Therapy by the pot-full
Today we’re going back to 1904, when mental health treatment looked vastly different from how it does today. According to research done by the University of Toledo, mental health treatment was “nearly non-existent” at that time. But if you lived in Marblehead at that time, you could treat mental illness with pottery thanks to Herbert […]
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An eye for original
When Harriet Norman started Marblehead Antiques with her mother, Beverly, in 1975, she “knew nothing” about antiques, having just started college. But now, Norman, who runs the store by herself in the wake of her mother’s death, is a bonafide antiques expert and Marblehead Antiques is a Pleasant Street institution. Norman explains that Marblehead Antiques […]
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M is for Marblehead
When writer Garrett Callahan was just a boy, he and his family stopped in Marblehead when they were looking for places to live. Even as a 3-year-old, it was love at first sight. “We stopped at the lighthouse here in Marblehead,” Callahan said. “We immediately stopped and said, ‘We have to live here.’” All these […]
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Where parents get a helping hand
At 40 Tioga Way, children and parents gather each week to sing, dance, mingle, play, make art, and create friendships. Whether it’s in toddler yoga or art class, Marblehead Parenting offers resources for local parents and their kids. Founder Sara Timm opened Marblehead Parenting in 2014 after noticing a lack of family-centered programs for new […]
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Just add water
As winter cold bites deep, what are known to be the saddest months of the year in New England are the total opposite for the Wolf Pack. As they embrace the winter months, the Marblehead Wolf Pack- a community of like-minded locals and non-locals – take a dip twice a week on weather conditions the […]
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Anne Lucas takes the center stage
“Run for the storm cellars!” That was Anne Lucas’ first line on stage, when she played a little girl in a performance of The Wizard of Oz. Ever since that first role at 5-years-old, Lucas has been enamored with the performing arts. She says that this love was sparked in part by her mother, who […]
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She doesn’t play like an eighth grader
In the flash of a pad, disaster turned to a dream. The Marblehead girls hockey team lost its starting goaltender prior to the season. Eighth-grade goalie Liv Doucette – whose role on the team drastically changed – took advantage of the opportunity. Believe it or not, there was a time when Marblehead coach Brittany Smith […]
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