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Marblehead School Committee sets superintendent's 2026-27 pay at $221,450
The 5-0 vote replaces a placeholder in the second year of Robidoux’s three-year contract, which began July 1, 2025.
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TO THE EDITOR: Patriotism and gratitude on the Fourth of July
To the editor: The Fourth of July is not just the date of our country’s founding, it is also the annual opportunity for the nation’s take slingers to Say Something Important About America. Especially with this year being the 250th anniversary of the republic’s birth. The narratives
TO THE EDITOR: Thanking Lauren McCormack for her service
To the editor: It is with a mixture of deep gratitude and profound sadness that I write to share that Lauren McCormack, our executive director at the Marblehead Museum, will be leaving her position effective June 30. As board president, working alongside McCormack has been one of the greatest privileges
BENEATH THE BLUE: Colorful cunner hide along rocky New England shores
Curious how they taste? Their meat is white, firm and flaky. They are excellent fish to eat.
TO THE EDITOR: Voting from Scotland? Don’t bother.
To the editor: Three cheers for Marblehead democracy, which achieved a satisfactory outcome Tuesday without the help of this local voter. Registering for a mail-in ballot was the easy bit. Knowing I was going to be in Scotland on June 9, I strolled into the Town Clerk’s Office
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EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood
Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.
Scotland’s Tartan Army finds a home in Marblehead
Residents showed visitors old houses, harbor views and everyday hospitality, giving the trip a Marblehead chapter far from the stadium.
Six-way Democratic debate for Moulton’s seat turns on money
Federal filings show Koh far ahead in fundraising, with John Beccia self-funding nearly $2 million and other contenders running on much smaller accounts.