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TED GRANT
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Joey Barrett
Anthony Cammalleri
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Ben Pierce
Ryan Vermette
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12 Michelle of all trades
14 Information Booth
16 Young artist
22 Rip Tide
24 House Money
29 Miles to A&M
34 Family Fund
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edition
I was talking with a few staff members about the content for this edition of 01945 and
one of the stories caught my eye: Don Doliber manning the Information Booth.
God knows why, but the first thing that popped into my head was Stevie Wonder’s “He’s
Misstra Know-It-All.” So I blurted it out to the staffers.
A word about Essex Media Group staff writers. They’re young, energetic, ridiculously
talented, and – did I mention young? Their average age, I swear, seems about 12.
I got this puzzled look from most of them. So, I explained, “He’s Misstra Know-It-All”
might be my favorite Stevie Wonder song. Outstanding. But it hit me that the song was
released in 1973, so I suggested they Google it.
Then it hit me – even harder – that they hadn’t even heard of Stevie Wonder, let alone the
song.
Ugh.
Anyway . . .
If, like me, you’re getting grayer by the day, you might remember the song. The title itself
reflects Mr. Doliber’s knowledge of the town. He’s Marblehead’s town historian and can
be seen in the booth (and now on the cover of 01945). And he knows it all about the town.
A few lines in the song seem written for and about him: “You’d be the stronger man if you
took Misstra Know-It-All’s advice . . . Give a hand to the man.”
Oddly enough, it’s long been speculated that the song is about President Nixon, but it
could also be about nobody. Stevie Wonder never said. But whoever it’s about, our Misstra
Know-It-All is a lot nicer than Stevie’s guy. If you’ve never had the pleasure, find out for
yourself. The Information Booth is at the intersection of Pleasant, Spring, Bassett and Essex
streets, and on Tuesday and Thursday he’s there to answer any questions wanderers may have
about the town. His family was one of the first to move to Marblehead, and he believes they
may have even given the town its name.
Our guy Ben Pierce (one of the star kid writers who swears he’s 24) spoke with Mr.
Doliber about the booth’s history for this edition of 01945.
Ben continued his history tour in the Marblehead Museum, and wrote about the
museum’s operations, programs, and artifacts both on display and in their archives with
Executive Director Lauren McCormack and Associate Director Jarrett Zeman.
So I guess that makes this an historic edition of 01945.
The town has a sizable population of people in the arts and culture industry, two of whom
are also featured in this edition.
Anthony Cammalleri paints the picture of 16-year-old artist Shawn Stolarz, who has won
multiple awards in his young career and even flew overseas to London to meet his idol at
one of her art shows.
Ryan Vermette also puts on display the many talents, and the balancing act that comes
with that, of Michelle Brown, who makes waves as an independent woman sailor, paints and
designs clothes based on those paintings, and is also planning on becoming an author.
A couple of our sportswriters, Sports Editor Joey Barrett and Mark Aboyoun, catch up
with Miles O’Neill, who will be playing his senior year at the Hun School of Princeton
(N.J.), before heading for College Station to play for Texas A&M.
And on the nonprofit side of things, Charlie McKenna puts the focus on families and
their children with the Marblehead Family Fund. Established in 1998, the fund was
founded by a group of Marblehead mothers and has assisted in the renovations and upkeep
of nearly every playground in town, recently completing a $300,000 renovation of Hobbs
Playground in 2021.
In addition to our “Misstra Know-It-All,” we also have many “Misstra” and “Miss Do-It-
Alls” in this edition.
Read on, and you’ll also know – and, I hope, enjoy it all.
COVER Marblehead Town Historian Don Doliber works the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce Information Booth.
STAFF PHOTO by Spenser Hasak

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What: Eastern Bank’s Aileen
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A Marblehead Marvel
By Ben Pierce
Marblehead’s history is so vast it cannot be
represented and recounted all in one location.
The Marblehead Museum is an independent,
private nonprofit organization that
preserves and presents the town’s history.
Originally founded in 1898 as the Marblehead
Historical Society, it now has three official sites,
all with unique experiences to offer. Two of those
sites are the J.O.J. Frost Gallery and Jeremiah Lee
Mansion, both located on Washington Street
in the heart of the town’s historical district.
The gallery is also home to the museum’s
extensive archives, which contain more
than 60,000 artifacts and counting.
Executive Director Lauren Mc-
Cormack lent her thoughts on how a
relatively small town has managed to
maintain such an emphasis on its rich
MARVEL, continued on page 8
Marblehead Museum Executive Director Lauren McCormack and Associate Director of Programs and Operations Jarrett Zeman.
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Various artifacts from Marblehead Museum's more than 60,000
items, on display at the Lee Mansion.
MARVEL, continued from page 6
history throughout the years.
“Marblehead has some really fascinating
history,” McCormack said. “From pre-European
contact with the native people who
were here all the way through to the 21st
century. Whether it’s businesses or involvement
in the conflicts and battles.”
McCormack added that she has never
seen a town take pride in its history like
Marblehead’s in her seven years as the
museum’s leader.
The museum’s numerous paper artifacts
are stored in non-acidic and waterproof
archival boxes.
“A lot of what we have is from the 18th
century and 19th century,” McCormack
said. “If I was to put something like this in
a cardboard box, over time it leeches and
basically will harm the artifact.”
McCormack demonstrated a collection
of letters, ledgers, and receipts from
18th-century ship captain Samuel White.
The majority of the museum’s collection
comes from resident donations, with Mc-
Cormack and her small team using their
resources and knowledge to authenticate
them. The research and presentation of the
museum’s exhibits is led by McCormack
and Associate Director of Programs and
Operations Jarrett Zeman. However, Mc-
Cormack made sure to note that it takes
much more than just the two of them to
bring Marblehead’s history to life.
“We do have almost 75 volunteers,”
McCormack said. “A lot of what we do literally
could not happen without them. All
of the work on the archives and the objects
is volunteer-driven in so many ways.”
In addition to McCormack and Zeman,
the museum has three part-time employees.
The J.O.J. Frost Gallery is the largest
collection of the eponymous Marblehead
native’s various types of artworks. The
19th-century folk artist created paintings
as well as three-dimensional models to
capture what Marblehead looked like
during his era. For that reason, McCormack
believes he was more than just an
artist.
“What he’s done is collected stories that
he heard and experiences that he had and
put them into his paintings,” McCormack
said. “He would have thought of himself
as a historian, I think, if you would have
asked him.”
The Jeremiah Lee Mansion is perhaps
the museum’s biggest attraction, and is
open for tours during the warmest months
of the year due to heating restrictions.
The house was built in 1768 for the
Revolutionary War-era colonel, and still
maintains many of its original features. The
exterior remains cosmetically unchanged,
with the interior fully furnished with pieces
designed like those from nearly three centuries
ago — as well as some that truly are.
One of McCormack’s favorite pieces in the
museum’s entire collection can be found on
the top floor.
“Glover Broughton was a sailor and was
captured by the British in the War of 1812
and brought to Dartmoor Prison,” McCormack
explained. “He drew his experiences
at the prison, including the massacre that
took place there in 1814… You will find
versions of this, but this is the original.”
McCormack, Zeman, and the rest of the
museum team are looking forward to the
launch of the newest full-time permanent
exhibit. The Lee Mansion Brick Kitchen
and Slave Quarters will be found at 157
Washington St., adjacent to the mansion
itself. The property has since been many
things throughout time, and the museum
has been “pulling back the layers” of
the building to get to its original brick
foundation. The exhibit is funded primarily
through a fundraiser that can be found on
the museum’s website, and is on track to
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"Fred Takes a Leap of Faith," from the exhibit, "Marblehead
Snapshots: The World of Fred Litchman."
Artifacts highlighting the history of shoemaking in
Marblehead, on display at the Lee Mansion.
Marblehead Museum Executive Director Lauren McCormack speaks
about one of her favorites pieces in the museum's collection, the original
illustration of Dartmoor Prison by Marblehead's Glover Broughton, which
was created during the War of 1812.
A model of the Old Meeting House created by
J.O.J. Frost, on display at Marblehead Museum.
An antique pistol on display at the Lee Mansion.

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A Michelle of all trades
By Ryan Vermette
What do sailing, painting, writing, and
clothes-designing all have in common?
