Back in Time to Sept. 8, 1983
In writing this column each week, I’m always amused by the ways in which stories from 40 years ago mirror current events. In the first iteration of “...
Back in time to Aug. 22, 1988
Communication is an obviously important part of policing. Imagine you’ve crashed your car and, all of a sudden, you can’t reach the police departmen...
Marblehead woman gets probation in fatal crash
A 71-year-old Marblehead woman pleaded guilty to a charge of motor vehicle homicide Tuesday in connection with an incident last May, in which her car struck and...
Back in time to Aug. 19, 2022
Typically in this space, we dive farther back into history, but in honor of Marblehead Weekly News turning one this week, it felt apt to look into what exactly...
Back in Time to Aug. 13, 1993
Marblehead loves its sports — from the Magicians and beyond. And, roughly 30 years ago this week, one of the town’s sports teams reached the mountaintop...
Back in time to Aug. 3, 1988
Thirty-five years ago this week, Marblehead, after a bevy of delays along the way, took care of one of its own. Former patrolman Carl Varrell lost his leg in an...
Back in time to July 26, 1988
The ’80s were a wild time — the blockbuster movie took over in full force, MTV launched and quickly became a dominant cultural force, an actor was elect...
Back in time to July 16, 1998
25 years ago this week, a sitting selectman referred to the town’s Community Center as a “fiefdom” and vowed to resolve ongoing issues there. ...
Back in Time to July 7, 1988
A manila envelope stashed in the bowels of the Item archives immediately caught my eye as I began to search for the subject of this week’s column. ̶...