Attorney General sues Marblehead for MBTA noncompliance
The complaint seeks a declaration of violation plus an injunction forcing adoption of an as-of-right district and submission to the housing agency.
Will Dowd
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.
In Marblehead, $8.4M budget gap could mean 50-plus job cuts without new revenue
Speaking Wednesday, Thatcher Kezer points to mandated pension contributions and a new trash collection contract as fixed expenses adding more than $1.3 million next year.
Analysis reveals sharp divide in Marblehead’s Prop. 2 1/2 votes
A review of town’s ballot history since 1982 shows residents consistently approving project-specific borrowing while rejecting permanent levy growth for routine services.
Light board discusses battery storage agreement, votes on MMWEC representatives
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. Marblehead Municipal Light Department general manager Jonathan Blair updated commissioners on a proposed five-megawatt battery storage system and received informal board
Marblehead declares three-night snow emergency parking ban
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. The town has declared a snow emergency parking ban for three consecutive overnights due to snow accumulation, frigid temperatures and another storm
History report on General Glover Farmhouse headed to Library of Congress
A Historic American Buildings Survey package spans nearly 60 pages, pairing measured drawings with photos and research meeting national preservation standards.
Select Board declares state of emergency
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. The Select Board declared a local state of emergency Monday afternoon to speed snow removal and give town crews added flexibility as
BURIED IN SNOW: Marblehead looks for somewhere to put it
A town-declared snow emergency will remain in effect until road conditions are deemed safe, according to town officials.
Scenes from around town during and after the storm
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. A major winter storm buried town streets, sidewalks and driveways under heavy snow and wind-driven drifts, leaving residents and crews carving
‘A Little Night Music’ at MLT balances wit and regret with bite
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.
FY2027 State of the Town to frame Marblehead’s next budget debate
The presentation arrives as municipal leaders confront a widening gap between routine expenses and taxes limited by state law.
BLUE AND BOLD: MFoA's 2026 logo lands at The Landing
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
In wake of mother’s death, friends organize Warwick gathering for Nikolay Kuzmina
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.
Marblehead's $65.2M payroll: What the town paid 1,185 workers in FY2025
Municipal workforce counted 1,185 people, with wages and salaries covering just over half of a $128 million operating plan approved at Town Meeting.
Four citizen petitions for 2026 Annual Town Meeting submited
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. Marblehead residents submitted four distinct citizen petitions by the Jan. 23 deadline for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, according to forms received
At Veterans Middle School, Marblehead Racial Justice Team honors Tubman, Lewis with portrait unveiling
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. Seventh graders stepped to the microphone Thursday afternoon and shared words spoken more than a century ago by a woman who risked