Marblehead's 2026 Memorial Day in photos
Independent photographer Paula Muller covered the town's parade and cemetery ceremonies. A photo essay from the day's observances.
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.
Marblehead closes four days of remembrance in rain and smoke
A harbor wreath, the Navy Hymn and a three-volley salute opened the town’s Memorial Day ceremonies at Clark’s Landing.
The Marblehead Independent publishes 2026 voter guide
The guide brings together contested races, ballot questions, candidate responses and voting details for residents preparing to cast ballots June 9.
Seasonal gas leaf blower ban begins Memorial Day
Property owners are responsible for violations on their property, with penalties starting at a written warning.
Marblehead attorney qualifies for Governor's Council ballot
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 immigration attorney Diann Baylis says her campaign is moving into a new phase after she qualified for the Sept. 1 Democratic
Marblehead High School honors performing arts students
Marblehead High School's performing arts seniors gathered for one more group photo May 21 as the school celebrated its annual Performing Arts Banquet and Awards. The program recognized students in orchestra, chorus, band and theater. Lucas Rosen received the National School Orchestra Award, Andrew Niu received the Director&
Marblehead Museum announces Patriot Houses Tour
Visitors will get a rare look inside four historic Marblehead homes next month as the Marblehead Museum brings back its Patriot Houses Tour. The self-guided tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 13 and will feature the Nathaniel Hooper House on Washington Street, Jonathan
Marblehead Food Pantry adds Amazon wish list for donations
The Marblehead Food Pantry is giving residents a way to help fill its shelves without making a separate grocery trip or drop-off visit. Donors can order food through the pantry's Amazon wish list and have items shipped directly to the Masonic Lodge, 62 Pleasant St., Marblehead, Massachusetts
Village School children plant field of paper poppies to honor Marblehead's war dead
Several students said the lesson changed how they understood Memorial Day, separating remembrance from a long weekend.
Mr. Modica goes to Beacon Hill — this time, invited
Abundant Housing Massachusetts expects about 120 advocates at the State House for its May 27 lobby day.
Historian traces the Revolution’s saltwater roots to Marblehead
A professor of early American history argues the Revolution’s origins were not only on land, but in the Atlantic economy that sustained towns like Marblehead.
Select Board approves early voting hours for June 9 town election
Mail-in and absentee options remain available, but mailed ballots must physically reach the Town Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on election day.
A class president, a journalist, a chess prodigy and a policy convert: Marblehead Rotary awards $25K in scholarships
The Rotary Club selected the recipients from 44 submissions, weighing academics alongside leadership, resilience and community involvement.
After more than a century, oysters may make comeback to Marblehead harbors
The project would start at Tucker’s Wharf, where volunteers plan to raise young oysters in a tank before testing them at selected harbor sites.
Five years, $1.4M and ten recovered lives later, Marblehead Museum opens its slavery exhibit
Curators built the installation around primary documents created by white property owners, encouraging visitors to examine how historians piece together evidence from incomplete records.
Marblehead Fireworks Committee faces donation shortfall ahead of Fourth of July, needs $80K
The all-volunteer organization behind the town’s Independence Day displays is asking residents and businesses to dig deep this year, warning of a significant funding gap that could threaten the annual fireworks show. "We need to raise about $80,000 in round dollars," Marblehead Fireworks Committee Chair