They’re all talents of Marblehead resident
Michelle Brown.
While Brown’s main passion is sailing,
which she has done since she was a
young teenager, she has also started her
own clothing line using her paintings and
drawings, and she even has plans to write
a book.
“I’m not afraid to try anything,” Brown
said.
Brown grew up in foster care, which is
where she discovered her knack for sailing.
Her foster dad owned a HerreshOff
America 18 Catboat and would take her
on rides to teach her how to sail.
“I always loved that sailboat,” she said.
She continued sailing after college and
when she moved to Marblehead, she had
been looking for a Catboat exactly like her
foster dad’s.
During the pandemic, she came across
one for sale in town. She made an offer, and
soon after owned a version of the very boat
she grew up on.
“I was looking for the 18 because that
was the childhood boat,” she said. “That
was the fantasy.”
Since then, Brown has become a veteran
of sailing up and down the New England
coast. From the coastal community of
South Dartmouth, Mass., to Bar Harbor,
Michelle Brown on the deck of her catboat, Hiss.
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Maine, Brown has participated in a number
of sailing trips and competed in races
across the region.
In a sport that is typically associated
with being an exclusive, male-dominated
club, Brown has broken the mold as a
woman. Just a few weeks ago, she completed
her first independent trip in Padanaram,
Mass.
At the Catboat Association in South
Dartmouth, Brown was awarded with tiki
candles for traveling farther than any other
sailor by herself.
“I’m probably the first woman that’s
ever done that in the Catboat Association,”
Brown said with a chuckle.
Brown said that she is friends with a
number of other female sailors in town, but
only saw two women out sailing during her
entire trip in Maine.
“I would like to see a lot more women
sailing,” Brown said, referencing words
from a speaker at a winter seminar for
women in sailing who encouraged women
to “go try things.”
Speaking of breaking stereotypes, she
also learned how to become a diesel mechanic
just last year.
The boat that she bought was in rough
shape cosmetically, but that wasn’t an issue
for Brown, who had acquired carpentry
skills working on her childhood boat.
“My foster dad always had me doing
things, working with power tools, working
on the boat. He used to take me to auto
body classes when I was like 14 with the
car he gave me.”
As far as becoming an artist, Brown said
it was another “just try it” moment for her
after she was laid off from her corporate
position in 2016.
But like her other talents, she picked it
up rather quickly, watching instructional
YouTube videos and using her prior
experience. Brown had dabbled in painting
and sketching in her 20s, but decided to
seriously pursue it after leaving a brief
career in real estate.
Last year, she won the Marblehead
Festival of Arts Logo Contest with a signal
flag design. At this year’s festival, she saw
a number of people wearing her shirt with
the logo on it, which she said pleasantly
surprised her.
“I was actually really surprised that I
won and I was really surprised that no
one had done a signal flag logo before,”
she said. “It’s a sailing town. It just kind of
came to me.”
Brown’s artwork can be seen and purchased
through her website, shipyardart.
com, which sells fine art, clothing, and
home decor. Her “Wearable Art” collection
showcases clothing and accessories featuring
her original artwork, winning Northshore
Magazine’s Best of the North Shore
award for yoga apparel in 2021 and 2022.
Sea Salt restaurant also currently
features 15 pieces of her artwork that are
available for purchase.
On her website, Brown writes that she
feels art is a path for her to fully express
herself.
“Growing up, I never felt like I fit in or
understood who I really was. I put a lot of
effort into being the girl everyone wanted
me to be, but this just led to me not knowing
my true self,” her website reads. “Art
not only allows me to express my emotions
in a positive way, but it is slowly helping
me find myself again and allowing me to
become the woman I want to be.”
The next challenge that Brown wants to
tackle is becoming an author. She said that
she has already sat down and started the
beginning stages of writing a book, drawing
influence from her experience growing
up as a foster child.
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Information Destination
By Ben Pierce
The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce Information
Booth sits on the island known as Samuel Snow Square
between Essex and Pleasant streets. The square is named
after the last-surviving Civil War veteran in Marblehead,
who died in 1944.
“My father always told me he was the last,” booth
staffer Phil Cash joked.
