Marblehead Board Of Health Blocked From Using Town Hall After Member Wore Hat

CBS Boston

Updated on: November 13, 2026

Abbot Hall is both a museum space and the location of some of the town offices for Marblehead, Massachusetts. Members of the Board of Health say they have been blocked from using the space for meetings due to a dress code violation.

In a statement to the Marblehead Current, Board of Health member Tom McMahon says town Select Board Chair Dan Fox reached out to the head of the Health Board with concerns regarding attire, including hat wearing.

McMahon can be seen in publicly recorded Health Board meetings wearing a hat. McMahon said if there was a formal policy, he would follow it, and that it was not his intent to show disrespect. Nonetheless, the board was banned from using the building for meetings.

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