Community Resources

Awesome Bowl brings teens, seniors together for friendly competition
02 Mar

Awesome Bowl brings teens, seniors together for friendly competition

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories
You may have tuned in to the Olympics or the Super Bowl last month, but for a display of pure sportsmanship, you didn’t have to look any farther than the Marblehead Council on Aging. On Friday, teenagers and senior citizens faced off in the Awesome Bowl, a lighthearted competition that paired Marblehead High School students with local seniors for a morning of games and camaraderie. Pat Bibbo organizes the Awesome Bowl at the COA. CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER English teacher Jenn Billings shows Dick…
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MHA reviews new plans for Broughton Road senior housing, townhouse upgrades
16 Feb

MHA reviews new plans for Broughton Road senior housing, townhouse upgrades

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Top Stories
Housing Authority reviews updated plans for Broughton Road redevelopment The Marblehead Housing Authority reviewed updated plans for a major redevelopment project at Broughton Road, featuring a new senior housing building, upgraded townhouses and expanded community amenities. A representative from WinnDevelopment, Sam Randel, told MHA members that the design has made “significant progress” since the last public update, though it remains in the schematic phase. The proposal includes construction of a four-story, 60-unit, age-restricted senior building near Humphrey Street, along with rehabilitation and replacement of existing…
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Fifty years, thousands of players: Marblehead Youth Soccer celebrates milestone
21 Jan

Fifty years, thousands of players: Marblehead Youth Soccer celebrates milestone

Julie FlynnCommunity Resources, Local History, Sports, Top Stories
Marblehead Youth Soccer Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary in February. In the five decades since its founding, thousands of kids have played soccer thanks to Dr. Maximilliaan Kaulbach (who passed away last year at age 94) and his wife, DL who founded MYSA in 1976. Grab your shorts, socks, shin guards and cleats! Headlining local newspapers in February 1976 was the announcement that sign-ups to play soccer had begun for Marblehead boys and girls ages 11 to 18. According to MYSA historical records, by…
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Crowd fills Old North Church with singing, calls to action at MLK Breakfast
19 Jan

Crowd fills Old North Church with singing, calls to action at MLK Breakfast

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Top Stories
More than 150 people braved snowy roads Monday morning to attend the Marblehead Racial Justice Team's second annual MLK Community Breakfast at Old North Church. Families, faith leaders and community members gathered for live music, a dramatic reading and reflection in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Members of a St. Mary’s School chorus, led by music director Brandon Mayes, sang at the Marblehead Racial Justice Team's MLK Community Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 19.  CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER A chorus from St.…
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Monday’s MLK community breakfast to serve up live music, readings and a justice award
17 Jan

Monday’s MLK community breakfast to serve up live music, readings and a justice award

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Top Stories
The Marblehead Racial Justice Team will host its second annual MLK Community Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 19, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Old North Church, 35 Washington St. The event is free and open to the public. The program will include a musical performance by the St. Mary’s School choir, a reading from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., presentation of the Drum Major for Justice Award and a volunteer opportunity to follow at SPUR on Anderson Street. MRJT member…
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Marblehead Cultural Council announces winners of 2026 grants
08 Jan

Marblehead Cultural Council announces winners of 2026 grants

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Local History, Local News
The Marblehead Cultural Council has awarded grants for 2026, including funding for live music, historical performances and programming, art installations, and workshops. “Our council enjoyed reviewing 20 broad and varied applications from members of our local arts and culture community,” said MCC Chair Jeanie Stahl. “We are pleased to announce that we have awarded nine inspirational grants to enliven, enrich and deepen Marblehead’s creative arts scene throughout 2026.” The MCC places an emphasis on new, emerging and established artists and programs in local venues, as…
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Locals lend a hand during the holidays
12 Dec

Locals lend a hand during the holidays

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Top Stories, Volunteerism
On Sunday morning, while most Marbleheaders were on the Christmas walk and buying gifts for friends and family, others were out buying gifts for complete strangers and delivering them to SPUR’s offices, where young volunteers feverishly wrapped up the gifts for people in need around the Northshore. Their tireless efforts concluded a months-long process to support children and families in need around Lynn, Salem, Swampscott, and Marblehead.  The annual SPUR Holiday Cheer Drive supports over 600 local children in need, and adults experiencing homelessness, with…
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Holiday magic hits Marblehead: Cuzner/Chamber crew decks the town
24 Nov

Holiday magic hits Marblehead: Cuzner/Chamber crew decks the town

Leigh BlanderBusiness, Community Resources, Top Stories
It's beginning to look a lot like ... the holidays! Dean Cuzner's (WHIP) Landscaping volunteered a team to hang dozens of wreaths and garlands around town today, in partnership with the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce. Cuzner Landscaping has been involved for the last several years. You can see the decorations along Atlantic Avenue, and Pleasant and Washington streets. Here's a photo gallery from Monday morning...  Bonnie Buckley with the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce with volunteers from Cuzner (WHIP) Landscaping hang garlands and wreaths around town…
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Students honor Ruby Bridges: Marblehead’s news in brief
17 Nov

Students honor Ruby Bridges: Marblehead’s news in brief

Saoirse StallingsCommunity Resources, Education, Local News, News in brief, Top Stories, Volunteerism
The Current welcomes submissions (150–200 words) to News in Brief. Send yours to info@marbleheadnews.org. On Thursday, Nov. 13, students at the Marblehead Community Charter Public Schools gave a presentation about Ruby Bridges and walked in her honor. COURTESY PHOTO / MCCPS Walk for Ruby BridgesOn Thursday, Nov. 13, the Marblehead Community Charter Public School wellness team gave a presentation about Ruby Bridges, speaking about her heroic and difficult experience starting at a white school after segregation was abolished on Nov. 14, 1960.  The next day,…
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Merry Mixers launch new Patient in Need Fund to support local families
05 Nov

Merry Mixers launch new Patient in Need Fund to support local families

Saoirse StallingsCommunity Resources, Health, Local News
2025-2026 Merry Mixers BoardTop: Meaghan Walsh, Leigh Dixon, Milicent Armstrong Gault, Ali DeFisisco, Caroline Clark,Emily Katzman, Katie Leake, Carolyn PyburnMiddle: Jess Ingemi, Beth Melander, Amanda Jaffe, Amy Leamon, Catherine Malone, BariLiebermanBottom: Cailey McDonough, Ashley Wheeler, Stacey Kraft, Erin Spinucci COURTESY PHOTO / ASHLEY WHEELER For more than seven decades, the Merry Mixers have been raising funds to improve pediatric care at Mass General Brigham’s Salem Hospital. Now, the volunteer-driven nonprofit is expanding its impact with the creation of the Merry Mixers Pediatric Patient in Need…
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