Latest Marblehead Coronavirus Updates: Town Meeting Postponed

MARBLEHEAD, MA — The new coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts and across the country is having vast impacts in Marblehead. Patch has compiled this round-up of the latest, local coronavirus news.

The school committee was scheduled to meet Monday to decide whether students should continue remote learning through April vacation so school can end one week early. "No one’s going anywhere, anyway," Superintendent William McAlduff said at the last school committee meeting.

The virtual school meeting at 7 p.m. Monday comes after Thursday's announcement that the state has canceled MCAS testing for the current school year.

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In other town news:

• The Marblehead board of health declined to temporarily ban leaf blowers after some residents raised concerns about the machines spreading the new coronavirus, as well as complaints about daytime noise from home-bound residents.
• The Fireworks Committee canceled the town's annual fireworks display. In addition to concerns that the coronavirus will be a threat in the summer months, the committee was wary of approaching hard-hit local businesses for donations to support the display.
• Marblehead selectmen postponed town meeting to June 29 and reduced the quorum to 10 percent. The town will also scale back the warrant to focus solely on budget items.

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