An Update from Patch

This evening and part of Saturday, Patch will be undergoing site maintenance that will increase the speed at which pages load and allow us to make future improvements to the site more rapidly. This is a first step toward reintroducing popular Patch features such as local calendars and discussion areas.

You can still read Patch while the maintenance is underway, but Patch editors won’t be able to post new stories until Saturday evening.

We will be posting vital breaking news in the meantime on the Marblehead Facebook page. (To stay in the loop there, be sure to like the page so the latest updates show up in your news feed.)

Thanks for supporting Patch, and thanks for your patience. We’ll let you know when the site is updated. In the meantime, we’ve pulled together some of the top stories from the past week from Marblehead Patch.

• State Renews Charter for Marblehead Community Charter School
• Caller Feels Threatened After Denying Man’s Request to Adopt a Dog
• Marblehead Police Department Employees to Participate in Boston’s Fifth Annual Wounded Veterans Run
• Loitering Kids Reported Outside Village Market
• Marblehead Student’s Poetry Featured in Fine Arts Magazine
• Marblehead Public Schools is Hiring Summer and School Year Positions
• Town Announces Spring Curbside Leaf Collection Dates
• Marblehead Police, Fire Departments Receive Two-Wheel Upgrade
• Marblehead Joins Mass. Walk and Bike to School Day
• Road Rage Victim Reports Suspect Followed Her Home
• Marblehead Parenting to Offer CPR, Safety Workshops
• Mom Sends Young Drivers to Station after They Were Spotted Speeding
• Songs Linda Taught Us: Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
• Marblehead Festival of Arts Announces New Award Named for Local Artist