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Signs of the times gone by

Marblehead Historical Commission’s Sign Museum is making progress Spenser Hasak January 26, 2024 by Spenser Hasak As an artist, I’m a sucker for vintage signs and advertising. There’s something about the way old signs used to look, how they were displayed, the effort that went into making them, and the way they weathered over the […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
Daily Update: Hochul’s budget bid slashes aid to local schools

Mattituck High School.(File photo) Here are the headlines for January 26, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Hochul’s budget bid slashes aid to local schools ELIH Auxiliary again breaks fundraising record for hospital RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Flanders Big Duck sign damaged, then fixed Riverhead awarded $5M for drinking water upgrades SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Major work planned at Shelter Island’s […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
Hochul’s budget bid slashes aid to local schools

Mattituck High School.(File photo) Cuts to state aid projections for the 2024-25 school year have galvanized North Fork school districts to fight for their funds. Last Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul released her preliminary budget for the 2025 fiscal year, including the Education Department’s school aid runs. The budget allocates $35.3 billion for the state’s approximately […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
ELIH Auxiliary again breaks fundraising record for hospital

Adeline Laveglia, Helene V. Fall, Margaret Brown, Anne McElroy, Susi Young, and Paul J. Connor III (Chief Administrative Officer SBELIH). (Credit:Nicole B. Brewer, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital) When the Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary broke records with its 2022 donation to Greenport’s Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, its president, Helene Fall, immediately […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
ROUNDUP: Shea’s hot hand torches Winthrop at home

Saugus’ boys basketball team upped its record to 4-9 on the season after conquering the Winthrop Vikings at home, 64-59, Thursday night.  Danny Shea was the star of the show with 29 points – one of two Sachems in double figures. Shea has been on a tear lately, sporting 18 points against Swampscott, 11 against […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
FUN FACTS: The Best – Jim Rabbitt

Jim is head baseball and football coach at KIPP Academy in Lynn.  Player: Tom Brady Team: 2004 Boston Red Sox Coach: Serge Clivio (29 years at Arlington Catholic) Play: Adam Vinatieri’s snowball kick against Oakland Rivalry: Red Sox-Yankees in the 2000s Uniform: “Give me a minute” before choosing the original jerseys in “The Mighty Ducks” […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
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Updated: Jan 26, 2024
Swampscott approves $32.6 million school budget

SWAMPSCOTT — The School Committee voted 3-2 in favor of the proposed district budget of $32,600,554 for fiscal year 2025 at their meeting Thursday night. Committee Vice Chair John Giantis and member Glenn Paster voted against the motion, while member Amy O’Connor broke the deadlock by voting in favor “begrudgingly,” as she wished it was […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
Are the B’s winning games for nothing?

Man, this team is under pressure. Like the David Bowie song turned up to 11. It was loud and clear earlier this month – all because of a trip out West in which the B’s dropped three straight. Not 15 straight, not eight straight, but three straight. Who cares? And this year’s Bruins – a […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024
Lady Rams win some revenge against English

LYNN — As they say in sports, it’s hard to beat the same team twice. That proved to be the case Thursday night when Lynn Classical’s girls basketball team avenged its early-season loss to Lynn English, 53-44.  This one had everything you’d want in a rivalry: players stepping up, big shots made, tight pressure, and […]

Updated: Jan 26, 2024