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NEW: Select Board directs Kezer to research three override tiers

Leigh BlanderMarch 11, 2026

**This is a developing story. Stay with the Current for updates. The Select Board on Wednesday night instructed Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer to research three potential Proposition 2 1⁄2 overr...

Art

LIGHTS, CAMERA, AI?

Leigh BlanderMarch 11, 2026

Abbot Public Library

Town administrator to reveal override scenarios Wednesday

Leigh BlanderMarch 10, 2026

Municipal Matters

Tell us what you think: Marblehead’s proposed trash fee

Leigh BlanderMarch 10, 2026

Municipal Matters

OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS: Analysis: Town’s tax burden ranks low among peers

Akanksha GoyalMarch 10, 2026

Town news

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS: Nominations being accepted for Amy R. Saltz Award

March 11, 2026

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” C.S. Lewis What does it take to live on for others after you are gone? It can be hard to hold on to the small, everyday acts of kindness that define a person, but Marblehead Counseling Center felt it was i...

Marblehead fire chief shares drought alert for area

March 11, 2026

Boys and ‘bigorexia’

March 11, 2026

Town administrator to reveal override scenarios Wednesday

March 10, 2026

News in brief: Coffin School meeting, energy reduction plan passes, Dems pick delegates

March 9, 2026

Moment of silence held for schools’ facilities director

March 6, 2026

School Committee weighs next steps for FY27 budget amid uncertainty from town

March 6, 2026

Opinion

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY: Idles of March

Virginia BuckinghamMarch 11, 2026

We’re almost there. We just have to get to the end of March and we’ll have made it through the worst of it — this icy, snowy, freezing winter, the likes of which we haven’t experienced in 10 years. I broke out puzzles, both of the jigsaw and crossword variety, to get through t...

LETTERS

LETTER: Too often, U.S. wars end in ‘tragedy, cost and regret’

March 10, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Marblehead Museum an important resource during America’s 250th

March 10, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Residents don’t pay enough in taxes to sustain services

March 10, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Vote for candidate who will fight for lower energy costs

March 9, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: An ‘urgent call’ to Generations X,Y and Z

March 9, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Oh, what a night

March 9, 2026

Sports

Community Resources

Local athletes find friendship, confidence through Special Olympics skiing

Leigh BlanderMarch 10, 2026

For Ryan Horrigan and Grace Rigby, the thrill of racing down a mountain is only part of what makes the Special Olympics meaningful. The two North Shore athletes — both with roots in Marblehead — competed in a Special Olympics alpine ski competition Feb. 27 at Berkshire East Mo...

Sports

Marblehead hockey family opens up on Team USA’s golden age moment in Milan

March 4, 2026

Sports

In this week’s MHS sports notebook, O’Brien becomes two-time North wrestling champ; boys hockey ends season in Newburyport

February 26, 2026

Sports

Marblehead girls basketball begins Division 2 state tournament tonight against Notre Dame Academy in Hingham

February 26, 2026

Municipal Matters

Marblehead town administrator takes the net against Bruins alumni

February 25, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

Marblehead’s boys basketball drops regular season finale, 59-55, to Swampscott

February 19, 2026

Sports

Marblehead girls finish third at state swimming championships; boys come in ninth

February 18, 2026

From the Community

Animals

PAWS & CLAWS: McClane just wants to hear some soothing tunes

Submitted ContentMarch 11, 2026

McClane’s personality has emerged as he has settled in at the Marblehead Animal Shelter, volunteers say. COURTESY PHOTO Breed: Domestic shorthairSize: MediumAge: YoungSex: Male McClane is a beautiful and sweet cat who was rescued right around Christmas time, according to volunteers at the Marb...