Moulton rallies hometown 'rogues,' frames Senate race as generational test
Moulton leaned on hometown volunteers, polling gaps and policy contrasts as he sought to turn a House insurgency model into a statewide campaign.
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BENEATH THE BLUE: Diving on one breath
Many of my patients react in shock that I dive without scuba tanks. That is rightly so, as we are only diving on one breath. Besides, scuba tank bubbles will scare away the fish during free dives. Freediving requires years of training to master the mammalian dive reflex, which is
POLICE LOG: Town park benches bolted to the ground mysteriously vanish
March 26 10:15 a.m. — A resident reported the alleged theft of a RidStar e-bike from in front of an apartment on Green Street Court. According to the report, the e-bike had been locked to a railing and the lock was cut. The resident, who later spoke
For Green Home Tours, Marblehead homeowners open doors on energy retrofits
Nine local houses showed how older buildings can cut fossil-fuel use through heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and induction cooking.
Cemeteries committee targets summer start on Hooper Tomb wall
Local overseers plan an initial $40,000 phase to rebuild a collapsed stone boundary and stabilize a historic burial site using original materials.
At Veterans Middle School, mock town meeting backs tier 2, rejects trash override
Seventh-graders weighed competing budget plans and opted for a midlevel tax increase while turning down both the highest option and a plan to fold waste pickup into taxes.
Abbot Hall to bloom with student art spring exhibition
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. Paintings, drawings, photographs and mixed-media works by student artists from Marblehead Veterans Middle School and Marblehead High School will fill Abbot
Marblehead Liberty Foundation pushes challenge to override plan
Organizers are seeking a special town meeting through a petition process that requires at least 200 registered voters, triggering action by the Select Board within 45 days.
TO THE EDITOR: Override no vote would deepen Marblehead cuts
To the editor: As the Marblehead community considers the upcoming Proposition 2½ override, it’s important to be clear about what a “no” vote really means; not just for this year, but next year and beyond. Municipal budgets don’t operate in a vacuum. Costs for education, public safety, infrastructure
TO THE EDITOR: Stramski pier repairs should be paid by boat owner
To the editor: The sailboat that caused the damage to the Stramski pier has an owner — that person is responsible for paying for repairs. If they do not have insurance, Harbors and Waters might have to sue them. But the boat owners who have insurance and do not leave their
The war made Glover famous. Marblehead made the man.
Speaker frame general's legacy through family loss, civic duty and a waterfront community that shaped his leadership before battlefields did.
Three Marblehead voices, three takes on the override — before Monday's Town Meeting
A trio of longtime residents examines the town’s fiscal plan and offers sharply divergent views on how officials should respond to looming deficits.
Marblehead Rail Trail design heads into permitting as residents weigh in
About two dozen participants reviewed a 25% plan covering two corridors from Lafayette Street to West Shore Drive and Smith Street toward Swampscott.
FinCom recommends Town Meeting send overrides to ballot box
Marblehead’s fiscal 2027 plan closes a $7.7 million gap through layoffs, school reductions and one-time tuition prepayments.
TO THE EDITOR: Support the override to protect Marblehead jobs and services
To the editor: I write to you today on behalf of the Marblehead Municipal Employees Union with urgency and concern as we approach the Proposition 2½ override vote at the upcoming Town Meeting. The situation facing our town is no longer theoretical, it is immediate and severe. As presented by
OBITUARY: Scott Alan LaVoie, 58
Scott Alan LaVoie of Peabody, formerly of Marblehead, on April 21 at the Kaplan House in Danvers. Survived by Linda Belanger his wife of 25 years, parents, Robert and Barbara Lavoie of Marblehead, his siblings Bryan (Amy) of Stoneham, David (Audra) of Surf City, N.C. and Nicole Anderson (Eric)