Fame sail brings Hannah’s revolutionary history to life for Marblehead community
Passengers aboard the schooner took in local stellar water views, hoisted sails and listened to historian Michael Rutstein recount the Hannah’s clash with HMS Nautilus.
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.
MLT's Andrew Barnett honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Marblehead Little Theatre’s Andrew L. Barnett has been recognized with the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres’ Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. Barnett, who serves as the theatre’s facility manager and technical director, has been a fixture of Marblehead Little Theatre for more than three decades. The board of
Actors ready themselves for MLT production of ‘The Crucible’
Nearly 350 years after the Salem witch trials, Marblehead Little Theatre will revisit the story with its production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” running Oct. 3-19. The production features Marblehead residents Donna Cotterell, Niko King-Mahan and Flynn MacCallum in a drama that director Trudi Olivetti believes resonates powerfully with
Marblehead residents gather for Charlie Kirk vigil
Get the latest from The Marblehead Independent delivered straight to your inbox. About 135 people gathered at Abbot Hall on Sunday afternoon for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot 11 days earlier while speaking at an Utah college. The 12:30 p.m. memorial
Trash strike ends as Republic Services, Teamsters reach deal; Marblehead collection resumes
Trash and recycling pickup in Marblehead will return to normal this week following the end of an 11-week strike by Republic Services workers. The Marblehead Health Department announced that curbside collection resumed the week of Sept. 22. Residents are reminded to have trash and recycling at the curb by 7
Marblehead wins $80K grant for climate resilience initiative
Marblehead, working with the Marblehead Housing Authority and Sustainable Marblehead, has been awarded an $80,000 grant to launch a project designed to cool public housing sites and protect vulnerable residents from extreme heat. The funding, announced Thursday by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, will support “Resilient by Design: Cooling
Marblehead’s MMLD general manager starts Sept. 29
The Marblehead Municipal Light Commission has finalized the appointment of Jonathan Blair as the department’s new general manager, with Blair set to begin his role on Sept. 29. Blair, who previously managed the Ipswich Electric Light Department for nearly seven years, was selected from a field of more than
Public-private partnership delivers major cost savings on Gatchell lighting project
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
Marblehead Museum sets date for annual Treasure Sale
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
Marblehead Youth Soccer marks 50 years with golf classic
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
Marblehead Animal Shelter seeks homes for foster cats
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 secures state support to develop new MBTA zoning plan after exemption denial
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
Roadwork to begin Wednesday on West, Mystic, Florence roads
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
Sailing on the Fame commemorates Hannah’s role in naval history
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
Canadian musician Garnet Rogers returns to Me&Thee Music
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
Marblehead advisory committee favors e-bike education over enforcement as crashes climb
Police data shows seven since 2020 as officials weigh local rules.