In #Marblehead, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by lobster boat to a sea of happy children. This morning, I joined the pair on their journey from the MHD Lobster Company to State Street Landing. A girl named Gabby stole the show. She couldn’t stop hugging Santa. her joy lit up the chilly morning.

Let's break down the money situation (THREAD):
- #Marblehead School Committee offers average teacher salary ~$100k
- Top salary would reach $109k
- Two-thirds of teachers would reach top salary
- Sides remain $4-5M apart

1/ the teachers’ strike in #Marblehead left 2,600 students out of class for a week. Now, over 1,100 residents have signed a “vote of no confidence” petition against the School Committee.

Lovely evening supporting Kris Olson @krisolson.bsky.social, center, as he “spreads the gospel” about nonprofit journalism with John Muldoon (blue button up) and @dankennedy-nu.bsky.social , far right. I cannot believe we hit 100 MHD Current issues next week!