Cash’s family can claim to have once had ownership
of the last local gas station in town. He — along with
lifelong Marblehead resident Peter Phillips and Town
Historian Donald Doliber — can be found perched under
the awning on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., eager
From left, Town Historian
Don Doliber, Phil Cash, and Peter Phillips are all staffers of the Marblehad Chamber of Commerce Information Booth.
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to help anyone who approaches.
“You have to be breathing, know a little
something about Marblehead, and you have
to be a social person,” Doliber said. “You never
know what you’re going to be asked.”
Doliber, Phillips, and Cash all echoed the
sentiment that they have heard some funny
things and experienced some memorable interactions
throughout their days of manning
the booth.
“One woman said ‘Information booth?’ and
I said ‘Yes?’ She said ‘I want a divorce,’” Doliber
recalled. “I said ‘I’m sorry ma’am, that’s
the next booth down.”
The booth is an extension of the chamber’s
headquarters, which are located further up the
hill on 62 Pleasant St. It appropriately rests
right in front of the border of the Marblehead
Historical District. Its built-in shelves
are filled with brochures from the hundreds
of local businesses the chamber is partnered
with. The booth itself was constructed in 1990
by contractor Jeffrey Martin, who dedicated it
to his late grandfather, H. Edward Martin of
the same profession. It was originally painted
Old Town House yellow with green accents,
until it was given a fresh paint job of soft gray
and navy blue within the last year.
The Information Booth is funded in part
by the Essex National Heritage Commission,
a nonprofit organization that has been
federally authorized to manage and oversee
the unique heritage resources of the region.
The commission’s most recent addition to the
booth came a few years back in the form of
an informative four-sided display that contains
photos of the town’s most scenic views
and a map of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway.
Not too long after its construction, the
booth was temporarily relocated so the square
could be renovated. Phillips revealed where
the booth once was, as well as some of the
upgrades it’s received over the years thanks to
a Marblehead icon.
“In the olden days, the booth was actually
across the street where the stone is,” Phillips
explained. “Lars Anderson, out of his
own pocket, paid for electricity, water, and
telephone.”
For Doliber, one memory defines the time
his booth spent in its temporary location.
“Because it was sitting on risers, somebody
had taken a pair of red stockings and slippers
and put it like the booth had landed on top of
the witch, like ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” Doliber
said.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the
booth averaged more than 5,000 patrons per
year. There was a dramatic drop-off, but Phillips
believes that the booth is gaining back the
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Marblehead Town Historian Don Doliber works the Marblehead
Chamber of Commerce Information Booth.
Various pamphlets and maps at the Marblehead Chamber of
Commerce Information Booth.

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Young artist paint
Marblehead artist Shawn Stolarz has a solo show up at
Marblehead Arts Association entitled "Look."
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s his future bright
By Anthony Cammalleri
The animated, expressive eyes of world-renowned
models such as Georgia Palmer and Kate
Moss, frozen still with oil paint, stare back at art
enthusiasts as they walk through the “Look” gallery
at the Marblehead Arts Association on Hooper
Street. The maestro responsible for these lifelike,
personal, and alluring portraits is not a veteran
painter with 25 years of experience and university-level
training, but Marblehead’s Shawn Stolarz
— a 16-year-old rising junior at Bishop Fenwick
High School.
Stolarz, now co-chair of the Marblehead Arts
Association Youth Council, attended the opening
reception for his “Look” exhibit on Aug. 12. The
gallery primarily features oil paint depictions of
icons and celebrities, with a focus on the expressions
in their eyes.
The paintings, inspired by photographs, consist
of a blend of realist and surrealist techniques and
subdued backgrounds that surface models’ beauty
in a single moment.
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ARTIST, continued from page 17
“In my current show, I'm inviting the viewer to look further than just
the beauty of a photograph, to take a closer look at and start thinking
about what the model might have been thinking or feeling when the
photograph was taken — their eyes, the way they glance, their faces, their
expressions, you know, the parting of their lips, the tilting of their head,”
Stolarz said. “When you look beyond the beauty, you can start to see the
real person.”
First learning to sketch at the age of 11 by drawing along with art
tutorial videos on YouTube, Stolarz’s budding artistic talents soon evolved
into painting. Now, he spends most of his free time either attending art
classes at Acorn Gallery School of Art in Marblehead or painting at
"Portrait Study II," is a painting of one of Shawn Stolarz's
former art teachers, Jack.

