The Transfer Station renovation project has received no general contracting bids and will go back out for bidding a second time, Marblehead Health Director Andrew Petty announced at a Board of Health meeting Tuesday. Bidding for the project went out earlier this year, with all bids due back by Feb. 21. Petty said at a previous board meeting that the bidding would be broken … [Read more...] about Transfer Station receives no general contracting bids, will be put out again
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Racist ‘Zoombombing’ stuns Board of Health meeting
Marblehead Police Chief Dennis King, Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer, and Director of Health Andrew Petty released a joint statement Tuesday evening in response to an incident during Monday’s hybrid Board of Health meeting where an individual was able to share racist and pornographic images through Zoom. The incident, known as ‘Zoombombing,’ is a tactic for those to spread … [Read more...] about Racist ‘Zoombombing’ stuns Board of Health meeting
Transfer Station temporary trailer to be replaced at end of November
Board of Health Director Andrew Petty announced at Tuesday’s Board of Health Meeting that the Transfer Station will be receiving a new temporary trailer on Nov. 30. In July, newly elected Board member Tom McMahon called for a vote to replace the trailer before winter was in full swing, saying that it would be a “very good sign of good faith to the employees.” The vote passed … [Read more...] about Transfer Station temporary trailer to be replaced at end of November
Board of Health to take member expansion to Town Meeting
On Tuesday night the Board of Health voted unanimously in favor of a potential expansion of Board members, which will need to be decided at next year’s Town Meeting. The board is one of the only municipal groups in town that still operates at three members. Both the School Committee and Select Board currently have five members, as does the Planning Board and Zoning … [Read more...] about Board of Health to take member expansion to Town Meeting
Town to provide easier access to fentanyl test strips
The town will soon have another resource that will help those in the community that are being affected by drug abuse, as well as those looking to prevent it. The Board of Health voted unanimously to incorporate a mailbox outside of the Mary Alley Municipal Building that will contain test strips that are designed to detect the presence of fentanyl in a vast amount of … [Read more...] about Town to provide easier access to fentanyl test strips