On Sunday, Cub Scout Pack 11 of Marblehead met at the Community Center to create meal bags for My Brother’s Table out of Lynn. Pack 11 consists of first and second graders, and combined, the children made a total of 125 meal bags, 75 lunch bags and 50 dinner bags. Each bag held sandwiches, snacks, drinks and napkins. The cub scouts went through four full jars of peanut … [Read more...] about Marblehead Pack 11 Cub Scouts make meal bags
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Community brings Election Day energy
Election Day energy was surely in the air on Tuesday. Throughout town, voters took to the polls to not only vote for the presidential election, but their local elections and statewide questions as well. Voting locations were at the Old Town House, Abbott Hall, and the Community Center Gym. Each location held an election day energy ranging from calm and quiet to actively … [Read more...] about Community brings Election Day energy
LTE: A community center truly about community
To the editor: Charlie McKenna’s article "Back in time to July 16, 1998" inspired me to present the question to Marblehead readers: Would you like to have a community center that is truly about community? A place where all are welcome, all ages, all backgrounds, where community is really honored? And a place to have fun? Think community dances! Would you … [Read more...] about LTE: A community center truly about community
Back in time to July 16, 1998
25 years ago this week, a sitting selectman referred to the town's Community Center as a "fiefdom" and vowed to resolve ongoing issues there. For the record, Merriam-Webster defines a fiefdom as "an area over which someone exercises control as or in the manner of a feudal lord." I found it rather amusing to see the word "fiefdom" appear in a 1998 edition of The Daily Evening … [Read more...] about Back in time to July 16, 1998