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 practical look at digital assistants, from planning projects and organizing tasks to knowing when judgment still belongs with the person asking.
To the editor: I was driving home from the Council on Aging and ended up behind a garbage truck. I noticed that the garbage man still hung off the back, hopped down and unloaded the trash barrels by hand like he always had. I pulled over and called out to
Weather patterns guide summer chores, from feeding roses and deep watering before heat waves through weeding after rain.
To the editor: The Fourth of July is not just the date of our country’s founding, it is also the annual opportunity for the nation’s take slingers to Say Something Important About America. Especially with this year being the 250th anniversary of the republic’s birth. The narratives
Residents are being asked to help shape the town’s vision for 2037 through a 50-minute questionnaire covering housing, transportation, land use, climate resilience, public services and historic character.
A proposed speed-based system would set age limits, helmet rules and new restrictions for powered devices on roads, sidewalks and shared-use paths.
The appointment comes as Marblehead continues work on its unfinished comprehensive plan and after a lengthy vacancy in the town’s Community Development and Planning Department.
With Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer leaving in December, board members backed exploring an outside review of departments, workflows and service delivery while experienced staff are still in place.
