Opinion - Marblehead Current

09 Mar

LETTER: Vote for candidate who will fight for lower energy costs

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Massachusetts pays the third highest electricity prices in the country according to the EIA (the U.S. Energy Information Administration). And voters have noticed: the cost of living is the most important issue facing the state in the University of New Hampshire’s most recent Bay State poll. The basic problem facing Massachusetts is that we do not have significant domestic energy resources. Our solar and wind potential is paltry compared to plains states like South Dakota and Kansas. That is why despite the state’s high conviction…

09 Mar

LETTER: An ‘urgent call’ to Generations X,Y and Z

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The war in Iran is an urgent call to members of Generation X, Y and Z that we must rise to our destiny, or risk disappearing, as previous generations have, into the mythology of American exceptionalism. Members of Generation X lost brothers, cousins and friends in a useless war in the Iraq desert, like our parents did in the jungles of Indochina. Yet, around 1980 or so, our parents got on board the gravy train of individualism, high technology and financial engineering, and it’s been…

09 Mar

EDITORIAL: Oh, what a night

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There was laughter and there were tears as family and friends of Ed Bell came together at the Boston Yacht Club last week to celebrate Ed’s legacy. Longtime colleague and friend Susan Wornick and Ed’s daughter, Andrea Bell Bergeron, co-hosted the first of what we anticipate will be an annual event. Love was in the air as Wornick and Bergeron regaled the crowd with stories about Ed’s past accomplishments and fun-filled anecdotes. The crowd sat in rapt silence (for the most part) as they viewed…

08 Mar

LETTER: A message to the community from the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce

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For more than five decades, the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce has proudly served the town of Marblehead and its vibrant business community. Since the 1960s, the Chamber has worked to promote local commerce, strengthen community ties and celebrate the unique character that makes Marblehead so special. Over the years, the business landscape has evolved dramatically. The rise of the internet, the growth of online retail and national “category busters,” the shift to social media marketing, economic downturns and most recently the challenges of COVID-19 have…

02 Mar

LETTER: Congressman Moulton is wrong about the SAVE Act

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To the editor: Last month, I asked Seth Moulton’s office what was his rationale for voting against the SAVE ACT. According to the Pew Research Center, 84% of US adults support VOTER ID. Seth is more concerned with political gamesmanship than serving his constituency. Not only is he not serving us by voting for what he was sent to congress to do, but he adds the irony of this statement with his recently proposed safe election legislation, “Election security is vitally important.” His primary objective…

01 Mar

LETTER: About that ‘Jeopardy!’ question

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To the editor: Of course, a SECOND tombolo connects Nahant to the mainland, just to the south! Stephen Barrett4 Claremont Road, Salem

01 Mar

LETTER: MCC ‘such a wonderful place’

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The Marblehead Counseling Center is such a wonderful place to turn to when you need help. We are so lucky to have this place in our community. They believe that “effective counseling promotes growth and self healing in a safe, supportive and judgment free environment." They have many therapists and a few social workers. The team matches you with the best therapist to help you along the way. You meet each week in a confidential room with your therapist in a judge-free zone. You eventually…

01 Mar

LETTER: Time to collect unpaid debts

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To the editor: As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, it is time to recognize unpaid debts due the town of Marblehead for the loans and sacrifices made by its patriotic citizens. Though there were many, I cite for example the contributions and sacrifices made by Col. Jeremiah Lee, Azor Orne, Elbridge Gerry and Gen. John Glover. Colonel Lee, one of the most prominent merchants of the time, was an ardent patriot. He commanded the Marblehead militia, financially supported the efforts to obtain supplies and…

01 Mar

EDITORIAL: Winter put town to the test

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“Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” — Tom Allen Punxsutawney Phil, everyone’s favorite furry weatherman, predicted on Feb. 2 that there would be six more weeks of winter rather than an early spring. He was right! Nearly 30 inches of snow fell in Marblehead in February alone. Total snowfall this winter has been close to 60 inches, according to some accounts. How does Marblehead handle so much snow? What do we do? Who’s responsible? What does it cost, and where does it…

25 Feb

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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From the Vault: The Art of Escape By Jarrett Zeman Henry Brown’s escape was immortalized in a lithograph titled “The Resurrection of Henry Brown.” COURTESY IMAGES / MARBLEHEAD MUSEUM On March 23, 1849, Henry Brown attempted one of the most daring escapes on the Underground Railroad. Brown paid a white shoemaker in Manchester, Virginia, to drill him inside a crate measuring three-feet long, two-feet wide and two-feet deep. Brown crouched uncomfortably inside the crate and breathed through three air holes, beginning a harrowing 27-hour journey…