VFW Post 2005 to host Nov. 7 fundraiser for Owen P. Coyne Scholarship Fund
Guy Ford Band plays a three-hour set on West Shore Drive, and organizers are asking attendees to donate.
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.
Festival of Arts puts local faces on 2027 literary calendar
Volunteer photographer Steven Rood and designer Jessica Briggs produced a 12-month fundraiser now sold at Shubie’s, Crosby’s and Arnould Gallery & Framery, with proceeds supporting next year’s book events.
Kezer successor search moves to confidential interviews
About 15 applied to succeed Kezer; no finalists named as of Oct. 22
Workshop to explain Marblehead’s new senior tax break Oct. 29
Applications open Nov. 1; qualifying homeowners 65 and older could save as much as $2,000
Select Board authorizes downtown perambulation before year’s end
Walk would trace eight public lanes and alleys, from Lookout Court to Knights Hill Road; no date set yet
State opens shellfishing at Devereux, Tuckers beaches for season
'Conditionally approved' waters met harvest criteria Oct. 3; Select Board read notice Oct. 14 without a vote
Council on Aging to host free estate planning seminar Nov. 4
The Marblehead Council on Aging will host a free estate planning and asset protection seminar Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. at 10 Humphrey St. Certified elder law attorneys Patrick Curley and Lucy Budman of Curley Law Firm LLP will lead the presentation, titled “Estate Plan Survival Kit — What
Voice of Marblehead football to retire after 37 seasons
Chris Connelly, MHTV's play-by-play man since 1989, steps away for two granddaughters
Marblehead renews storm-by-storm parking bans, with blue lights to warn drivers
Select Board also lets eligible retired officers work paid police details and approves contractor-paid premiums for priority assignments
Marblehead’s 400th gets its planners
Select Board appoints all seven candidates in one vote, from the town historian who ran the 1979 parade to a former Nike designer
Marblehead to dedicate 200-year-old POW/MIA chair on Veterans Day
Missing man table ceremony also planned at Abbot Hall Nov. 11, with a Masons-sponsored breakfast the morning before
Attorney general approves Marblehead MBTA zoning; housing agency to rule on golf course
Campbell’s office struck a clause delaying construction and cautioned that an unbuildable ‘paper district’ could invite discrimination lawsuits.
Rotary 5K returns to Crocker Park Nov. 1
Walk/run through Old Town's historic district supports scholarships, camperships and school mental-health programs; registration open now
New volunteer group launches to support Marblehead rail trail
A new volunteer group has formed to help maintain and improve the town's rail trail, its founders announced Sept. 22. Friends of the Marblehead Rail Trail plans to focus on maintaining, enhancing and promoting the trail, the group said in a statement. Organizers intend to work with the
Reynolds Field input sessions could shape shift from refrigerated rink
With an indoor rink planned at the YMCA, Recreation and Parks is seeking residents’ ideas for Reynolds Field as it reconsiders a refrigerated outdoor rink.
POLICE LOG: Residents report stolen airline miles, unauthorized $5,400 withdrawal
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. Sept. 1 12:02 p.m. — An Overlook Road resident came to the police station lobby to report an alleged attempted scam