Local novelist builds debut around a daughter history nearly forgot
In “Uprising,” J.E. Rizzo gives John of Gaunt’s illegitimate child heightened senses, an unwanted husband and front-row witness to England’s Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
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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.
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
Marblehead School Committee remembers Owen Coyne, shares October updates
The following was submitted to the Marblehead Independent by School Committee member Henry Gwazda. Remembering Owen Coyne The Oct. 15 meeting began with a moment of silence to remember Owen Coyne, a member of the class of 2027, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. Owen was an excellent student,
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
Essex Republican Micah Q. Jones courts unenrolled voters in 6th District race
Army veteran, lawyer and former Democrat pitches himself as a check on an all-Democratic delegation
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
Marblehead's Scarecrow Stroll brought the Halloween spirit to Stramski Park
It was all scarecrows and costumed kids on deck for the Recreation & Parks annual event
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