Pride flag rises over Abbot Hall as speakers urge joy in defiant moment
A crowd gathered outside Abbot Hall for the annual ceremony, where speakers tied the flag-raising to public visibility, civil rights and local responsibility.
A crowd gathered outside Abbot Hall for the annual ceremony, where speakers tied the flag-raising to public visibility, civil rights and local responsibility.
Speakers described a department shaped by old loyalties and present-day pressures, from rising call volume to the health risks firefighters face.
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Nicole McClain traced Juneteenth to June 19, 1865, and said the delayed news of freedom still carries weight in American life.
Artifacts include loyalist shop goods, Glover documents, a privateering relic and a medicine chest carried by Dr. Elisha Story at Bunker Hill.
That does not mean the town gets a pass. Forecasters at the weather service office in Norton expect temperatures across eastern Massachusetts to hold in the mid 80s to low 90s both days.
The new board’s first meeting after the election focused less on celebration than on how the town will track and explain the new revenue.
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Police say the same car found in the water Wednesday matched one of two vehicles believed to have crossed Piper Football Field hours earlier.
Only Brookline has approved a larger permanent levy increase under Proposition 2½, placing last night’s votes near the top of the commonwealth’s 44-year record.
Even the lowest-participation precinct topped the previous townwide high in available records dating to 2006.
Turnout reached 47.5%, higher than any annual town election in the Independent’s records dating to 2006.
The result gives Marblehead its first operating override since 2005, after years in which residents mostly backed capital projects but rejected new operating revenue.
See how Marblehead voted on the overrides, townwide offices and contested board races after a heavy-turnout election night.
By early afternoon, 3,510 voters had cast ballots — already more than voted in the entire 2024 town election. Polls are open until 8 p.m.
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