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
community center
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