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EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood
Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.
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BENEATH THE BLUE: Colorful cunner hide along rocky New England shores
Curious how they taste? Their meat is white, firm and flaky. They are excellent fish to eat.
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.
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EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood
Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.
Scotland’s Tartan Army finds a home in Marblehead
Residents showed visitors old houses, harbor views and everyday hospitality, giving the trip a Marblehead chapter far from the stadium.
Six-way Democratic debate for Moulton’s seat turns on money
Federal filings show Koh far ahead in fundraising, with John Beccia self-funding nearly $2 million and other contenders running on much smaller accounts.