Last Friday, the legislature enacted a $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 that included investments in the Town of Marblehead, from Chapter 70 education funding and local aid to one-time earmarks supporting the town’s rich historical heritage.
“This budget includes many exciting investments for the Commonwealth’s future and reaffirms the legislature’s commitment to providing services and economic opportunities for all our residents,” state Sen. Brendan Crighton said. “It also recognizes the unique needs of communities like Marblehead, supporting projects that reflect the town’s importance to our nation’s history while still focusing on generations to come.”
This funding included:
- Chapter 70 Education Funding: $6,623,479 (an increase of $269,152 from FY24)
- Unrestricted General Government Aid: $1,402,160 (an increase of $40,839 from FY24)
- $20,000 for the Town of Marblehead for the costs of programming and publications related to the Commonwealth’s 250th anniversary of the American Revolution
- $25,000 for the Marblehead Museum to rehabilitate the slave quarters and kitchen at the Colonial Jeremiah Lee Mansion, a national historic site
- $50,000 for Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc to provide social-emotional-learning and physical-activity curriculum to elementary- and middle-school-age girls in the City of Lynn and the towns of Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynnfield, Nahant, and Saugus.
“The brilliance of Massachusetts is that we are able to treasure our past while preparing for the future, whether it’s through investments in education, our innovation economy, health care, transportation, and so much more,” state Rep. Jenny Armini said. “Marblehead’s role in America’s creation story is virtually unparalleled. I am proud that the state’s budget includes funding to help us share with the world the people and events that made a revolution and free nation possible.”
Importantly, the larger budget contains comprehensive investments in key areas that impact our constituents’ daily lives: education — including free community college and universal school meals — transportation, and funding for MassHealth.
After passing the House of Representatives and the Senate, the FY25 budget now moves to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk for her consideration.
