The Marblehead Independent

The Marblehead Independent has been a member of Linktree for 8 months and joined in October 2025. The social media accounts linked to from The Marblehead Independent are: Facebook, Instagram, Email, X, Bluesky. Besides social media accounts, MHDIndy has populated their site with Marblehead’s new trash carts arrive with confusion, complaints and extra barrels, Median Marblehead Home Tax Bill Impact, Eight ways the vote could go, 2026 Town Meeting Article Tracker — The Marblehead Independent, 2026 Town Meeting voter guide — The Marblehead Independent, Join The Marblehead Independent poll panel, FY2027 Select Board budget — The Marblehead Independent, Ways to support, Form, Subscribe to the Independent's newsletter, Ways to support - via newsletter, Form, Independent publishes digital companion for 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts, Gerry No. 5 pumper returns to Redd’s Pond after eight years out of public view, Select Board to hire search firm for Kezer’s successor, Marblehead sets July Fourth parades, fireworks over harbor, The Independent: Zoning slows green goals; Reynolds Park concepts unveiled; cod trade rediscovered, Marblehead School Committee sets superintendent's 2026-27 pay at $221,450, Clarification on trash bins, senior abatement, BENEATH THE BLUE: Colorful cunner hide along rocky New England shores, BENEATH THE BLUE: Colorful cunner hide along rocky New England shores, EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood, Tornado watch in effect for Marblehead until 7 p.m., Scotland’s Tartan Army finds a home in Marblehead, Six-way Democratic debate for Moulton’s seat turns on money, For Tony Shea’s 90th, the surprise came rolling up Barnard Street, From Marblehead, Eric Jay Dolin reconstructs a shipwreck that waited 20 years for him, Kezer says he made his exit decision before the override vote, On Dec. 31, Kezer to retire after era defined by fiscal warnings and a historic override, At Waterside, a ceremony for retired Marblehead firefighters becomes a reminder of the job, Slow Roll Marblehead launches monthly community bike ride, Juneteenth in Marblehead brings music, local history and a push to speak plainly, New 250th exhibit lets Marblehead’s Revolution speak — loyalists included, Select Board turns from override win to accountability plan, Grenades found during Marblehead house clean-out rendered safe by bomb squad, Stolen car submerged off Grace Oliver’s Beach tied to vandalism at Marblehead High football field, NEWS ANALYSIS: Marblehead’s $17.3 million override night ranks second in state history, Marblehead shatters annual election turnout record with 47.5 percent voting, Noonan, Ferrante win Select Board as override supporters sweep top races, Marblehead voters approve $15M override, ending more than two decades of resistance, 2026 ELECTION: Follow Marblehead results live when polls close, 2026 ELECTION: Midday turnout already tops 2024 total as Marblehead votes on overrides, 2026 ELECTION: Polls open until 8 p.m. — here's everything on Marblehead's ballot, New nonprofit looks to add native plants, pollinators to town parks, COLLEEN’S GARDEN: A plan for the can, Tower 4th-graders watch the oyster reefs they helped inspire go into Lead Mills mud, PHOTO ESSAY: Marblehead Class of 2026 graduation, in photographs, Marblehead’s Class of 2026 graduates, daring to need one another, Where the class of 2026 is headed — The Marblehead Independent, The Marblehead Independent publishes 2026 voter guide, 2026 Marblehead Town Election Voter Guide, Tower students help launch oyster reef restoration project, Tower students help launch oyster reef restoration project, Citizens group presses alternate path as Marblehead override fight turns on tax math and trust, Salem Arts Festival to return in June as 400th anniversary edition, POLICE LOG: Truck snags wires, crypto scams and porch pirates, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Try the Chelsea chop now for stronger, fuller perennials, Cods & Whales exhibit blends Marblehead's maritime past with modern art, OPINION: Vote yes on trash question, no on broader overrides, Singer closes five years on Marblehead Select Board, In Marblehead, officers train in jiu-jitsu for the moments before force, OPINION: What voters should know before June 9, Override, trust and town divisions define Marblehead's 2026 candidates