To the editor: When we started the League of Women Voters of Marblehead’s Observer Corps in 2019, we were living in different times. The existing “news desert” and then Covid motivated League members to fill in for the lack of information about town boards and committees. Our observer reports
Gene Matthews, age 79 of Peabody (formerly of Marblehead), passed away at Salem Hospital, surrounded by family, after a brief illness on August 24. Born in Lynn and raised in Marblehead, Gene attended Marblehead Public Schools and had previously worked for the Town of Marblehead. Gene was a long-time
Incoming Vikings fan out across six North Shore communities for 22 volunteer projects before convocation
Six Democrats agree on nearly everything. The question is which one has turned agreement into law.
Marblehead sent 41 notices for two openings and got two completed applications. The town will now ask the state for a local register while staying in civil service.
Town Historian Don Doliber, who co-chaired the 1999 celebration, said 33 events once took a year and a half of planning.
To the editor: I am tired of polite, establishment Democratic candidates. It is time for us to put one of our own in office. A mother, a fighter, a working-class woman that paid her own way through Salem State and worked for everything she has. Jamie was a state
To the editor: As voters across the 6th District prepare to cast their ballots in the upcoming Democratic primary, it is vital to look past campaign rhetoric and evaluate candidates based on actual legal experience, administrative execution and proven dedication to the Commonwealth. While challenger Diann Baylis has framed her
Select Board hands promotional authority to town administrator after conflict disclosure
To the editor: On behalf of the Marblehead Museum, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the community for making our recent tag sale a resounding success. It is truly an event that is loved and supported by the community and beyond. The success of this sale is
Fines set in 1995 and unenforced since 2017 could go before Town Meeting, but the board is still arguing over what its own youth survey shows — and no one has seen the raw numbers.
Dan Shuman says speed and weak brakes make the machines too risky for young riders, though the Bessom Street shop will keep repairing them.
King’s one-year notice sets an endpoint of June 30, 2027, but he has yet to sit down with the Select Board — and a successor search is on hold until the town hires a new administrator.
In their final meeting before early voting, the challenger conceded authorship of the laws and disputed what they delivered.
The town began delivering smaller trash and recycling carts Wednesday to residents who requested them. Deliveries follow the trash collection schedule, starting with the Tuesday route, and run Monday through Friday. Residents should expect their cart the day after their scheduled collection. The health department asked residents to leave existing
A new tenant’s family raised concerns after finding the racist carving in a shared hallway; building management later took it down.