Brown School Principal Mary Maxfield, left, and Glover School Principal Hope Doran The members of the incoming pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes at Marblehead's Brown and Glover schools will not be the only ones beginning a new adventure when the school year starts Sept. 6. Welcoming them will be two principals who are new to Marblehead, too. Brown School's Mary Maxfield and Glover School's Hope Doran recently took a brief break from settling into their new professional homes to discuss with Marblehead News their backgrounds, their…
After several hectic hours when ballots ran out in all six Marblehead precincts, some initial election results showed voters approving Question 1, a $24.3 override for town capital spending, and rejecting Question2, a $3 million override for the schools. (Read more about the override votes on Wednesday, June 22.) The town-wide ballot shortage forced election officials to print paper copies of ballots, which could not be run through voting machines. That prompted a hand count that continued late into the night. Election workers were at…
In the Tuesday election, Marblehead approved a Proposition 2 1/2 debt-exclusion override to finance a $24.3 million smorgasbord of capital improvement projects over the next five years. According to preliminary machine and hand counted results, the first of two Proposition 2 1/2 override questions on the day's ballot was approved by a vote of 3,352 "yes" votes - or 57 percent - to 2,177 "no" votes. A total of 5,845 ballots were cast in a turnout that depleted the town's stockpile of ballots. "It's great,"…
In their annual election on Tuesday, Marblehead voters tuned down a proposed $3 million permanent override that sought to supplement the town's $43 million education budget. According to preliminary machine and hand counted results, the Proposition 2 1/2 override was defeated by a vote of 3,921 "no" votes - or by 67 percent - to 1,798 "yes" votes. A total of 5,845 ballots were cast in a turnout that depleted the town's stockpile of ballots. The measure would have raised Marblehead's levy limit and would…
The Marblehead Task Force Against Discrimination, in conjunction with North Shore Juneteenth Association, staged Marblehead's second annual Juneteenth ceremony on Wednesday, June 8. Organizers called the ceremony a huge success and extra special with Marblehead Public Schools students involved. Greg Coles from Greg Coles Dance & Drum donated his time to share African drumming, storytelling and history. Student representatives to the MTFAD Alexis Earp and Celia Sliney ran the ceremony on the lawn outside Abbot Hall. The role of the student representative at MTFAD is…
Marblehead High School bid goodbye to 246 members of the Senior Class June 3 in acommencement ceremony both jubilant and poignant. Pointing to the Wright Brothers, valedictorian Jeffrey Lederman urged his classmates to “leaninto their confidence and take risks.” He reminded them that they all have the opportunity tochange the world A poignant moment came when Dahlia Galante accepted the diploma of her late brother, James. He was a star Marblehead High School football player who died in a car crash three months before graduation.…
Years in Marblehead: Four years Occupation/education: I was raised in Swampscott and Waterville Valley, N.H. I graduated from Holderness School in 1996 and in 2000 graduated from Wheaton College in Norton. While in college, I participated in Boston University’s Sydney Internship program where I worked on a local Australian election. During my time in college, I participated in the White House Internship Program in Washington DC where I was assigned to White House Counsel. After college, I worked as a paralegal for a residential and…
Years in Marblehead: 11 Occupation/education: Bachelor's degree in interior design, Wentworth Institute of Technology Appointed positions and/or elected offices: School Committee 2019-present, Brown School Building Committee 2016-present, Bell School Advisory Council 2015-2021, Brown School Advisory Council 2021 to present, Veterans School Advisory Council 2019-2020, Marblehead Public Schools Safety Committee 2021 to present, Marblehead Public Schools Budget Liaison 2019-2020, Marblehead Public Schools Facilities Committee (Chair) 2019- present, Aspire Early Intervention Parent representative. What are three reasons/issues as to why you’re running for election? I have a…