night, Marblehead’s down-ballot races focus on access, parks and public space, Friends of Marblehead Public Schools wraps record grant season, readies summer fundraiser, Marblehead's 2026 Memorial Day in photos, Marblehead closes four days of remembrance in rain and smoke, Seasonal gas leaf blower ban begins Memorial Day, Marblehead attorney qualifies for Governor's Council ballot, Marblehead High School honors performing arts students, Marblehead Museum announces Patriot Houses Tour, Marblehead Food Pantry adds Amazon wish list for donations, Village School children plant field of paper poppies to honor Marblehead's war dead, Mr. Modica goes to Beacon Hill — this time, invited, Historian traces the Revolution’s saltwater roots to Marblehead, Select Board approves early voting hours for June 9 town election, A class president, a journalist, a chess prodigy and a policy convert: Marblehead Rotary awards $25K in scholarships, After more than a century, oysters may make comeback to Marblehead harbors, Five years, $1.4M and ten recovered lives later, Marblehead Museum opens its slavery exhibit, TO THE EDITOR: Neighbor’s kindness brings gratitude, Marblehead Fireworks Committee faces donation shortfall ahead of Fourth of July, TO THE EDITOR: Selbst seeks Board of Health seat, A student art show in Abbot Hall, arranged to grow up, EDITOR'S DESK: Why we’ll miss Lauren McCormack, McCormack leaves behind a restored landmark — and a fuller story of Marblehead’s past, Marblehead to honor fallen service members during Memorial Day weekend, Sewer district warning deepens Marblehead’s wider fiscal strain, PHOTO ESSAY: First MHD Cruise-In of the season rolls into Devereux Beach, Fifty years a priest, measured one presence at a time, BENEATH THE BLUE: Diving on one breath, MHD cruise-in returns to Devereux Beach on Tuesday, EDITOR’S DESK: When Ted Turner returned the call, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Now is the time to get reacquainted with your beds, Marblehead's grant writer, coordinator leaves for state social equity role, EDITOR’S DESK: When Ted Turner returned the call, He asked if Marblehead was 'kind of being pricks.' Then the internet found him., BENEATH THE BLUE: Diving on one breath, ‘Are we kind of being pricks?’: Resident’s question goes viral as Marblehead passes MBTA zoning, Marblehead's 2026 Town Meeting in photos, Marblehead clears the override and the 3A overlay; June 9 ballot will decide the levy increase, Real-time coverage of Marblehead Town Meeting, 2026 Town Meeting Article Tracker — The Marblehead Independent, POLICE LOG: Town park benches bolted to the ground mysteriously vanish, Cemeteries committee targets summer start on Hooper Tomb wall, At Veterans Middle School, mock town meeting backs tier 2, rejects trash override, TO THE EDITOR: Override no vote would deepen Marblehead cuts, Marblehead Liberty Foundation pushes challenge to override plan, The war made Glover famous. Marblehead made the man., Three Marblehead voices, three takes on the override — before Monday's Town Meeting, Marblehead Rail Trail design heads into permitting as residents weigh in, FinCom recommends Town Meeting send overrides to ballot box, SPUR, Sustainable Marblehead mark Arbor Day with tree plantings, cleanups, Select Board approves $24.9M bond for seven capital projects, Residents get multiple chances to question officials before Town Meeting, EDITOR'S DESK: The Independent, now with better bones, Form, Newsletter archive, Rail trail team to unveil paving plan, new West Shore Drive bike lane, Power outage affects several thousand Marblehead customers, Select Board approves $24.9M bond for seven capital projects, Select Board approves $24.9M bond for seven capital projects, Officials to hold Dunkin’ office hours ahead of Town Meeting override votes, Learn more about MHDIndy’s sponsors, Marblehead resident named director of Smithsonian American Art Museum​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Select Board moves to indefinitely postpone Public Works Committee article, Marblehead Liberty Foundation targets insurance split as town cites bargaining limits, Eight possible outcomes, two gates: Marblehead’s override faces Town Meeting before it faces voters, Marblehead police badge carries ‘Spirit of ‘76’ into Revolution 250​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Tucker urges Marblehead families