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Marblehead resident wins $1M Powerball prize

Leigh BlanderJuly 27, 2026

Richard Mulombre, of Marblehead, is the winner of a $1 million prize on a Powerball ticket purchased in Massachusetts for the multi-state game’s Saturday, July 18, drawing that featured a $526.4 milli...

Sailing

Youth shine in Marblehead’s Junior Race Week

Grey CollinsJuly 27, 2026

Municipal Matters

Town, unions agree to health insurance opt-out program for cash savings

Leigh BlanderJuly 27, 2026

Health

Juveniles heading to court after ‘spring-break-style’ Crowninshield Island party

Leigh BlanderJuly 27, 2026

More than 100 locals protest ICE killings, honor victims

Grey CollinsJuly 26, 2026

Town news

NEWS IN BRIEF: ‘Marblehead’s Liquor War,’ food drive and more

July 27, 2026

The Current welcomes 150- to 200-word submissions to News in Brief. Send them to info@marbleheadnews.org. Museum presents ‘Marblehead’s Liquor War’ On Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m., the Marblehead Museum will host a lecture featuring new research on the history of ...

Merry Mixers donate record $132K to Salem Hospital

July 27, 2026

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead, July 25-Aug. 1

July 23, 2026

Current welcomes new board member

July 21, 2026

POLICE LOG: Underage drinkers at Brown’s get mouthy with police, neighbors on Fourth

July 21, 2026

Marblehead Museum announces summer walking tours

July 16, 2026

Marblehead announces new town planner

July 16, 2026

Opinion

LETTERS

LETTER: To those who saved my life — in spite of my efforts

Submitted ContentJuly 23, 2026

To the editor: On Monday, July 8, the day before my 84th birthday, I went to the Marblehead Y for my usual water aerobics class. I had been ignoring experiences that should have alerted me that my body needed attention: I woke up on my kitchen floor in a pool of my blood, with...

LETTERS

LETTER: Mark your calendar to vote

July 23, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Attridge’s contribution ‘Indispensable’

July 23, 2026

Columns

MEMORIES OF OLD MARBLEHEAD: Growing up at 120 Pleasant St., Part 1

July 21, 2026

Columns

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK: Rock with me

July 21, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Clock ticking on journalist shield law

July 21, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Harbormaster team are “lifesavers”

July 21, 2026

Sports

Sailing

Youth shine in Marblehead’s Junior Race Week

Grey CollinsJuly 27, 2026

On July 20, before Race Week brought hundreds of people to Marblehead to compete on the waves, Marblehead’s youngest sailors took center stage at Junior Race Week. The annual youth regatta drew 170 sailors from around Marblehead and the North Shore. Ages from eight to 18, t...

Sailing

Hometown sailors prevail at Marblehead Race Week nail-biter

July 26, 2026

Sports

With youth on their side, Football Magicians gear up for the 2026 season

July 24, 2026

Sports

Marblehead Youth Soccer G6 Marauders complete memorable season with Essex County title

July 24, 2026

Sports

Spain not the only winner at World Cup watch party

July 21, 2026

Sports

MHS 2026 grads Kai Rozinsky, Ryan Angilly receive Sterny’s Way Scholarships

July 16, 2026

Sailing

‘Nothing between you and the wind’: Race Week 2026 preview

July 16, 2026

From the Community

Animals

PAWS & CLAWS: Shelter has rockin’ litter of kittens ready for adoption

Submitted ContentJuly 27, 2026

Breed: Domestic shorthairSize: MediumAge: KittensSex: Female and male The Marblehead Animal Shelter recently took in a mother cat, whom a rock ’n’ roll fan in the shelter’s volunteer corps dubbed Mother Love Bone, along with her litter of kittens. Those kittens — females Thin Lizzy, Molly Hatchet...