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Folk community to honor Franke on Good Friday

Leigh BlanderMarch 18, 2026

A cherished Marblehead tradition will take on added significance this year as St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church hosts a special Good Friday performance in memory of acclaimed folk singer and songwriter Bo...

Marblehead FinCom details cuts, fees needed to close $7.7M deficit

Akanksha GoyalMarch 17, 2026

Municipal Matters

OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS: Tough choices prompt surge of override requests statewide

Akanksha GoyalMarch 17, 2026

Entertainment

New children’s book puts Marblehead, arts festival in spotlight

Leigh BlanderMarch 17, 2026

Marblehead ramps up pothole repairs after punishing winter

Leigh BlanderMarch 17, 2026

Town news

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets, March 19-27

March 18, 2026

Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org Jazz at the Arts: Eden Rewa with Joey BarbatoThursday, March 19, 7 p.m. The Marblehead Arts Association an...

POLICE LOG: Wayward wiper whacks cruiser window; ‘cartel’ accuses man of ‘wasting escort’s time’

March 17, 2026

School Committee begins weighing override to restore budget cuts

March 13, 2026

Town’s first sustainability coordinator is leaving

March 12, 2026

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

March 11, 2026

Marblehead fire chief shares drought alert for area

March 11, 2026

Boys and ‘bigorexia’

March 11, 2026

Opinion

Columns

COLUMN: One Marblehead Select Board member’s perspective on town budget

Moses GraderMarch 17, 2026

The municipality has not pushed for an operating override since its last successful operating override in 2005. Twenty years later, we are facing another consequential year. This year’s operating deficits are real because we have a perfect storm of revenue and cost shocks, coming...

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Send scammers’ ‘payment portals’ packing

March 17, 2026

Columns

Nominations being accepted for Amy R. Saltz Award

March 17, 2026

Business

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Get to know Glover Property Management Inc.

March 17, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Trebek 1, Burns 0

March 16, 2026

Opinion

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY: Idles of March

March 11, 2026

LETTERS

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

March 10, 2026

Sports

Marblehead girls hoop captains reflect on careers, college plans

jmcconnell@marbleheadnews.orgMarch 17, 2026

The Marblehead High girls basketball season ended just about three weeks ago on Feb. 26 against host Notre Dame Academy of Hingham in a Division 2 preliminary round state tournament game. These Magicians turned in a competitive effort only to come up short, 50-44. For th...

Sports

Marblehead doc to run marathon while expanding pediatric rehab programs

March 17, 2026

Sports

SPORTS ROUNDUP: Indoor track teams complete season with team, individual accolades

March 16, 2026

Sports

Another awarding season for the Marblehead High swim program

March 12, 2026

Sports

Marblehead High boys basketball falls in Round of 32; Wrestling wraps up season in All-State Meet

March 12, 2026

Sports

Marblehead High girls hockey completes season with tourney appearance; Track, wrestling updates

March 12, 2026

Community Resources

Local athletes find friendship, confidence through Special Olympics skiing

March 10, 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...