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Recent real estate sales in town

Susannah Blair — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:01:24 +0000

34 Orne St. sold for $675,000.

Salem State graduate works for change at home and abroad

Kate Goodale — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Salem student practices what she preaches As many political science students focus on the country's presidential campaigns, Kelsey Utne is looking overseas. After graduating from Salem State University on May 19, Utne, a triple major in political science, history, and economics, will spend her summer studying Hindi in India through a Critical Language Scholarship, a fully funded language immersion program supported by the Department of State.

Marblehead JCC offers a 'resort-style' summer

Susannah Blair — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:29:16 +0000

The JCCs first-ever Summer Program Guide has arrived, look for it in your mailbox soon. Its packed with exciting new activities and classes all summer long.

Marblehead blows away leaf blower ban

Wed, 9 May 2012 10:11:00 +0000

It's still OK to use leaf blowers in Marblehead. Town Meeting members on Tuesday voted 285-211 to defeat a partial ban on the yard maintenance devices.

Marblehead boys' tennis rebuilds shed for community service project

Susannah Blair — Tue, 8 May 2012 08:56:10 +0000

The Marblehead High School boys tennis team, in conjunction with Mark H. Driscoll Building and Remodeling, rebuilt the tennis shed at Seaside Park.

Recent real estate sales in town

Susannah Blair — Tue, 8 May 2012 08:18:38 +0000

76 Nanepashemet St. sold for $1,850,000.

Mass. tugboat captain's body found off Montauk, NY

Mon, 7 May 2012 10:16:00 +0000

A body found floating off eastern Long Island has been identified as a missing tugboat captain from Massachusetts.

Marblehead Festival of Arts to host Champagne & Culinary Arts Reception June 24

Susannah Blair — Mon, 7 May 2012 09:53:38 +0000

The Marblehead Festival of Arts Annual Champagne & Culinary Arts Reception will be held Sunday, June 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., under a tent at Fort Sewall overlooking beautiful Marblehead Harbor.

Movie maker pulls request to film in Marblehead

Fri, 4 May 2012 10:10:00 +0000

The producer of a new Adam Sandler movie says he won't be filming in Marblehead after all.

Marblehead High to present 'The Women in Black' May 22

Susannah Blair — Fri, 4 May 2012 08:34:30 +0000

Marblehead High School seniors Zoe Weems and Emilie Soghomonian directed and produced The Woman in Black for their senior project, a play by Stephen Mallatratt based on the ghost novel written by Susan Hill.

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Fri, 4 May 2012 08:34:30 +0000

MARBLEHEAD: Plan to dig up field for movie nixed

Fri, 4 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Columbia Pictures quelled a brewing controversy Thursday by declaring it will not use Marblehead’s high school football field to film a scene for Adam Sandler’s film ‘‘Grown Ups 2.’’

Mass. town cool to Sandler movie

Thu, 3 May 2012 08:59:00 +0000

A new Adam Sandler movie is getting poor reviews in one Massachusetts town even though it hasn't been released.

May's Poetry Salon at Abbot Library to focus on Philip Levine's work

Susannah Blair — Thu, 3 May 2012 08:18:47 +0000

On Sunday, May 20, the Abbot Librarys monthly Poetry Salon with Claire Keyes will focus on Philip Levine's The Simple Truth, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1995.

Marblehead voters consider ban on leaf blowers

Steven A. Rosenberg — Thu, 3 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

A YARD WORK BLOWUP When it comes to health, Marblehead residents like to say they stay ahead of the curve. Long before it became state law, the town was one of the first municipalities in the state to ban smoking in all public places. Several years ago, it became the first town on the North Shore to ban pesticide use on public property.

Recent real estate sales in town

Susannah Blair — Tue, 1 May 2012 08:03:53 +0000

204 Atlantic Ave. sold for $870,000.

Marblehead foreclosures remain steady in first quarter

Matt Byrne — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:32:58 +0000

11 auctions of a foreclosed home, one more than in the same period last year, were recorded. Deeds of foreclosed homes, the mark of a completed foreclosure process, increased to six, from five in the first three months of 2011.

Marblehead, Salem coordinating to purchase land for conservation

Marcia Dick — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:18:38 +0000

The landowner has agreed to sell the Chadwick Lead Mills parcel, appraised at $2 million, at a price of $1.6 million.

MARBLEHEAD | BRIEFS: Sandler to film in town

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Much of an upcoming Adam Sandler film, “Grown Ups 2,’’ will be shot in Marblehead. Filming will begin in May. The production is looking for local children and adults to be in the film as extras, and will hold an open casting call from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 and 13 at the Boston Teacher’s Union Hall, 180 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester. To be considered, applicants should bring a 4 x 6 color photo. For more information, visit sandealessicasting.com.

Two Marblehead groups in A Cappella event May 4

Susannah Blair — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:16:02 +0000

The Jewel Tones and the Grizzly Freakin Man Singers will be on stage in Wakefield.

Marblehead home sales down so far this year

Matt Byrne — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:56:32 +0000

Through the end of the first quarter, 30 homes were sold, one fewer than last year, while prices remained nearly flat, at $480,000.