The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s Board of Trustees approved a loan of more than $7.9 million with an interest rate of 2% to finance improvements to Nahant’s sewer system. The funds are slated to be applied to two projects: upgrades to the Lowlands Pump Station and repairs to the gravity sewer collection system. The Lowlands […]
A former Lynnfield resident who was involved and convicted in the Varsity Blues college-admissions scandal had his lawyers appear in court earlier this week to recoup $1 million he had transferred to Rick Singer, the admissions consultant running the scheme, according to The Boston Globe. In September 2023, John B. Wilson, 64, was resentenced to […]
BOSTON — Of the 349 local governments represented at the 45th Annual Massachusetts Municipal Association Meeting and Trade Show on Friday morning, the City of Lynn was one of the three municipalities honored with the Kenneth E. Pickard Municipal Innovation Award. Before a standing-room-only crowd of roughly 350, MMA President and Lexington Select Board member […]
On the surface, Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary looks as if it may be a struggle between the soaring Donald Trump and the aspiring Nikki Haley, with Gov. Ron DeSantis staying in to try his luck after a second-place finish in Iowa. But that’s not what New Hampshire, or the campaign for the Republican nomination, may […]
The Swampscott School Committee was given an update on the current use of artificial-intelligence technology within the district at its latest meeting. Swampscott Public Schools Director of Technology, Digital Learning, and Innovation Lytania Mackey Knowles joined the committee virtually to lead a presentation that explained how AI is used and regulated, as she outlined various […]
To the editor: Please, please, please. I urge The Item to describe the new Fair Share Amendment surtax correctly as a tax on the PORTION of income above $1 million. For example, if an income is $2 million, then the 4% surtax is on the second $1 million. If an income is $1,000,400, then the […]
SAUGUS — The School Committee voted to raise the fees the district charges for the Kids Come First after-school program housed at both the Belmonte STEAM Academy and the Veterans Early Learning Center by $3 in order to boost revenue for the program, which had been operating at a deficit. The fee structure in place […]
A flock of bufflehead ducks flies over Peconic Bay at Veterans Beach in Mattituck. (photo credit: Daniel Franc) The phrase “flying south for winter” may conjure images of V-shaped flocks of geese heading toward Florida — or perhaps their human equivalents heading to the airport — but for many species of migrating geese and ducks, […]
Aerial view of the four parcels being offered for sale on Oregon Rd. (Photo courtesy Peconic Land Trust) Here are the headlines for January 18, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Peconic Land Trust sells land to local farmers ’Tis the season: weird duck season Sports roundup: Jan. 18, 2024 RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Two Eagle Scout projects, one […]
Aerial view of the four parcels being offered for sale on Oregon Rd. (Photo courtesy Peconic Land Trust) The Peconic Land Trust has kicked off the new year on a high note on Jan. 10, announcing its purchase of 151 acres of rich farmland within the Oregon Road farm belt in Cutchogue — and the […]
