State commission approved premium hikes affecting municipal workers and retirees, giving local officials firmer projections as they prepare next spending plan.
Jan. 15 11 a.m. —Officer Adam Mastrangelo responded to the police station lobby to take a report of alleged fraud from a resident of Nanepashemet Street. The resident told Mastrangelo he had been attempting to sell his vehicle through an online auto trading platform and had been exchanging emails
The Marblehead Museum will host its third annual Bourbon Night on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at the Jeremiah Lee Brick Kitchen. The event will feature a guided bourbon tasting led by Kate Mizzota of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, highlighting several bourbons including Bully Boy, Castle
During a visit with adults who have mild developmental disabilities, the longtime harbor official mixed humor and blunt advice while walking through essential practices for time on the water.
Officials say electricity costs during weekday evenings are straining finances for the town’s vehicle plug-in network, prompting a pricing overhaul aimed at covering operating expenses.
A longtime maintenance leader in the town’s public education system died March 1 at 58, leaving colleagues stunned and highlighting the behind-the-scenes work that keeps classrooms operating daily.
Municipal leaders warned the community could eliminate 56 positions and shutter services such as the library and Council on Aging without new revenue.
A Boston editor described interviewing four Israelis freed from captivity during the Oct. 7 assault, documenting their experiences in a new documentary project.
The case, filed in Essex Superior Court on Feb. 25, names four board members and demands a jury trial.
Three citizen petitions seek annual Select Board elections, shorter administrative contracts and dismantling Marblehead’s newest department.
Consultants said a pending state decision could trim projected rate hikes for fiscal 2027 to the mid-single digits, easing but not eliminating mounting financial strain on the town.
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. In the days following this week’s blizzard, families streamed to Seaside Park, one of Marblehead’s favorite sledding hills, to make
A flat $49.1 million plan would eliminate 14.75 full-time roles as enrollment has fallen 23% since 2016, even as the share of high-needs students climbs.
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 Little Theatre will stage its production of “A Few Good Men” from March 6-15, bringing Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama
Beyond zoning, residents will weigh a prohibition on digital currency kiosks tied to rising scam reports, along with higher harbor fees and competing visions for public works oversight.
More than 30 teenagers and chaperones have remained overseas since the weekend after severe weather upended return flights, according to a committee member.