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.
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 local bagel business with roots in education and philanthropy brought its story — and its product — to Abbot Public Library this week,
Parents and program leaders said long drives to Salem State, Lynn and Revere now strain schedules, with some sessions starting at 6:30 a.m. or ending at 10 p.m.
The Select Board has carved out the one piece of the budget gap that looks like what voters historically approve — and left the rest in a structure they have never tested.
Backing for the fiscal plan reached 61 percent, compared with 31 percent against and 9 percent undecided after an 11-day voluntary online questionnaire.
Officials closed a $7.2 million gap by reducing staffing, shifting curbside trash costs and relying less on free cash.
A local resident created a browser-based tool that combines lunar data and ocean predictions with guidance for shoreline outings across New England.
Drivers will pay twice as much between 4 and 9 p.m., while idle penalties now start after five hours instead of six.
Nomination papers remain due later this month, leaving time for additional entrants before voters choose occupants for two dozen positions.
Marblehead singer and composer Eliza Howells has received a $5,000 Grant for Creative Individuals from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Howells, a 2018 Marblehead High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in voice performance and composition from UMass Amherst in 2022 and a master’s degree in composition from
A community troupe stages a classic about an affable man and his unseen companion, emphasizing mental health and acceptance through an intergenerational cast and collaborative rehearsals.
Colleagues describe a collaborative leader who set expectations clearly while allowing staff autonomy, fostering long-term loyalty and creative growth.
Feb. 18 7 a.m. — Officer Daniel Gagnon was monitoring traffic in the area of West Shore Drive when he observed a gray Honda Accord allegedly travel through a red light at the intersection with Village Street. Gagnon activated his emergency lights and conducted a traffic stop at West Shore
The Marblehead Rotary Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt has been postponed by a week because of the weather forecast and is now scheduled for Sunday, April 12, at Seaside Park. In an email to The Independent, Laney Dowling said the hunt will begin at 1:30 p.m. sharp.
A young child’s imagined alter ego became a public event as residents lined streets and shops to support his recovery journey beyond months of intensive treatment.
Residents gathered at a neighborhood intersection, holding signs and engaging passing drivers during a coordinated national day of protest over federal leadership concerns.
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’s first Finance Committee “Super Saturday” ended with the town’s largest budget and, by several members’ account, its most consequential