PHOTO GALLERY: Scenes from Marblehead’s 2025 Town Meeting

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Marblehead High School junior Grey Collins, a year-round Marblehead Current intern, photographed two nights of Marblehead’s 2025 Town Meeting. His coverage includes May 5, when the meeting was postponed at the Performing Arts Center due to capacity concerns, and May 6, when business resumed in the Marblehead High School field house.

Hundreds of people fill rows of auditorium seating inside the Performing Arts Center on May 5 before the Town Meeting was called off. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Lines formed outside the front doors of Marblehead Veterans Middle School on May 5 as attendees wait for entry before Town Meeting was canceled. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Moderator Jack Attridge speaks from the stage inside the Performing Arts Center on May 5 while the audience settles in ahead of the meeting’s adjournment. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

A Marblehead police officer stands in the aisle among attendees at the Performing Arts Center on May 5 shortly before the meeting was canceled. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

People gather on the sidewalk outside Marblehead Veterans Middle School on May 5, some holding umbrellas and signs, as others wait near the entrance. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Marblehead residents pack the gymnasium in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6 for the first full night of Town Meeting, with chairs on the floor and people seated in the bleachers. CURRENT PHOTOS / GREY COLLINS

Attendees walk through the main corridor of Marblehead High School on May 6 to check in for Town Meeting in the field house. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS.

Marblehead Town Planner Alex Eitler speaks to Article 23 on the first night of Town Meeting in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

A line of people holding umbrellas curves toward the main entrance of Marblehead High School on May 6 ahead of the relocated Town Meeting. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

People raise their clickers to vote at Town Meeting on May 6.

Attorney John DiPiano speaks to Article 23 during Town Meeting in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS.

Residents applaud in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6 following a close vote during the first night of Town Meeting. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Marblehead resident Nick Ward speaks in favor of Article 23 during Town Meeting in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Residents line up outside the main entrance to Marblehead High School under umbrellas on May 6 before entering the field house for Town Meeting. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Residents use handheld clickers to vote on articles during Town Meeting in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Marblehead resident Bill McHugh stands to speak during Town Meeting in the Marblehead High School field house on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

Marblehead resident Phil Mancuso raises his clicker to vote during Town Meeting on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS

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