to take underage drinking seriously, Schaeffner to seek Select Board seat, joining growing 2026 field, PHOTO ESSAY: Signs of spring in Marblehead, S&P affirms Marblehead's AAA bond rating, shifts outlook to negative, Marblehead Rec and Park Commission advances rink and turf field plans in 4-1 vote, School Committee approves cuts-heavy budget, joins Select Board's override push, It's Local News Day!, Marblehead department heads push back on plan to dissolve Public Works Committee, Select Board eyes three-year no-override pledge as part of override package, ASK THE INDEPENDENT: Menu or tiered? How override ballot questions work, Kezer presents $9M-to-$15M tiered override plan and separate $2.2M trash tax option, Youth sports groups back Marblehead plan for covered, refrigerated rink, NEWS ANALYSIS: Marblehead’s override questions will test two theories of how voters say yes, In Independent survey, overrides, MBTA article hold early lead, Marblehead advances $122.8M budget built on cuts, defers override decisions, Marblehead man develops free app for moon phases, tides and beach-walk times, Marblehead Light Board OKs new EV charging rates, adds overnight fee exemption, After 43 years on the Board of Assessors, Kelley says he won’t seek reelection, POLICE LOG: Alleged cartel caller settles for $500, skis vanish from snowbank and cruiser loses a battle with its own wiper blade, Goloboy retires as MHTV director after decades of chronicling Marblehead life, Super JJ saves Marblehead: 4-year-old cancer fighter’s wish day draws hundreds, Dozens rally in Marblehead as 'No Kings' protests sweep the nation, Inaugural FinCom ‘Super Saturday’ advances enterprise budgets, sketches out trash-fee plan and confronts early staffing cuts, BENEATH THE BLUE: A gray triggerfish makes a surprise appearance, Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget 3-1, sends package to Town Meeting, School Committee OKs $1.5M in cuts, turns to override push, Select Board locks in three-tier override structure, votes to unite town and school ask, ASK THE INDEPENDENT: Menu or tiered? How override ballot questions work, School subcommittee deadlocks over $462,000 insurance reserve, sends two budgets to Friday vote, Marblehead gears up to become 4-year-old’s superhero universe, Marblehead officials map out possible $282 trash fee if override fails, Pfifferling a finalist for Whittier Tech finance post, Marblehead Independent community survey: Budget, override and Town Meeting 2026, Ferrante pulls for Select Board as Marblehead's 24-seat June ballot opens, FY2027 Select Board budget — The Marblehead Independent, Cuts across departments shape Select Board’s $56.6M budget, Marblehead officials put structure around the FY2027 budget season, A big ballot for Marblehead: 24 seats open in June town election, EDITOR’S DESK: On this Oscars-night eve, a love letter to this year’s films, Four years in the making, new patrol boat begins guarding Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead’s structural deficit comes for jobs, services and fees, Schools asked to cut again after already building level-funded budget, COMPUTERS 101: Once upon a time in online safety, COLLEENS GARDEN: Early blooms and March must-dos, Marblehead Sustainability Coordinator Logan Casey leaving for job with MBTA, Developer pivots on Glover House, plans to build around it, GIC sets health insurance rates, locking in major cost driver for Marblehead’s FY2027 budget, Marblehead eyes peak-hour price hike for public EV chargers, Marblehead assistant harbormaster teaches boating safety at Anchor to Windward, POLICE LOG: Scammers pose as sons, landlords and federal agents in string of Marblehead fraud reports, Marblehead mourns loss of school facilities director Todd Bloodgood, Marblehead officials outline stark choices as town faces millions in budget cuts for FY2027, Marblehead resident outlines his push to curb town power, Ousted MMLD general manager sues light commissioners, seeks more than $320,000 over dismissal, BENEATH THE BLUE: Embracing the cold — winter freediving in Marblehead, Concerns over staffing cuts shape Marblehead school budget hearing, 40-article warrant puts MBTA zoning before Marblehead voters for fourth time, Marblehead students stranded in Paris nearly a week after school trip to Spain, Morocco, YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED: Why is the green