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To the editor: After discussions with Marblehead’s harbormaster and town officials, our small group of local volunteers has been given the green light to its proposal to spearhead needed changes to these facilities. In addition to suggesting ways to improve the attractiveness of the restrooms (better signage, repairing broken/cracked tiles, visual upgrades, etc.), recommending ways to reduce vandalism (motion-sensor lights, external surveillance cameras), our team would provide the all-important monitoring. We are seeking additions to our team of volunteers. The primary task is the daily…

I came of age in 1967-1968 in a working-class world shaped by the draft and the Vietnam War. In my community, Vietnam wasn’t a headline — it was a phone call you dreaded and a name you might see in the paper. And for young women, the consequences of being labeled “fast” were real: reputations, opportunities, futures. I also remember a time when women had far fewer choices and protections than we do now. I remember “homes for unwed mothers,” and the quiet shame that…