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League of Women Voters to host Candidates Night

Leigh BlanderMay 14, 2026

With Marblehead's election less than a month away (on June 9), the League of Women Voters will host its Candidates Night on Tuesday, May 26, at 7 p.m. in the high school library. Residents may arrive ...

Municipal Matters

On radio show, AG says she is eyeing ‘recourse’ for Marblehead 3A plan

Leigh BlanderMay 13, 2026

Recreation

PHOTO GALLERY: Marblehead Cruise-in brings out classics — and crowds

Marielle SabbagMay 12, 2026

Municipal Matters

Coffin School re-use renderings to be shown

Leigh BlanderMay 12, 2026

Abbot Public Library

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerMay 12, 2026

Town news

New trends in therapy: From virtual to ChatGPT and prescriptions by mail

May 12, 2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but if you think you know what therapy looks like today, you might be in for a surprise. Forget Sigmund Freud, a box of tissues and a couch. Mental health care has gotten a refresh. Mental Health ‘2.0’ Until the 1960s, most therapists w...

Local reporter shares Pulitzer

May 12, 2026

PHRF New England Championship – Coveted Marblehead tradition returns

May 12, 2026

NEWS IN BRIEF: New town alerts, honor for middle school, CNN comes to town

May 11, 2026

Marblehead Water Department to conduct hydrant flushing

May 8, 2026

Marblehead, meet the Dems running to be your next rep in Congress

May 5, 2026

News in Brief: Earth Day, Community Champion and more

May 5, 2026

Opinion

Business

MONEY MATTERS: Preparing graduates for financial independence

Emily PromiseMay 13, 2026

Graduation season is fully upon us. Whether your child is graduating from high school or college, it marks the beginning of a new chapter filled with independence, responsibility and important financial decisions. While every family’s situation is different, this transition pr...

Columns

COLUMN: Why waiting feels harder than it used to

May 13, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Upon further review, Town Meeting and its bumpy aftermath

May 13, 2026

Columns

COLUMN: A bee-utiful conservation area

May 12, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Are we being pricks?

May 12, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Town leaders have worked hard to build trust

May 12, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Marblehead’s unwavering commitment to nation’s founding principles

May 12, 2026

Sports

MHS track teams fall to perennial rival Masco with plenty of individual highlights

Joe McConnellMay 14, 2026

The Marblehead High boys spring track team has a 7-1 record to date, while the girls are 5-3. In a recent meet against Masco, both teams were on the short end of the scoreboard. The boys dropped a 72-64 decision to the Chieftains, while the girls fell, 101-35. But there were stil...

Sports

MHS scores wins in baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, tennis

May 14, 2026

Local News

PHRF New England Championship – Coveted Marblehead tradition returns

May 12, 2026

Sports

MHS spring track teams go the distance with strong finishes at Bay State Running Invitational

May 7, 2026

Sports

Tennis teams highlight this week’s MHS sports notebook

May 7, 2026

Sports

MHS laxmen extend winning streak to five after triumphs over Central Catholic, Masco

May 1, 2026

Sports

MHS sports weekly notebook on baseball, softball, girls tennis, girls lacrosse

May 1, 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...