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Fulbright adventure: Marblehead professor has special connection to India, history

14Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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Fulbright adventure: Marblehead professor has special connection to India, history

Marblehead resident and Salem State University professor Michele Louro has just returned from her latest trip to India with the Fulbright Scholar program, where she spent two months conducting research for a new book and teaching. Marblehead professor Michele Louro has just returned from her latest trip to India. COURTESY PHOTO “It’s a cross-cultural, online teaching experience with students from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Salem State,” Louro told the Marblehead Current. “The four-week class explores colonialism, anti-colonialism and women — thinking about women and their importance in this history.” Britain colonized India in 1858 and ruled there until 1947. “One of my goals is to not only teach history, but to teach students to be global citizens of the world,” she sai...

31Jan

By William J. DowdNo Comments

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Marblehead to open emergency shelter during weekend cold snap

As arctic cold sweeps through the Northeast, Marblehead Fire Chief Jason Gilliland said the town will open an emergency shelter in the Brown Elementary School on Friday afternoon. "The shelter will open at 5 p.m. Friday and stay open until Sunday morning,” Gilliland told the Marblehead Current on Thursday afternoon. "We will have cots, blankets and obviously heat. There are bathrooms.” extreme_cold_guideDownload The fire chief said the shelter will be open to anybody, but especially to people who do not have proper heat. The National Weather Service has forecast dangerously low wind chills, possibly reaching minus-25 degrees. “All of us are going to be spending a lot of time indoors this weekend,” said Marblehead Public Health Director Andrew Petty. ...

22Jul

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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A milestone year for two famous Marblehead restaurants

A summer afternoon on the deck at The Landing (Courtesy photo) It’s mid-afternoon on a sultry summer Tuesday and The Landing is packed with locals and tourists enjoying cocktails, seafood and the view of Marblehead Harbor. “This place is a landmark,” said Pat Zuchero of Swampscott, as she enjoyed a fish sandwich with a friend. “It’s great to be on a working pier and watch the fishermen. The food here is delicious and the staff is wonderful.” The Landing is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. Just a few hundred yards down Front Street, The Barnacle Restaurant is marking its 75th year. That makes it the oldest family-ownwed restaurant in town. “We’re also the only restaurant with its own lobster boat,” said The Barnacle’s owner Jay Sahagian. His aunt, Lynn ...

28Jun

By Marblehead News staffNo Comments

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Contractor begins safety upgrades to dodgy Marblehead intersection

The Marblehead News' coverage of the town is free, and we'd like to keep it that way. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Marblehead News Group, Inc. by visiting https://bit.ly/3NxZ0yJ. One of Marblehead's most baffling and precious intersections - where Cross, Pleasant, Vine and Village streets converge - is getting what many have characterized as long overdue safety upgrades - with a contractor having kicked off work on Monday. For years, residents and drivers have vocalized a serious need for safety enhancements at the five-way intersection. Perhaps its biggest issue: The directionless, irregular way in which drivers and pedestrians navigate and approach it. For years, residents and drivers have vocalized a serious need for safety enhancements at the five-way i...