Marblehead Police seeking public’s assistance in hit-and-run that killed dog
The Marblehead Police Department is asking for the public’s help in obtaining Ring footage or something similar showing a black sedan or SUV that was involved...
School Daze: How Marblehead Schools got here
Marblehead is used to superintendent turnover. This time seems different. Marblehead Weekly News reporter Ryan Vermette explores how we got here and what’...
School Daze: If current trends continue, how is the community impacted?
The community has yet to heal from being shut out during former Superintendent John Buckey’s surprise departure from the district. Conflict involving student ...
School Daze: Is the flag policy censoring students?
In October 2023, a Black Lives Matter flag was removed by an unauthorized parent in the High School cafeteria, sparking then-acting Superintendent Michelle Cres...
School Daze: Lies, secrets, and misleading campaigns
On June 20, 2023, Jenn Schaeffner and Brian Ota were elected to the School Committee, replacing incumbent members Sarah Gold and Tom Mathers, who had been tempo...
No override expected in Marblehead for FY25
The town will not be expected to request an override for fiscal year 2025 to address the structural deficit that it has fallen into, Town Administrator Thatcher...
Resignations and a grim budget outlook for the school district
The school district could soon be facing an even grimmer financial future if another reduced-services budget is needed for fiscal year 2025, which could result ...
Teachers union shows support for educators still on leave
With three educators and members of the Marblehead Education Association still on paid administrative leave after their involvement in a student-restraint crisi...
Taxes up. So are temperatures.
Marbleheaders are seeing a wide variance of property values and assessments that has caused some homeowners’ taxes to increase more substantially than others,...
An appreciation: Edward J. Rockett
After a battle with cancer, longtime judge and volunteer lawyer Edward J. Rockett died on Jan. 6 at the age of 87. In his memory, some of his former coworkers r...