Snowbanks crowd the entryway of a home on Circle Street after the storm, Monday, Jan. 26. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
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A major winter storm buried town streets, sidewalks and driveways under heavy snow and wind-driven drifts, leaving residents and crews carving narrow passages, clearing cars and doorways and digging out fire hydrants as conditions improved. Even as the cleanup began, the storm left small scenes of stillness and contrast — from ducks riding out the weather in the harbor to tulips glowing behind an ice-framed window – captured by our photographer Paula Muller.
Beckett Noyes uses a friend’s snowblower to clear the sidewalk in front of his home on Washington Street on Jan. 26. Deep drifts made the walkway difficult to cross. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLEREli Pearlstein of Marblehead, Mass., shovels the sidewalk on Pickett Street during a winter storm on Jan. 25, 2026. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLERarren Bowes of Marblehead, Mass., walks up Pickett Street as a winter storm moves in on Jan. 25, 2026. The storm intensified quickly, dropping snow at a rate of several inches an hour. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLERSnow falls on parked cars in the Old North Church parking lot in Marblehead, Mass., about 4 1/2 hours into a winter storm on Jan. 25, 2026. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLERBartholomew heads out on Washington Street on Jan. 25 before a winter storm ramps up. Owner Aidan Gainor stands by. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLERTulips brighten a Front Street window framed by ice and snow, Monday, Jan. 26. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
A Finance Committee presentation on Monday broke down how Marblehead officials say they could close the town’s projected FY2027 deficit, including school cuts already made, a proposed trash fee and an estimated $1.8 million still unresolved.
LWVM Observer: Tom Krueger
Members in Attendance: Public Health Director Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Tom Massaro and Amanda Ritvo
Minutes - Minutes from the meetings dated Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 9 and Jan. 3 were accepted.
Chair’s Report
Wellness Fair 2 - Another success, with congratulations to Tom
Nomination papers are now available for a June 16 election that will shape town government as Marblehead confronts budget pressure and policy decisions.
A Finance Committee presentation on Monday broke down how Marblehead officials say they could close the town’s projected FY2027 deficit, including school cuts already made, a proposed trash fee and an estimated $1.8 million still unresolved.
To the editor:
It was standing-room-only at the Abbot Library on Saturday, March 7, as our Marblehead Democrats caucused. The enthusiastic gathering heard from Democratic candidates and elected 18 delegates, including four alternates, to represent us at the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. The Marblehead Democratic Town Committee is grateful to
Select Board member Moses Grader argues a reworked ledger shows schools directing roughly 63% of operating spending, leaving municipal leaders with less room to absorb sudden expense spikes.
LWVM Observer: Tom Krueger
Members in Attendance: Public Health Director Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Tom Massaro and Amanda Ritvo
Minutes - Minutes from the meetings dated Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 9 and Jan. 3 were accepted.
Chair’s Report
Wellness Fair 2 - Another success, with congratulations to Tom
