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04/12/2026

Marblehead Schools Cut 18 Positions, Prepay $1.5M in Tuition

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Superintendent’s Report and Updates (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:06:00) John Robidoux provided updates on recent school activities and events. He highlighted that Marblehead students had shared their artwork with him, featuring various mediums including pain...

04/11/2026

Marblehead Proposes Complex 3-Tier Override Up to $15M

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Public Comment (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:13:00) Chair Dan Fox called the April 8th meeting to order and opened public comment. A speaker urged the select board to include a sustainability coordinator or assistant planner coordinator position in tier one of ...

04/01/2026

FinCom (Part 2): Marblehead Library Faces Closure by December

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Assessor Department Budget Review (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:15:00) Goolsby opened the assessor department budget review, noting scheduling constraints to complete library, assessors, and park and recreation departments before lunch. Todd, the assessor, join...

04/01/2026

FinCom (Part 1):

Marblehead Faces 9.5 Job Cuts as Town Struggles to Balance Budget Without Override

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Opening and Enterprise Funds Budget Review (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:19:00) Alec Goolsby called the Finance Committee’s “super Saturday” department level budget hearings to order, explaining that budget challenges prevented the usual three separate ni...

03/27/2026

Marblehead Selectboard Approves Multi-Year Override Plan Despite Internal Divisions Over Menu vs. Unified Approach

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Chair Election and Meeting Opening (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:01:00) Moses Grader opened the meeting and explained that the first order of business was to elect a chair. He noted that while participants can attend remotely under the law, and Dan Fox was part...

03/15/2026

Marblehead Faces $7M Budget Deficit: Board Weighs Layoffs vs. Trash Fees and School Cuts

Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Meeting Opening and Public Comment (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:19:00) Dan Fox called the Select Board meeting to order on Wednesday, March 11th, announcing that the meeting was being recorded. The meeting began with public comment. Nick Ward of Rolleston Road...

03/07/2026

Marblehead Officials Debate Extreme Budget Cuts Amid $7.7M Deficit

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Meeting Opening and Public Comments (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:09:00) Dan Fox called the Select Board meeting to order on Wednesday, March 4th at 7:05 PM, noting that the meeting was being recorded. Fox announced that two board members, Moses Grader and Erin...

01/14/2026

New Finance Director and Town Clerk Appointed as Swampscott Weighs Big Changes to Waste, Housing, and Legal Services

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https://allabouttown.com/swampscott/swampscott-select-board-key-appointments-waste-management-strategies-and-housing-project-updates/

01/14/2026

Swampscott Students Ditch Social Media for a Month: "No So November" Reveals Teens Spend 15 Years of Life Scrolling

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https://allabouttown.com/swampscott/swampscott-school-committee-trip-policy-advocacy-budget-updates-and-educational-initiatives/

01/14/2026

Marblehead Schools Lock in $22K Annual Savings with New Four-Year Copier Deal

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Click Below for Additional Meeting Resources: Contract Approvals (Link: 00:00:00 – 00:09:00) Dan Fox called the meeting to order on January 7, 2026, announcing that the meeting was being recorded and wishing everyone a Happy New Year. The board then proceeded to review and approve several contract...

12/24/2025

Swampscott Select Board Splits on Richdale Liquor License Over Child Safety Concerns

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https://allabouttown.com/swampscott/marblehead-school-committee-addressing-antisemitism-concerns-policy-approvals-and-enrollment-challenges/