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Congressman Seth Moulton, a Democrat who grew up in Marblehead and represents the 6th district, may be considering a run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Ed Markey, another Democrat. "While I continue to look at the best options to represent Massachusetts moving forward, I have not yet made a decision about running for U.S. Senate," Moulton said in a statement. Moulton has been vocal about Democrats needing younger leadership. Markey is 79 years old. Moulton briefly ran for president in the 2020 election. He withdrew…

About 170 people gathered for the annual Marblehead Democratic Town Committee picnic at the Gerry 5 on Monday, Sept. 8. Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll stopped by and greeted the crowd. “She said Massachusetts leads the nation in so many things — best place to bring up kids, first in public education,” recounted Anne Gugino-Carrigan, head of the MDTC. “The one thing we need work on is affordable housing.” Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll with members of the Marblehead High Democrats Club. COURTESY PHOTO The governor’s office…

Marblehead resident Joanne Stone-Libon stood near the harbor at State Street Landing Thursday afternoon, holding a cardboard tombstone and recounting the story of Nevaeh Crain — an 18-year-old Texas woman who died during a miscarriage after being denied medical care. Marblehead residents converse at Thursday’s protest while holding signs criticizing Donald Trump and lamenting the state of American democracy. Organizers staged the event as part of a nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On” day of action honoring the late congressman John Lewis. “She was six months…

This story was updated at 12:20 p.m. with a statement from Congressman Seth Moulton's office. Congressman Seth Moulton, a Democrat who grew up in Marblehead and lives in Salem, has a primary challenger for the 6th District next year. Software engineer and Midleton resident Beth Andres-Beck, who identifies as “agender,” announced their run for office Thursday morning. “I believe America is worth fighting for,” said Andres-Beck. “This is a moment of rapid change, from AI to climate to the rule of law. Shaping our future…

In Marblehead’s municipal election Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly rejected both School Committee incumbents, supported the longtime town clerk and elected newcomers to the Board of Health and Select Board. Voters also approved two debt exclusion overrides — raising taxes temporarily — to repair the high school’s leaky roof and renovate the Mary Alley Municipal Building. At 39.4%, turnout was high for a municipal election, with 6,574 votes cast out of 16,675 registered voters in Marblehead.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ In last year’s municipal election, only 19.9% of registered voters cast…