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Town to mark Memorial Day with ceremonies, parade

Leigh BlanderMay 20, 2026

Marblehead will mark Memorial Day this coming weekend with a series of events honoring the nation’s fallen service members. The observances begin Friday, May 22, with a Veterans Breakfast hosted by...

Art

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerMay 20, 2026

Art

Beethoven’s Ninth concert to support Marblehead Food Pantry

Leigh BlanderMay 20, 2026

Municipal Matters

DECISIONS ’26: Marblehead Candidates Guide

Leigh BlanderMay 19, 2026

NEW: Registrars change time for meeting to discuss early voting

Leigh BlanderMay 19, 2026

Town news

Marblehead teen Oscar Galante appears briefly in court, next hearing set for July

May 19, 2026

Marblehead teen Oscar Galante briefly appeared in Lynn Juvenile Court Friday morning for a compliance and election hearing connected to the fatal August 2025 crash that killed 13-year-old Savanah Gatchell. The hearing itself lasted less than a minute before the case was contin...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Senior tax assistance, sewer rates, Coffin School and more…

May 18, 2026

Spring art exhibition shows students’ ‘boundless creativity’

May 15, 2026

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

May 12, 2026

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

Opinion

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Someone had to say it

Marblehead Current Editorial BoardMay 20, 2026

Last week, a staff member at the Town Clerk's Office told the Current there would be no in-person early voting for the June 9 election — the vote that will ask Marblehead homeowners to decide on a three-tiered Proposition 2 1/2 tax override that could reach $15 million. The appar...

LETTERS

LETTER: Support the schools by moving forward with Clucas and Jordan

May 19, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Schaeffner — knowledge, experience, common sense

May 19, 2026

Environment

LETTER: Why support Question 3?

May 19, 2026

Health

LETTER: Why I support Dr. Julie Selbst for Board of Health

May 19, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Support Weeden for Housing Authority

May 18, 2026

Health

LETTER: Vote for my colleague Dr. Julie Selbst

May 18, 2026

Sports

Winners of their last 11 out of 12 games, Marblehead laxmen wrap up NEC title

Joe McConnellMay 20, 2026

Marblehead High boys lacrosse 2026 senior captains are, from left, John Schieffer, Grady Becker, Owen Dulac and Colin Maniaci. COURTESY PHOTO / MHS ALL SPORTS BOOSTERS The Marblehead High boys lacrosse team (12-3) has rattled off four straight wins, and in so doing has clinch...

Sports

Francis records 700th career strikeout to propel teammates to the postseason

May 20, 2026

Sports

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

May 14, 2026

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

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...