Huge congratulations to Village School student Peggy Mulombe for her second-place win in Massachusetts' 2026 Letters About Literature program. It would be lovely to read her winning entry in the Marblehead Independent, and I hope you will print it. Youthful wins like this are such an inspiration, and deserve to be recognized by publication in a public venue. Fingers crossed you will print Peggy's winning entry.
Margo W. R Steiner
Washington Streer
A giant Chicago trash bin made an unexpected move to Marblehead years ago. Now, with new town-issued carts on the way, one gardener is finding creative ways to give old receptacles a second life.
Before tapping “allow,” consider what an app may collect from your phone — and whose information you may be sharing along with your own.
To the editor: On June 9, our community faces an important decision. The override vote is not simply about numbers on a spreadsheet; it is about the people who provide the services that residents depend on every day. Municipal employees are the ones who maintain our roads and public buildings,
Late spring is the window for cutting back many vigorous garden plants before they bloom, a move that can mean sturdier stems later.
The new board’s first meeting after the election focused less on celebration than on how the town will track and explain the new revenue.
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. Several military devices, including grenades, were discovered Tuesday during a house clean-out on Arrowhead Road, according to Fire Chief Jason Gilliland.
Police say the same car found in the water Wednesday matched one of two vehicles believed to have crossed Piper Football Field hours earlier.
Only Brookline has approved a larger permanent levy increase under Proposition 2½, placing last night’s votes near the top of the commonwealth’s 44-year record.
