Photojournalists reflect on craft, change and AI in Marblehead panel
Panelists from three generations explored how visual storytelling endures through shifting tools, from darkrooms to digital sensors to artificial intelligence.
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Nor’easter to bring rain, wind and flooding risk to Marblehead
A developing coastal storm is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and minor flooding to Marblehead and the North Shore beginning Sunday afternoon and continuing through Tuesday. Forecasters said showers would move in from the south late Sunday, with steadier rain developing into the evening. Winds from the northeast
No seat at the table: Marblehead shut out of $2.8M in state grants
The news follows the July repeal of zoning changes required under the MBTA Communities Act, which had made the town temporarily compliant.
Marblehead Little Theatre’s spare, shadowed ‘Crucible’ conjures Salem’s 1692 panic
Local staging of Arthur Miller’s 1953 classic immerses audiences in a world where dread and devotion blur under flickering light.
At Old Burial Hill, protecting the past collides with cutting the grass
As tourist traffic climbs each October, committee members say a long-term plan must balance budget constraints with the cultural weight of a 1648 burial ground.
At last, Marblehead Board of Health strikes $1.6M transfer station deal
A community survey seeks thousands of responses, updated vaccine guidance urges caution and students may soon face a costly driving-safety simulation.
Town officials clarify limits in ICE enforcement
A recent federal immigration action in Marblehead has prompted questions about how local leaders handle Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, drawing clear lines between the roles of town police, the Select Board and federal authorities. Police Chief Dennis King said his department does not participate in civil immigration enforcement and
In Marblehead, a new voice for energy rebates
Michael Hall oversees the light department’s sustainability and rebate programs under the NextZero initiative.
Five art shows open Sunday at Marblehead Arts Association
Nearly 200 artworks by 50 artists will fill the King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., when the Marblehead Arts Association opens five exhibitions together this weekend. The shows run Sept. 27 through Nov. 2, with a free public opening Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibitions include traditional
Fame sail brings Hannah’s revolutionary history to life for Marblehead community
Passengers aboard the schooner took in local stellar water views, hoisted sails and listened to historian Michael Rutstein recount the Hannah’s clash with HMS Nautilus.
Actors ready themselves for MLT production of ‘The Crucible’
Nearly 350 years after the Salem witch trials, Marblehead Little Theatre will revisit the story with its production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” running Oct. 3-19. The production features Marblehead residents Donna Cotterell, Niko King-Mahan and Flynn MacCallum in a drama that director Trudi Olivetti believes resonates powerfully with
Canadian musician Garnet Rogers returns to Me&Thee Music
Garnet Rogers brings his baritone voice and acoustic guitar back to Marblehead for the first time since 2018. The Canadian folk musician performs Friday, Sept. 19 at Me&Thee Music, in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, continuing the venue’s 56th season with an artist whose career spans
When Sylvia Plath babysat here
In the summer of 1951, an 18-year-old Smith College student found herself in Marblehead and Swampscott, cycling quiet streets, writing in her diary and caring for three Mayo children whose ordinary lives would later echo in her journals and poetry.
The littlest islanders
The Children’s Island Sanitarium operated from 1886 to 1946, serving as a seasonal refuge where children between the ages of two and 12 could regain strength in the sea air.