Marblehead runs for mindfulness: Rotary 5K supports Inner Explorer’s mission
Organizers described the morning gathering as part fundraiser, part affirmation that supporting well-being is a shared civic responsibility.
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Independent survey finds public split on future of Coffin School property
Housing and green space drew nearly equal backing in online feedback about future uses for the former school property.
Marblehead Animal Shelter seeks ‘Home 4 Thanksgiving’ adoptions
The Marblehead Animal Shelter is hoping to find forever homes for four cats this Thanksgiving season. In its “A Home 4 Thanksgiving” campaign, the shelter spotlights Ophelia, Dewey, Travis and Flower — all waiting for adoption at its Village Street facility. Shelter volunteers said they are grateful for community support but
In Marblehead, a roof that turns sunshine into power
The open-house event revealed how innovation and design can merge, producing a self-sufficient home that blends into a local neighborhood.
Marblehead Halloween brings pirates, pizza and one massive hermit crab
From Washington Street to Pleasant Street, Halloween in Marblehead drew hundreds of costumed families Thursday evening for downtown trick-or-treating, the St. Michael’s Episcopal Church “Spooktacular” and one jaw-dropping creation that seemed to crawl straight from the sea. The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce’s annual business district
Award-winning duo Duvekot and Glier unite for Me&Thee concert
Me&Thee Music will feature award-winning singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot and Grammy-nominated artist Seth Glier in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 7. The performance, a collaboration more than a year in the making, brings together two acclaimed folk performers. Duvekot has won the John Lennon Songwriting
COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Think spring!
Gardening is about hopefulness, planning for the future and dreaming about what is to come in the spring. Planting spring bulbs in pots is easy and gratifying. Bulbs give you the most bang for your buck and you can plant them right up to December. Buy the bulbs now because
OBSERVER REPORT: Board of Health – Oct. 27, 2025
Hybrid meeting – recorded LWVM observer: Tom Krueger Members in attendance: Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Tom Massaro, Amanda Ritvo CAHM update Dr. Massaro gave an update about the responses to the health survey. So far there have been 1,500 responses, and it will need another “bump” to get a higher
Marblehead, Swampscott receive $195K in state earmarks
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has released nearly $200,000 in state funding earmarked for Marblehead and Swampscott projects in the fiscal 2026 budget. The allocations, secured by the local legislative delegation, are part of the $61.01 billion state budget signed in July. The funding is now available for recipients
Marblehead Charter Committee revises schedule, targets 2027 Town Meeting
Members will use the coming months to gather input from departments and consultants before producing Draft C for legal review early next year.
Marblehead artist’s debut exhibition draws on stories of injustice
Forthcoming show invites viewers to see not only faces, but the human stories our culture too easily forgets.
Race to save Revolutionary War hero’s home enters critical phase
Commissioners invoked the town’s demolition delay bylaw to give preservation advocates until next summer to present an alternative to demolition.
COMPUTERS 101: New column aims to make tech less intimidating
I got my first computer, a Commodore 64, in 1983 at age eight, and became a computer geek for a few years. Then, like an abandoned Buzz Lightyear doll, my computer collected dust during my teen years — to the point where I even wrote my college applications on my mother’
Abbot Public Library programs: Nov. 8-14
Lecture explores origins of southern cooking Historian Christopher Hendricks will explore the culinary and cultural impact of Mary Randolph’s 1824 cookbook “The Virginia House-Wife” during a Road Scholar lecture at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Abbot Public Library. The discussion, led locally by Maeve Hartney of
Marblehead Museum to host talk on Revolution-era book
The Marblehead Museum will host a talk Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with author Nicholas Gentile, who will discuss his new book, “Enemies to Their Country: The Marblehead Addressers and Consensus in the American Revolution.” The book examines Marblehead’s divided loyalties in 1774, when town leaders known as
Local author Dan Dixey’s latest love letter to Marblehead is available now
Generations of Marbleheaders will find familiar landmarks and long-gone faces carefully preserved in print.