Say ‘treat!’ Golden retrievers gather for annual family portrait

Say ‘treat!’ Golden retrievers gather for annual family portrait

Chandler Hovey Park once again became a sea of golden fur and wagging tails as more than two dozen dogs and their families gathered for the annual golden retriever family portrait on Thursday, Aug. 27...

Town news

National Grid work to impact parts of Pleasant Street

National Grid work to impact parts of Pleasant Street

The town has put out an alert that National Grid crews will be working along Pleasant Street over the next two weeks. Beginning Aug. 31, crews will be at Pleasant Street connections at Maverick, Hewitt and Prince streets. Beginning Sept. 7, the work will move to Prospect and M...

Opinion

MARBLEHEAD MEMORIES: Growing up at 120 Pleasant — part three

MARBLEHEAD MEMORIES: Growing up at 120 Pleasant — part three

Editor’s Note: Donald Orne, 84, is a lifelong Marblehead resident whose family has been part of the town for generations. His father, Bud Orne, owned the barber shop at 120 Pleasant St., where the family also lived. This series shares Orne’s memories of growing up in Marblehead d...

Sports

Meet Marblehead tennis pro Vence N’Tcha

Meet Marblehead tennis pro Vence N’Tcha

With his wide-brimmed hat and ever-present smile, Vence N’Tcha is a familiar sight around the tennis courts at Eastern Yacht Club. In some ways, that’s nothing new. N’Tcha says he was “pretty much born on the tennis courts.” Originally from Benin in West Africa, N’Tcha is now ...

From the Community

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: Cook pursues nursing career

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: Cook pursues nursing career

Submitted by Nancy Marrs Olivia Cook always had an aptitude for science and after excelling in AP environmental science and anatomy and physiology classes at Marblehead High School, she enrolled at Connecticut College and majored in biological sciences with a minor in psychology. She also pursued...