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20 Mar

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Life Style, Local News, Recreation

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Old North Church Lenten Choral ConcertSunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. The Old North Festival Chorus will perform its annual Lenten Choral Concert in the sanctuary, 35 Washington St. The program includes Michael Haydn’s Requiem in C Minor, along with the local debut of “Fermata” by Dan Forrest. “Fermata” is an a cappella piece to the text of a poem written by Festival…

20 Mar

BUSINESS SPOTLIGT: Meet Dr. Devorah Feinbloom of Marblehead Natural Healing

Melissa Stacey0 CommentsBusiness, Columns, Life Style, Local News

The following is an interview with Dr. Devorah Feinbloom, owner of Marblehead Natural Healing, conducted by Discover Marblehead. To learn more about Marblehead Natural Healing and its services, call 781-639-0010 or go to marbleheadnaturalhealing.com. Dr. Devorah Feinbloom, owner of Marblehead Natural Healing, has been practicing chiropractic medicine for 41 years. She opened her Marblehead practice in 2013 and offers a variety of holistic treatments to help patients reduce pain and increase their overall health and well-being. COURTESY PHOTO Tell us about Marblehead Natural Healing and why you…

20 Mar

FOOD 101: Tea — high, low, up, down and how to stir it

Linda Bassett0 CommentsColumns, Culture, Life Style, Linda Bassett

Centuries before our ancestors decided to toss a few tea bags into Boston Harbor, ale was Britain's national drink. From breakfast through bedtime, the bubbly brew was safer than foul drinking water. When their king married a Spanish princess, she brought her country's access to the Asian tea-growing world. Fortunes were made. The tea-drinking princess also started a custom that continues to this day. Royals, and anyone who wanted to be part of the "in" crowd, began drinking tea. (Brewing the leaves worked just as…

18 Mar

IN MEMORIAM: Renowned mountaineer and filmmaker Breashears dies at 68

Will Dowd0 CommentsEnvironment, Life Style, Local History, Local News, Obituaries, Top Stories

David Breashears, a trailblazing mountaineer, acclaimed filmmaker and beloved Marblehead resident who climbed Mount Everest five times, died Thursday, March 14, at his home on Pond Street. He was 68. Marblehead resident David Breashears, renowned mountaineer and filmmaker, holds up a striped bass he caught while fishing off the coast of Marblehead. When not scaling the world’s highest peaks or documenting Himalayan glaciers, Breashears enjoyed spending time in his adopted hometown. He died on Thursday at 68 years old. COURTESY PHOTO / DAVID FANNING Breashears…

09 Mar

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets coming up in Marblehead

Leigh Blander0 CommentsAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Life Style, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. The Dirty AngelsSaturday, March 9, 9 p.m. Legendary local bass player David Hull will be performing with his band The Dirty Angels at The Beacon. Hull is best known for his work with Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project, Farrenheit and James Montgomery. He’s also played with Buddy Miles, Joe Cocker and Ted Nugent. Hull appears in the 2019 documentary film “WBCN…

06 Mar

GIVE & GET: Exploring Buy Nothing Marblehead

Christine McCarriston0 CommentsCommunity Resources, Life Style, Local News, Top Stories, Uncategorized

For members of the Facebook group Buy Nothing Marblehead, the old adage one man’s trash is another man’s treasure rings true… but there is much more to the group. Buy Nothing provides a sense of community and works to build relationships — virtual and otherwise. One member even said the group is where dreams come true. The Buy Nothing project is an international network whose mission is to give, receive, share and show gratitude in hyper-local communities. One of the Buy Nothing Marblehead (BNM) administrators…

29 Feb

Marblehead Y Happenings: Making mental health a top priority

Submitted by the Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA0 CommentsColumns, Health, Life Style, Local News, Recreation

Welcoming executive director of mental wellness The Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA recently hired Ranjeev Benjamin as executive director of mental wellness. COURTESY PHOTO Introducing Ranjeev Benjamin, the Y's executive director of mental wellness, a newly created role focused on addressing the growing need to combat mental health challenges and support mental wellness programming, training and services. Ranjeev is part of the YMCA of the North Shore's association staff that supports the Marblehead Y. Ranjeev has more than 15 years of experience in community mental health and…

22 Feb

FOOD 101: Perusing the cookbook shelf

Linda Bassett0 CommentsCulture, Life Style

Deep winter is my time to reorganize, cull and savor my cookbook collection. I keep the books on the shelf each for its own reason — sentimentality, snobbery, storyline — but I cook only from those that don’t force me to do battle with my batterie (de cuisine). Some of the older books listed here are out of print but available at thrifty pre-loved prices in used bookstores. Here are a few loosely cataloged favorites and a smattering of recipes. A stack of Linda Bassett’s…

21 Feb

Marblehead’s Best Buddies champion inclusivity

Will Dowd0 CommentsLife Style, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Recreation, Top Stories, Uncategorized

The squeaking of sneakers and thumping of dribbled basketballs echoed through the Marblehead High School field house last week as over a dozen Best Buddies club members took over center court. The student-run Best Buddies chapter promotes friendships among MHS students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. During halftime of the varsity boys' basketball game against Gloucester High School, Buddies in grades 9-12 teamed up to shoot hoops and chat, highlighting the inclusive environment cultivated by the popular program. Oftentimes, neuro-typical students are paired…

14 Feb

Hometown hero Hayley Reardon releases new album

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Culture, Life Style, Local News

Marblehead native and folk pop singer-songwriter Hayley Reardon just released her newest album, “Live at Starseed Studios,” recorded during a concert in Essex last summer. Reardon partnered on the project with Barcelona’s Pau Figueres on flamenco guitar and Arnau Figueres on acoustic bass. The August concert was called, “Folk Meets Flamenco.” The album features 13 live tracks. Hayley Reardon performed with Pau and Arnau Figueres at Starseed Studios in Essex last summer. COURTESY PHOTO / JOE ANGELINI “Playing with Pau and Arnau is a great…