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.
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
