The boys soccer match between Gloucester and Marblehead (4-7-3) ended with a 3-1 win for the visiting Fishermen on Tuesday. As for the bragging rights involved, you don’t know the half of it. Marblehead coach Elmer Magaña and Gloucester coach Armando Marnoto married into the same family years ago, and now, as coaches of rival sides, it’s a game Magaña looks forward to every … [Read more...] about Marblehead falls to Gloucester in brotherly coaching duel
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Marblehead resident wins 8th Annual Gomes Award
BEVERLY — Marblehead’s Kerry-Frances Bourne was honored by Congressman Seth Moulton on Monday night at Beverly Middle School with the eighth annual Peter J. Gomes Award, which recognizes public-service and community contributions of constituents across the Commonwealth’s 6th District. Bourne was nominated for her work as a volunteer for Open Door Immigration Services, where … [Read more...] about Marblehead resident wins 8th Annual Gomes Award
Star of the Sea Marblehead leads interfaith vigil for Israel
Hundreds gathered at Our Lady, Star of the Sea Church on Sunday afternoon for an interfaith prayer vigil in solidarity with Israel and Jewish people in response to Hamas’ attack last week. The ceremony was in partnership with the Marblehead Ministerial Association along with other regional and local advocacy groups, including the Anti-Defamation League’s North Shore Advisory … [Read more...] about Star of the Sea Marblehead leads interfaith vigil for Israel
Historic Building of the Week: The Chapman House
There has been one person from every town in Massachusetts who has lived at 277 Washington St. OK, OK, that is not true. What is true, though, is that there have been residents of 277 Washington St. from all over the state. The first hailed from Topsfield. Bricklayer William Rogers was the man who constructed the house in the 1730s. The people who expanded the house were … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: The Chapman House
Marblehead hosts fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration
In 2019, the Marblehead Indigenous Peoples Day Committee held its first Indigenous Peoples Day celebration, with the aim of educating others and celebrating Indigenous people and their culture. Four years later, the town is continuing that goal. Marblehead’s fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration was held at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens Monday. The event was put … [Read more...] about Marblehead hosts fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration