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04 Aug

Marblehead Counseling Center offers tips for surviving college dropoff

Pamela Wheaton ShorrCommunity Resources, Local News

Summer is nearing the half-way mark, but for families sending a child off to college for the first time, the end feels very near. Your teen may seem blasé about leaving, but chances are there is at least some anxiety about navigating a new place, meeting new people and doing well in new classes. Meanwhile, daily parenting duties for mom and dad are disappearing, often leaving parents feeling equal parts excited, grief-stricken and confused about how to fill up their normally jam-packed schedules. According to…

03 Aug

Local couple launches children’s magazine to help kids explore community

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Food, Top Stories

When Marblehead author and journalist Garrett Callahan published “M is for Marblehead in 2022,” he saw firsthand how excited children were to recognize their hometown in a book. Now, Callahan and his wife, Meredith, are expanding that idea with a new quarterly children's magazine designed to help kids across the North Shore learn about — and explore — the places around them. Garrett and Meredith Callahan are partners in the magazine project. Their two young daughters help with the publication. COURTESY PHOTOS Tidelines is a…

28 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerAbbot Public Library, Art, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Women’s History with Marblehead MuseumThursday, July 30, 4 p.m.Join Jarrett Zeman, museum associate director, for a tour of downtown Marblehead focused on Women’s History from the 1860s to the 1920s. You will dig into stories of courageous women who helped end slavery and fought for women’s rights. $15.90. Tickets available at marbleheadmuseum.org. Live Music at The LandingThursday, July 30, 7-10 p.m.End your Thursday…

27 Jul

NEWS IN BRIEF: ‘Marblehead’s Liquor War,’ food drive and more

Kris OlsonAbbot Public Library, Community Resources, Culture, Food, Local News

The Current welcomes 150- to 200-word submissions to News in Brief. Send them to info@marbleheadnews.org. Museum presents ‘Marblehead’s Liquor War’ On Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m., the Marblehead Museum will host a lecture featuring new research on the history of drinking in Marblehead. Jarrett Zeman, the museum’s associate director, will present “Marblehead’s Liquor War: The Temperance Movement, 1840-1930.” Zeman will showcase how Marbleheaders fought each other for the right to buy alcohol. Fed up with their unruly men, the local temperance movement made Marblehead…

27 Jul

Merry Mixers donate record $132K to Salem Hospital

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Health, Local News

The Merry Mixers celebrated their 76th year by presenting Salem Hospital with a record-breaking donation of $132,000 to support the Merry Mixers Patient in Need Fund. This year's gift also marks the establishment of the Merry Mixers Pediatric Patient in Need Endowment, creating a permanent source of funding that will provide immediate support to pediatric patients and families facing financial hardship for generations to come. The 2025-2026 Merry Mixers Board and members of Salem Hospital pose with a record-breaking donation. COURTESY PHOTO Founded in 1950,…

27 Jul

PAWS & CLAWS: Shelter has rockin’ litter of kittens ready for adoption

Submitted ContentAnimals, Community Resources, Press releases

Breed: Domestic shorthairSize: MediumAge: KittensSex: Female and male The Marblehead Animal Shelter recently took in a mother cat, whom a rock ’n’ roll fan in the shelter’s volunteer corps dubbed Mother Love Bone, along with her litter of kittens. Those kittens — females Thin Lizzy, Molly Hatchet, Blondie (who is actually calico with more black) and Metallica and males Zeppelin and Nirvana — are now ready and waiting to be adopted. All of the kittens are friendly, playful and outgoing, according to shelter volunteers (though…

15 Jul

PAWS & CLAWS: Grey Guys hope for blue skies

Marblehead Current staffAnimals, Community Resources, Nonprofit corner, Press releases

Grey Guy One and Grey Guy Two were found after being dumped in carriers at a construction site. They have now had an “extended stay” at the Marblehead Animal Shelter, which volunteers do not fully understand, as each would make a great addition to a home, they say. While Grey Guy Two is more outgoing, Grey Guy One prefers to hang back and survey the situation, according to volunteers. “He is shy, but he is a sucker for treats, especially ‘Party Mix,’” they say. Grey…

14 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Health, Recreation, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Singer Donna Byrne at the MAAThursday, July 16, (doors open 6:30 p.m.) 7-9 p.m. Listen to live music by Donna Byrne at the Marblehead Arts Association as part of its Jazz and the Arts concert series. The cost is $35. Register at marbleheadarts.org. Rock out with Code Blue Friday, July 17, 9 p.m. Start your weekend with live music from Code Blue at The Beacon Restaurant.…

13 Jul

With new heat advisory posted, Marblehead Light says system is strong

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Environment, Top Stories

The National Weather Service has announced a heat advisory for Marblehead Tuesday, 11 a.m., through Wednesday, 8 p.m. That means many residents may be cranking up their air conditioning. Earlier this month, a record-breaking heatwave knocked out power to about 1,000 Marblehead customers. However, the leader of the town's electric utility says the outage exposed a single weak point — not a failing grid — and accelerated work already underway to strengthen the system. During a tour of the Marblehead Municipal Light Department’s Village 13…

07 Jul

School’s out — Now what? Dealing with the ‘summer scaries,’ loneliness and isolation

Marblehead Counseling CenterCommunity Resources, Health, Top Stories

Schools out for summah! The lazy days from now through August are ‘supposed’ to feel like, well, a day at the beach. But for many kids and teens, the season can actually be emotionally difficult, causing anxiety and depression. Summertime loneliness, summer Seasonal Affective Disorder and even a form of seasonal anxiety in parents, dubbed the ‘summer scaries’, and rooted in their concerns about their kids during the summer vacation, can cause real stress to families. At Marblehead Counseling Center, families who are concerned about…