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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.
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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
TO THE EDITOR: Huge congratulations to Peggy!
Huge congratulations to Village School student Peggy Mulombe for her second-place win in Massachusetts' 2026 Letters About Literature program. It would be lovely to read her winning entry in the Marblehead Independent, and I hope you will print it. Youthful wins like this are such an inspiration, and
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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.