After nearly two decades serving on the town’s Select Board, Jim Nye was honored by his fellow members and others in the community at his last regular meeting with the board prior to the June 11 election. Earlier this year, Nye announced he would not be running for reelection after serving on the board for 19 years. “You’ve just given so much to this community. Marblehead … [Read more...] about Select Board honors Nye for his 19 years
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Select Board approves 3 projects, reviews policies and procedures
The Select Board met Wednesday, July 26 at Abbot Hall. This meeting came on the heels of a more than three-hour convene two weeks earlier that consisted mostly of the volunteer appointment discussion. Two resolutions of that discussion on July 12 were the decision to elicit feedback from current volunteers and the development of policies and procedures for the board to follow. … [Read more...] about Select Board approves 3 projects, reviews policies and procedures
Select Board reaches temporary compromise on volunteer reappointment
Debate continued at the Select Board's July 12 meeting following the board’s newest member Bret Murray's motion to postpone volunteer-board appointments on June 28. While the board previously voted 4-1 in favor of the volunteer-board reappointment pause, it was evident there was still much discussion to be had. Thus the meeting’s three-hour duration mostly consisted of more … [Read more...] about Select Board reaches temporary compromise on volunteer reappointment
Historic Building of the Week: 91 Pleasant St.
National Grand Bank and its prominent members have been featured numerous times in The Weekly News. However, the town landmark had yet to be highlighted as a historic building of the week. There is no better time like the present to recap the history of the place Marbleheaders have been banking at for nearly two centuries. NGB was founded in 1831 during an era of prosperity … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 91 Pleasant St.
Murray’s motion sparks debate on Select Board
The Select Board met for its first “full-length” meeting since the town-wide election to reappoint positions on all other boards, committees, and commissions. However, the board’s newest addition, Bret Murray, took the opportunity to suggest a change he wanted to make to the core reappointment process. Once Board Chair Erin Noonan reviewed all the names to be reappointed, it … [Read more...] about Murray’s motion sparks debate on Select Board