HOW THEY MET: The Shube Legacy
Louis Shube and Ida Baer, both of Russia, met and wed in the United States in the early 1900s. First settling in Marlborough, the Shubes eventually moved to Lyn...
HOW THEY MET: Hometown comforts
In 2012, 26-year-old Erin Weber joined some friends for a casual night out at Maddie’s Sail Loft. A few drinks in, she complained, more loudly than she had in...
HOW THEY MET: The gift of a 40-year friendship
Eighteen-year-old University of Florida sophomore Margaret McGuire said yes when a friend asked her a favor. The request was to meet his hometown friend who was...
HOW THEY MET: Sea, salt, and the best of both
CORRECTION: Due to an editor’s error, an earlier version of this article misspelled the last name Brankman. The Weekly News regrets the error. This is the...
HOW THEY MET: Family Matters
Elijah Estes remembers growing up in Lynn and hearing that Marblehead could be a tough place for someone like him. But the 21-year-old wasn’t deterred. After ...
HOW THEY MET: The Giver
The trip to Montreal had been planned for months. It was an early weekend in August when Marblehead residents Maddie Miller and Ben Farrar were scheduled to dep...
HOW THEY MET: Behind the food
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series on the owners of The Beacon Restaurant and Bar. When a young Edgar Alleyne moved from Barbados to the...
HOW THEY MET: The entertainer
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series on the owners of The Beacon Restaurant and Bar. As a young teen, it was clear to see that Jo...
HOW THEY MET: The tinsel and the glitter
While taking classes at Boston University, Judy Dufresne, of Shrewsbury, met Bonnie Freedson, who was from Marblehead. The two found an apartment in Boston and ...
HOW THEY MET: The woman I never met
I never met a woman named Sally Carson, yet she’s been with me every day for more than 25 years. While dining with my mother at a coffee shop in Manchester-by...