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Make-A-Wish to celebrate local 9-year-old girl Saturday
29 Apr

Make-A-Wish to celebrate local 9-year-old girl Saturday

Leigh BlanderHealth, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories
For 9-year-old Sophia Triscuit of Marblehead, Saturday, May 3, is going to be a very special day. The Brown School student, who lives with a rare and life-threatening disease that will eventually require a kidney transplant, will be the focus of a Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island celebration here in town. “She’s really excited about it,” said Cassie Sturdivant, owner of Marblehead’s Mud Puddle Toys. “I want her to realize how special she is. I want her to feel supported, because she is.”   Nine-year-old Sophia…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets
28 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Theater
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.  Celebrate Community ChampionsThursday, May 1, doors open at 6 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. Join the Marblehead Counseling Center at The Beacon Restaurant to celebrate community spirit, as the MCC recognizes the hard work and generous contributions of local business leaders, coaches, volunteers, friends and neighbors. The MCC will announce its first Amy Saltz Community Champion, Anne Tassel-Todisco of Marblehead.…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets
22 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner
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.  Marblehead Food Pantry NightThursday, April 24, 6:30-10:40 p.m. Host, guest bartender and owner of All Chic at 152, Siobhan Phelan, will be behind the bar at The Landing Restaurant slinging drinks and helping raise money for The Marblehead Food Pantry. Tickets are $25 and include small bites. The band CODE 51 will play and there will be raffles and giveaways. 81…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets
15 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Local News, Nonprofit corner
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.  Sound healing Wed., April 16, 7 p.m. Come to MacRae's Sustainable Goods, 108 Washington St., for an evening of sound healing for a good cause. Let the soothing vibrations of music wash over you and rejuvenate your soul. This event is all about giving back and connecting with others in a meaningful way. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go to Stoneham…
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Observer Corps Report: Task Force Against Discrimination
07 Apr

Observer Corps Report: Task Force Against Discrimination

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Nonprofit corner
In-person Meeting — Glover School Meeting Room, March 27LWVM Observer: Shari PressmanMembers in Attendance: Helaine Hazlett, Diane Gora (co-chairs), Marblehead Chief of Police Dennis King (ex-officio), Deacon John Whipple, Chris Bruell, Reece DahlbergUpdate on Marblehead Police Department News — Chief King made it clear that the MPD always responds to incidents and must believe that schools are handling “impactful” incidents internally and appropriately. He noted that incidents used to be kept quiet but are more likely to be addressed now. It’s rare to have an…
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Students, seniors compete and connect in Olympics
24 Mar

Students, seniors compete and connect in Olympics

Grey CollinsCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories
On Friday, while the Marblehead High School was filled with students cramming for tests and listening to lectures, the Community Center next door was alive with the sound of bouncing volleyballs, the sliding of curling stones and the laughter of students and senior citizens alike at the first MHS Students and Seniors Club and Council on Aging Olympics.  Teams of students and seniors competed fiercely in chair volleyball, cornhole and curling throughout the day.  The event was the result of a three-month planning process that…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets
24 Feb

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories
Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org.  Old North Festival Chorus kicks off rehearsals for annual Lenten Choral concertWed., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. All singers (high school age and older) are invited to attend the first rehearsal (and registration) for Old North Church’s annual Lenten Choral concert. Subsequent rehearsals will take place every Wednesday evening until the performance on Sunday, April 13.The concert’s centerpiece will feature Dan Forrest’s…
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Celebrating MLK Day with community breakfast, service
20 Jan

Celebrating MLK Day with community breakfast, service

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories
Dozens of people shoveled out early Monday to attend the town's first MLK Community Breakfast, hosted by the Marblehead Racial Justice Team at Old North Church. Others came out to SPUR to make soup jars for local families facing food insecurity. https://videopress.com/v/jyFmiSn1?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Donna Pearl Cotterell, right, and Cheryl Boots lead the MLK Community Breakfast in song. CURRENT VIDEO / LEIGH BLANDER At Old North, it was standing room only as Marblehead resident and the town's new grant writer Donna Pearl Cotterell led a community sing…
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Me&Thee winter-spring lineup features 55th anniversary concert
07 Jan

Me&Thee winter-spring lineup features 55th anniversary concert

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Nonprofit corner
Me&Thee Music will reopen on Friday, Feb. 7 to kick off its 2025 winter-spring season with the upbeat music of Puerto Rico and the Emmy-nominated Fabiola Méndez Trop. Méndez was recently named Lartin Artist of the Year, performed at Carnegie Hall and headlined a Christmas special on WGBH-TV. She is an alumna of Berkley College of Music.   Fabiola Méndez will perform at Me&Thee Feb. 7. COURTESY PHOTOS  On Feb. 28, last year’s New England Music Awards Performer of the Year Sarah Blacker and the Light…
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