So much for Dry January. It's been a wild, wet month in Massachusetts so far in 2024, with snow, wind, and rain pummeling the coast on what feels like a near-daily basis. In 1979, a late January storm wreaked havoc up and down the coast, giving residents flashbacks to the Blizzard of '78. Flooding cut off the Marblehead Neck at high tide and debris was strewn across the … [Read more...] about Back in time to Jan. 25, 1979
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Marblehead Causeway closes amid storm
Marblehead police took to Facebook Tuesday afternoon to alert residents to road closures as a result of a powerful nor'easter that pummeled the region. Road closures began at 3:30 p.m., when the Causeway closed to all traffic. The town closed the Causeway to and from the neck due to expected tidal surge, police said. "The debris on the causeway makes it unsafe for passage … [Read more...] about Marblehead Causeway closes amid storm