Will Dowd, a Salem resident, began his career in Marblehead and never really left it behind. Founder of The Marblehead Independent, he chases stories with deep curiosity and the relationships that shape town life.
Get the latest from The Marblehead Independent delivered straight to your inbox. The Marblehead Parks and Recreation Commission has completed a $77,740 lighting upgrade at Gatchell Playground that could have cost taxpayers upward of $500,000 through traditional procurement methods. The project represents what commission Vice Chair Shelly Bedrossian
The Marblehead Museum will hold its annual Treasure Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion gardens. The sale will feature a curated collection of vintage books, lighting, jewelry, artwork, maps, ceramics, Marblehead ephemera and small furniture, along with clothing, quilts and
The Marblehead Youth Soccer Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the inaugural MYSA Golf Classic on Oct. 6 at Tedesco Country Club. The event, beginning with an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start, will bring together players, families, alumni and supporters. Proceeds will fund new AI-enabled video technology to
The Marblehead Animal Shelter is spotlighting several cats and kittens in need of permanent homes this fall. Some are in foster care and can be adopted directly without entering the shelter. Among those featured are Carmelo, an orange-and-white cat with a curious personality, and Flower, a gray tabby with white
Marblehead has secured technical assistance funding to hire a second consultant and develop a new multifamily housing zoning plan after the state formally rejected the town’s request for an exemption from the MBTA Communities Act. Select Board Chair Dan Fox confirmed the town has been working with the Executive
Roadway reclamation work is set to begin on or after Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 a.m. on West Street, Mystic Road and Florence Road, the Marblehead Department of Public Works announced. Town contractor D & R Paving will carry out the project on multiple intermittent days. No on-street parking
Residents and visitors will have the chance to step aboard history next weekend as Marblehead REV250 and the Harold B. and Elizabeth L. Shattuck Fund present two days of events honoring the schooner Hannah, the first commissioned vessel of the Continental Navy. The Fame, a replica schooner built to resemble
Garnet Rogers brings his baritone voice and acoustic guitar back to Marblehead for the first time since 2018. The Canadian folk musician performs Friday, Sept. 19 at Me&Thee Music, in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, continuing the venue’s 56th season with an artist whose career spans
Police data shows seven since 2020 as officials weigh local rules.
In the summer of 1951, an 18-year-old Smith College student found herself in Marblehead and Swampscott, cycling quiet streets, writing in her diary and caring for three Mayo children whose ordinary lives would later echo in her journals and poetry.
Officials and residents will spend two years drafting a vision for Marblehead’s future with guidance from consultants.
Get the latest from The Marblehead Independent delivered straight to your inbox. The Marblehead Museum unveiled the results of a $1.4 million renovation of the 1768 Jeremiah Lee Brick Kitchen on Saturday, hosting a gala that marked both the building’s preservation and its future role in telling a
The Children’s Island Sanitarium operated from 1886 to 1946, serving as a seasonal refuge where children between the ages of two and 12 could regain strength in the sea air.
A couple in Marblehead expressed confusion and concern after observing what appeared to be federal agents detaining landscaping workers on Beach Street on Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. According to resident Matt Wolverton, officers wearing green vests marked “FBI” were seen handcuffing at least one individual against a
This is your space — send items for our Independent Notebook to wdowd@marbleheadindependent.com or visit marbleheaadindependent.com/submissions. MBTA seeks input on Lynnway redesign The MBTA, City of Lynn, Department of Conservation and Recreation and Massachusetts Department of Transportation are advancing the Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project, a $20 million
