Mary LeBlanc takes over at Glover, the district opens later than last year's Aug. 27 start, and Tower, Devereux and Epstein Hillel run their own calendars.

Dan Shuman says speed and weak brakes make the machines too risky for young riders, though the Bessom Street shop will keep repairing them.

Paid repetition has made some candidates ambient and left the rest waiting to be found — visibility bought before persuasion, sorted by who could afford the air.

The last full FEC filings before the Sept. 1 primary show two campaigns with millions, six smaller war chests and one candidate already out of the race.

The exchange became a test of two political theories: one built on showing up in rooms across Massachusetts, the other on relationships that can deliver money, endorsements and results.

New executive director's background runs through Colonial Williamsburg, The House of the Seven Gables and Lexington History Museums.

The barge held roughly 500 to 600 shells connected to 440 igniters, counting the finale.

The next administrator will arrive after voters approved more than $17.3 million in permanent taxing authority through operating and trash overrides.

The 5-0 vote replaces a placeholder in the second year of Robidoux’s three-year contract, which began July 1, 2025.

Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.

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Born at Mary Alley Hospital, native has spent his life in Marblehead and decades working for the town’s electric light company.

The story stayed with him for nearly two decades after he first came across it while researching American whaling.

He told Select Board Chair Dan Fox before residents voted June 9, and framed retirement as a personal timing decision.

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Nicole McClain traced Juneteenth to June 19, 1865, and said the delayed news of freedom still carries weight in American life.

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.

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.

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By early afternoon, 3,510 voters had cast ballots — already more than voted in the entire 2024 town election. Polls are open until 8 p.m.

A June 20 fundraiser will offer perennials, shrubs and pollinator plants, with designers and master gardeners available to answer questions.

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.

On Piper Field, Marblehead High School’s 183 graduates marked the end of four disrupted years with speeches, decorated caps, diplomas and a final burst of red and black.

Students leave Piper Field for 92 destinations across 28 states, Washington, D.C. and one university outside the country.

The guide brings together contested races, ballot questions, candidate responses and voting details for residents preparing to cast ballots June 9.

Fourth-graders will be part of the June 5 installation at Lead Mills Conservation Area, where shellfish structures and monitoring equipment are planned.

The dispute now centers on what voters are being asked to authorize, what taxpayers would pay first and whether a post-election fix is realistic.

By Molly Teets On Tuesday, June 9, Marblehead voters will weigh in on a tiered general override (Questions 1, 2, and 3) to address the town’s $7.7 million operating budget deficit. As a member of the...

The forum framed the election as a choice about services, taxes and how local boards should govern when money is tight.

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A harbor wreath, the Navy Hymn and a three-volley salute opened the town’s Memorial Day ceremonies at Clark’s Landing.

Independent photographer Paula Muller covered the town's parade and cemetery ceremonies. A photo essay from the day's observances.

Property owners are responsible for violations on their property, with penalties starting at a written warning.

Marblehead High School's performing arts seniors gathered for one more group photo May 21 as the school celebrated its annual Performing Arts Banquet and Awards. The program recognized students in or...

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Visitors will get a rare look inside four historic Marblehead homes next month as the Marblehead Museum brings back its Patriot Houses Tour. The self-guided tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ju...

Several students said the lesson changed how they understood Memorial Day, separating remembrance from a long weekend.

Abundant Housing Massachusetts expects about 120 advocates at the State House for its May 27 lobby day.

A professor of early American history argues the Revolution’s origins were not only on land, but in the Atlantic economy that sustained towns like Marblehead.

The Rotary Club selected the recipients from 44 submissions, weighing academics alongside leadership, resilience and community involvement.