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Shawn Stolarz's current work-in-progress inspired by
Michelangelo's "Battle of Cascina."
the makeshift art studio he set up in his
parents’ garage.
“I love the process of painting. I like
seeing the outcome and where it goes, but
I also just love going into my space and
working and changing things and trying to
fulfill an idea,” Stolarz said.
At Acorn, Stolarz honed his talent and
painted a multitude of abstract paintings,
including multiple portraits of his unacquainted
muse, the British model Kate
Moss. While the young artist’s work is
mainly inspired by human beauty, it is not
constrained to just portraiture.
In April, Swampscott put out a call
for artists to paint four Humphrey Street
utility boxes for a $500 stipend. Stolarz,
who had already painted two utility boxes
on Salem’s Essex and Canal streets, took
on the project. He spent three days across
the street from the Mission on the Bay
restaurant painting a utility box with
detailed blue floral patterns spread across a
white backdrop.
The piece, which Stolarz said was
influenced by the blue-and-white patterns
of Dutch Delftware and Turkish pottery,
depicts an abstract face on the back of the
box — an addition Stolarz said he painted
to add a bit of his love for portraiture to
the project.
“I’m really inspired by contemporary art.
I like to put a huge focus on a painting’s
composition and I really care about its
design,” Stolarz said. “It was a great opportunity.
People stopped by and offered me
drinks, they took pictures, and offered me
ice cream. Everyone was extremely nice.”
One of the teenage artist’s current pieces,
which hangs in the “Look” exhibit as a
work-in-progress, is a 60-inch re-creation
of Michelangelo’s “Battle of Cascina,”
painted on wood, which Stolarz plans to
cover with bright-pink pop art-inspired
flowers.
His next project is a series of bohemian
egg-tempera pieces inspired by the style of
late 19th-century Vogue magazine covers.
“I’ve been planning this painting for
months, fascinated by how the idea of
beauty has evolved over time. We can see
that evolution through fashion, body type,
and body language,” Stolarz said. “I am
making this painting with egg tempera,
which is a medium created by mixing egg
yolk, pigment, and water together. This will
be my first attempt at this medium, so I am
really excited.”
Stolarz, who plans to go to college for
painting and fine arts, said he was in the
process of writing and illustrating a graphic
novel for young adults that he plans to
eventually submit to publishers. He said he
has written roughly 75% of the script, and
hopes to illustrate the first 50 pages before
pitching it.
In the next 10 years, Stolarz said he
hopes to display his work in a variety of
galleries across the world and make his
artistic style and message “distinct and
knowable.”
“I hope and want to be a professional
artist, a professional painter, and hopefully
use galleries to just get my art as far out
there as possible,” Stolarz said. “One of my
long-term dreams is having the opportunity
to paint models from life, as they might
appear on a runway. I find it really inspiring
that the late Lucian Freud, a renowned
British artist, spent nine months painting
Kate Moss in his own style.”
The “Look” exhibit will be on display
until Sept. 24.
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serves beers to patrons during the bar's last call.
From left, Andrew Hamilton, Andrew Regan, Jason Cooper, Kyle Reny, and
John Homan, all of Marblehead, enjoy beers and a game of darts during the
last call at the Rip Tide.
Jamie Ciampa, daughter-in-law of Rip Tide owner
George Ciampa, shows off the t-shirts made for
the bar's last call before a change of ownership.
"My family has been coming here for three generations,"
Paul F. Duffy said as he enjoyed a cocktail with Chrystal Bona
during the Rip Tide's last call.

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"I'm sad to see The Ripper go," life-long Marblehead resident Steve
Chasson said as he sat at the Rip Tide's bar with Lyndsay Durden,
of Pepperell, Mass., during the bar's last call on Saturday before a
change of ownership and renovation.
Kyle Reny, of Marblehead, sips his PBR during the Rip Tide's last call.
Anthony Erbetta, of Marblehead, has been coming to the Rip Tide for
12 years.

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31 Arthur Ave.