light at Marblehead Light blinking?, Marblehead snow operations exceed budget amid heavy winter, Marblehead to hold information session on revised MBTA zoning plan, Marblehead declares four-day snow-emergency ban, SNOWED IN: Monday’s blizzard in pictures, Blizzard conditions grip Marblehead, bringing high winds and compacted snow, Marblehead closes municipal buildings, declares parking ban ahead of blizzard, Blizzard warning issued for Marblehead as fourth major storm of winter takes aim at North Shore, EDITOR'S DESK: An Ed Bell appreciation, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Seeds, seeds, seeds!!!, Marblehead immigration lawyer shifts from congressional bid to Governor’s Council race, A 66-day, 2,634-mile voyage — and the rock that didn’t end it, Dockside dog becomes Marblehead’s contender in national pet contest, In Marblehead, lawyers and scholar trace shifting lines of immigration authority, Marblehead elevates longtime foreman to parks director, succeeding Peter James, Abatement filings drop sharply after assessment reforms, Join The Marblehead Independent poll panel, Bagel shop owner honored as Marblehead Person of the Year, From crypto to MBTA zoning, Kezer previews Select Board-sponsored warrant articles, Sally Sands appointed to fill Tucker vacancy on Cemetery Commission, Lunt succeeds Freeman as Marblehead’s permanent police captain, Select Board confronts the limits of Marblehead’s tax cap, Marblehead to replace hacked CodeRED system with $6,500 Regroup contract, Crosby’s Marketplace portfolio acquired for $9.7M, Planning Board races to finalize MBTA zoning, ADU changes before Town Meeting, Marblehead declares snow emergency, The line item eating Marblehead's tax levy, Health insurance and Marblehead's general fund, Marblehead declares snow emergency parking ban ahead of winter storm, State gives Marblehead positive review on MBTA zoning proposal, Marblehead Board of Health endorses addiction recovery series, approves transfer station changes, Finance Committee presses for detail behind Marblehead’s $8.4M budget gap, Lantern-lit march honors Glover as preservation effort fuels renewed interest, A sendoff for a Marblehead fixture, POLICE LOG: Cruiser crashes, home gets egg on its face​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Bald eagle, red-tailed hawk spotted in town, Marblehead’s head librarian uses Caldecott committee role to educate local students about prestigious medal, Five survivors in her family: Marblehead senior shares Holocaust legacy at town remembrance, Squishy eggs, hydraulics and paper-mache mountains: Brown School hosts record STEAM fair, What’s next for Marblehead as officials confront $8.47 million budget gap, Attorney General sues Marblehead for MBTA noncompliance, In Marblehead, $8.4M budget gap could mean 50-plus job cuts without new revenue, Marblehead's Proposition 2½ voting history | The Marblehead Independent, Analysis reveals sharp divide in Marblehead’s Prop. 2 1/2 votes, Marblehead declares three-night snow emergency parking ban, History report on General Glover Farmhouse headed to Library of Congress, FY2027 State of the Town to frame Marblehead’s next budget debate, BURIED IN SNOW: Marblehead looks for somewhere to put it, Marblehead Select Board declares snow emergency, BURIED IN SNOW: Marblehead looks for somewhere to put it, Scenes from around town during and after the storm, ‘A Little Night Music’ at MLT balances wit and regret with bite, In wake of mother’s death, friends organize Warwick gathering for Nikolay Kuzmina, COMPUTERS 101: Clouds in my coffee, At Veterans Middle School, Marblehead Racial Justice Team honors Tubman, Lewis with portrait unveiling, Four citizen petitions for 2026 Annual Town Meeting submited, Marblehead's $65.2M payroll: What the town paid 1,185 workers in FY2025, In Marblehead, MLK Day turns to song, history and a call to act, MLT to stage ‘A Little Night Music,’ where everyone wants the wrong person, MLK breakfast to include 'Birmingham Jail' letter reading, Drum Major award, Marblehead’s $128M budget grows, but the squeeze inside it tightens, New Finance Committee member brings accounting expertise, commitment to public service, Select Board denies Thomas Circle tree removal, postpones decision on municipal pines, Kezer, Cummings outline ADA progress, costs and long road ahead, Attorney General sets end-of-January deadline