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Local mother helps lead fight against child exploitation

Leigh BlanderJune 24, 2026

As Massachusetts welcomes huge crowds for the World Cup this summer, a Marblehead mother of three is helping lead efforts to protect some of the state's most vulnerable children. Sonja Solberg Pott...

Health

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

Leigh BlanderJune 23, 2026

Columns

CUZNER IN NATURE: They grow up so fast…

Rick CuznerJune 23, 2026

Art

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerJune 23, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

Marblehead High students evacuated after breaker malfunction

Leigh BlanderJune 22, 2026

Town news

EDITORIAL: Over a barrel

June 24, 2026

Board of Health member Tom McMahon is not wrong when he said of the town’s new trash collection program on Facebook recently, “We’re here now and need to move forward.” However, McMahon is too dismissive about the value of what he called “Monday morning quarterbacking.” Usu...

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

THE VAULT: Are you ready to hit the beach?

Submitted ContentJune 24, 2026

By Jarrett Zeman, Marblehead Museum If a Marblehead woman visited a beach in the 1890s, her bathing suit would have looked very different than swimwear today. The Marblehead Museum’s collection includes this cotton bathing suit, featuring a knee-length tunic with puffed sleeve...

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

About Us

FROM THE BOARD: Supporting local journalism is a civic act

June 16, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Voting from Scotland? Don’t bother

June 15, 2026

Sports

Marblehead Youth Soccer scores two championship wins

Leigh BlanderJune 23, 2026

Marblehead Youth Soccer 10th grade boys won the Essex County Youth Soccer championship on Sunday. The Midshipmen beat the Danvers Falcons on Sunday. Marblehead was down 1-0 at the half but came back to put it away in the second half for a final score of 4-1. The roster in...

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

Sports

Marblehead High boys tennis teams up to complete historic season

June 17, 2026

Sailing

Photo gallery: High winds, high stakes at the IOD Worlds

June 17, 2026

Sailing

Epic finale in Thayer Trophy National Women’s Team Race in Marblehead

June 14, 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...