The Marblehead High School auditorium has been transformed into the Greek island of Kalokairi ahead of the MHS Drama Club production of “Mamma Mia!” which is set for a four- show run May 1-3. “I’m very, very excited for people to see all of these elements come together,” said director Ashley Skeffington, who also teaches 11th-grade English at Marblehead High School. “Our tech crew really stepped up their game this year and our sets are really, really beautiful… I think the choreography is really next…
In preparation for Earth Day on April 22, Brown School students rolled up their sleeves last week, grabbing shovels and rakes and planting flowers in several spots outside the building. The project was organized by Brown’s third-grade Leadership Council. “We want to help the earth,” said member Harvey Caselli. Students also cleaned playground equipment, picked up trash, created colorful, Earth-themed chalk artwork and planted flowers. Elise O’Sullivan and Erin Murphy pick up trash on the Brown School playground before planting flowers. Jayce White plants a…
On a recent blustery Saturday morning, cameras rolled as residents gathered around town to film a short video encouraging voters to support a Proposition 2 1⁄2 override and preserve town services. The effort is organized by the citizen group For Marblehead, which is producing a 60-second video highlighting what supporters describe as the community’s shared commitment to its schools, infrastructure and civic institutions. Among those volunteering their time behind the camera are TV commercial director Tom Foley and his sons, Wyatt and Beckett. “A bunch…
School Superintendent John Robidoux, along with Police Chief Dennis King and Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker, sent a message home with Marblehead High School students on Tuesday, asking "every family and every student to make safety the priority" as prom and graduation season approaches. "We are asking parents and guardians to speak directly with their students before prom night," the letter reads. "Please know where your student is going before and after the event, who they will be with, who is supervising any gathering…
By Kate Schmeckpeper The School Committee just approved an additional $1.5 million reduction to the Marblehead Public Schools FY27 budget without many staffing or programmatic reductions. Smoke and mirrors? No. This was achieved through a deliberate shift in how the district will manage out-of-district special education costs. It is not the result of a windfall or a shortcut nor a sign that MPS suddenly has money to spare. Rather, it is a thoughtful revision of a strategy that protected Marblehead during the pandemic’s period of…
Editor Leigh Blander and reporter Akanksha Goyal contributed reporting to this article. The Select Board is expected to meet Wednesday, April 15, to review a more detailed presentation of a tiered proposal to override Proposition 2 1/2 — $9 million, $12 million and $15 million — and what cuts each tier would restore. Marblehead faces a $7.7 million deficit for fiscal year 2027. The Select Board and Finance Committee have approved a proposed $123 million budget that includes program cuts and about 40 layoffs. The…
The School Committee on Thursday approved the school funding levels tied to each proposed override tier and endorsed a memorandum of understanding aimed at limiting future tax increases, as administrators detailed more than $3 million in cuts made to the fiscal year 2027 school budget. The votes come following a Select Board meeting where town officials outlined a tiered override structure ranging from $9 million to $15 million across town departments and schools. Marblehead Assistant Superintendent of Finance Mike Pfifferling, top right, walks the School…
In the Bull family kitchen in Marblehead, there’s a small assembly line powered mostly by markers, imagination — and a 7-year-old artist. Delaney Bull, a second-grader at Brown School, has launched her own business called Monster Friends Studio, where she creates colorful “Good Mood Monster Cards” designed to make people smile. Delaney Bull, age 7, shows off a few of her Good Mood Monster Cards, which she creates and sells to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER What began as a classroom art…
With Marblehead Town Meeting less than a month away (May 4), the coming days are expected to be critical for Marblehead’s budget and tax override proposals. On Monday evening, April 6, the Finance Committee is set to hold its warrant hearing, where it makes recommendations on all Town Meeting agenda items with financial impacts. (Visit MarbleheadCurrent.org for coverage.) Select Board Chair Dan Fox told the Current on Monday that a special group of department heads has been meeting over the past week to develop a…
Marblehead Public School orchestra musicians presented an impressive All Strings concert March 31, featuring students in grades four through 12. All the music performed had a space theme and included pieces "A Million Miles Away” by Francis Caravella and “Stargazers” by Tanner Otto. Also during the hour-long concert, graduating musicians were honored, including Lucas Rosen, Katie Kee, Andrew Niu, Emily Levine, Isabella Pricher and Jacob Soule. COURTESY PHOTOS / TANYA BRAGANTI
