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What's Next for Marblehead for Teens?

This week we're asking you - what would you recommend Marblehead For Teens do next?

Every week we tackle a question submitted by one of our readers as part of our You Ask...Patch Answers column. We're going to do a bit of a role reversal this week.  This week we have a question for you, our readers, regarding the future of Marblehead For Teens, a local start-up nonprofit aimed at establishing a teen-managed teen center in Marblehead. According to a post on the organization's Facebook page, Marblehead For Teens recently delayed their plans to move into the former Sundance building on Pleasant Street, citing a lack of funding. Executive Director Molly Williams said the nonprofit's primary focus will remain on fundraising for the time being and "building up its board of directors." So, we have to ask - what do you think …

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Teen Center Granted Special Use Permit

Marblehead For Teens was granted a special use permit by the Zoning Board Tuesday night.

Local nonprofit Marblehead For Teens was granted a special use permit Tuesday night by the Zoning Board of Appeals, paving the way for the organization's move into their new home on Pleasant Street. The approval of the special use permit, which passed by a 4-1 vote, dismayed a small group of abutting neighbors who attended Tuesday's meeting to speak out against the "teen-managed teen center" because they worried about excessive noise, alcohol and drug use, late nights and increased traffic at an already dangerous intersection. Appearing before the board was Marblehead For Teens' Executive Director, Molly Williams, of Marblehead, who assured members that every effort would be made to alleviate anticipated traffic problems and keep the noise…

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Molly Williams, Executive Director, Marblehead for Teens

12:02 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Thank you, Marblehead Patch, for a very accurate summary of last night's meeting. We are very pleased with the Zoning Board's decision and are grateful for receiving such widespread community support. This is a perfect building and location for the new teen center. We are sensitive to the neighbor's concerns and are doing as much as possible to address issues regarding traffic, potential noise, …   more ›

Will This Be the New Teen Center?

Local nonprofit Marblehead For Teens may have found their new home on Pleasant Street.

A local nonprofit that is hoping to open a teen-managed teen center in Marblehead may have found their new home on Pleasant Street, the organization's executive director said Monday. At a meeting last month, the town's Board of Selectmen enthusiastically threw their support behind Marblehead For Teens, a start-up nonprofit with the goal of opening a space for local teens. Appearing before the board was Executive Director and local resident Molly Williams, who said it was "a privilege and an honor" to be Marblehead For Teen's top representative. "This initiative coming before the town of Marblehead is incredibly exciting and represents six years of very hard work on the part of this board," she said, adding, "this is more than just a teen …

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Selectmen Behind Teen Center Plan

The organizers looking to open a teen center in Marblehead are looking for help from local residents.

At their meeting Wednesday night, the Board of Selectmen enthusiastically threw their support behind Marblehead For Teens, a start-up nonprofit aiming to open a teen-managed teen center in Marblehead. Appearing before the board was Executive Director and local resident Molly Williams, who said it was "a privilege and an honor" to be Marblehead For Teen's top representative. "This initiative coming before the town of Marblehead is incredibly exciting and represents six years of very hard work on the part of this board," she said, adding, "this is more than just a teen center that is being launched, this is about a community response to a very widespread issue of concern to all of us concerning our youth." Aside from scouting Marblehead for …

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Does Marblehead Need One?

Does Marblehead Need a Teen Center?

You tell us - does Marblehead need a new teen center?

Marblehead for Teens, a local non-profit, recently announced the appointment of Executive Director and local resident Molly Williams, who has been charged with opening a brand new teen center in Marblehead as soon as November. The organization is now scouting Marblehead for available spaces and is looking to enlist the support of local organizations and town residents. "The Marblehead teen center, the actual name for which will be chosen by teens, is being modeled after other highly successful teen centers that are teen-managed and – importantly – dedicated, physically separate spaces teens can call and make their own," Williams said in a release. “We have worked for nearly six years to find what would be the most effective way to help …

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Peter Phillips

9:22 am on Friday, July 13, 2012

Sounds wonderful! But who knew? This should be more prominently advertised.   more ›