Colleagues describe a collaborative leader who set expectations clearly while allowing staff autonomy, fostering long-term loyalty and creative growth.
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has released nearly $200,000 in state funding earmarked for Marblehead and Swampscott projects in the fiscal 2026 budget. The allocations, secured by the local legislative delegation, are part of the $61.01 billion state budget signed in July. The funding is now available for recipients
Members will use the coming months to gather input from departments and consultants before producing Draft C for legal review early next year.
Forthcoming show invites viewers to see not only faces, but the human stories our culture too easily forgets.
Commissioners invoked the town’s demolition delay bylaw to give preservation advocates until next summer to present an alternative to demolition.
I got my first computer, a Commodore 64, in 1983 at age eight, and became a computer geek for a few years. Then, like an abandoned Buzz Lightyear doll, my computer collected dust during my teen years — to the point where I even wrote my college applications on my mother’
Lecture explores origins of southern cooking Historian Christopher Hendricks will explore the culinary and cultural impact of Mary Randolph’s 1824 cookbook “The Virginia House-Wife” during a Road Scholar lecture at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Abbot Public Library. The discussion, led locally by Maeve Hartney of Massachusetts
The Marblehead Museum will host a talk Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with author Nicholas Gentile, who will discuss his new book, “Enemies to Their Country: The Marblehead Addressers and Consensus in the American Revolution.” The book examines Marblehead’s divided loyalties in 1774, when town leaders known as
Generations of Marbleheaders will find familiar landmarks and long-gone faces carefully preserved in print.
Loss of state transportation grants threatens to halt vehicle replacement and staff funding vital to medical and grocery trips.
His record in nonprofit leadership and district outreach positions him as a continuity candidate in a year marked by political realignment.
Town’s electric utility surpassed its long-range goal three years early, reflecting a steady shift from fossil fuels to contract-based, verifiable clean power sources.
The Marblehead Harbor Rotary will celebrate local artist Paul McMahan on Nov. 12 with a public reception marking the unveiling of his watercolor painting “Abbot After Dark,” the signature artwork for the 2025 Holiday Pops. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Masons’ Philanthropic
Road resurfacing work will begin Monday on sections of Tedesco and Humphrey streets, according to the Marblehead Department of Public Works. D & R Paving is scheduled to start the project on or after Oct. 27 at 7 a.m. The work will occur on several intermittent days, the DPW
Completion is expected by early December, depending on weather, marking another step in the town’s broader effort to extend the life of municipal properties.
Oct. 12 12:28 p.m. — Dispatch advised Officer Taylor Nolasco that a gray Subaru Crosstrek reportedly involved in a Swampscott hit-and-run had been seen near Prospect Court. Nolasco located a vehicle matching the description on Prospect Street, noting a missing right front headlight consistent with collision damage. The registration
To the editor: The United States is a consumer society. Nearly 70% of our economy is driven by consumer spending. On the positive side, these spending habits give “We the People” the power of the purse, the opportunity to determine where and how we spend our disposable income. So, take