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Town announces traffic plans for upcoming July Fourth events

Leigh BlanderJune 26, 2026

Marblehead Police are announcing traffic plans for next weekend's holiday events. The Police Department will communicate any changes (which are likely to happen), or updates on our Facebook p...

Community Resources

Fireworks to light up Marblehead Harbor July 4

Leigh BlanderJune 25, 2026

Art

60th Marblehead Festival of Arts guide & schedule

Leigh BlanderJune 24, 2026

Community Resources

Local mother helps lead fight against child exploitation

Leigh BlanderJune 24, 2026

Health

Town to residents: Don’t bring your new barrels to the Assessor’s Office

Leigh BlanderJune 23, 2026

Town news

ARTS FESTIVAL: Halloween mastermind reveals secrets behind beloved creations

June 25, 2026

For two decades, Marblehead architect Thomas Saltsman has transformed the area outside his Pleasant Street home into a Halloween spectacle, drawing crowds with towering creatures, elaborate machinery and larger-than-life displays. On June 24, as part of the Festival of Arts, S...

Marblehead High students evacuated after breaker malfunction

June 22, 2026

MHS survey shows declines in anxiety, depression, substance use

June 22, 2026

School Committee approves 3% salary increase for super; money already in budget

June 22, 2026

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Take a walk with By Lantern Tours

June 22, 2026

NEWS IN BRIEF: Update on MHS Piper Field vandalism

June 22, 2026

June is Men’s Health — and Mental Health — month

June 17, 2026

Opinion

Columns

SUSTAINABLE MARBLEHEAD: How to stay hydrated this July 4

Submitted ContentJune 25, 2026

By Jessica Valatka If you have visited the Marblehead Festival of Arts the past several years, you may have stopped by one of two stations perfect for filling reusable water bottles or compostable cups provided by Sustainable Marblehead. One is the 300-gallon “Quench Buggy” fr...

Columns

THE VAULT: Are you ready to hit the beach?

June 24, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Over a barrel

June 24, 2026

Columns

FOOD 101: Asparagus while it lasts

June 23, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Thank you, Board of Health?

June 19, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Questions for the Board of Health

June 19, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Sidewalks, roads and town officials

June 19, 2026

Sports

MHS boys soccer coach Elmer Magana, players are hooked on the World Cup like everybody else

Joe McConnellJune 26, 2026

We’re only over a week into soccer’s World Cup teams invading North America, and there are already a couple of observations that stand out in the early going. First and foremost is Team USA’s fast 2-0 start in Group D with wins over Paraguay (4-1, June 12, in Los Angeles) and Aus...

Sports

Marblehead girls mile relay team returns home as All-Americans from annual Nike nationals

June 26, 2026

Sports

MHS spring track decathlon trio combines to finish fifth in the state

June 26, 2026

Sports

Marblehead Youth Soccer scores two championship wins

June 23, 2026

Art

Festival of Arts races bring fast times, hometown finishes

June 20, 2026

Sports

MHS hosts Signing Day for college-bound student-athletes

June 17, 2026

Sports

All-State Meet of Champions features several Marblehead High spring track standouts

June 17, 2026

From the Community

Animals

Papa Puff is a mild-mannered munchkin mix

Marblehead Current staffApril 13, 2026

Breed: Munchkin mixSize: MediumAge: AdultSex: Male Papa Puff came to the Marblehead Animal Shelter through an animal control officer of a busy city. His large round face reminds shelter volunteers of an owl. “Just beautiful,” they say. He is quiet in nature and sweet and can easily be p...