🌱 Patch AM: Planning Salem spooky fun? See why locals escape to Marblehead

Hello Marblehead! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning Salem spooky fun? See why locals escape to Marblehead

Also on today's calendar: A Band of Brothers - Not Just an Allman Brothers Tribute and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 72, low: 69.
• Thursday: A t-storm; breezy, warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9 Best Things to Do in Salem—and 3 Spots You Can Safely Skip, According to a Local (parade.com) — If you're in Marblehead or nearby, this guide helps you navigate Salem's witch-history sites, haunted hotels, and crowded pedestrian streets while suggesting when to skip the busiest spots. It also spotlights Marblehead as a quieter, charming harbor town just minutes away, ideal for enjoying coastal views and historic streets without Halloween-season congestion.
   

📸 Around Marblehead

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marblehead

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• A Band of Brothers - Not Just an Allman Brothers Tribute →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Free Tai Chi & Qigong Class →
  Red Rock Park, 188 Lynn Shore Dr, Lynn
  10:00 am
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm
• Paul D'Angelo's 3rd Annual So-Long-To-Summer Comedy Show →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Adult Fiction Book Club →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  10:00 am
• Teen Grab and Go: Junk Journal Kits →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Bookworm Bookmarks with EOS Designs Studio →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  4:00 pm
• Writers & Readers Open Mic →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Lectures with Road Scholar: Age Well - Navigating Family Dynamics in Aging and Caregiving →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Realistic Painting in Watercolor Class →
  Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper St, Marblehead
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• 3D Printing for Teens →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• 3D Printing Demonstration for Adults →
  Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St, Marblehead
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Quick tip about your garage door safety sensors:
  Those two small sensors near the bottom of the tracks are there for a reason. They create an invisible beam across the garage opening. If a person,… (Nextdoor Clifton - Sevinor Streets)

• YMCA of the North Shore posted a job opening for Opener Welcome Center Concierge - Marblehead YMCA in Marblehead. Apply here.
• Make Your Move posted a job opening for Universal Banker I in Beverly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marblehead here.

🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Massachusetts businesses push back after city says to remove hand-painted window art: "Keep Salem weird" (cbsnews.com)
• Russian Circles and Pelican team up for a heavy hometown show at Bohemian National Cemetery (chicagoreader.com)
• Sites In Salem Ma (tikr.com)

Swampscott

• Swampscott's Veterans Crossing Selected for State Housing Funding (swampscotttides.org)
• 48 Puritan Rd Unit A, Swampscott, MA 01907 (redfin.com)

Ok Marblehead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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