For approximately 20 years, Michael Havens, a longtime resident of Marblehead, held a toy drive around the holidays as a way to give back to the community he cared for deeply. Havens died in 2021, and the toy drive stopped for a few short years until his brother, Curt Havens, one of three owners of The Beacon Restaurant and Bar, restarted the toy drive and renamed it in his … [Read more...] about More than 700 items collected for Michael Havens Toy Drive
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FROM THE DEEP END: Holiday wants and holiday needs
“You can’t always get what you want, But if you try sometime, well you might find, You get what you need”— Mick Jagger/Keith Richards Since it's the holiday season, a lot of lists are out there. No, not the naughty or nice list; that's Santa's job. There are to-do lists, grocery lists, and, of course, wish lists. Whether we send the lists to St. Nick or family and … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: Holiday wants and holiday needs
FROM THE DEEP END: Delegating dinner
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent Van Gogh Is it just me, or is everyone else managing a to-do list with multiple pages, and almost nothing is done yet? Some days, I feel like an over-caffeinated squirrel, racing around trying to do it all and wondering when it will get great. It's about to be Thanksgiving, then the December … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: Delegating dinner