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11 Aug

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, 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. Road to Independence walking tourThursday, Aug. 12, 4-5 p.m. This walking tour with Marblehead Museum features the history of Marblehead in the early 1770s, highlighting the town’s pivotal role in such famous events as the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill and the resistance to British taxes. The tour will also explore attacks on local Loyalists, and the contradiction of Marbleheaders…

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…

29 Jul

Heat pumps: The flexible choice for an energy-efficient home

Submitted ContentColumns, Environment, Opinion

If you’ve been spending more time in air-conditioned rooms over the past few summers, you’re definitely not the only one. As our communities experience extreme weather effects due to climate change, more people are looking to lower greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring their homes are resilient to extreme heat. Turns out, you can take steps to tackle both of these at once! Residential energy use accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Currently, many homes use natural gas, heating oil…

23 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead, July 25-Aug. 1

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Environment, Local News

Glovers at Goldthwait Saturday, July 25, 4 p.m. Come learn at this first in a series of free public talks held at Goldthwait Beach, presented by the Goldthwait Reservation.Robert Booth will speak about “The Four Glover Brothers Before and During the Revolutionary War.” The event is the first in a series of free public talks at Goldthwait Beach. Booth’s presentation focuses on the adventures of a family of rebel Patriot entrepreneurs — brothers Jonathan, Samuel, John and Daniel Glover — in colonial Marblehead in the…

15 Jul

Air quality alert in effect through midnight Thursday due to Canadian wildfires

Leigh BlanderEnvironment, Top Stories

The state has issued an "air quality alert for fine particles" in Marblehead and across the state, saying the air is "unhealthy for sensitive groups." The particles are in the haze from Canadian wildfires. People in sensitive groups include those with lung or heart disease, older adults and children. The alert is through midnight tonight. "Especially with the heat warning, stay inside as much as possible," advises Dr. Tom Massaro, chair of the Marblehead Board of Health. For more information, visit https://mass.gov/dep/massair/forecast. The Current's Grey…

14 Jul

Heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m.; town prepares cooling center

Leigh BlanderEnvironment, Public safety, Top Stories

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Marblehead from Tuesday at 11 a.m. through Wednesday at 8 p.m. Fire Chief Jason Gilliland tells the Current he has prepared a cooling center at the Brown School for people looking to escape the high temps. If you're interested in using the cooling center, Gilliland asks you to first call 781-631-1212.

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…

25 Jun

SUSTAINABLE MARBLEHEAD: How to stay hydrated this July 4

Submitted ContentColumns, Environment, Health, Opinion

By Jessica Valatka If you have visited the Marblehead Festival of Arts the past several years, you may have stopped by one of two stations perfect for filling reusable water bottles or compostable cups provided by Sustainable Marblehead. One is the 300-gallon “Quench Buggy” from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority with power donated by the Arnould Gallery and Framery, and the other is the 125-gallon “Water Monster” with water donated by Whitmore Brothers Construction. Complete with compostable cups and Black Earth Compost bins, these stations…

23 Jun

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerArt, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Fashion, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email info@marbleheadnews.org. Fascinators at MAA Wednesday, June 24, 6:30-8.30 p.m. Make your own bespoke fascinator (fancy head piece) at the Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper St. You can wear your design at the Arts Festival Champagne Reception (see below). Supplies are provided but it’s encouraged to bring your own netting, feathers and other embellishments. Fees: $25 for MAA members, $30 non-members. Bee awareWednesday, June 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Get to know more about bees…

08 Jun

Fourth graders get muddy for Marblehead’s future oyster reefs

Leigh BlanderEducation, Environment, Top Stories

At low tide Friday morning along the muddy shoreline of Lead Mills, about 20 Tower School fourth-grade students watched intently as George Thatos explained how a stack of specially designed plates could help restore an entire marine ecosystem. Moments later, the lesson shifted from classroom theory to hands-on science. With his boots sinking deep into the muck of Salem Harbor, Thatos waded toward the water carrying one of his oyster reef restoration devices. A cluster of students trailed behind eagerly — a few venturing a…