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TO THE EDITOR: More context behind firefighter overtime needed

TO THE EDITOR: More context behind firefighter overtime needed

To the editor: A recent article highlighting the amount of overtime earned by firefighters understandably caught the public’s attention. What was largely missing from that discussion, however, was the context behind why that overtime exists in the first place. The fire department is currently operating amid significant staffing shortages.

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Marblehead declares three-night snow emergency parking ban

Marblehead declares three-night snow emergency parking ban

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 has declared a snow emergency parking ban for three consecutive overnights due to snow accumulation, frigid temperatures and another storm

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Select Board declares state of emergency

Select Board declares state of emergency

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 Select Board declared a local state of emergency Monday afternoon to speed snow removal and give town crews added flexibility as

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Scenes from around town during and after the storm

Scenes from around town during and after the storm

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. A major winter storm buried town streets, sidewalks and driveways under heavy snow and wind-driven drifts, leaving residents and crews carving

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BLUE AND BOLD: MFoA's 2026 logo lands at The Landing

BLUE AND BOLD: MFoA's 2026 logo lands at The Landing

Marblehead Festival of Arts organizers unveiled the festival’s 2026 logo at The Landing earlier this week, introducing a student-created blue lobster design that will be used across the 60th anniversary season. The new mark centers on a two-tone blue lobster, with dark navy claws raised overhead and

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OBITUARY: Jane Rupp Cooke, 95

OBITUARY: Jane Rupp Cooke, 95

Jane Rupp Cooke, 95, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Jan. 11 after a brief illness. Jane spent her younger years in Pennsylvania and her teenage years in Maine where her father taught Forestry and Conservation at the University of Maine. The great outdoors was her element. She worked

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OBITUARY: Judith M. Doane, 92

OBITUARY: Judith M. Doane, 92

Judith M. Doane, 92, a lifelong Marblehead resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Salem Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mortimer Holden Doane and Elizabeth Mary Green Doane. For many years, Judy devoted her professional life to teaching. Beginning in preschool classrooms and continuing throughout

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OBITUARY:H. Louise Parker, 93

OBITUARY:H. Louise Parker, 93

H. Louise Parker, 93, a lifelong Marbleheader, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Bertram House in Swampscott. She was the daughter of the late William E. Parker and Ellen L. (Toomey) Parker. Receiving much recognition during her lengthy career with the New England Telephone Company, Nynex and

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Four citizen petitions for 2026 Annual Town Meeting submited

Four citizen petitions for 2026 Annual Town Meeting submited

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 residents submitted four distinct citizen petitions by the Jan. 23 deadline for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, according to forms received

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