I am a self-proclaimed bagel aficionado. Bagels play a significant role in my life. They are the reason I had a roof over my head growing up — literally. My dad has owned a bagel shop in my home state of Michigan since I was eight years old. It was only natural that I would be the reporter to taste test all of the bagel flavors at Mookie’s at Mugford in Marblehead. For an … [Read more...] about Taste of Marblehead: Bagels at Mookie’s
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Magicians look to put it all together
The Marblehead boys basketball team finished the regular season 13-4, good enough for the No. 10 seed in the Division II state tournament. The Magicians also won the Larry McIntire Tournament to conclude the regular season. “Your first goal is to make the tournament,” head coach Mike Giardi said. “You want to be above .500 to get in there, so we did that.” Giardi believes … [Read more...] about Magicians look to put it all together
Town could face $15 million deficit by 2028
Marblehead is facing a growing budget deficit fueled by a historical reliance on free cash and stagnant revenue growth that could swell up to $15 million in the next five years and impact the town’s ability to offer services to residents. Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer, hired last May, is tasked with pulling the town out from that looming hole. He explained that … [Read more...] about Town could face $15 million deficit by 2028
Student highlights creative voices in her school
Georgia Marshall, an eighth-grader at Marblehead Community Charter Public School (MCCPS), created a magazine to showcase the creativity at her school. Her work was inspired by her mother, Laura Moran, who runs the Refugee Project for Stone Soup Magazine. Moran works with refugee children living in camps in Kenya and surrounding countries by helping them express themselves … [Read more...] about Student highlights creative voices in her school
Indoor curling taking over the COA
On any given Monday, Tuesday, or Friday at the Council on Aging (COA), a group of seniors can be found in the gym playing a game that at first sight resembles shuffleboard or cornhole — with discs sliding across the floor to a target filled with other discs. But the game the seniors are playing is indoor curling, which ditches the ice and brooms of the sport’s Olympic … [Read more...] about Indoor curling taking over the COA