5 Stories That Made Waves This Week

Here are our top five stories of the week, they are listed in no particular order. Click on the headlines to read the full story.

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Marblehead Man Gets Life for Double-Murder: A Marblehead man accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death in a Salem apartment in 2009 was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday afternoon in Salem Superior Court and was sentenced to serve two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Pedestrian Struck in Front of Starbucks Identified: Marblehead police have identified the Lynn man who was struck and injured while crossing Pleasant Street between Starbucks and Memorial Park Monday afternoon. At 3:26 p.m., police and fire units responded to the area of Starbucks Coffee after receiving word that a man had been struck while using the crosswalk to get across Pleasant Street.

Here's How Marblehead Voted: Thousands of Marblehead residents made their way to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in some very high-profile local and national races. Here's a closer look at how town residents voted in the 2012 Presidential Election.

STILL STANDING: Tierney Defeats Tisei [VIDEO]: Congressman John Tierney has defeated Republican challenger Richard Tisei in an extremely tight race for Massachusetts 6th District congressional seat.

Historic Gun House Doors Restored: The Marblehead Historical Commission recently announced the completion of a project to restore the doors, vent and gutters on The Gun House on Elm Street. This project was funded by a grant from the Harold B. and Elizabeth L. Shattuck Memorial Fund, for which the National Grand Bank is Trustee.

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