Young artist paints his future bright
The animated, expressive eyes of world-renowned models such as Georgia Palmer and Kate Moss, frozen still with oil paint, stare back at art enthusiasts as they walk through the “Look” gallery at the Marblehead Arts Association on Hooper Street. The maestro responsible for these lifelike, personal, and alluring portraits is not a veteran painter with […]
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Information Destination
The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce Information Booth sits on the island known as Samuel Snow Square between Essex and Pleasant streets. The square is named after the last-surviving Civil War veteran in Marblehead, who died in 1944. “My father always told me he was the last,” booth staffer Phil Cash joked. Cash’s family can claim […]
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A Marblehead Marvel
Marblehead’s history is so vast it cannot be represented and recounted all in one location. The Marblehead Museum is an independent, private nonprofit organization that preserves and presents the town’s history. Originally founded in 1898 as the Marblehead Historical Society, it now has three official sites, all with unique experiences to offer. Two of those […]
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A Michelle of all trades
What do sailing, painting, writing, and clothes-designing all have in common? They’re all talents of Marblehead resident Michelle Brown. While Brown’s main passion is sailing, which she has done since she was a young teenager, she has also started her own clothing line using her paintings and drawings, and she even has plans to write […]
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Marblehead Family Fund isn’t just fun and games
The Marblehead Family Fund is at a bit of an inflection point. The fund, which is now in its 25th year, raises money for the renovation and upkeep of playgrounds across town, and also sponsors the annual Pumpkin Illumination and Gingerbread Festival each fall as part of those fundraising efforts. In 2021, the fund completed […]
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Miles from Marblehead to A&M By
Miles O’Neill’s Marblehead football career is over, but his journey with the game he loves is just beginning. On top of transferring to the Hun School of Princeton for his senior year, the gunslinger announced his commitment to Texas A&M this summer. “I’m really excited about it,” said O’Neill, who completed 152 of 210 passes […]
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From coaching one sport to the next
Mike Giardi has been coaching since the late 1990s. Since 2017, Giardi has been the head coach for basketball, baseball, and an assistant coach for football at Marblehead. Once one season ends, Giardi quickly has to reset and get ready to coach the next sport. Giardi feels coaching other sports helps him during this transition. […]
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As the ball rolls close, the people get closer
The backyard of the Council on Aging center sports, unexpectedly, a fully-fledged bocce court. Complete with a scorekeeping device, stands for the 2-pound balls, and tables for spectators, it gets no shortage of use from its dedicated players. The club of more than 60 members meets up to three times a week to play against […]
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History made simple
Eric Jay Dolin, a full-time author since 2007, was born in Queens, New York, but has resided in Marblehead since 2002. It was love at first sight when Dolin went on his first date with his future wife Jennifer Rooks, whose family lived in Marblehead. “I fell in love with the town from the beginning,” […]
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No tricks, just truth from this Magician
He drinks a water bottle per class to stay hydrated, eats steak and eggs every morning before a game, watches film before bed, and his leg shakes beneath his desk in excitement for Friday nights at Piper Field. Meet Marblehead High’s biggest competitor, football and lacrosse star Connor Cronin. The senior and Marblehead native caught […]
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