A publication of Essex Media Group Publisher Edward M. Grant Chief Executive Officer Michael H. Shanahan Directors Edward L. Cahill John M. Gilberg Edward M. Grant Gordon R. Hall Monica Connell Healey J. Patrick Norton Michael H. Shanahan Chief Financial Officer William J. Kraft Chief Operating Officer James N. Wilson Controller Susan Conti Editor Thor Jourgensen Contributing Editors Gayla Cawley Sophie Yarin Writers Mike Alongi Bill Brotherton Allysha Dunnigan Daniel Kane Steve Krause Tréa Lavery Sam Minton Photographers Spenser Hasak Julia Hopkins Advertising Sales Ernie Carpenter Ralph Mitchell Patricia Whalen Design Amanda Lunn Edwin Peralta Jr. INSIDE 04 What's Up 06 Preppy Stitch 12 House Money 14 Setting sail 18 Bank on it 23 Author Author 24 Town counter 26 A story told 30 Parade time 32 Cutting edge 35 Past tense 36 Step in time 38 Hope class ESSEX MEDIA GROUP 110 Munroe St., Lynn, MA 01901 781-593-7700 ext.1234 Subscriptions: 781-593-7700 ext. 1253 01907themagazine.com LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER TED GRANT An ode to the cheeseburger I would consider myself an expert in few things. Very few. In fact, other than clothes (I’m a Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Brioni and, on occasion, Kiton guy), my only other expertise might be cheeseburgers. I minor in cookies and peanut M&Ms and ice cream (man, I miss Coffey’s). But I major in pizza and Mexican and I’ve all but made it my life’s mission to find the ultimate cheeseburger. So God has been good to me. He led me to Marblehead — home of Marblehead House of Pizza and Howling Wolf and 5 Corners Kitchen. And home of me. I’m told all Houses of Pizza are essentially the same — Greek style, as opposed to Italian — but I think Marblehead House of Pizza is the best. And Wolf ’s steak chimichanga with refried beans is the greatest Mexican since Salma Hayek. Then there is the cheeseburger at 5 Corners. The best on planet Earth. Or so says me. My relationship with the cheeseburger had a rocky beginning. My mother was not exactly a cooking savant. The first time she made a cheeseburger for me it actually came out of the oven — don’t ask — on fire. Flames. I’m still sort of surprised she didn’t burn down the kitchen, if not the house. Her subsequent attempts were less memorable, but sufficient. Thus began my quest. Its earliest stages included a place on the Lynnway — called Burger Boy, maybe? — and my introduction to McDonald’s came compliments of my cousin Bill, whom I’d visit each summer in Manchester, N.H. He took me to one there, on Elm Street, and an obsession was born. I spend a fair amount of time in Manhattan (New York, not Kansas), and have sampled dozens and dozens — from low end, such as Big Nick’s Burger Joint on the West Side and Whitman’s on the Lower East, to high end, $40 burgers at Gramercy Tavern, Peter Luger, Minetta Tavern, Tribeca Grill, Union Square Cafe, and the like. Boston was always represented. Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons. Abe & Louie’s. Grill 23. Joe’s. jm Curley. I thought the best was at Bouchee on Newbury Street, but that’s no longer with us. Obviously, I’ve given this search my best effort. But my current favorite (I say current because I am fickle) is at 5 Corners. What does this have to do with this edition of <strong>01945</strong>? Well, nothing. But I thought you should know there is burger greatness in our midst. So what is in this edition of <strong>01945</strong>? I’m glad you asked. Danielle Rogers has a history of creating designs and artistic elements. Now she has taken to monogramming. The Preppy Stitch — has there ever been a more Marbleheady name? — is her latest venture. Allysha Dunnigan has the story. We've had drones on land and drones in the air. Now we have drones on the ocean. And that's thanks to SeaTrac of Marblehead, whose prototype drone vessel promises to do all the work at sea that many find unattractive. Steve Krause has the story. Last month, at the Marblehead town election, a familiar face kept tabs on the results in an old-fashioned way — via the whiteboard. Sam Minton profiles Carl Siegal. You're never too young to write. Cate Cole, 11, proved that earlier this year, winning an award for her one-page fiction piece on a lone wolf trying to escape a forest fire. Krause again has the story. And speaking of writing, do you think it's easy writing a book these days? Think again. Kate Anslinger has written four books in a mystery series — six overall — and publishes them herself. It involves a lot of time and money. Again, Krause has the story. Elsewhere, singer Melina Laganas, who just graduated from Marblehead High, will get to refine her skills this fall at Berklee School of Music in Boston — on full scholarship, no less. Bill Brotherton has the story. It may not be a well-known fact, but slavery was a part of Marblehead in the years leading up to the U.S. Civil War. Sam Minton again has the story. Since golf is near and dear to a lot of hearts in town, we have this one for you: Brad and Roger Tufts have played a lot of golf together over the years, but the brothers shared a first this June. It was their first time competing in the Mass Open. Mike Alongi has the story. And then there’s the cover story. The National Grand Bank is 190 years old and has always been stable, conventional, and predictable — exactly what one would want in a bank. Mike Shanahan profiles the bank president and offers an overview of the bank itself. Plenty to digest. COVER National Grand Bank CEO Jim Nye stands with the bank's 1951 Chevrolet 3100. PHOTO By Spenser Hasak 02 | <strong>01945</strong>
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