SAUGUS — The town’s health department is urging businesses to invest in surveillance after a spate of illegal dumping activity. Director of Public Health John Fralick told the Board of Health Monday night that the department has seen a number of illegal dumping activities across town, and increased surveillance could allow for “active tracking” as […]
Amir Sommer As the child of a Palestinian father and an Israeli mother, all I want to say these days is: Stop, you are killing me twice. In the last three months, the most notorious conflict of our time has reached new levels of insanity. We are witnessing wholesale violations of international laws in […]
Longtime Greenport resident Nancy Jean Libbey died Jan. 2, 2024, at San Simeon by the Sound. She was 82. Born Sept. 4, 1941, in Medford, Mass., Ms. Libbey was raised by her parents, Henry and Elizabeth (McArthur) Libbey, in the Bronx on City Island. She worked as a waitress at Coronet Diner and Rhumb Line […]
Cynthia Ann Smith, longtime resident of Greenport, died Jan. 4, 2024. She was 69. Born May 3, 1954 in Boston, Mass. she was the daughter of Charles and Margaret (O’Leary) MacDonald. Ms. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree and retired from working at the Family Service League. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church […]
LYNN — Massachusetts Water Resources Authority crews gathered on Lewis Street to flush the water systems early Tuesday morning after a water-main break sent an approximately 30-foot geyser-like stream into the air, flooding the street. The powerful stream, which occurred at approximately 6 a.m. near the intersection of Lewis Street at Wardwell Avenue, prompted police […]
Peconic Community School students cutting the ribbon and officially opening the doors to the private school’s new home in Cutchogue on Saturday morning. (Credit: Melissa Azofeifa.) Here are the headlines for January 9, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Peconic Community School officially opens in Cutchogue RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW CAT sues Riverhead over EPCAL contract SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER […]
Three adult family members were found dead at a single family home in Nahant Monday night that officials said had elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Nahant Police and firefighters responded to a home on Cottage Street to conduct a well-being check Monday night. At approximately 10:50 p.m., first responders remained at the “very active scene,” […]
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The Big Blue of Swampscott beat Northeast Metro on Monday night to move them to 5-2 on the season. Three Swampscott players reached double figures as Connor Chiarello (16 points), Nakeylan Davis (14), and Gabe Tripp (12) led the way. Liam Wales (8 points) and Adam Spiracio (7 points and 12 rebounds) contributed to the […]
As it prepares to apply for Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness 2.0 funding through the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Swampscott’s Climate Action Plan Committee met Monday night to discuss its coastal resiliency priorities. In a roughly one-hour-long discussion, the committee discussed flood prevention infrastructure at the Swampscott Fish House and seawall repair along […]
