There is always something new and exciting happening at the Marblehead Museum and this summer is no exception. Here are some of the new ideas:

• The Marblehead Museum, The Lee Mansion, the Museum Galleries, the J.O.J. Frost exhibit, and the Civil War & G.A.R. Museum will all have an open house July 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will all be free of charge.
• On July 4 at 11, the Marblehead Museum, with the Marblehead Festival of Arts, will have the Model Boat Building.
• On Sunday, July 6, the Children’s Festival will take place at the Lee Mansion gardens from 10-1.
• On July 5 in the Lee Mansion garden, local author Nila Webster will read from her books.
• July 10, 17 and 24^th from 6-8pm is a great time for Bette Hunt’s Walking Tours. They will leave from the Lee Mansion.

These are just a few of the many activities happening in the area in July. Get involved and enjoy!

Marblehead is rallying around a 13 year old girl in the area battling an aggressive form of bone cancer. The blue ribbons are adorning cars, flower pots, trees, fence posts, poles, churches and more. Megan is a Marblehead Community Charter Public School seventh-grader diagnosed with osteosarcoma.

In a statement, Megan’s family wrote, “She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma back in August last year and has been battling it ever since. Across the board, her nurses, doctors, friends and neighbors have been amazed at her indomitable spirit and grace through all that cancer has dealt her.”

Four women in the area called the “Ribbon Ladies” started the campaign. As one of the women, Louisa Greene, said, “We all are just blown away. We started this with a few friends and family, and everyone in town has been fabulous. It speaks to how close knit the town is, coming together for a child in their community.”

Megan is actually doing her own charity work while the community rallies around her. Her school recently hosted an event, “Rock for Meg” that raised thousands of dollars for a charity that helps kids who stay at Massachusetts General Hospital’s pediatric floor more fun.

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If you love Chick-Fil-A, you may be in luck soon in Marblehead. Representatives from Chick-Fil-A told the City Council recently that they plan to put the restaurant on Rte. 20 on the west side of the city. They plan to build the restaurant at 230 Boston Post Road West. This would be the third stand-alone in the state.

Other fast food restaurants, however, have tried to take claim to the space. The city approved the plans in 2010 for a Sonic restaurant. The company backed out, however, and the plot has been empty since then.

Chick-Fil-A is hoping to create a 4,876 square foot building with a drive through near the Wendy’s and Bank of America. The site is currently owned by the Gutierrez Company.

At the moment, the City Council has voted to send the proposal to the Urban Affairs Committee.  Time will tell what happens next and if the Chick-Fil-A will be coming soon.