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18 Jul

A three-generation family real estate firm

liag13542Local News, real estate

The following is an interview with Jean Carlson, co-owner of the Carlson Group, conducted by Discover Marblehead. The Carlson Group is a three-generation family real estate group working together to service Marblehead and the entire North Shore. Learn more at carlsongroupre.com. Jean Carlson owns the Carlson Group, a family-run real estate firm in Marblehead COURTESY PHOTO Jean, tell us about Carlson Group and how it got started. I have been in the real estate brokerage business most of my life, over 50 years. My mother…

18 Jul

Six spots in town where you can contemplate life

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Linda Weltner and Sandra Winter wrote this article. We live in an incredibly noisy world which is constantly showering us with unwanted stimulation. Even our homes, with their ever-present radios, TVs, computers, cell phones and landlines, can feel like a place with too many voices to hear ourselves think. We have searched Marblehead for locations where one can usually sit outside in solitude. We recommend that if you go, and someone is already there, you settle in silently with a nod of the head. 1.…

17 Jul

Post 57 Junior Mariners extend winning streak to eight games

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The Marblehead/Swampscott American Legion Post 57 Mariners picked up a couple of more wins after the Fourth of July weekend break to run their record to 9-2 in the Junior Division. They remain in second place four points behind first place North Andover (11-3-1) in the District 8 standings, 15-11. The Mariners, authors of an eight-game winning streak, easily defeated Newburyport at Frank DeFelice Field in Swampscott on July 8, 13-6. Jesse Swartz tied up the game at one in the home half of the…

17 Jul

Babe Ruth all-stars come up just short against Lynn in EMass state semifinal round

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The Marblehead Youth Baseball 14-year-old all-star team came ever so close again to reaching the state Babe Ruth tournament finals, but alas they lost heartbreakingly to host Lynn in the EMass state semifinals, 6-5 at the Breed Junior High School Field in Lynn on July 11. Most of these same Marblehead players have been winning together since they were 8. They have had the same two managers — John Reardon and Mike Murphy — guiding them through the process, as well. Members of Marblehead Youth…

17 Jul

25th year of the Beringer Bowl Ocean Race sets off for Provincetown this Friday

liag13542Local News, Sailing, Sports

Forty-five teams will be participating in the 25th annual Beringer Bowl Ocean Race, leaving Marblehead this Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. for a 45-mile nautical mile race to Provincetown. The excitement is building for this annual tradition and the Beringer Bowl is a race that many local offshore sailors look forward to each year. Starting off Tinker’s Island at 7 p.m. the overnight race is a challenge as teams dash cross Massachusetts Bay and then navigate the slightly more busy waters as they approach…

17 Jul

After changing careers twice, Kent Wheeler finds his true calling

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Kent Wheeler, who was named the new Marblehead High School athletic director succeeding Greg Ceglarski on July 1, has been a familiar face throughout the Marblehead sports community for two decades. He has been a resident of the town since 1989, when he married his wife, Kim. Together, they raised four sons – Graham, Hayden, Kyle and Clark – and he got involved in coaching when they came of age to start participating in baseball and football. He remains involved to this day. New Marblehead…

17 Jul

The great beach read debate

liag13542Opinion, Virginia Buckingham

“I want to be able to understand the novel half-drunk on rosé. The sentences should breeze by like a handsome man on a Vespa on the Montauk Highway.” That’s how humorist Celeste Ballard described her summer reading preferences in a 2014 New Yorker piece. She lost me at “Vespa” and “Montauk Highway” but also got me thinking about what makes for a great summer read. And is what you pick to put in your beach bag really all that different from what lays next to…

17 Jul

Abbot Library (finally) begins an exciting new chapter

liag13542Current Editorials, Opinion

Four weeks ago, as we were preparing an editorial celebrating the Abbot Library's scheduled June 20 reopening, we hit an unexpected speed bump: a last-minute delay due to design flaws with the front entrance ramp, which failed to comply with American Disabilities Act regulations. Caught off guard, we pivoted to a different topic. Meanwhile, contingency plans to reopen the library as soon as possible were set in motion. Thanks to temporary occupancy permits issued by town officials, the library finally reopened July 10, while programs…

16 Jul

The Marblehead Arts Association hosts annual Summer Members Show

liag13542Art, Top Stories

The annual Marblehead Arts Association Summer Members Show is up and open to the public at the King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., through Aug. 4. The exhibit features all kinds of artwork. The MAA is free and open to all Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Judy Robinson-Cox's "Phyllis A by Moonlight" depicts a moonlit night using mixed media. CURRENT PHOTOS / BENJI BOYD The MAA hosts two member shows per year — one in the winter and one in the summer. Its…

16 Jul

LETTER: A missed opportunity

liag13542LETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: I am writing to express my profound disappointment and outrage over the recent $10 million renovation of our library, which inexplicably left the children's area untouched and in a state of disrepair. Last renovated in 2006, this area is almost 20 years old. The fact no one is talking about this is absolutely astounding. A child walks past a wooden structure in the children's section of Abbot Public Library. The carpet shows significant stains and damage, indicating high usage and the need…