Aldrich previously ran Grab The Torch, a national service effort for high school students, then shifted toward baking after pandemic closures stalled in-person work.
Judith M. Doane, 92, a lifelong Marblehead resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Salem Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mortimer Holden Doane and Elizabeth Mary Green Doane. For many years, Judy devoted her professional life to teaching. Beginning in preschool classrooms and continuing throughout
H. Louise Parker, 93, a lifelong Marbleheader, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Bertram House in Swampscott. She was the daughter of the late William E. Parker and Ellen L. (Toomey) Parker. Receiving much recognition during her lengthy career with the New England Telephone Company, Nynex and
A GoFundMe tied to Kuzmina has topped $25,000, Aldrich says, helping support services near his sister Olga’s home. Florida area offers extensive special-needs programs.
Municipal workforce counted 1,185 people, with wages and salaries covering just over half of a $128 million operating plan approved at Town Meeting.
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 residents submitted four distinct citizen petitions by the Jan. 23 deadline for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, according to forms received by the
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. Seventh graders stepped to the microphone Thursday afternoon and shared words spoken more than a century ago by a woman who risked everything for
Administration outlined utility rate cuts delivering February and March 2026 bill drops for every residential customer, funded through existing accounts.
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. Approximately 50 demonstrators lined the snow-covered sidewalks of Humphrey Street on Tuesday afternoon, joining a nationwide wave of "Free America Walkout" protests
A new six-week community education series designed to build understanding of addiction and substance use disorders launches Feb. 3, with sessions held on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom. The free program aims to reduce stigma and support healthier responses
To the editor: Can we all agree that the situation with the tree on Thomas Circle is absurd? Here is a tree that is clearly a public nuisance because its roots have smashed the surrounding infrastructure beyond all recognition. But it cannot be cut down because it is a shade
LWVM observer: Tom Krueger Members in attendance: Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Dr. Tom Massaro, Dr. Amanda Ritvo Chair's report Expanded Board of Health Massaro opened the meeting by reporting that he had received a letter from state Rep. Jenny Armeni stating that the Massachusetts House signed a bill
A historian-performer traced freedom songs from enslavement to twentieth-century protests, pairing brief explanations with live piano to show how music functioned as strategy, memory and protection.
A snow emergency will be in effect from 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, through 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, due to a forecasted winter storm mix of snow, ice and freezing rain, according to Marblehead Department of Public Works. All vehicles must be removed from public streets during
A 3-1 vote backed higher charges for athletics, buses within 2 miles and tuition programs, generally about 3%. One member warned costs already outpace neighboring towns and strain families.
A classic romantic farce where mismatched couples collide during midsummer weekend.
Marblehead Counseling Center has opened nominations for its second annual $1,000 Community Scholarship Award, aimed at supporting local high school graduates who plan to pursue careers in health and wellness fields. The scholarship is intended to encourage students interested in mental, social and physical health professions, which the organization