Jordan Horowitz - Marblehead Current

10 Aug

Rec & Parks discusses Reynolds, Seaside projects

Jordan HorowitzLocal News, Recreation

The Recreation & Parks Committee met at the Community Center Tuesday, Aug. 4, to discuss and vote on proposals involving recreational activities, park improvements, permit approvals and fee changes. Concerning the highly anticipated $3.3 million project for Reynolds Field, which will finally bring Marblehead an ice rink of its own, Recreation & Parks Commissioner Karin Ernst said the department is “still working on the design — we are about 60% of the way there.” Recreation & Parks Commission discussed renovations to Glabicky Field near the…

21 Jul

Glover, uncovered: Historian-author O’Donnell puts human face on founding at Abbot Hall

Jordan HorowitzLocal History, Top Stories

Anyone who has grown up in Marblehead has heard the story of our town’s pivotal role in the Revolutionary War countless times. This repetition may lead locals to think that we know the whole story, that any retelling of it will just be old hat. At Abbot Hall on July 19, historian and author Patrick K. O’Donnell gave a talk on Marblehead’s Revolutionary War history that demonstrated that there is always more to learn. By poring through archives, examining newly discovered artifacts and providing new…

16 Jun

New museum exhibit highlights unsung Marbleheaders of the Revolution

Jordan HorowitzLocal History, Top Stories

The name of Marblehead Museum’s new exhibit, “Voices of Independence: Marblehead in the Revolution,” might make you think that it focuses entirely on the men of Marblehead who fought in the Revolutionary War. And while the exhibit does contain incredible military artifacts like a muster role from Glover’s Regiment and swords used by Marbleheaders in the Battle of Bunker Hill, it also shows that the town has a long history of independence that goes beyond those more familiar war stories. As Jarrett Zeman, the museum’s…

21 May

Town native wins award for sports filmmaking

Jordan HorowitzArt, Sports, Top Stories

For Marblehead native Will Fitzpatrick, sports and filmmaking were always a natural pair. Growing up in Marblehead youth sports — baseball, lacrosse and, his self-described “big thing,” hockey — he rarely left home without a camera, ready to capture whatever action caught his eye. That first camera, which he received as a gift at age 3 and still owns today, was occasionally supplemented by his parents’ camcorder. At 10, Fitzpatrick traded that first camera and camcorder for a more versatile — and importantly, water-resistant —…

23 Apr

Marblehead brings its special history to the party as the U.S. celebrates 250

Jordan HorowitzCommunity Resources, Culture, Local History, Local News

This July 4 will mark the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence — and thus the nation’s 250th birthday. Festivities and events to commemorate the first quarter-millenium of the United States are being planned all across the country, but what’s happening here in Marblehead is truly special. That’s because this historically rich town, with its 300-plus Colonial-era homes lining the streets, played a decisive role in the patriots’ victory against the British during the Revolutionary War, a fact which the Marblehead…

09 Mar

Me&Thee welcomes back duo for ‘mesmerizing’ performance

Jordan HorowitzArt, Entertainment, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

When a couple celebrates their 50th anniversary, they inevitably get asked that all-important question: “What’s your secret? How have you two managed to stay together after all these years?” And while the couple’s answer might involve a whole host of things—finding compromise when disagreements arise, always maintaining a sense of humor, etc.—Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick, a guitar-and-clarinet duo celebrating their own golden anniversary this year, have a simpler solution. “We just don’t see each other,” Van Duser explains. “And that’s why we haven’t…