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15 Dec

Super-sized Hanukkah installation sparks kids’ creativity

Leigh Blander0 CommentsCulture, Local News, Religion, Top Stories

Natasha (left) and Nyomi Male of Swampscott create designs on the Brighter Ignited installation. PHOTO: Leigh Blander Braving dark skies and below-freezing temperatures, dozens of local kids created bright designs on a super-sized interactive light display, as part of Hanukkah celebrations at Temple Emanu-El on Atlantic Avenue. “We’re building a menorah,” said Natasha Male, 10, of Swampscott, who was working with her big sister, Nyomi, 11. “It’s really fun.” The installation is called Brighter United and looks like a giant Lite Brite game. It’s a…

14 Dec

Marblehead Select Board OKs Epiphany tree burning

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Local News, Municipal Matters, Religion, Top Stories

Marblehead Select Board signed off on the annual tree burning that the Marblehead Fire Department will stage on Riverhead Beach on Friday, Jan. 6. The Marblehead Fire Department will stage the annual tree burning on Riverhead Beach on Friday, Jan. 6. The entire town is invited to attend. COURTESY PHOTOS / CHRIS STEVENS “The Christmas tree pile will be set alight at 6 p.m.,” wrote Marblehead Fire Chief Jason Gilliland and Marblehead Department of Public Works Director Amy McHugh in a joint letter. “Residents are…

10 Nov

New faces, new hopes for Marblehead faith leaders

Leigh Blander0 CommentsCommunity Resources, Local History, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Religion, Top Stories

There are many new faces among Marblehead’s faith leaders, with more coming in the next couple of years. Longtime Temple Emanu-El Rabbi David Meyer, who is the current head of the Marblehead Ministerial Association, spoke to Marblehead Current about all the changes and his hopes for the future. Rev. Jenna Crawford at UUCM Rabbi David Meyer with the MMA “It is a challenge to keep the energy of the interfaith community strong as people are just getting to know each other,” Meyer said. “Hopefully, all the…

09 Nov

New faces, new hopes for Marblehead faith leaders

Leigh Blander0 CommentsCommunity Resources, Local History, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Religion, Top Stories

There are many new faces among Marblehead’s faith leaders, with more coming in the next couple of years. Longtime Temple Emanu-El Rabbi David Meyer, who is the current head of the Marblehead Ministerial Association, spoke to Marblehead Current about all the changes and his hopes for the future. Rev. Jenna Crawford at UUCM Rabbi David Meyer with the MMA “It is a challenge to keep the energy of the interfaith community strong as people are just getting to know each other,” Meyer said. “Hopefully, all the…

19 Sep

Honoring Agnes: Special dedication on Old Burial Hill for enslaved woman

Leigh Blander1 CommentCulture, Local History, Local News, Municipal Matters, Religion, Top Stories

The new, historically accurate gravestone for Agnes, an enslaved woman in Marblehead More than 300 years after she died, a new gravestone will be dedicated at Old Burial Hill for Agnes (or Agnis, see below for an explanation of the two spellings), an enslaved woman who lived in Marblehead at the turn of the 18th century. The Marblehead Racial Justice Team (MRJT) will lead the ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 25, after raising $7,000 for the project. “We know that Agnes’ grave is an emblem,” said…

08 Jul

‘Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered’ concert set for July 16 at St. Andrew’s

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Entertainment, Religion

Vocalists Cameron Dobson and Mary-Alexandra Onstad will perform jazz standards and sing-along music July 16 at 5:30 p.m., in an outdoor “Pops on the Plaza” concert at the Church of St. Andrew, Marblehead. Dobson and Onstad, both sopranos, will perform “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered” by Rodgers and Hart, as well as “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin, “Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael, “I Could Have Danced All Night” by Lerner and Loewe, and other favorites. They will be accompanied by Mary Jodice, music director at St. Andrew’s.…