½, placing last night’s votes near the top of the commonwealth’s 44-year record.