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The town of Marblehead has put out a message that it will begin delivery of smaller trash and recycling carts starting Wednesday, Aug 19. Carts will be delivered to residents who have requested them, according to the trash collection schedule. "Please leave town trash and/or recycling carts curbside following your day of collection for all exchanges," according to the statement. "Residents should expect their smaller cart to be delivered the day after their scheduled trash and recycling collection. For example, if your regular collection day…

Mary McAllister returned to the Board of Health Tuesday night with a simple request: Warn residents before someone else gets hurt. The 77-year-old Jersey Street resident told board members she suffered serious injuries after falling into one of the town's new 95-gallon recycling carts earlier this month and said she hopes her experience will prompt the town to better educate residents about safely moving the bins. Mary McAllister, 77, described how she suffered serious injuries while moving a new recycling bin. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH…

July 28, 4:20 p.m.: The Marblehead Health Department just announced that new water testing results show Grace Oliver Beach is safe again for swimming. It had been closed since July 23 due to "bacterial exceedance." **** The Marblehead Health Department has closed Grace Oliver Beach for swimming on Thursday, July 23 due to a "bacterial exceedance." The beach has been posted, and the Health Department said it has taken new samples, with results due back Friday afternoon. Once the Health Department has the new results,…

Mary McAllister, 77, said she is coming to the Board of Health meeting tonight to share her story of being seriously injured by one of the town’s new 95-gallon recycling bins. McAllister, who lives on Jersey Street, said she was moving her neighbor’s bin — which had been left in her driveway after it was emptied — back to her neighbor’s driveway about five feet away when the accident happened. “I started to push and the bin tipped toward me,” McAllister told the Current July…

UPDATE July 17 The CDC said it has narrowed down the source of the cyclospora outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. The Marblehead Board of Health is encouraging residents to take precautions against cyclosporiasis, the foodborne parasitic infection linked to contaminated produce, as health officials continue investigating cases reported across the country. In a statement released Wednesday, the board said cyclosporiasis is caused by consuming food — most commonly fresh produce — contaminated…