Median tax bill to rise $84 in FY2026 despite rate falling 46 cents
Select Board kept a single $8.59 per $1,000 property levy for homes and businesses, as assessments based on 2024 sales push the typical single-family tab above $11,000.
Super JJ saves Marblehead: 4-year-old cancer fighter’s wish day draws hundreds
A young child’s imagined alter ego became a public event as residents lined streets and shops to support his recovery journey beyond months of intensive treatment.
Marblehead volunteers wrap season of giving for town’s elders
A grassroots memorial fund started by the community’s first Council on Aging director now organizes December cookie deliveries to more than 900 residents age 80 and older.
Moulton reviews Burlington ICE facility, cites ongoing concerns
The visit included discussions with staff about intake practices, food service, legal access and communication procedures.
Subcommittee weighs FY27 budget amid enrollment decline, service expectations
Spreadsheets, testimony and staffing data revealed how officials are mapping educational priorities against limited revenue as planning for the coming fiscal cycle begins.
Public Works Committee reviews Reynolds Field project, energy plan and committee’s future
Members are weighing structural changes to the interdepartmental group, including revised membership and a shift to quarterly meetings ahead of a Town Meeting article in January.
Police chief responds to criticism over social host law enforcement
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. Marblehead police chief Dennis King released a statement Monday defending his department’s enforcement of social host laws, responding to concerns raised by Board
CBS films Revolutionary War segments in Marblehead
Segments will connect the community’s stories with a statewide effort to recognize events leading into the nation’s founding.
OBSERVER CORPS: Board of Health — Nov. 24, 2025
LWVM observer: Tom Krueger Members in attendance: Public Health Director Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Dr. Tom Massaro, Dr. Amanda Ritvo ⸻ CAHM health and wellness survey Massaro gave an update on the survey. The postcards announcing the survey were mailed on Oct. 1, 2025. The first week brought 1,342 replies
Coffee company brewing in Marblehead
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. Adam Questad and Chris Buchanan may have found the perfect recipe for the coffee company they really didn’t intend to launch. “I think
OBITUARY: Leslie Ann Stucke, 66
Leslie Ann Stucke, 66, of Marblehead, MA died peacefully in her sleep on October 28, 2025. Born in Marblehead’s Mary Alley Hospital on November 5, 1958, to John and Priscilla (Mock) Stucke, Leslie was a true “Marbleheader.” Leslie was diagnosed at a very young age with cerebral palsy, but
OBITUARY: Kenneth S. MacAskill, 90
Kenneth Stuart MacAskill, age 90, of Marblehead passed away peacefully on Monday November 24. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Spellman MacAskill, in 2015 after sharing 58 great years of marriage. Born on January 29 at Franklin Street Mary Alley Hospital, he was the son of the late Kenneth
COLLEEN’S GARDEN: Happy Thanksgiving!
It is exhilarating to get out of the house while the turkey is steaming up the kitchen, even for just 10 minutes. If you look around your garden, you may see something still green or even blooming. My honeysuckle has some color. I just found packets of seeds I want
When Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving as Marblehead endures Civil War
When President Abraham Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, Marblehead — like communities across the Union — was living through the strain of the Civil War. While New England towns had long observed their own annual days of thanksgiving, Lincoln’s order created the first recurring national observance. By
TO THE EDITOR: Marblehead Arts Association asks community to support misson, help preserve historic mansion
To the editor: TL;DR – Please donate, we need the money. The last few years have been tough for all nonprofit organizations, but the arts have been particularly hard hit. Some grants and other types of funding have been eliminated while the competition to secure others has become fierce. The
TO THE EDITOR: Select Board member addresses allegations against police chief
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. To the editor: As a member of the Marblehead Select Board, I want to address the recent article published on Nov. 24, which reported
Power restored on Marblehead Neck after gas leak
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. Power was restored around 12 p.m. Tuesday on Marblehead Neck after the Fire Department asked the Marblehead Municipal Light Department to secure electricity