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Back in time to Feb. 29, 1984
In the very first edition of this column I ever wrote — way back in March 2023 (I can’t believe it’s been less than a year) — I detailed a faile...
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Brant to lead Marblehead Community Charter
A familiar face was tapped to lead the Marblehead Community Charter Public School as its head of school, succeeding Peter Cohen, who resigned last year. Stephan...
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Back in time to Feb. 9, 1999
Applying for a credit card in 2024 is sort of a choose-your-own-adventure experience, winding your way through lists of benefits and fees to determine what, exa...
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Back in time to Feb. 3, 1999
Super Bowl LVIII is shaping up to be a barn burner. You have the No. 1 seeded powerhouse San Francisco 49ers, who barely scraped by the Detroit Lions, facing of...
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Breaking down the 2024 Oscar nominations
I couldn’t help myself. When Marblehead Weekly News Opinion Editor Stuart Foster asked me to contribute to the paper’s Lifestyle page a few weeks ago,...
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Back in time to Jan. 25, 1979
So much for Dry January. It’s been a wild, wet month in Massachusetts so far in 2024, with snow, wind, and rain pummeling the coast on what feels like a n...
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Local reps back ‘Revenge Porn’ legislation
A bill passed by the state House of Representatives last week would enact protections in Massachusetts against “revenge porn” and other forms of image-based...
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Back in time to Jan. 17, 1984
There’s just something about the third week of January. As I write this column, I’m staring out at snow-covered streets through my window, admiring ...
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McKenna: My 10 favorite movies of 2023
Once upon a time, I held dreams of becoming a film critic. Those quickly vanished, and I considered myself retired from the movie-takes business in 2020. But, w...