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POLICE LOG: Vehicle break-ins, DUI arrest, scams

Marblehead Current staffJuly 6, 2026

Saturday, June 6Alarms: 3Building/property checks: 4Abandoned 911 calls: 0Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0 12:01 p.m. Officers and firefighters investigated a report of...

Sports

Miles, memories bring MHS harriers back together

Leigh BlanderJuly 6, 2026

Local History

Fireworks display caps festive REV250 celebrations in Marblehead

Grey CollinsJuly 4, 2026

Local History

Revolution comes alive as Marblehead celebrates America’s 250th

Leigh BlanderJuly 4, 2026

Health

UPDATE: Grace Oliver’s beach is reopened

Leigh BlanderJuly 4, 2026

Town news

Veteran museum leader Marshall named new executive director in Marblehead

July 6, 2026

Veteran museum professional Dan Marshall, of Salem, has been named the new executive director of the Marblehead Museum. He brings more than 25 years of experience in museums and public history to the role. Marshall succeeds former executive director Lauren McCormack, whose lea...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Rate hike, post office honor and more

July 6, 2026

From murals to marine science, MCC grants fund range of local projects

June 30, 2026

NEWS IN BRIEF: Town audit results, teacher honored, dog park update

June 29, 2026

Marblehead sailors make waves from Bermuda to the IOD Worlds

June 26, 2026

ARTS FESTIVAL: Halloween mastermind reveals secrets behind beloved creations

June 25, 2026

Marblehead High students evacuated after breaker malfunction

June 22, 2026

Opinion

LETTERS

LETTER: Beep…beep…beep

Submitted ContentJuly 6, 2026

To the editor: As I write this letter, I have spent the last four hours listening to the relentless beep...beep...beep of a backup alarm echoing through my neighborhood. My neighbors are replacing their driveway, and one consequence of that construction is that everyone wit...

Columns

MONEY MATTERS: What summer can teach us about money

July 1, 2026

Columns

MARBLEHEAD MUSINGS: The birthday, a new fiscal year and some questions

July 1, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Aye! The Tartan Army was here

July 1, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: ‘Proud Header’ responds to call for new lyrics

June 29, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Patriotism is our common bond

June 29, 2026

Columns

SUSTAINABLE MARBLEHEAD: How to stay hydrated this July 4

June 25, 2026

Sports

Miles, memories bring MHS harriers back together

Leigh BlanderJuly 6, 2026

A few generations of former Marblehead harriers met at the high school early Friday, July 3, for the inaugural MHS Cross Country Alumni Run. The gathering was organized by long-time boys cross-country coach, Brian Heenan, who is going into his 26th year of coaching XC this fall. ...

Sports

Former Swampscott athlete Phill Witt succeeds his mentor as the new MHS girls basketball coach

July 3, 2026

Sailing

Thick fog can’t stop sailors from rallying for one of their own

June 29, 2026

Sports

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

June 26, 2026

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

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...