Commander Ronny Knight, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2005, seeks approval for utilizing the “Spirt of 76” on a “Challenge Coin” that the Post would use to recognize people who have donated their time and services to the VFW. Along with providing a Challenge Coin to each one of the Veteran Members, the post aims to make the Challenge Coins available to sell to the … [Read more...] about Coins and Keno at the VFW
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Ice Bucket Challenge lives on 10 years later
If you turned on ESPN this past Sunday, you would’ve seen a wide exterior shot of Marblehead. That’s because, it’s been 10 years since Pete Frates changed the trajectory of ALS research with the Ice Bucket Challenge. The documentary cut to a 3rd grade classroom inside of Glover School. There, Marblehead students were talking about Frates, who grew up in Beverly, attended St. … [Read more...] about Ice Bucket Challenge lives on 10 years later
Town hires planner and veterans agent
The Compensation Committee voted to hire a veterans agent and town planner during its meeting Tuesday. The veterans-agent position has been unfilled since June 30, Committee Chair Thatcher Kezer said. Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli will fill the position starting Sept. 23. Trionfi-Mazzuchelli has been the veterans' service director of Melrose, Wakefield, and Saugus for … [Read more...] about Town hires planner and veterans agent
FOR SAIL: MARBLEHEAD HARBOR
Not a lot of traditions last 135 years, but don’t say that in Marblehead. For all of those years, the Boston, Corinthian, and Eastern yacht clubs have rotated hosting duties for Marblehead Race Week, which, again, hosted six races across a four-day regatta this past week. This year, one of Marblehead’s most highly anticipated annual events saw Eastern Yacht Club welcome … [Read more...] about FOR SAIL: MARBLEHEAD HARBOR
This year’s Newport Folk Festival featured music, politics, and dragonflies
NEWPORT, R.I. — The Newport Folk Festival has a rich history of supporting civil rights and standing up for working men and women. Ever since Lynn-born jazz promoter George Wein, musician/activist Pete Seeger, and others founded the music fest in 1959, human rights has coexisted with performances by musicians new and old. “We Shall Overcome,” the gospel song that helped … [Read more...] about This year’s Newport Folk Festival featured music, politics, and dragonflies