SALE PRICE:$2,300,000
SALE DATE: August 15, 2023
LIST PRICE: $1,895,000
TIME ON MARKET:
69 days to closing
LISTING BROKER:
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Kaznoski with Coldwell Banker Realty
SELLING BROKER:
Willis & Tierney with
Compass Real Estate
LATEST ASSESSED
VALUE: $1,576,300
PROPERTY TAXES: $15,763
Last Sale: $1,184,000 (2016)
YEAR BUILT: 1952
LOT SIZE:
23,895 sq ft (.55 acres)
LIVING AREA: 3,733 sq ft
ROOMS: 10
BEDROOMS: 5
BATHROOMS: 5.5+
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Designer home with meticulously
maintained and landscaped outdoor
spaces. Five ensuite bedrooms
including a fireplaced first floor
primary with walk-out access to a
private deck. Three bedrooms on the
second floor plus an au pair suite on
the first level. Open concept kitchen
complements formal living and dining
rooms. Basement can be used as
a home office or gym. All systems
updated in 2017. Yard features multiple
seating spaces including brick patio,
several decks, and landscaped paths
leading to abutting conservation
land. Located in one of the quietest
neighborhoods in town.
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O'Neill threw for 2,181 yards and 23 touchdowns his junior season.
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Two Danvers players try to take down O'Neill during
a game last fall.
O’NEILL, continued from page 29
this summer.
“I’m really excited about it,” said
O’Neill, who completed 152 of 210 passes
for 2,181 yards and 23 touchdowns
his junior season. “I thought it was an
amazing opportunity and I didn’t think
I could turn it down… I’m looking forward
to working with the coaches. I love
the area and the football they play.”
The last few months, O’Neill was the
talk of the region alongside Marblehead
teammate Connor Cronin, who committed
to play football at Brown in the
spring.
Division 1 offers poured in like Friday-night
fans at Piper Field.
“I enjoyed the process. I was taking
it one day at a time and taking it all in,”
O’Neill said. “It was a crazy couple of
months because it felt like every day
I was throwing for college coaches.
Whether it was here or in New Jersey, it
was a pretty hectic couple of months.”
Hectic indeed, as O’Neill also received
offers from Penn State, Pittsburgh, and
Boston College.
But in the end, the Aggies were the
team to get better. From the players to the
Bright Football Complex that sits by the
south endzone, it was love at first sight.
“I chose A&M because I loved the
players there. I felt like on my official visit,
I really connected with them,” O’Neill
said. “The football is obviously nice but
they also have strong academics. I feel
like they’re doing something special
there and I wanted to be a part of it.”
Yes, the quarterback will suit up for an
organization with three national titles
and 18 conference championships, but
visiting powerhouse stadiums isn’t too
bad, either.
“I can’t wait to visit these stadiums. It’s
a dream come true,” said O’Neill, whose
O’NEILL, continued on page 33

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Marblehead quarterback Miles O'Neill scrambles out
of coverage.

O’NEILL, continued from page 31
future school travels to face
Miami, LSU, and Tennessee
this fall. “It has been my
dream since I was five years
old. It’s unbelievable to think
about.”
O’Neill said he knows the
work isn’t done yet, and is
looking forward to earning a
starting spot once he arrives
on campus.
“I know I’m going to have
to work my butt off there. The
coaches think really highly
of me and they want me to
come down to compete for
that spot,” O’Neill said. “I’m
going to be working as hard
as I possibly can and win that
spot as soon as possible.”
To assist with the college
transition, O’Neill hopes his
time with the Hun School of
Princeton helps his growth.
“I decided to go to help
my overall development as
a quarterback,” O’Neill said.
“They have some amazing
coaches and I have been down
there quite a bit and learned
a lot about the mental and
physical parts of the game.”
Texas A&M plays a prostyle
offense – one resembling
the NFL with a similar number
of running and passing
plays – and O’Neill said
transferring will help him get
adjusted to said system.
When asked to describe
his game, without hesitation,
O’Neill jumped to “Josh
Allen.”
“The best way I can describe
my game is to compare
it to Josh Allen’s,” O’Neill
said of the dynamic Buffalo
Bills quarterback. “His
strength is definitely (in) his
arm but he can move around
as well. I like to say I do the
same and try to model my
game after his.”
