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 2025 Christmas Walk Parade had a new entry this year. The Cottage Gardeners of Marblehead and Swampscott were garden elves with a
Users report that folders stored on Comcast’s servers sometimes fail to appear after the transition, and recovery attempts by both companies have been unsuccessful.
Columnist says recovering gear from the Marblehead seafloor became a way to support neighbors whose livelihood depends on weather, tides and long hours.
When President Abraham Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, Marblehead — like communities across the Union — was living through the strain of the Civil War. While New England towns had long observed their own annual days of thanksgiving, Lincoln’s order created the first recurring national observance. By
To the editor: TL;DR – Please donate, we need the money. The last few years have been tough for all nonprofit organizations, but the arts have been particularly hard hit. Some grants and other types of funding have been eliminated while the competition to secure others has become fierce. The
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. To the editor: As a member of the Marblehead Select Board, I want to address the recent article published on Nov. 24, which reported
As Marblehead’s town moderator, I want to take this opportunity to update residents on an important milestone in our annual civic calendar. Last week, the Select Board officially opened the warrant for our 2026 Annual Town Meeting. The warrant is now open for resident submissions until noon on Friday,
In the mid-2000s, when the Old Town House reopened after a round of accessibility and town-funded renovations, I walked down to Market Square with nothing but my cell phone, a pen and a reporter’s notebook. The building had just regained its place as one of the longest-serving polling stations
To the editor: As we gather for Thanksgiving, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the people whose work and care make this day — and every day —possible. For farmers, for truckers, store workers, and such, today, without them, we’d not have very much. We Are Thankful For those
What's inside the box? You might feel like it’s unnecessary to know how the inside of a computer works, but just as I’m a fan of the Dummies books, I’m also a believer in knowing at least the basics of how something functions. That way,
To the editor: At the recent Coffin School listening session, several abutting residents asked some variant of why they should have to bear the burden of residential development on the site. This framing, that housing is a burden, was also widely present during the town's debate over 3A
On behalf of the Marblehead Wreaths Across America team, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who joined and supported our event held on November 12th at The Beacon Restaurant and Bar. It was a truly special evening, one that reminded us of the power of community,
Simple fencing formed into custom enclosures can shield vulnerable shrubs from wildlife that climb atop packed snow in colder months.
The waters off Marblehead teem with fish ranging from striped bass and tautog to flounder and cunner. I often catch cunner and tautog on my outings. On a calm day, I set out from Fort Sewall in my kayak to spearfish. I ventured to one of the many rocky areas
Gardening is about hopefulness, planning for the future and dreaming about what is to come in the spring. Planting spring bulbs in pots is easy and gratifying. Bulbs give you the most bang for your buck and you can plant them right up to December. Buy the bulbs now because
I got my first computer, a Commodore 64, in 1983 at age eight, and became a computer geek for a few years. Then, like an abandoned Buzz Lightyear doll, my computer collected dust during my teen years — to the point where I even wrote my college applications on my mother’