Marblehead News

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Marblehead is in the line of fire for a severe thunderstorm on Monday evening, prompting a severe thunderstorm warning to be issued through 6:30 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 5:37 p.m. for southern Essex County, including Marblehead, as well as parts of Middlesex County and Suffolk County.

Tonight, beware of the chance of thunderstorms and showers. Sunrise: 5:03 a.m. Low tide: 12:10 p.m. High tide: 5:39 p.m. Sunset: 8:25 p.m. 2. TV and stage actor Jeremy Jordan will headline Marblehead's Broadway Break Thru , a week-long intensive workshop next month.

Marblehead Patch is a news source - and we're also a community platform. Here's a review of the week's best blog posts from readers and local organizations.

Marblehead resident Raymond DePaula, who is embroiled in a child pornography and illegal weapons case , was arrested at his home Thursday afternoon and charged with raping a child, along with distributing and posing in pornographic photos with the child after new images surfaced online earlier this month.

As the deputy superintendent for the Leominister schools, Maryann Perry worked for four superintendents in seven years and learned something different from each.

The Marblehead Board of Health has closed Stramski Beach and Grace Oliver Beach as they have failed to meet the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Service's minimum standards for bathing beaches.

The Marblehead Board of Selectmen were charged with picking one of three ' Keep it Local, Shop Marblehead ' sign designs at their meeting at Abbot Hall Wednesday night - and had to decide between blue, black and red.

After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness.

Rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. High near 63. North wind 7 to 17 mph.

Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Sunrise: 5:05 a.m. Low tide: 9:07 a.m. High tide: 3:26 p.m. Sunset: 8:21 p.m. 2. Flood Watch: The wet weather continues, and with it yet another flood watch for Marblehead and eastern Massachusetts .

Marblehead will get it's third candy shop this summer when The Crazy Candy Lady opens inside the new Warwick building on Pleasant Street.

The following are excerpts from reports in the Danvers Police Department press log from June 10. Monday, June 10 12:27 a.m. Charles Rehal, 61, of 28 Holten St., Danvers, was arrested, following a report of an erratic operator on Endicott Street.

After months of turmoil on the School Committee that led to the resignation of Superintendent Greg Maass, the committee has agreed unanimously that Maryann Perry is the right person to lead Marblehead schools for at least the next couple of years.

Thurday, June 6 At 12:59 p.m., two weed whackers were reported stolen from Leahy Landscaping.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Marblehead will be hosting a night of Beatles covers featuring three local musicians.

A Marblehead author could wind up as a witness for the defense in the Whitey Bulger trial.

Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. See below for more on heavy rains expected this evening into Tuesday.

School Committee Awards Wayland Middle School Roof Contract The Wayland Middle School roof repair came in about $500,000 less than anticipated.

Sometimes, regrettably, you might have to leave Marblehead. And if your destination is Boston, you might want to know that the seasonal Salem Ferry is back in service.