Marblehead walks seniors through new means-tested tax exemption
Applications open Nov. 1 for first-year program; officials urge residents to call with questions
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Topsfield, Haverhill officials and former Oxford manager are finalists for Marblehead town administrator
Select Board interviews Harutunian, Callahan and Main Nov. 4, with appointment vote possible that night
Halloween gets a running start in downtown Marblehead
Shops handed out candy, St. Michael’s Church held its Spooktacular and the Lee Mansion garden filled with painted pumpkins Thursday afternoon
Veterans Middle School to stage ‘Lightning Thief’ musical Nov. 13-14
Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students for two evening shows based on Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books.
Marblehead lines up three days of Halloween plans
Washington Street closes Thursday afternoon; police recommend Saturday trick-or-treating from 5 to 8 p.m.
Fox defends meeting as routine prep for quarterly financial report
Jim Zisson presses Dan Fox on whether a daytime financial review needed public notice; a written reply is due within 14 business days
Fox report: Override fills 6 of 16 town jobs; tax bills to rise in February
Select Board chair says departments are on track through September, with restored cuts taking biggest piece from $4.3 million draw
Marblehead turnout tops state rate with 4,657 ballots cast
More than one in four registered voters had already voted by Thursday afternoon, and early voting closed at noon Friday.
Marblehead Arts Association to open Winter Exhibition with Nov. 8 reception
Works by artist members in fine art, 3D and photography go on view Saturday, Nov. 7, with a reception the next afternoon; galleries keep Wednesday-through-Sunday hours through Dec. 24.
Marblehead offers police job to Beverly native
Select Board backs chief’s pick; academy training could begin Jan. 25
Marblehead voters to fill open congressional seat, weigh 10 ballot questions
Early in-person hours at Abbot Hall end at noon Friday, and the September primary showed the town backing two hometown candidates who lost districtwide.
Galvin urges voters to use drop boxes for mail ballots
Envelopes dropped in a mailbox after Tuesday may miss Election Day, the secretary of the commonwealth said, though those postmarked in time can still arrive through Nov. 6.
Fox to present first quarterly override report Wednesday
Select Board chair says numbers through September are already posted online
Rebecca Loebe, Sarah Blacker to perform at Me&Thee Nov. 6
Doors open 7:15 p.m. Friday, with the 8 p.m. show billed as a song swap, the organization said.
Miles for Mary to host research seminar Nov. 2
Two Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute doctors will discuss CAR T-cell and glioblastoma trials; Filip Grubor and Kylynn McKinley won the 5K on Oct. 17.
Marblehead Festival of Arts seeks logo designs for 2027 event
Entries cost $10 apiece, are due Nov. 30 and must exclude AI-generated imagery; a public ballot in December picks a winner who receives $150.