September 20, 2023 - Marblehead Current

20 Sep

OBITUARY: Day Dow, 92

Will Dowd0 CommentsObituaries

Born Oct. 4, 1930, Day Dow, of Marblehead, died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 1 at the age of 92. She was the daughter of Milt and Doris Morill and the sister of Ben Morill. Dow was predeceased by her parents, her oldest son, John A.M. Dow III, and her loving husband of 67 years, John A.M. Dow Jr. She is survived by her son, William Dow; her daughter-in-law, Mary (Donovan) Dow; and her two grandchildren, Jack and Grace Dow. She is also survived…

20 Sep

Leading Parkinson’s fitness expert starts support group in town

Leigh Blander1 CommentCommunity Resources, Local News

When Gail Perry Borden was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago, she felt completely alone. “When I got it, there was nothing,” Borden said, referring to the lack of local support programming for people living with Parkinson’s. “I was researching online as best as I could.” Gail Perry Borden has been helping people with Parkinson’s since she was diagnosed 12 years ago. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER Parkinson’s is a progressive, degenerative disease that affects the nervous system. Symptoms include uncontrollable tremors, impaired balance,…

20 Sep

School Committee, acting super ordered to try to retrieve deleted texts

Leigh Blander1 CommentEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office has given the school district 10 days to seek to retrieve text messages initially reported as having been deleted in response to a public records request from the Marblehead Current. Manza Arthur, the supervisor of records in the secretary’s office, wrote in a letter dated Sept. 19 to the schools’ records access officer, Lisa Dimier, that it was Arthur’s “understanding” that “the School intends on providing a further response to [the Current’s Leigh] Blander to address her records request.”…

20 Sep

Lights, camera, action: MHS senior’s new movie features teens, local landmarks

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Local News, Top Stories

UPDATE: "Curently a Paperboy," will debut at the Warwick Theater on Dec. 4, 5 and 6. There will be a red carpet event on the first evening and a wrap party on the last night. For more information, click HERE. *****The following story first appeared in September. Marblehead High School senior Wyatt Foley is making final edits on his debut movie, which he co-wrote, directed and filmed. The Warwick Cinema plans to screen it this winter. “It’s a dream come true. We worked so hard…

20 Sep

Bringing people together through bocce

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Local History, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Top Stories

Behind the Judy and Gene Jacobi Community Center on Tuesday afternoon, the air was filled with laughter, cheers and encouragement. Members of the Anchor to Windward (ATW) group and local seniors were engrossed in their third annual bocce ball tournament, organized by the Marblehead Council on Aging (COA). A bocce player lines up the perfect shot. CURRENT PHOTO / WILLIAM J. DOWD ATW is a nonprofit organization that has served adults with developmental disabilities in Marblehead for over 20 years. Its mission is to empower…

20 Sep

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Power of Speech aims to help kids communicate, feel empowered

Leigh Blander0 CommentsBusiness, Local History

The following is an interview with The Power of Speech owner, Jessica Brown, M.S. CCC-SLP, conducted by Discover Marblehead. The Power of Speech provides speech and language therapy for children of all ages. To learn more about Brown’s play-based approach, go to thepowerofspeech.us. Jessica Brown started her Marblehead speech therapy practice in 2016. Tell us about The Power of Speech and why you started it. The Power of Speech provides speech and language therapy to children of all ages and abilities. We have a welcoming…

20 Sep

Family of Heather Walker, other ’Headers to lace up for Jimmy Fund

Leigh Blander0 CommentsLocal News, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

Family and friends of Heather Walker, the former Celtics VP of marketing who passed away last spring of glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, will join other Marbleheaders at the Jimmy Fund Walk Oct. 1. The family of Heather Walker will join the Jimmy Fund Walk Oct. 1. COURTESY PHOTO “I’m walking in honor of my wife, Heather Walker, and everyone who has been hit with a cancer diagnosis,” Stephen Walker told the Current. “The funds we raise will allow for more treatments and hopefully…

20 Sep

EDITORIAL: The spirit of Marblehead

Kris Olson0 CommentsCurrent Editorials, Opinion

What’s the “spirit of Marblehead”? The answer that immediately jumps to mind is the iconic Archibald Willard painting that hangs in the Select Board’s meeting room at Abbot Hall. "The Spirit of '76" was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and toured several major cities before Gen. John H. Devereux purchased it and brought it “home.” It was hung in Abbot Hall in 1880 by the artist and Devereux’s son, Henry, who had also served as the model for the young drummer on…

20 Sep

MY MARBLEHEAD FIRST TIME: From dusty farm fields to the wild blue sea

Leigh Blander0 CommentsLocal News, Views & Reviews

It will not be news to the seafaring folk of Marblehead that in order to get out to a boat in Marblehead Harbor, you have to get into another boat. I have observed this from the safe shore of Crocker Park many times. Recently, a kind neighbor invited my partner and I out onto his boat over Labor Day. And so as we stood on the dock at the Boston Yacht Club waiting for a ride, what caught my attention was the youth of the…

20 Sep

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY: What’s in a name?

Leigh Blander0 CommentsVirginia Buckingham

What name is it under? Uh, try Buckingham? Nope. Try Lowy. Nope. Try Buckingham-Lowy, even though that’s not really my name. Yes, I know that’s what it says on my license. The introduction of the hyphen is a Registry of Motor Vehicles story I’ll tell in a few minutes. Your passport, you say, that’s the definitive answer? The surname on it is Buckingham Lowy. No hyphen. Not my name. Birth certificate – Virginia Beth Buckingham. Used to be my name. Marriage certificate? Virginia Buckingham Lowy.…