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10 Mar

LETTER: Too often, U.S. wars end in ‘tragedy, cost and regret’

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: I have lived through a number of U.S. wars, beginning with Vietnam. Too often our involvement has ended in tragedy, cost and regret. People forget that in recent wars the casualties were so high that photos of flag-draped coffins returning from overseas were banned. The public was not meant to see the real cost of war. With a few exceptions (Bosnia, for one), our involvement has been financially costly and unfortunate. And when we should have gone in immediately, and with immense…

10 Mar

LETTER: Marblehead Museum an important resource during America’s 250th

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: As our nation and our community commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we would like to draw your attention to one of our town’s leading heritage institutions — the Marblehead Museum. We are a private organization dedicated to Marblehead’s rich history. Since 1898, the Museum — formerly Marblehead Historical Society — has preserved, protected and promoted Marblehead’s storied history, sharing it with residents and students, as well as visitors from all over the world. The Museum’s collection includes 67,500 historic…

10 Mar

OBITUARY: John Brubaker, 85

Submitted ContentObituaries

John Brubaker of Park City, Utah, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 19, 2026, at the age of 85, after a five-year journey with cancer. Born and raised in Waggoner, Illinois, John carried his Midwestern values and work ethic throughout his life. He studied finance at the University of Illinois before building a distinguished 38-year career in banking. He was vice president of Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago, president and CEO of Firstbank of Illinois Co., and chairman of First National Bank of…

10 Mar

LETTER: Residents don’t pay enough in taxes to sustain services

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

A recent letter to the editor rightfully highlighted the poor condition of Marblehead’s roads and asked an important question: Why are other Massachusetts communities able to maintain high-quality infrastructure while Marblehead suffers through potholes and patchwork repairs? While there are many factors at play, one basic reality is hard to avoid. Marblehead simply does not have the financial resources to consistently meet these expectations. As the reader notes, we have “pride in our community,” but we simply don’t pay enough in taxes to support the…

09 Mar

LETTER: Vote for candidate who will fight for lower energy costs

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

Massachusetts pays the third highest electricity prices in the country according to the EIA (the U.S. Energy Information Administration). And voters have noticed: the cost of living is the most important issue facing the state in the University of New Hampshire’s most recent Bay State poll. The basic problem facing Massachusetts is that we do not have significant domestic energy resources. Our solar and wind potential is paltry compared to plains states like South Dakota and Kansas. That is why despite the state’s high conviction…

09 Mar

LETTER: An ‘urgent call’ to Generations X,Y and Z

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

The war in Iran is an urgent call to members of Generation X, Y and Z that we must rise to our destiny, or risk disappearing, as previous generations have, into the mythology of American exceptionalism. Members of Generation X lost brothers, cousins and friends in a useless war in the Iraq desert, like our parents did in the jungles of Indochina. Yet, around 1980 or so, our parents got on board the gravy train of individualism, high technology and financial engineering, and it’s been…

09 Mar

OBITUARY: Lance M. Belostock, 63

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Lance M. Belostock, 63, of Marblehead, passed away peacefully on March 3 after a courageous seven-month battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lynn on July 21, he was the son of the late Sidney and Natalie Belostock. Lance was the devoted husband of Kathleen (Walker) Belostock and the loving father of Jamie Holt and her husband Zachary of Salem, and Sydney Belostock of Marblehead. He was a proud and devoted grandfather to Mackenzie Belle Holt of Salem. Lance is also survived…

09 Mar

OBITUARY: Paul Misoda

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Paul Misoda was born in 1937 in Nesquahoning, Pennsylvania, to Mary and John Misoda. After high school, he left home to join the US Air Force. He was proud of his time in the Air Force which was the catalyst for his interest in engineering and afforded him the ability to pursue his dream of going to college at Penn State; and then eventually earning a master’s in aerospace engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic. In his early years he worked at Pratt & Whitney aircraft in…

09 Mar

Thomas Joseph Sheridan, 89

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Thomas Joseph Sheridan, 89, of Marblehead, passed away peacefully on March 2, just six days shy of his 90th birthday. Born on March 8, 1936, in Providence, Rhode Island, Tom was the eldest of three children born to proud Irish immigrants, Thomas and Rose Sheridan. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island, in a home grounded in deep faith and a strong work ethic that shaped the course of his life. Tom was married for 64 years to his high school sweetheart, Mary Jane Traficante…

08 Mar

LETTER: A message to the community from the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce

Submitted ContentBusiness, LETTERS, Opinion, Top Stories

For more than five decades, the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce has proudly served the town of Marblehead and its vibrant business community. Since the 1960s, the Chamber has worked to promote local commerce, strengthen community ties and celebrate the unique character that makes Marblehead so special. Over the years, the business landscape has evolved dramatically. The rise of the internet, the growth of online retail and national “category busters,” the shift to social media marketing, economic downturns and most recently the challenges of COVID-19 have…