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11 Oct

Police log, Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2022: Officer helps wayward Hyannis Marine Corps vet find way home

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Public safety

Excerpts from the Marblehead police log from Thursday, Sept. 29 to Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Consistent with state law, Marblehead Police have adopted a policy of not providing to media outlets reports related to incidents related to domestic violence, juveniles and matters that remain under investigation. Thursday, Sept. 29 2:55 a.m. Officers were dispatched to Creesy Street, where woman told them that her neighbor had sprayed toxic chemicals on her window that were making her go blind. One officer went around the building to check…

11 Oct

Police log, Sept. 22-28, 2022: House rental scam on Overlook Road; teens disrupt ballet lesson

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Public safety

Excerpts from the Marblehead police log from Thursday, Sept. 22 to Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Consistent with state law, Marblehead Police have adopted a policy of not providing to media outlets reports related to incidents related to domestic violence, juveniles and matters that remain under investigation. Thursday, Sept. 22 7:30 a.m. Man "hanging out" reported on Lime Street. 9:27 a.m. Officers assisted at the scene of an accident in which mail carrier was struck by vehicle on Tedesco Street. 10:34 a.m. Gerald Road resident reported…

09 Oct

Police log, Sept. 15-21, 2022: Cat-astrophe averted as feline hostage released without scratch

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Public safety, Top Stories

Excerpts from the Marblehead police log from Thursday, Sept. 15 to Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Consistent with state law, Marblehead Police have adopted a policy of not providing to media outlets reports related to incidents related to domestic violence, juveniles and matters that remain under investigation. Thursday, Sept. 15 9:30 a.m. Past hit-and-run reported on Pleasant Street. 11:02 a.m. Responded to vehicle crash on Tedesco Street. 12:04 p.m. Minor vehicle crash reported on Rowland Street. 12:26 p.m. Dropped bucket reported on Atlantic Avenue. 1:07 p.m.…

08 Oct

Marblehead police log: Sept. 8-14, 2022

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Public safety

Thursday, Sept. 8 9:46 a.m. Assisted at scene of vehicle accident on Conant Road. 12:39 p.m. Investigated vehicle crash in Village Plaza parking lot. Caller told officer that his truck had been parked in the plaza's side parking lot while he went to go pick up his lunch. When he returned, one of the workers in the area told him that they had seen another vehicle back into his truck. Caller's truck had a small scratch on the hood from where it had been struck…

02 Oct

Marblehead fire chief briefs light commission on lithium-ion battery hazards

Will Dowd0 CommentsEnvironment, Local News, Public safety, Top Stories

Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering everything form electric vehicles and electric toothbrushes to laptops and iPhones. Demand for lithium-ion energy storage systems is on the rise even in Marblehead. Many residential lithium-ion battery systems are installed in homes and store electrical energy generated by a household’s solar panels. These energy-storage systems' benefits include: Less dependency on the grid Long life and fast charging Mitigate a household’s carbon footprint Lower electric bills Store more power with less space and use it during peak periods “Battery storage…

29 Sep

Marblehead resident irked by ongoing state of Redd’s Pond sidewalks

Will Dowd0 CommentsLocal History, Local News, Municipal Matters, Public safety, Top Stories

The frustration emanating from a longtime resident was palatable at the tail end of the Marblehead Select Board meeting on Wednesday night. Biff Martin, the Marblehead Model Yacht Club commodore, over the years has advocated for the town to address the hole-riddled cement and asphalt paths outlining Redd's Pond. "I get so wound up about this," he told the Select Board. "I want to get the sidewalk patched up for at least the rest of the season without a big deal. Can you tell me…

19 Sep

Public invited to give input for Marblehead Harbor plan

Will Dowd0 CommentsBusiness, Community Resources, Local News, Municipal Matters, Public safety, Top Stories

Marblehead officials will convene a harbor plan working group meeting on Monday evening, and the public is encouraged to attend and participate. The working-group session kicks off in the Select Board Room of Abbot Hall, 188 Washington St., at 6 p.m. A Zoom option exists https://bit.ly/3QVFv53. Marblehead Habor is quite special as the only deep-water harbor on the North Shore without a breakwater wall, according to Marblehead Reconnaissance Report. The natural harbor shields over 1,000 moored boats on the water that reaches depths between 15-30…

15 Sep

‘Enough is enough,’ Marblehead Select Board condemns latest antisemitic, racist graffiti

Will Dowd0 CommentsLocal News, Municipal Matters, Public safety, Top Stories

Marblehead Select Board member Jackie Belf-Becker on Wednesday night condemned the most recent antisemitic and racist graffiti incident in Marblehead. She opened the Marblehead Select Board meeting expressing absolute disapproval of the antisemitic and racist graffiti discovered on Sept. 8 at the Hamond Nature Center, 30 Everett Paine Boulevard, also known as Camp Shore Lea. The property is owned by the Marblehead Recreation and Parks Department and it runs programming out of the nature center. "This latest incident at Camp Shore Lea is very frustrating…

12 Sep

UPDATED: Police arrest suspect allegedly behind Mary Alley break-in

Will Dowd1 CommentLocal News, Municipal Matters, Public safety, Top Stories

Marblehead police have arrested and charged a 57-year-old man for allegedly breaking into and damaging more than one Mary Alley Municipal Building office in the early hours of Monday morning. Anthony Graciele of Marblehead has been charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony and malicious destruction of property valued over $1,200. He will be arraigned in Lynn District Court on Wednesday. "Additionally, Graciele had an outstanding warrant out of Lynn District Court for breaking and entering with intent to commit a…

11 Sep

NEVER FORGET: Marblehead marks 9/11 with Memorial Park ceremony

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Local News, Municipal Matters, Public safety, Top Stories

Marblehead marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Sunday with a mid-morning ceremony on Memorial Park. The 10-minute ceremony, one of perhaps thousands across the nation, provided locals with a communal outlet to renew their commitment to never forget those who perished in New York City, Washington D.C. and over Shanksville, Penna. on Sept. 11, 2001. Scenes from Marblehead's 9/11 ceremony on Sunday. [PHOTOS / WILL DOWD] "We gather once again to pay tribute to the victims, the 2,977 people who…