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DOLLARS & SENSE: Tracking budget changes

Leigh BlanderApril 3, 2026

The town of Marblehead has posted a document to its website homepage outlining line-item budget numbers from fiscal year 2025 through the proposed 2027 spending plan. It also shows the dollar amount a...

Marblehead Public Schools

MHS roof project ramps up, with major work set for summer break

Leigh BlanderApril 2, 2026

Sports

Local racer striving for karting glory in national championship

Luca TedescoApril 2, 2026

Abbot Public Library

Abbot Library will open only 3 days a week with proposed budget

Leigh BlanderApril 1, 2026

Sports

‘World’s least qualified’ baseball coach shares inspiring story at JCC

Luca TedescoApril 1, 2026

Town news

MHS roof project ramps up, with major work set for summer break

April 2, 2026

The $12 million roof recovering at Marblehead High School will shift into a higher gear over April vacation, when crews begin early work on the building. “Most of the work will be done over nine weeks of summer,” Leena Long of design and architecture firm Left Field said at an...

CURRENT SPORTS ROUNDUP

April 1, 2026

Town to host Rail Trail virtual community meeting

April 1, 2026

Marblehead softball takes 11-3 win in opener

April 1, 2026

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set

March 31, 2026

News in brief: Week of March 30

March 29, 2026

Select Board finalizes $122.7M budget; $4.4M override projected to restore town-side costs

March 27, 2026

Opinion

LETTERS

LETTER: More than a job

Submitted ContentApril 3, 2026

To the editor: For the past 11 years I have been the caretaker of one of Marblehead’s treasures. I will never forget the first time I climbed the winding staircase to the clock tower and looked out over our beautiful town. I remember thinking that it looked like a fairy tale ...

Columns

MONEY MATTERS: The ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ will favor women. Are you prepared?

April 2, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Resident asks for year-by-year budget comparisons

April 1, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: End of an era

March 31, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Ideology vs common sense

March 31, 2026

Columns

COLUMN: Why Marblehead’s budget feels so confusing right now

March 30, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Cutting off your nose to spite your face

March 29, 2026

Sports

Baseball Magicians dominate Masco in home opener

jmcconnell@marbleheadnews.orgApril 2, 2026

Marblehead High baseball coach Mike Giardi talks to his team after the state tournament game against Hopkinton in 2023. Giardi’s young crew this year has already defeated rival Masco in the home opener on Wednesday, April 1, at Seaside Park, 12-2. FILE PHOTO / KEN MCGAGH Winn...

Sports

Local racer striving for karting glory in national championship

April 2, 2026

Sports

‘World’s least qualified’ baseball coach shares inspiring story at JCC

April 1, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

CURRENT SPORTS ROUNDUP

April 1, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

Marblehead softball takes 11-3 win in opener

April 1, 2026

Sports

Local dad/coach running London Marathon to support Children’s Hospital

March 31, 2026

Sports

‘Headers running the Boston Marathon

March 29, 2026

From the Community

Community Resources

OBSERVER REPORT: Housing Authority meeting

Submitted ContentMarch 23, 2026

MARBLEHEAD HOUSING AUTHORITY – March 17, 2026LWVM Observer – Cathy Marie MichaelMembers Present: Jennifer Schaeffner, William Kuker, Terri Tauro, Kristin Dubay Horton, Cathy Sheehan, Executive DirectorPublic CommentTenant 1 - Washers and Dryers down for 2 weeks, sometimes 1 week - “This company is n...