Cheryl Byrne - Marblehead Current

27 Dec

Check it out: Marblehead’s most-read books of 2025

Cheryl ByrneAbbot Public Library, Entertainment, Top Stories

The end of the year brings no shortage of lists — best of, most memorable, even worst. Among the most anticipated are the book lists highlighting what readers loved (or didn’t) over the past 12 months. Two of Marblehead’s most book-friendly spots — Abbot Public Library and Saltwater Books — shared what readers were drawn to in 2025. Abbot Public Library Director Kimberly Grad offered insight into the community’s reading preferences, sharing the library’s most popular titles across age groups. Children Three titles from Dav…

17 Dec

LETTERS: Pride alone does not fund schools or pave roads

Cheryl ByrneLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: With 2026 fast approaching, I expect that Marbleheaders will soon begin to have a more rigorous and honest conversation about how we fund our town and the services we rely on. It is encouraging to hear town leaders, led by Finance Director Aleesha Benjamin, publicly acknowledge the need for a general override in 2026. For years, Marblehead’s operating costs have grown faster than revenues due to the constraints of Proposition 2 1⁄2, which caps annual property-tax increases. Over time, that structural imbalance…

23 Sep

Capturing the Moment: The Art of Photojournalism

Cheryl ByrneArt

Pulitzer Prize winner Ulrike Welsch will join a panel of celebrated Marblehead portraiture and photojournalists for a discussion on “Capturing the Moment: The Art of Photojournalism.” This special fundraising event will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the third-floor ballroom of the Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, Mass. Proceeds will benefit the Marblehead Current. This event coincides with the MAA’s 2025 Members’ Photography Exhibit. Although the MAA’s ballroom is not universally accessible, the panel discussion will be simulcast to the first floor…

12 Sep

New road closure announcement: West Street, Mystic Road, and Florence Road

Cheryl ByrneLocal News, Municipal Matters

From Amy McHugh, Director of Public Works:WEATHER PERMITTING, D & R General Contractor, will begin adjusting roadway utility structures beginning on or after Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. The Contractor will begin roadway reclamation work beginning on or after Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.NO PARKING ON ROAD DURING WORK HOURS, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional restrictions will be posted if necessary. All recreation equipment must be off the public way. This includes, but is not limited to, boats/trailers, basketball hoops, and hockey nets.TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK…