
William Dowd
Managing Editor at The Marblehead Current
Yorkie buddy🐕. Potterhead⚡🦉. Public radio nut 🎙. Scribe & editor for @MHDCurrent 📰. Story💡? [email protected] (he/him)
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marbleheadcurrent.org | William Dowd
A boat caught fire while being towed through town Thursday evening, prompting its driver to pull directly up to the fire station where crews quickly extinguished the blaze. Fire Chief Jason Gilliland was the one who first spotted the flames and directed the response. No one was injured in the incident. The fire happened around 5 p.m. near Wallace Road when Gilliland was walking his dogs with his wife. “I ran up to the window.
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marbleheadcurrent.org | William Dowd
Victor Dal Pozzal is stepping away from the piano bench after more than 20 years as music director at Clifton Lutheran Church in Marblehead. The Nahant resident, who is 87, has spent decades connecting with students from elementary classrooms to college lecture halls. His teaching career spanned the Johnson School in Nahant, Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, St. Mary's High School in Lynn and Salem State University. Dal Pozzal's influence extends far beyond traditional education.
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marbleheadcurrent.org | William Dowd
Firefighters, families and local officials gathered at Waterside Cemetery on June 8 for the annual Firefighters Memorial Sunday ceremony, remembering fallen first responders while addressing the growing threat of occupational cancer in the fire service. Fire Chief Jason Gilliland delivered remarks emphasizing the silent dangers firefighters face long after leaving the profession.
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marbleheadcurrent.org | William Dowd
The Select Board approved early voting hours for the July 8 special referendum election at Abbot Hall, 188 Washington St. Town Clerk Robin Michaud requested the board vote on hours after the Board of Registrars unanimously approved early in-person voting last month. The approved hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1. The board previously approved early voting for the June 10 town election. For more info, contact Michaud at 781-631-0528 or [email protected].
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marbleheadcurrent.org | William Dowd
Newly elected Select Board member Jim Zisson made a dramatic entrance to his inaugural meeting June 11t, arriving on crutches with a leg brace just hours after his electoral victory. Dressed in a blue blazer over a colorful button-down shirt and cargo shorts, Zisson was determined not to miss his first meeting despite spending Election Day in a bed at Salem Hospital. "I was kind of jogging across Lafayette Street.
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