for MBTA zoning enforcement, Jerry Tucker resigns from Cemetery Commission after moving out of town, Planning Board advances revised MBTA zoning to May Town Meeting after state identifies six technical fixes, Marblehead Housing Committee backs housing for Coffin School site, New gun law requires expanded training, registration for Marblehead owners, Marblehead sustainability panel creates liaison group to update historic district guidelines, Pieces fall into place at Marblehead’s first speed puzzling competition, State flags six fixes Marblehead must make to revive its MBTA zoning plan, Driver hospitalized after single-vehicle crash closes Humphrey Street, Marblehead Harbors and Waters Board creates subcommittee to name new harbormaster vessel, Marblehead Cultural Council awards nine grants for 2026 programs, Marblehead fire recruits complete rigorous state training, TO THE EDITOR: Safe Boating Act adds bureaucracy without improving safety, Scenes from Marblehead’s 2026 Epiphany tree burning, Epiphany fire draws hundreds to Riverhead Beach, NEW LAWS: Marblehead boaters face new education requirement in 2026, Marblehead schools pare $1.7M budget gap to $879,000, Public Works Committee opens town’s first meeting of the year, signs off on warrant article, Landing to host Burns Night celebration Jan. 15, POLICE LOG: Speaker disappears from library, resident reports missing Christmas cookware, 2025 year-in-review: Three months of showing up for Marblehead, Remembering Marblehead’s losses of 2025, Part 2: Teachers, artists and neighbors, The Independent’s most-read stories of 2025, Computers 101: Saved … but where?, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Wrapping it up!, GoFundMe nears $60,000 goal after sudden death of Joe Carpineto, Remembering Marblehead’s losses of 2025, Part 1: Lives of service in town, BENEATH THE BLUE: The quiet gardens under Marblehead Harbor, In season, and in tune: The music of Liz Tauro, POLICE LOG: Driver’s beach photo op ends with car buried in sand, School Committee examines AP participation growth, enrollment decline, Marblehead teacher claims retaliation, antisemitism in lead teacher stipend dispute, Record heat drives Marblehead’s peak demand to all-time high, MMLD will not increase rates in new year, formalizes payments to town, Volunteer-built and Rotary-backed, a new Marblehead sign goes up, Marblehead committee reviews pedestrian safety upgrades near Veterans Middle School, Marblehead to hold annual Christmas tree burning Jan. 6, Marblehead to hold annual Christmas tree burning Jan. 6, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: A cottage Christmas, Marblehead Wreaths Across America honors veterans with record 2,700 wreaths, Sean Casey, principal architect of Marblehead charter draft, dies at 68, In Marblehead Independent poll, respondents narrowly favor country club zoning plan to meet state housing law, New MBTA zoning map would center housing district on Tedesco Country Club, Beauport Ambulance cuts ribbon on renovated Marblehead base, Marblehead rings in holidays with tree lightings, Santa’s arrival by sea and a packed parade, Scenes from Marblehead’s 54th Christmas Walk weekend, POLICE LOG: CVS tweezers trip spirals into shouting match, scuffle and on-the-spot quitting, The Marblehead block where going dark for Christmas is not an option, MBTA zoning repeal among record number of 2026 ballot questions, BENEATH THE BLUE: Diving for lost lobster traps, and finding a community, Marblehead harbor board advances fiscal 2027 budget, plans mooring fee increase, Marblehead tops $42,500 goal to honor veterans with wreaths on Dec. 13, Median tax bill to rise $84 in FY2026 despite rate falling 46 cents, Marblehead volunteers wrap season of giving for town’s elders, Moulton reviews Burlington ICE facility, cites ongoing concerns, Subcommittee weighs FY27 budget amid enrollment decline, service expectations, Public Works Committee reviews Reynolds Field project, energy plan and committee’s future, Police chief responds to criticism over social host law enforcement, CBS films Revolutionary War segments in Marblehead, Coffee company brewing in Marblehead, When Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving as Marblehead endures Civil War, COLLEEN’S GARDEN: Happy Thanksgiving!, 5 MW battery storage plan promising $500K in annual savings presented to light board, Marblehead Board