Village School teacher earns Margaret Voss Howard award
Nominators pointed to Wilkins’ care beyond the classroom, including a Thanksgiving morning feast that has become a Village School tradition.
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 School Committee sets superintendent's 2026-27 pay at $221,450
The 5-0 vote replaces a placeholder in the second year of Robidoux’s three-year contract, which began July 1, 2025.
Clarification on trash bins, senior abatement
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. Effective July 1, 2026, all eligible properties will become part of Marblehead’s curbside trash collection program unless the property owner opts
POLICE LOG: Bank employee stops $45,000 scam withdrawal; police also log BBs near boats and apple-core vandalism
Damage reports ranged from broken windows and paint on a tow truck to fallen trees, struck utility wires and a small boat later found in Salem Harbor.
Marblehead Little Theatre plans Fourth of July revue
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 Little Theatre and the Marblehead Festival of Arts will present “America the Beautiful,” a family-friendly song-and-dance revue July
EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood
Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.
Scotland’s Tartan Army finds a home in Marblehead
Residents showed visitors old houses, harbor views and everyday hospitality, giving the trip a Marblehead chapter far from the stadium.
Six-way Democratic debate for Moulton’s seat turns on money
Federal filings show Koh far ahead in fundraising, with John Beccia self-funding nearly $2 million and other contenders running on much smaller accounts.
For Tony Shea’s 90th, the surprise came rolling up Barnard Street
Born at Mary Alley Hospital, native has spent his life in Marblehead and decades working for the town’s electric light company.
From Marblehead, Eric Jay Dolin reconstructs a shipwreck that waited 20 years for him
The story stayed with him for nearly two decades after he first came across it while researching American whaling.
OBSERVER REPORT: Board of Health — June 16, 2026
LWVM Observer: Tom Krueger Members in Attendance: Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Dr. Tom Massaro, Dr. Amanda Ritvo, Kristin Elizabeth Dubai Horton (Julie B. Selbst not present) Following the recent town election and expansion of the board to five members, a reorganization was held. Massaro was reelected as chairperson. Massaro noted
Kezer says he made his exit decision before the override vote
He told Select Board Chair Dan Fox before residents voted June 9, and framed retirement as a personal timing decision.
On Dec. 31, Kezer to retire after era defined by fiscal warnings and a historic override
His tenure included leadership rebuilding, budget forecasts, labor disputes and sharp disagreement over how severe Marblehead’s financial challenges had become.
Pride flag rises over Abbot Hall as speakers urge joy in defiant moment
A crowd gathered outside Abbot Hall for the annual ceremony, where speakers tied the flag-raising to public visibility, civil rights and local responsibility.
At Waterside, a ceremony for retired Marblehead firefighters becomes a reminder of the job
Speakers described a department shaped by old loyalties and present-day pressures, from rising call volume to the health risks firefighters face.
Slow Roll Marblehead launches monthly community bike ride
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. Friends of Green St Woods launched Slow Roll Marblehead on May 21 as part of Massachusetts Bike Month, organizer Rick Smyers said.