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UPDATE: Grace Oliver Beach open again for swimming

Marblehead Current staffJuly 28, 2026

July 28, 4:20 p.m.: The Marblehead Health Department just announced that new water testing results show Grace Oliver Beach is safe again for swimming. It had been closed since July 23 due to "bacteria...

Health

‘Somebody could die’: Resident raises concerns after fall involving recycling bin

Leigh BlanderJuly 28, 2026

Police Log

MARBLEHEAD POLICE LOG: Officers help bring search for Swampscott boy to safe end

Marblehead Current staffJuly 28, 2026

Municipal Matters

Select Board sets goals, charts 10-year financial strategy after override

Grey CollinsJuly 28, 2026

Abbot Public Library

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerJuly 28, 2026

Town news

State Senate passes e-bike safety policy

July 28, 2026

The Massachusetts Senate voted this week to regulate electric scooters, e-bikes and other micromobility devices under a new speed-based framework, part of a broader economic development package passed after two days of debate. The bill creates a tiered system that applies safe...

NEWS IN BRIEF: ‘Marblehead’s Liquor War,’ food drive and more

July 27, 2026

Merry Mixers donate record $132K to Salem Hospital

July 27, 2026

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead, July 25-Aug. 1

July 23, 2026

Current welcomes new board member

July 21, 2026

POLICE LOG: Underage drinkers at Brown’s get mouthy with police, neighbors on Fourth

July 21, 2026

Marblehead Museum announces summer walking tours

July 16, 2026

Opinion

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Celebrating a maritime mecca

Marblehead Current Editorial BoardJuly 28, 2026

From Hollywood to Boston Harbor and last weekend’s Race Week 2026 Regatta, this month has been a nonstop love fest for local sailors of all stripes — and for anyone who loves a good salt-sprayed adventure yarn or colorful parade of sails, onshore and off. A cinematic reimagini...

LETTERS

LETTER: To those who saved my life — in spite of my efforts

July 23, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Mark your calendar to vote

July 23, 2026

LETTERS

LETTER: Attridge’s contribution ‘Indispensable’

July 23, 2026

Columns

MEMORIES OF OLD MARBLEHEAD: Growing up at 120 Pleasant St., Part 1

July 21, 2026

Columns

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK: Rock with me

July 21, 2026

Current Editorials

EDITORIAL: Clock ticking on journalist shield law

July 21, 2026

Sports

Sailing

Youth shine in Marblehead’s Junior Race Week

Grey CollinsJuly 27, 2026

On July 20, before Race Week brought hundreds of people to Marblehead to compete on the waves, Marblehead’s youngest sailors took center stage at Junior Race Week. The annual youth regatta drew 170 sailors from around Marblehead and the North Shore. Ages from eight to 18, t...

Sailing

Hometown sailors prevail at Marblehead Race Week nail-biter

July 26, 2026

Sports

With youth on their side, Football Magicians gear up for the 2026 season

July 24, 2026

Sports

Marblehead Youth Soccer G6 Marauders complete memorable season with Essex County title

July 24, 2026

Sports

Spain not the only winner at World Cup watch party

July 21, 2026

Sports

MHS 2026 grads Kai Rozinsky, Ryan Angilly receive Sterny’s Way Scholarships

July 16, 2026

Sailing

‘Nothing between you and the wind’: Race Week 2026 preview

July 16, 2026

From the Community

Animals

PAWS & CLAWS: Shelter has rockin’ litter of kittens ready for adoption

Submitted ContentJuly 27, 2026

Breed: Domestic shorthairSize: MediumAge: KittensSex: Female and male The Marblehead Animal Shelter recently took in a mother cat, whom a rock ’n’ roll fan in the shelter’s volunteer corps dubbed Mother Love Bone, along with her litter of kittens. Those kittens — females Thin Lizzy, Molly Hatchet...