To the editor: 47 years ago, the people of Essex County gave me the honor and privilege of electing me to serve them as register of deeds. I often think that this would never have happened if not for the people of Ward 6 in the City of Lynn, who in 1971, took a chance […]
On the first day of 2024, 250 people are expected to plunge into ice-cold waters at Nahant’s Short Beach at 12 p.m. to raise money for the family of Melissa Bagley, the 44-year-old mother from Lynn who drowned in August while trying to rescue her 10-year-old son. Now in its ninth year, the Capano and […]
Youssef Jajili In 2009, I covered the Gaza war known as Operation Cast Lead. International journalists, including myself, assembled in tents at El Arish crossing, on the Egyptian-Palestinian border, hoping to directly cover the news in the Gaza Strip. This was before social media empowered Gazans to broadcast live from their phones to ours. […]
After more than 50 years of public service, Southern Essex Register of Deeds John O’Brien is stepping down effective Dec. 31. In a letter to The Item, O’Brien said he is retiring before his term expires due to health issues. “I had hoped to be able to finish my term, which expires in January of […]
North Shore Community College is getting a financial boost to help prepare area high school students for college. Last week, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced that it would award NSCC $40,000 for Fiscal Year 2024 for the school’s Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) grant program. “Early college programming is proven to be a strong motivator […]
The Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed 60 new businesses in a 24-hour period. The chamber held two information sessions with some of its most well-known members, encouraging them to spread the word to their business peers who were not yet involved. “They were given a 40-minute overview of really what the chamber’s role in […]
Greenport’s Taiquan Brumsey skies to hoop at the Coliseum Saturday. (Robert O’Rourk photo) As the Greenport boys basketball team bus journeyed down the Main Road and then on the Long Island Expressway, there was a sense of excitement and anticipation among the players. After all, it is not every day, a high school team gets […]
Francesca Santacroce races past a defender at the Coliseum Saturday. (Robert O’Rourk photo) It will go down in the books as a loss. But more important, the game likely will go down in the memories of the Greenport/Southold girls basketball team, a highlight of its season. The Porters had the opportunity of performing at the […]
Here are the headlines for December 26, 2023. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Year in Review 2023: Greenport carjacking leads to a daring rescue Year in Review 2023: Narcan stations combat overdose deaths RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Year in Review 2023: Drama in Riverhead School District Year in Review 2023: New leaders and new Town Hall digs SHELTER ISLAND […]
A Narcan rescue station hangs in Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.’s Peconic location (Credit: Nicholas Grasso). Thanks to a collaboration between Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospi- tal and the not-for-profit organization Community Action for Social Justice, roughly 20 locations in Southold now house Narcan rescue stations, including Town Hall, the Human Resources Center in Mattituck […]
