61 Atlantic Ave. was on the tiny-house trend before it was cool. In the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS), the building is also referred to as the Thomas McCool Tobacco & Variety Store. While that is not what the building is now, if we turn back the pages, it leads us somewhere. In the Marblehead 1881 atlas from the Southern Essex District … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: Thomas McCool Tobacco & Variety Store
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btone FITNESS opens newest studio in Marblehead
btone FITNESS is pleased to announce the official opening of its newest location in Marblehead. The new 2,200-square-foot studio is the growing company’s 16th studio and is the latest in the company’s rapidly expanding franchise portfolio. The new Marblehead studio, located at 12 Atlantic Ave., next to Eat Well Kitchen and Shubie’s Marketplace, is owned and operated by Boxford … [Read more...] about btone FITNESS opens newest studio in Marblehead
Police Log Oct. 11 – 17
Wednesday, Oct. 11 Theft A report of larceny/forgery/fraud at 8:26 a.m. Wednesday on Atlantic Avenue; at 10:57 a.m. on Ramsay Road. Suspicious A report of suspicious activity at 11:16 p.m. on Ocean Ave. Fall A rpeort of a woman who fell at 10:24 a.m. on Widger Road. Pole Complaint A report of a complaint about the color of a pole at 2 p.m. on Longview … [Read more...] about Police Log Oct. 11 – 17
Why are there no gas stations in town?
Over the years, Marblehead was home to more than 20 different gas stations, most of which were family owned. Today, there is not a single place residents can pump gas into their cars in town. “There’s been a total of 22 to 23 places where the public could buy gas,” said Marblehead Historical Commission member and former Selectman Bill Conly. From Naugus Head to Devereux … [Read more...] about Why are there no gas stations in town?