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COVID-19 benches some student-athletes in Marblehead Two athletes in two separate sports tested positive impacting dozens Wicked Local A Marblehead High School athlete has tested positive for COVID-19, sending teammates, coaches, trainers, and any administrator that might have come in contact with the student into quarantine. It is the second time in as many weeks that this has happened. The School Committee voted on Dec. 17 to allow interscholastic teams to practice together, inside, over the holiday break. Superintendent John Buckey said, at the time, he believed allowing sports to continue...

Schools might not be safe for students but athletes are given the green light to continue practicing. Wicked Local Speaking from a hospital Intensive Care Unit where she is a nurse, Jennifer Eaton asked the School Committee Thursday to reconsider sending the schools into remote learning following the holiday break. “While our numbers are increasing, we’re not that high risk community quite yet,” she said. “For kids like my own, who really need to be in person and who really thrive in that environment I think we really need to look at that.” Eaton said going remote isn’t easy and f...

We asked and you shared, holiday stories from your friends and neighbors (and a couple of out-of-towners) Wicked Local Leslie Mead is a believer in the holiday spirit. This has been a tough year for everyone,  but Mead lost her longtime companion Gwenn (her dog) who graced our “Your News” pages regularly over the years and will miss her kids this holiday season — and yet, she still believes in the holiday spirit. She said between the carolers, ice sculptures, decorations at the Hooper  Mansion, and gingerbread at the Lee, the holiday spirit is all over Marblehead. We agreed and to sh...

Superintendent implores 'please – play by the rules' Leigh Blander Wicked Local With COVID cases climbing in town, Schools Superintendent John Buckey has announced that Marblehead students will go fully remote one week before and one week after Christmas break. “This decision is rooted in the anticipation that numbers in town will likely continue to rise, as they have been, and in the idea that we want to give teachers adequate time to plan lessons ahead of breaking for the holidays,” Buckey wrote in a letter to parents Monday, Dec. 14. The fully remote schedule will begin Monday, Dec. ...

UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:53 pm ET Replies(6) Should snow days include the consistency of remote learning or the rest and relief of a day off for students and staff? That will be a question for North Shore superintendents in 2020-21 and possibly beyond. (Mike Carraggi/Patch) SALEM, MA — The predawn anticipation of huddling next to the radio for snow cancellations may be a distant thing of the past in the age of social media blasts and automated calls, but in 2020 a new wrinkle to the school "snow day" is whether that means a day or off or a day in front of the computer for North Shore s...