Jordan Horowitz

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Town native wins award for sports filmmaking

Town native wins award for sports filmmaking

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

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

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…
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Me&Thee welcomes back duo for ‘mesmerizing’ performance

Me&Thee welcomes back duo for ‘mesmerizing’ performance

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…
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