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Marblehead Finance Committee and Select Board members have voted to favorably recommend that Town Meeting send a nearly $2.5 million general override to a town-wide vote. Marblehead Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer talks during the Finance Committee's warrant hearing on April 10 in Abbot Hall. CURRENT PHOTO / WILLIAM J. DOWD The FinCom followed the Select Board in voting to recommend the override during the annual warrant hearing on April 10. Residents get their first say at Town Meeting beginning May 1. If the override passes…

For the first time in a public meeting, the Marblehead Select Board acknowledged the Marblehead Public Schools would be included in the Proposition 2 1/2 override proposed under Article 31 of the 2023 town warrant. "We have been working hard to develop a more collaborative relationship with the town," Superintendent John Buckey told the Marblehead Current, calling the Select Board's direction "a very encouraging sign." Buckey added, "The Select Board's inclusion of the schools in its override request affirms that they recognize the school district's…

Marblehead’s 2023 municipal election season is underway. As of Monday, March 20, nomination papers were available for voters interested in running for local office in the Tuesday, June 20 municipal election. Between expiring and unexpired terms, there are 25 elected positions up for grabs across various boards, committees and commissions in Marblehead's decentralized municipal government, even as much decision-making authority over town affairs lies with Town Meeting and the Select Board. Open Town Meeting is essentially the town’s legislative branch, where voters authorize expenditures and…