To the editor: When we started the League of Women Voters of Marblehead’s Observer Corps in 2019, we were living in different times. The existing “news desert” and then Covid motivated League members to fill in for the lack of information about town boards and committees. Our observer reports
Six Democrats agree on nearly everything. The question is which one has turned agreement into law.
To the editor: I am tired of polite, establishment Democratic candidates. It is time for us to put one of our own in office. A mother, a fighter, a working-class woman that paid her own way through Salem State and worked for everything she has. Jamie was a state
To the editor: As voters across the 6th District prepare to cast their ballots in the upcoming Democratic primary, it is vital to look past campaign rhetoric and evaluate candidates based on actual legal experience, administrative execution and proven dedication to the Commonwealth. While challenger Diann Baylis has framed her
To the editor: On behalf of the Marblehead Museum, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the community for making our recent tag sale a resounding success. It is truly an event that is loved and supported by the community and beyond. The success of this sale is
Colleen Connor relocates struggling shrubs while vibrant summer perennials deliver dependable color and easy care.
To the Editor, The recent Markey/Moulton debate proved to me that debates are not always the best way to discover who is the best candidate since a debate strategy seems to be who can land the most impactful jab without providing full accurate information. Senator Markey and Congressman Moulton
To the editor: Skyrocketing costs of groceries, gas and utilities, are painful, and being made worse by tariffs and oil wars. Healthcare is prohibitively expensive and rising. The astronomical expense of housing creates brutal obstacles for people just to have a place to live. And what will happen to the
To the editor: There are six good people still running in the Democratic primary for the sixth Congressional District. How to choose? Here is my thinking. Positions: the issues pages of all the candidates are quite similar. Medicare for all, more affordable housing etc. As Andrew Yang has pointed out,
To the editor: On July 30 – the International Day of Friendship - Marblehead Harbor Rotary hosted eight 16- and 17-year-old Friends Forever International participants from Northern Ireland for a day in Marblehead. FFI (https://www.ff.international) is an empathy-based leadership program that develops the skills young people
To the editor: A Marblehead police officer recently came to my home because someone complained about my children’s hockey net. The officer was courteous and professional. After he left, I looked at the net, thought about dragging it into the garage and then looked across the street at a
Digital tools can make trip planning easier — if you know which ones to trust and when to use them.
Freediving awakens childhood wonder as worries disappear below Marblehead's surface.
Lettuce [let us] eat local. A Cyclospora outbreak has made food safety one of the top news stories in the country. Many people are left wondering: what produce is safe? How do we eat in a way that's nutritionally healthy while also staying safe from the outbreak? I
To the editor: In the early 1900s, “The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage” (founded by women) distributed a pamphlet outlining the reasons to vote no on woman suffrage: • Because 90 percent of the women either do not want it or do not care • Because it means competition of women
A practical look at digital assistants, from planning projects and organizing tasks to knowing when judgment still belongs with the person asking.