Kris Olson

10:58 p.m. Article 35, on which the sponsor requested indefinite postponement, passes without much discussion and with fewer than 300 votes, though Moderator Jack Attridge declares that there was still a quorum in the field house, and one voter suggested that the only reason he failed to get the 300 votes was that the article, related to firehouse renovations, had not been explained but instead just rushed to a vote. Attridge requests and receives a motion to adjourn Town Meeting until Thursday night at 7…

Voters at Town Meeting approved Article 23 by a vote of 951 voting “yes” to 759 voting “no” Tuesday night, adopting a multifamily zoning overlay district that brings the town into compliance with the state's MBTA Communities Act after two years of contentious debate. The measure will create a 3A Multifamily Overlay District permitting housing at 15 units per acre in three areas: Pleasant Street, Tioga Way and Broughton Road. These 58-acre zones accommodate 897 units, meeting state requirements.  Approximately 360 existing multifamily housing units…

By 12 years old, Marblehead native Hayley Reardon had begun establishing herself as a songwriting prodigy and wanted to share her creations. There was just one problem. “My dad was my biggest supporter, and I told him that I wanted to play my songs and go to open mics,” Reardon recalls. “But I was scared.” Marblehead native Hayley Reardon will be joined by her one-time performance coach, Don White, as Me&Thee Music marks its 55th anniversary Friday night. COURTESY PHOTOS Enter Don White. When Pete…

Marblehead High School senior Benji Boyd heard about the 1920 silent movie “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” from a YouTube video about the history of the Weimar Republic. Intrigued, Boyd looked into it further and discovered that the movie, called by critic Roger Ebert "the first true horror film," the movie was a “big deal,” with many famous directors referring to it as part of their inspiration. “I felt like it was the classic behind a lot of things, and I wanted to do something…