The Marblehead Independent

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[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Two campaigns. 80% of the money. One Democrat already out. The #MA06 primary is crowded on paper, but the filings show where the financial power sits. @mhdindy built a dashboard tracking every dollar. #mapoli https://t.co/VtUxbKURVf

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Rep. @sethmoulton counted town halls, Sen. @EdMarkey mayors. Their first Senate debate became a test of two theories of power: rooms filled across Massachusetts, or relationships built over decades. #mapoli https://t.co/4KL7SfnRiY

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Dan Marshall started Monday as executive director of the @MarblehdMuseum, bringing experience from Colonial Williamsburg, The House of the Seven Gables and Lexington History Museums as the town looks toward its 400th anniversary. https://t.co/Yd9mRhX1EB

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250 years in, #MarbleheadMA marked the 4TH the way it always has — the Horribles Parade, the Declaration read aloud again and 500 to 600 shells over the harbor after dark. Continuing our day-by-day coverage, Day 4 is live now: https://t.co/WOaQoLyL22

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

The rain finally, & #MarbleheadMA sang anyway. Hundreds packed Crocker Park for the Fourth — the nation's 250th and the festival's 60th — sweating through the 90s for fireworks over the harbor. The barge held 500 to 600 shells, and the finale drew a roar. https://t.co/RQQQmKsQCm

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Cunner are small, colorful and often tucked into rocky crevices along New England shores. Ryan Park’s latest Beneath the Blue column looks at an overlooked fish, from bait-stealing habits to firm, flaky meat. https://t.co/PIdajZthFf

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Village School students created a field of handmade red poppies to honor Marblehead residents who died in wartime, turning a Memorial Day lesson into a vivid tribute of remembrance, service and community. https://t.co/WjRLggy1E2 #memorialday #MarbleheadMA

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

David Modica’s Town Meeting question traveled fast. Now the #MarbleheadMA resident whose unscripted comment drew more than 1M combined views is headed to Beacon Hill as a featured speaker at Abundant Housing Massachusetts’ Housing Lobby Day. https://t.co/XWCvdWiYkz #mapoli

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

He flew in from Knoxville with 20 slides and an argument he's been carrying since he was a college intern in Marblehead: the American Revolution started on salt water. Christopher Magra on cod, schooners and the Hannah. https://t.co/dR24aF2xM3

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

The Rotary Club of Marblehead awarded $25K in scholarships Thursday — five $5K awards picked from 44 submissions. https://t.co/NNECAfcK1i

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

#MarbleheadMA's Select Board on signed off on three days of in-person early voting at Abbott Hall ahead of the June 9 town election, when voters decide a tiered operating override of up to $15M and a $2.3M trash question. https://t.co/FGwJsBxhDQ

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

After more than a century, oysters may be headed back to #MarbleheadMA harbors.

A pilot at Tucker’s Wharf would raise 60,000 baby oysters and test whether they can help water quality and shoreline resilience in Salem Sound.

Read more: https://t.co/tfduPh5yfL

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Marblehead’s new slavery exhibit held its grand opening Tuesday night after five years of work and $1.4M raised. The exhibit recovers dozens of lives from history, with 10 featured prominently to explore the town’s ties to slavery and Black history. https://t.co/pmikGhGVZN

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

A Marblehead resident shares a heartfelt thank you after a stranger stopped to help him in 91-degree heat when his e-bike tire exploded on Atlantic Avenue. “Neighbors like Eric make me grateful to live in this community.” https://t.co/luvtekmAkn

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

In Opinion: A reflection on Lauren McCormack's decade at the @MarblehdMuseum - and what a community loses when a person who keeps its history within reach moves on. Read more here: https://t.co/q4vuSQXrsp

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Lauren McCormack leaves the @MarblehdMuseum June 30. Her legacy isn't just the $1.4M Brick Kitchen and Slave Quarters — it's the fuller history she uncovered: the Black and Indigenous Marbleheaders whose stories she put back on the map. https://t.co/eiA5QyIPNy #MarbleheadMA

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

There is a Norman Rockwell quality to Memorial Day in Marblehead — the Scouts leading the Pledge of Allegiance, the grave flaggings, the long parade out to Waterside Cemetery. Four days of it, May 22-25, and every event is open to the public. https://t.co/GbRd3Xe9Zy

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Everything Marblehead sends down a drain ends up at a 30-year-old Salem wastewater plant now facing $390M in repairs. SESD says it needs state permission to exceed Prop 2½ limits. What it could mean for sewer rates: https://t.co/VifKahzvaD

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Classic cars, rare imports and high-performance rides filled Devereux Beach for the first MHD Cruise-In of the season. See Paula Muller’s photo essay: https://t.co/iVZp6JSgUC #MarbleheadMA

[The Marblehead Independent @mhdindy]

Former #Marblehead state representative Lori Ehrlich has been named the inaugural executive director of a new Boston University initiative aimed at strengthening local journalism across Massachusetts. https://t.co/bfVvH0s7ez #mapoli