Welcome to the Marblehead Independent newsletter archive. Here you can browse past editions, which capture Marblehead’s civic debates, cultural life and everyday stories. Whether you missed a week, want to revisit a story or are new to the Independent, this archive offers a record of Marblehead, week by week.
Jan. 30, 2026 – How Marblehead votes on its own wallet
Jan. 24, 2026 – Citizen petitions, a payroll deep dive and a snowstorm encroaches
Jan. 16, 2026 — The budget problem Marblehead can’t dodge
Jan. 9, 2026 — State flags next steps for Marblehead’s MBTA zoning plan
Dec. 27, 2025 – Marblehead’s losses of 2025. A GoFundMe for the Carpineto family. Liz Tauro’s music.
Dec. 19, 2025 – Town sets a power peak record. Teacher grievance goes public. Prince Street to get upgrades.
Dec. 12, 2025 — The Independent: The Marblehead block that won't go dark
Dec. 3, 2025 – The Independent: Tax rate set, holiday tradition of care, chief counters criticism
Nov 21, 2025 — The Independent: Zoning slows green goals; Reynolds Park concepts unveiled; cod trade rediscovered
Nov. 14, 2025 — The Independent: Town faces $142M liability; northern lights over harbor; Veterans Day events draw crowds
Nov. 7, 2025 — The Independent: Tedesco zoning idea stirs debate; finance chief flags budget gap
Oct. 31, 2025 — The Independent: Rides at risk, clean energy surges and an artist takes on injustice
Oct. 24, 2025 — The Independent: Marblehead’s looming money gap, preservation rules and Gallo settlement
Oct. 16, 2025 — The Independent: Can Marblehead, Swampscott save General Glover’s home?
Oct. 9, 2025 — The Independent: Town ineligible for $2.8M, new rescue boat update, teen charged in graffiti case
Oct. 3, 2025 — The Independent: Transfer station deal, Old Burial Hill strain and a poet’s farewell
Sept. 26, 2025 — The Independent: Marblehead clarifies ICE role, opens fall art shows, advances charter review
Sept. 23, 2025 — The Independent: Vigil at Abbot Hall, 'The Crucible' on stage, trash-strike ends
Sept. 19, 2025 — The Independent: Zoning reset, new lights at Gatchell and Garnet Rogers returns
Sept. 15, 2025 — Introducing The Marblehead Independent’s newsletter