Marblehead weighs drinking bylaw as board seeks data it doesn't have
Fines set in 1995 and unenforced since 2017 could go before Town Meeting, but the board is still arguing over what its own youth survey shows — and no one has seen the raw numbers.
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Marblehead Cycle won't sell e-bikes to minors, owner says
Dan Shuman says speed and weak brakes make the machines too risky for young riders, though the Bessom Street shop will keep repairing them.
Marblehead police chief files intent to retire, says the rest is premature
King’s one-year notice sets an endpoint of June 30, 2027, but he has yet to sit down with the Select Board — and a successor search is on hold until the town hires a new administrator.
In final debate, Moulton concedes Markey wrote the bills, disputes what they delivered
In their final meeting before early voting, the challenger conceded authorship of the laws and disputed what they delivered.
Smaller trash, recycling carts arriving in Marblehead
The town began delivering smaller trash and recycling carts Wednesday to residents who requested them. Deliveries follow the trash collection schedule, starting with the Tuesday route, and run Monday through Friday. Residents should expect their cart the day after their scheduled collection. The health department asked residents to leave existing
Racial slur scratched outside Marblehead apartment door is removed
A new tenant’s family raised concerns after finding the racist carving in a shared hallway; building management later took it down.
Marblehead police, fire departments to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11
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. The Marblehead Fire and Police Departments will hold a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park to mark
Marblehead joins neighboring towns in seeking commuter protections during Lynnway work
Select Board members backed a tri-community letter asking state transportation officials to plan for Route 1A delays before construction begins in 2028.
POLICE LOG: Boat flags vanish, twice replaced; police also log a $10,350 tech scam
Reports ranged from a bracelet missing from a Washington Street jewelry store and a ring taken from a locked box to unordered packages, a backyard surveyor mistaken for a prowler and four valve stem caps.
Marblehead taps reserves for Kezer payout, search firms
Finance Committee unanimously approved $67,000 in unbudgeted transfers Monday, still contingent on Select Board sign-off Wednesday, as the town starts spending to replace its administrator and its chief financial officer.
Kathleen Waslov picked for Marblehead Municipal Light Board seat
Retired risk consultant and library trustee edges two other applicants 5-3 to fill Adam Smith’s vacancy on the town’s electric commission
Draft for Marblehead's first town charter accepted
Selectboard vote to accept Draft C and disband Town Charter Committee
Marblehead heads toward first override accounting amid finance turnover
Pfifferling's exit for Andover follows the announced departures of Benjamin and Kezer, leaving unfinished budget work and two searches already underway.
Marblehead nearly hit $1M in meals and rooms taxes. The World Cup, 250th bump is still coming.
Visitor spending lifted collections well past what officials budgeted, though most of this summer’s activity — including Scottish soccer fans priced out of Boston — will not show up until fall.
Marblehead crews rescue 6 after boat crashes onto Grays Rock
Vessel was thrown clear of the surface in Salem Sound; injuries ranged from minor to serious
Moderators seek evidence as Markey, Moulton trade accusations
The Democratic Senate rivals traded allegations, sidestepped Massachusetts concerns and left several factual disputes unresolved ahead of the Sept. 1 primary.