Task Force Against Discrimination Chairs Helaine Hazlett and Diane Gora sent a letter to school officials in support of Candice Sliney, one of the employees of the school district who is under investigation for discrimination. Sliney, who has taught Spanish at Marblehead High School since 2005, is a former member of the task force, which she resigned from last year. At a … [Read more...] about Task Force Against Discrimination chairs defend teacher
Education
Marblehead gets Ocean Wise
On July 8, a blue whale was sighted off of Gloucester on the North Shore. It has been 20 years since the last sighting of the largest animal in the world in these waters. The sighting occurred with perfect timing to welcome Ocean Wise, a non-profit organization out of Vancouver that focuses on global ocean conservation, to Marblehead to educate and discuss ocean … [Read more...] about Marblehead gets Ocean Wise
NOT GUILTY
The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has found that the School Committee did not violate the Open Meeting Law in July 2023. Campbell's office received a complaint from Cathyann Swindlehurst in October 2023 alleging that the School Committee violated the law. The complaint alleged that the committee entered into executive session for an improper … [Read more...] about NOT GUILTY
School Committee approves various agenda items
Monday’s School Committee meeting saw the committee approve a number of agenda items. The committee voted 4-0 in favor of increasing hourly wages for cafeteria workers by $3 to $5 per hour. Chair Jenn Schaeffner explained that doing so is good for job retention and said the committee is able to vote on this issue because the cafeteria workers are no longer … [Read more...] about School Committee approves various agenda items
Oh buoy! Let’s find some sharks.
The MH1 Marblehead Buoy was deployed on June 25. The buoy tracks great white sharks that swim within 200 yards of the receiver in order to be recorded. To date, the buoy has reported 21 sightings of great white sharks off the coast of Marblehead. At the time of its installment, in 2016, it was the first receiver buoy in the North Shore to be a part of the Atlantic White … [Read more...] about Oh buoy! Let’s find some sharks.