4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (670+ words) “History tends to forget.” When Fire Chief Jason Gilliland made this statement to the Current this week, he was referring, of course, to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the 25th anniversary of which will be observed with the traditional ceremony at…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (625+ words) Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Marblehead will once again gather to remember the lives lost that day — including three people with deep ties to the town — and the local service members who later died in the war on…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (432+ words) For the past 18 years, September has been Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in the U.S., coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. It’s a time to educate people and draw attention to the crisis. As in many mental health issues, the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (202+ words) LETTER: Marblehead candidates says ‘thank you’ Marblehead Current LETTER: Marblehead candidates says ‘thank you’ I am writing to thank the voters of Marblehead for your overwhelming support for my candidacy for Governor’s Council in last week’s primary. While the district-wide…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (245+ words) This is a sincere appreciation for the community. I found my way up to Marblehead by chance two years ago. I came upon a job post online for The Mariner, a very new operation at the time. I even had…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (330+ words) It’s time for Marblehead to confront the issue of noise pollution. It doesn’t matter how pretty a town is if there is no meaningful guarantee of peace and quiet. This evening, after spending a fair part of the day listening…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (222+ words) Marblehead Current LETTER: Thanks to community for successful museum sale 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (874+ words) After a few turbulent years marked by a teachers strike, deep budget cuts and a contentious override campaign, Superintendent John Robidoux is heading into the new school year with a more predictable road ahead. Marblehead schools begin the new year…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) The Marblehead Conservancy believes that the RR Bed is both an historic and a natural treasure.However, we also believe current design plans, recently presented for community input, are overdeveloping it. In our minds there is an important difference between…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) To the moms and dads and grandparents and relatives and friends and all the other members of The Village It Takes, please know you’re still important. But this message isn’t (totally) for you. So, here’s the tough news: School is…...