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.
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Police say the same car found in the water Wednesday matched one of two vehicles believed to have crossed Piper Football Field hours earlier.
Only Brookline has approved a larger permanent levy increase under Proposition 2½, placing last night’s votes near the top of the commonwealth’s 44-year record.
Even the lowest-participation precinct topped the previous townwide high in available records dating to 2006.
Turnout reached 47.5%, higher than any annual town election in the Independent’s records dating to 2006.
The result gives Marblehead its first operating override since 2005, after years in which residents mostly backed capital projects but rejected new operating revenue.
See how Marblehead voted on the overrides, townwide offices and contested board races after a heavy-turnout election night.
By early afternoon, 3,510 voters had cast ballots — already more than voted in the entire 2024 town election. Polls are open until 8 p.m.
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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. The town of Marblehead will host its annual Juneteenth celebration June 12 from 4-6 p.m. at Abbot Hall. The community
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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 Health Department’s spring yard waste collection wraps up this week. The final scheduled pickup for the season occurs during the
A June 20 fundraiser will offer perennials, shrubs and pollinator plants, with designers and master gardeners available to answer questions.
Holly Aloha Jaynes, a multimedia artist and longtime Marblehead arts volunteer, will present “Creative Journeys,” an art exhibit and sale, at Stetson Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., during the first three weeks of June. An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 7, from noon to
Students leave Piper Field for 92 destinations across 28 states, Washington, D.C. and one university outside the country.
On Piper Field, Marblehead High School’s 183 graduates marked the end of four disrupted years with speeches, decorated caps, diplomas and a final burst of red and black.