Well, the Aggies finished
5-7 last season and just 2-6
in the SEC. Come O’Neill’s
arrival, the Lone Star State
will look for a few more
touchdowns through the air.
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Marblehead
Family Fund isn’t
just fun and games
By Charlie McKenna
The Marblehead Family Fund
is at a bit of an inflection point.
The fund, which is now in its
25th year, raises money for
the renovation and upkeep
of playgrounds across
town, and also sponsors
the annual Pumpkin
Illumination and
Gingerbread Festival
each fall as part of
those fundraising
efforts.
In 2021, the fund completed a
$300,000 renovation of the Hobbs
Playground — overhauling the
play space at Brook Road and
Ware Lane to feature new equipment
and creating a more inclusive
space. With that project now in
the rearview mirror, the fund
is plotting out its goals moving forward,
which may include another
wholesale renovation or smaller
projects that touch several different
areas across town.
“The large capital campaign
and push and efforts that went
into the Hobbs rebuild kind of left
us starting a little bit over from
that sort of capital building and
planning phase,” Fund Board
Marblehead's William Ladd slides down after his brother Oliver Ladd at Hobbs Playground.
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member Meghan Tosto explained. “Once
we've landed on a final project, that will help
us better identify the full scope and scale of
a future capital campaign to support a playground
project.”
In the short to medium term, Tosto said,
the fund will continue to support its community-based
events that in turn support fundraising
and capital building. But, the fund’s
members have also begun discussions about
taking on smaller projects rather than fullscale
renovations akin to the Hobbs project.
That might mean the fund is responsible
more for repairing and replacing equipment
in pieces rather than all at once.
To that end, the fund has plans to conduct
walkthroughs of all of the playgrounds
overseen by the Recreation and Parks
Department.
“That's a really valuable way to potentially
determine the next project,” Tosto said.
Founded in 1998 by a group of mothers,
the fund is also responsible for previous renovations
at the Gerry Playground on Stramski
Way, Devereux Beach, Bud Orne, Seaside,
the Telescope at Chandler Hovey Park, and
the Spyglass at Fort Sewell. While the town
is responsible for upkeep at its parks, no
line item exists in the operating budget for
maintenance or repairs — and so the Family
Fund was born.
The fund remains “in lockstep” with the
Recreation and Parks Department, fellow
Board member Meghan Gainor said, adding
that the department often serves as the fund’s
eyes and ears as it tracks playgrounds across
town.
For Gainer, volunteering for the fund was
a no-brainer.
“Nobody sees the value until you see your
child playing on a playground with equipment
that you are questioning whether or not
you need a tetanus shot to be playing on or
it's clearly unsafe, or you have a child who
has special needs that goes to a playground
and can't actually play on anything,” she
said. “That's when it becomes valuable and
that’s really why the people who volunteer
for Marblehead Family Fund are the
people that see that value and say ‘I want to
do something about this. I want to make a
difference.’”
And, she said more and more people
across town are recognizing that value of
having an organization like Marblehead
Family Fund — evidenced best, perhaps, by
the fact that the fund raised $300,000 for the
Hobbs renovation.
“No small feat,” Gainer said.
“It really is an important space to get our
kids outside playing in a safe and inclusive
environment,” she added.
Fellow Board member Laney Dowling
noted that the Gingerbread Festival and
Pumpkin Illumination have become important
annual traditions in town, and without
the Family Fund, they would simply no
longer exist.
“There's the value [of the fund] right
there,” she said.
Dowling, Gainer, and Tonto are mothers
themselves, but all three were quick to note
that volunteering is not exclusively limited to
mothers and encouraged entire families to get
involved.
Tonto is the most recent member of the
bunch, and said she began volunteering after
seeing the Hobbs rebuild in action. Dowling
is the veteran of the trio, having been a
member for roughly five years, with Gainer
not far behind, having begun volunteering
four years ago.
Each woman had different reasons for
wanting to join up, but a common thread
between all three was a desire to step up and
serve the community.
“It's a way to be involved, it's a way
to establish relationships and friendships
throughout town while also doing good
and being able to look at your kids and say,
‘Look, mommy helped do this,’” Gainer said.
“That is at the core of why a lot of people
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