of Health tackles youth drinking enforcement, health misinformation, FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: The story behind the Independent's new nameplate, GUEST COLUMN: With 2026 warrant open, moderator invites residents to seek guidance, POLICE LOG: Hat envy leads to threat; man challenges officer to fight, The forgotten story of Marblehead's cod trade, Planning Board gets progress report on MBTA zoning redo, Select Board opens 2026 warrant, Town Meeting venue, Coffin School proposals reveal details behind Harborlight’s 40-unit plan and competing town submissions, Marblehead’s climate ambitions stymied by MBTA zoning noncompliance, Marblehead police earn top marks in state accreditation review, Marblehead town planner tenders resignation, departure set for Dec. 12, Preservation champions, volunteers recognized at OMIA annual gathering, Marblehead police urge e-bike safety as crashes rise, Rec and Park, public get first look at Reynolds Park design concepts, Low bid for MHS roof project comes in $2M below budget, Five Corners redesign advances as traffic panel receives road maintenance update, On PBS Tuesday night, Marblehead takes center stage in Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’, Town hears divergent views on Coffin School future at listening session, The Independent: Town faces $142M liability; northern lights over harbor; Veterans Day events draw crowds, COLLEEN’S GARDEN: Those darn bunnies!, Rotary unveils Holiday Pops signature artwork at reception, Former Marblehead state rep joins Boston University to lead journalism initiative, Marblehead’s $142M retirement liability reveals limits of local control, Northern lights illuminate Marblehead sky amid powerful solar storm, Board of Health survey passes 2,300 responses, Young conservationists restore pollinator habitat at historic Lead Mills site, Veterans Day ceremony honors sacrifice, service and memory at Abbot Hall, Marblehead pilots electric microbus as potential transport option, POLICE LOG: $90K ring missing, roof trespassers and Prospect Court hit-and-run, On Veterans Day eve in Abbot Hall, military stories bridge generations and divisions, Housing authority board pushes developers to rethink four-story corner building, BENEATH THE BLUE: Discovering Marblehead's underwater harvest, Housing authority board pushes developers to rethink four-story corner building, BENEATH THE BLUE: Discovering Marblehead's underwater harvest, Gulf War Apache pilot to deliver Veterans Day keynote at Abbot Hall, Marblehead to honor veterans with full week of observances and community tributes, Gen. John Glover’s deteriorating farmhouse earns spot on state endangered list, Finance director details limits of revenue growth amid rising costs, Swirl of light over Marblehead traced to European rocket launch, Marblehead eyes Tedesco Country Club for MBTA zoning compliance, Immigration attorney explores bid for open 6th District seat, Independent survey finds public split on future of Coffin School property, In Marblehead, a roof that turns sunshine Into power, COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Think spring!, Marblehead Halloween brings pirates, pizza and one massive hermit crab, Marblehead artist’s debut exhibition draws on stories of injustice, Local author Dan Dixey’s latest love letter to Marblehead is available now, Race to save Revolutionary War hero’s home enters critical phase​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Marblehead seniors could lose medical transport as MBTA noncompliance blocks state grants, Marblehead’s power portfolio surges to 74% carbon-free electricity, Longtime Moulton aide Jakious enters race for 6th District seat, Starting from the roof down, Marblehead finalizes $295K settlement in Gallo arbitration case, Marblehead projects $514,000 revenue drop in FY2027, New guidelines test Marblehead’s balance between climate goals and tradition, Marblehead, federal officials face lawsuit over alleged religious discrimination, Review Marblehead's preliminary property values, EDITOR’S DESK: Welcoming Chris Stevens to The Independent, Marblehead Police Log: Oct. 8-10 Incidents, Marblehead's Scarecrow Stroll draws 900, Hundreds gather for ‘No Kings’ rally, Brown School pulls out all the stops for annual Monster Mash, Save Glover's Home: Marblehead Rallies, Moulton Challenges Markey: Generational Senate Race.