Akanksha Goyal - Marblehead Current

20 Oct

Town tackles rising recycling costs, wellness efforts and flu warning

Akanksha GoyalHealth, Local News

The Board of Health wants to hear from residents, as the town chooses a new trash and recycling vendor. At an Oct. 15 meeting, Public Health Director Andrew Petty said the town is considering three main options for curbside collection: continuing the current system with residents using their own barrels and limited recycling; switching to automated pickup with barrels provided by the town; or automated pickup with recycling every other week, which could reduce costs. He noted that all options would result in higher expenses.…

08 Oct

Bicycle facilities proposal charts path to safer, more accessible streets

Akanksha GoyalLocal News

Marblehead is gearing up to make its streets more bike-friendly, unveiling a plan that could reshape how residents and visitors navigate the town. On Sept. 24, the Select Board heard the Bicycle Facilities Plan, a blueprint developed over the past year to construct bike lanes, improve signage and enhance safety at critical intersections. At the meeting, town Sustainability Coordinator Logan Casey described this project as the final piece of planning for Marblehead’s Complete Streets framework. Previous efforts have focused on sidewalks, pavement management and Rail…

01 Oct

MHS rebounds to no. 61 in new U.S. News rankings

Akanksha GoyalEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools

Marblehead High School is ranked no. 61 among Massachusetts public high schools in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, released last month. The school also placed no. 50 in the Boston metro area and no. 1,526 nationally. The annual survey evaluates nearly 400 public high schools across the state using factors that include college readiness, state assessment scores, graduation rates and performance among underserved students, according to the report. The methodology has remained largely unchanged over the past five years, though the publication…

26 Aug

District outlines AI expectations as students return to class

Akanksha GoyalEducation, Local News

Families across Marblehead will receive updated student and family handbooks before the start of school on Aug. 27, with one notable change for the elementary level. For the first time, the documents include expectations around artificial intelligence. Assistant Superintendent for Learning Julia Ferreira said the district is relying on academic integrity expectations rather than a separate AI policy. These guidelines, already in place at Veterans Middle and Marblehead High School, are now being extended to younger students. “Previous to our work this year, they were…