Press Releases
KIPP overcomes slow start to defeat Bishop Fenwick

LYNN — The KIPP boys basketball team hosted Bishop Fenwick on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Panthers coming out with a 57-45 win over the Crusaders.  Despite winning by double digits, KIPP had a tough start to the game only scoring six first-quarter points. However, Fenwick couldn’t capitalize on KIPP’s slow start and […]

Updated: Jan 16, 2024
Big third period pushes PLNR girls hockey past Medford/Malden

LYNNFIELD —  Make no mistake about it; sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. Little as in diminutive Medford/Malden 8th grade goaltender Erin Alves. Saturday against Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading at McVann O’Keefe Skating Rink, Alves was peppered with more than 70 shots according to PLNR head coach Michelle Roach. Roach said PLNR fired […]

Updated: Jan 16, 2024
MLK breakfast speakers: Still much to be done

LYNN — On Monday at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast, the city’s Black leaders said that much has been accomplished since April 4, 1968, the day Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., but those same leaders said there is still much to be done. The theme of the breakfast, held at […]

Updated: Jan 16, 2024
Police Log 01/16/24 – Itemlive

All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Damon Brulport, 19, of Eutaw Avenue, was arrested and charged […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
Swampscott and Lynn deal with more CSO overflow

Recent heavy rainfall has resulted in more than 20 million gallons of combined sewer overflow at oceanside locations in both Swampscott and Lynn. The sewage overflow, caused by stormwater flooding the city’s combined water and sewer pipe system, pumped millions of gallons of raw or partially treated sewage into the ocean shores. CSO location 5 […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
Lynnfield Select Board and Town Administration set goals for 2024-25

The Select Board and Town Administration shared its goals and objectives for the upcoming year with The Daily Item, focusing on various projects and initiatives. The town plans to complete the tennis and basketball project at Lynnfield High School (LHS), with a specific emphasis on finishing the basketball courts. The project also includes the replacement of […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
John Thomas King – The Suffolk Times

John Thomas King of Southold, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. He was 80. The family will receive friends Friday, Jan. 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral home in Southold; American Legion Post 803 will conduct Funeral Honors at 4 p.m. The liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 20 at […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment

John D. Skrentny   Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on much these days. But despite the gridlock in Congress, both political parties have for years supported spending billions on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Their goals include reducing perceived shortages of STEM workers, boosting American innovation and competitiveness, and diversifying this […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
Given Trump’s history, judges and election officials are right to intervene

Lynn Schmidt   Round and round it goes; where it stops nobody knows. As our democracy is circling the drain, so go the rationales and excuses for not stopping former President Donald Trump from holding the highest office again. Americans should welcome the courts stepping in an attempt to stop the chaotic doom loop. Just […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024
Daily Update: Mattituck girls team fends off Porters late surge

Rhiana Lutz dribbles through Porter defense. (photo credit: Robert O’Rourk) Here are the headlines for January 15, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Mattituck girls team fends off Porters late surge RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Holocaust survivor shares her story of horror and hope at Riverhead Middle School SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER What is that? Jan. 15, 2024 NORTHFORKER Meet […]

Updated: Jan 15, 2024