I started my full-time reporting career in Marblehead in 2012 and have failed spectacularly at leaving. Now I cover the town through The Independent, following its people and stories with the curiosity that makes this place impossible to quit.
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A town-declared snow emergency will remain in effect until road conditions are deemed safe, according to town officials.
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A middle-aged lawyer and his much younger bride arrive at a country estate where past affairs resurface. A midsummer weekend forces every couple to renegotiate desire and regret.
The presentation arrives as municipal leaders confront a widening gap between routine expenses and taxes limited by state law.
Marblehead Festival of Arts organizers unveiled the festival’s 2026 logo at The Landing earlier this week, introducing a student-created blue lobster design that will be used across the 60th anniversary season. The new mark centers on a two-tone blue lobster, with dark navy claws raised overhead and a lighter
A GoFundMe tied to Kuzmina has topped $25,000, Aldrich says, helping support services near his sister Olga’s home. Florida area offers extensive special-needs programs.
Municipal workforce counted 1,185 people, with wages and salaries covering just over half of a $128 million operating plan approved at Town Meeting.
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Administration outlined utility rate cuts delivering February and March 2026 bill drops for every residential customer, funded through existing accounts.
Get our free local reporting delivered straight to your inbox. No noise, no spam — just clear, independent coverage of Marblehead. Sign up for our once-a-week newsletter. Approximately 50 demonstrators lined the snow-covered sidewalks of Humphrey Street on Tuesday afternoon, joining a nationwide wave of "Free America Walkout" protests
A new six-week community education series designed to build understanding of addiction and substance use disorders launches Feb. 3, with sessions held on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom. The free program aims to reduce stigma and support healthier responses
A historian-performer traced freedom songs from enslavement to twentieth-century protests, pairing brief explanations with live piano to show how music functioned as strategy, memory and protection.
A snow emergency will be in effect from 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, through 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, due to a forecasted winter storm mix of snow, ice and freezing rain, according to Marblehead Department of Public Works. All vehicles must be removed from public streets during
A 3-1 vote backed higher charges for athletics, buses within 2 miles and tuition programs, generally about 3%. One member warned costs already outpace neighboring towns and strain families.