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Swimming in numbers: A user’s guide to the four override calculators

Leigh Blander Kris OlsonJune 5, 2026

Residents may have noticed that if you use the various override calculators to calculate the tax impact of the upcoming override vote, you get different answers. To help explain why that is, we ran th...

Politics

Early in-person voting ends with long lines; Election Day is Tuesday

Leigh BlanderJune 4, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

Oh, the places they’ll go

Mark SchwartzJune 4, 2026

Public safety

Temporary repairs to begin this week at Stramski’s Pier after February damage

Leigh BlanderJune 3, 2026

Marblehead Public Schools

Marblehead High seniors prepare for graduation

Leigh BlanderJune 3, 2026

Town news

Current, Mariner present scholarship to MHS senior, reporter

June 4, 2026

The Current — in collaboration with The Mariner — was proud to present the Ed Bell and Fraffie Welch Scholarship to graduating Marblehead High School senior Grey Collins. Current President Bob Peck handed the scholarship to Collins at the MHS Scholarship Night on Tuesday. The ...

Oh, the places they’ll go

June 4, 2026

Music, food & history to mark Marblehead Juneteenth celebration

June 3, 2026

Marblehead High seniors prepare for graduation

June 3, 2026

CLASS of ’26: President Cruikshank reflects on running, leadership and community

June 3, 2026

CLASS OF ’26: From Gerry/Coffin School to valedictorian: Joy Meshulam charts her own path.

June 2, 2026

COLUMN: School Committee update

June 2, 2026

Opinion

LETTERS

LETTER: Writers believe ‘Marblehead deserves better’

Submitted ContentJune 4, 2026

In 2022, Marblehead voters approved Article 11: $12,475,000 for road and sidewalk repairs. Residents supported this funding to fix deteriorating infrastructure, not expand it. A 2024 study found that our town's 71+ miles of sidewalks need an estimated $61 million in repairs. A...

LETTERS

LETTER: McCarthy is the ‘Header we should all want on Rec & Parks

June 2, 2026

Columns

SUSTAINABLE MARBLEHEAD: World Oceans Day weekend celebrations planned for Marblehead

June 2, 2026

Columns

COLUMN: A voter’s plain-English guide to the June 9 override questions

June 2, 2026

Columns

MARBLEHEAD MUSINGS: The overrides and 3A

June 1, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Cyclist sends thanks to mystery ‘savoir’

June 1, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Veterans agent says ‘thank you’

June 1, 2026

Sports

MHS girls tennis advances to the Sweet 16 against host Duxbury later today at 4 p.m.

Joe McConnellJune 3, 2026

As the 14th seed in the Division 2 power rankings, the Marblehead High girls tennis team (12-6) took on Nauset Regional (8-9), the 19th seed, at home in the Round of 32 on May 26, and ended up defeating the Warriors, 4-1. Marblehead High girls tennis senior captains Caroline ...

Sports

Marblehead High laxmen face host Mansfield tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Sweet 16

June 3, 2026

Sports

Leahy, Russo represent MHS at National Women and Girls in Sports Day

May 29, 2026

Sports

Former MHS girls basketball coach Paul Moran heads home to coach the Big Blue boys once again

May 29, 2026

Sports

MHS softball, boys lacrosse begin postseason Friday, May 29

May 28, 2026

Art

Town native wins award for sports filmmaking

May 21, 2026

Sports

Winners of their last 11 out of 12 games, Marblehead laxmen wrap up NEC title

May 20, 2026

From the Community

Animals

Papa Puff is a mild-mannered munchkin mix

Marblehead Current staffApril 13, 2026

Breed: Munchkin mixSize: MediumAge: AdultSex: Male Papa Puff came to the Marblehead Animal Shelter through an animal control officer of a busy city. His large round face reminds shelter volunteers of an owl. “Just beautiful,” they say. He is quiet in nature and sweet and can easily be p...