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 Marblehead Fire and Police Departments will hold a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park to mark
Select Board members backed a tri-community letter asking state transportation officials to plan for Route 1A delays before construction begins in 2028.
Colleen Connor relocates struggling shrubs while vibrant summer perennials deliver dependable color and easy care.
Reports ranged from a bracelet missing from a Washington Street jewelry store and a ring taken from a locked box to unordered packages, a backyard surveyor mistaken for a prowler and four valve stem caps.
Finance Committee unanimously approved $67,000 in unbudgeted transfers Monday, still contingent on Select Board sign-off Wednesday, as the town starts spending to replace its administrator and its chief financial officer.
Retired risk consultant and library trustee edges two other applicants 5-3 to fill Adam Smith’s vacancy on the town’s electric commission
Harold (“Harry”) Edward Daly, Jr., 89, husband, father, beloved “Fred” to his grandchildren, lifelong Marbleheader and Shipyard legend, peacefully passed away on July 31, 2026, surrounded by loving family. Harry was born at the Mary A. Alley hospital in Marblehead on October 19, 1936, son of Margaret (Cunningham) Daly and
Selectboard vote to accept Draft C and disband Town Charter Committee
To the Editor, The recent Markey/Moulton debate proved to me that debates are not always the best way to discover who is the best candidate since a debate strategy seems to be who can land the most impactful jab without providing full accurate information. Senator Markey and Congressman Moulton
Regulars, staff and one discerning pancake panel say Marblehead’s Front Street diner is keeping its old rhythm under Maria Torres’ family.
To the editor: Skyrocketing costs of groceries, gas and utilities, are painful, and being made worse by tariffs and oil wars. Healthcare is prohibitively expensive and rising. The astronomical expense of housing creates brutal obstacles for people just to have a place to live. And what will happen to the
To the editor: There are six good people still running in the Democratic primary for the sixth Congressional District. How to choose? Here is my thinking. Positions: the issues pages of all the candidates are quite similar. Medicare for all, more affordable housing etc. As Andrew Yang has pointed out,
To the editor: On July 30 – the International Day of Friendship - Marblehead Harbor Rotary hosted eight 16- and 17-year-old Friends Forever International participants from Northern Ireland for a day in Marblehead. FFI (https://www.ff.international) is an empathy-based leadership program that develops the skills young people
To the editor: A Marblehead police officer recently came to my home because someone complained about my children’s hockey net. The officer was courteous and professional. After he left, I looked at the net, thought about dragging it into the garage and then looked across the street at a
Pfifferling's exit for Andover follows the announced departures of Benjamin and Kezer, leaving unfinished budget work and two searches already underway.
Visitor spending lifted collections well past what officials budgeted, though most of this summer’s activity — including Scottish soccer fans priced out of Boston — will not show up until fall.