🌱 Patch AM: What Marblehead’s school finance shake-up means for your tax dollars

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In today's newsletter:

• What Marblehead's school finance shake-up means for your tax dollars
• How a Marblehead native just shook up the U.S. Senate race

Also on today's calendar: Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower possible, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Schools to restructure finance department after Pfifferling departure (marbleheadcurrent.org subscription) — Marblehead Public Schools are overhauling their finance department after the resignation of Assistant Superintendent Mike Pfifferling, shifting to a new director of finance role focused solely on school finances and oversight of the recent $15 million override. Superintendent John Robidoux says the change should streamline budgeting, address concerns about administrative bloat, and clarify facilities responsibilities while several new district leaders step into key roles.
   

• Moulton lands major Globe endorsement in bid to unseat Markey (marbleheadcurrent.org) — Marblehead native Seth Moulton has secured a major Boston Globe endorsement in his Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, with local consultant Michael Goldman of Marblehead weighing in on its impact. The piece highlights Moulton's progressive pitch on housing, climate, and cost of living, notes recent polling that still favors Markey, and tells readers how to watch the final televised debate.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marblehead

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory! →
  Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts,
  1:00 pm
• Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23 →
  Historical Talk,
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Story Time A-Go-Go with Debbie Leibowitz →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  10:30 am
• 3D Printing: Design Workshop for Adults →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  6:00 pm
• 3D Printing: Design Workshop for Adults
  Abbot Public Library Thompson Makerspace (102) , 235 Pleasant Stre
  6:00 pm
• Knitting Knights
  Jewish Community Center of the North Shore JCCNS Women's Health Center, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Afterschool Chess Club →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  3:30 pm
• Afternoon Crafts for Kids →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  3:30 pm
• Sports and Leisure Walking Tour →
  Seaside Park, Marblehead, MA, 01945
  4:00 pm
• The Silver Crisis: Art vs. Industry →
  Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper St, Marblehead
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Coffee at the Library →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  9:30 am
• End of Summer Reading Party →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• The City of Salem to restore grand wood entrance doors at City Hall (salemma.gov)
• Will You Help Bayou Find a Home on the Cape? (capecod.com)
• Gwen Knows Exactly Why Salem PD Needs Her More Than She Needs Them on Days of Our Lives (soaphub.com)

Swampscott

• I know how to drive in a rotary. Probably. (bostonglobe.com)
• The 6th District Race: A Voter's Guide to MA-06 (andovermanews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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