01945 Fall 2021

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
Allysha Dunnigan
Nourin Ghobashy
Thor Jourgensen
Ben Kahn
Steve Krause
Alena Kuzub
Tréa Lavery
Madison Lofmark
Sam Minton
Katelyn Sahagian
Talia Schwartz
Photographers
Spenser Hasak
Jakob Menendez
Advertising Sales
Ernie Carpenter
Ralph Mitchell
Patricia Whalen
Design
Jakob Menendez
INSIDE
04 What's Up
06 Top Cop
10 Olden days
12 House Money
14 Madam librarian
16 Cole on a roll
18 20 Years
20 Snap shots
22 Leading lady
24 Brew kings
26 Ms. Doolittle
28 Bartlett's Bros
32 School take
37 High times
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Bartlett's
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TED GRANT
Check out the photo on Page 31. What Greg Quillen is using as a footrest is one of my dream cars: a 1950
MG TD. Think “Love Story.” It’s one of the most beautiful cars ever made, and I’ve always wanted one —
preferably in British Racing Green — but only guys like Greg and his brother, Mike, should own one. Greg
told me he’s been restoring the MG for decades, and you can hear the love in his voice.
I am not a car guy. I like looking at them and driving them (usually too fast), but I'm useless when it comes
to working on them.
I can only marvel at guys like Greg and Mike. My brother is one. Dana, like our father (who art in heaven),
can fix anything. It seems to come naturally to him. Me, not so much. Whenever I had a car problem, I’d call
him. But he moved to New York, and I’m . . . lost.
Between my wife and me, we have three cars. Jansi (Marblehead High '72) has a BMW convertible (her
fourth or fifth) and I a Range Rover (my sixth) plus what a friend calls my toy car. It’s gotten to the point
that I buy mine by phone. Why waste the dealer's and my time with a test drive? After having owned (leased,
actually) my third or fourth Rover for about a year, I brought it in for a scheduled check-up and mentioned to
the service manager that I didn’t like that it seemed to sit higher than the previous ones. He gave me a look
that combined pity and annoyance and pointed to a button on the dash. “Do you know what this does?” he
asked. Obviously, I didn’t. He pushed the button and the car lowered. Who knew?
So what if my mechanical skills are limited to tying a tie? Mike and Greg Quillen, on the other hand . . .
The brothers own Bartlett's Garage on Stacey Street in Old Town. They’ve been told that Bartlett's —
begun in 1913 by their grandfather — is the oldest independently-run auto service business in the country. I
won’t argue it.
The Quillen brothers acknowledge that repairing cars in 2021 is different than it was in 1913, but the one
thing that is not different is that their customers are loyal — and, like their business, multi-generational. Ally
Dunnigan has their story.
Elsewhere in 01945 . . . How is the story about a lone wolf caught in a forest fire allegorical? Cate Cole, 11,
has the answer: "If you're in a very hard situation, and everyone else is different than you — no matter how
different — you work and find common ground."
Cate turned that concept into a one-page story that won the top prize in a global writing contest for young
people ages 11-18. Steve Krause has the story.
Kimberly Grad had a unique journey to becoming Marblehead's library director. She held positions
with Penguin Young Readers Group in New York, where she coordinated author appearances, developed
marketing campaigns, and managed sales and production promotions for the publisher. But she longed for a
career change and has been doing library work for the past 13 years. Sam Minton has the story.
Minton also has a profile on Betsey Cruger, who has been an animal control officer in town since 1992, and
who has had some interesting experiences on the job.
New Police Chief Dennis King says so far, so good in his new role. "It's been really exciting and
challenging,” he says. “I have high hopes for the department. It’s a very solid department. Everybody has a
role and really does a good job and works together.” Kate Sahagian has the story.
Marblehead has always had an intimate relationship with its history, and "Mapping Marblehead:
the Nineteenth Century," is one more piece of evidence to back that up. The Marblehead Historical
Commission's new exhibit continues its project presenting the highlights of the town’s history. It is the
second in a series of three planned exhibits. Our history buff Thor Jourgensen has the story.
Lynne Krasker Schultz has big plans for SPUR after being selected as the organization's new executive
director. “I am excited to work with the board and volunteers to launch SPUR into its next stage of
development and expansion,” she says. “SPUR is about engaging people living in our community to make a
measurable impact within the community through volunteer opportunities." Tréa Lavery and Kate Sahagian
combine to bring you this story.
We have four student essays. Each essayist holds out hope and optimism that their school years in 2021-22
are a lot less hectic and disruptive than the previous year and a half.
In closing, it may seem like yesterday to some, but it was 20 years ago. I refer, of course, to 9/11, when three
Marbleheaders lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Their profiles appear on Page 18.
Twenty years. Incredible.
COVER Mike and Greg Quillen own Bartlett's Garage, in business since 1913. PHOTO by Jakob Menendez
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