Nahant released a public health announcement after receiving reports of dead birds found in the vicinity of Short Beach. The release advises residents not to touch the birds as well as to keep pets leashed and away from them. A dead bird on the shore of Short Beach in Nahant. A dead bird on the […]

SWAMPSCOTT— Residents voted against the allocation of $103,870 in free cash funds for the installation of four pickleball courts at Philips Park at a Special Town Meeting. The motion failed with a vote of 88 in favor and 96 opposed. At a Special Town Meeting in 2023, the article passed with a simple majority. However, […]

Voting will take place at schools across the North Fork later this spring. (Credit: Melissa Azofeifa) Southold Town school districts are busy preparing for the 2024-2025 school year with budget season well underway. The numbers below are all subject to change until the respective boards of education adopt the final proposals next month. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE Proposed […]

Martin Schram The Kid was back (but we didn’t know it yet). The President of the United States was channeling his inner Scranton Joe (but we hadn’t seen it yet). “Mister Speaker, the President of the United States!” The introduction by the House Sergeant-at-Arms was still echoing as a smiling, eyes-gleaming Joe Biden began that […]

Jim Walsh When I heard that State Rep. Pete Capano would not be running for reelection, I was shocked. He seemed to enjoy his job and, while he was hardworking, he seemed to carry the work he was doing easily. But, his announcement also reminded me why I shall always remember the 2018 race that […]

Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt recently announced that the city has received $20 million in state and federal funds to rebuild the Central Street corridor. In a Facebook announcement, Bettencourt said that there are plans for new road surfaces, sidewalks, curbs, crosswalks, traffic signals, and modern design amenities. The repairs will begin at Central Street’s intersection […]

The Lynnfield/North Reading wrestling team wrapped up the 2023-2024 season with its annual awards banquet at Hopothecary Ales Brewery and Kitchen in North Reading last week. Now in its 19th year as a co-op, the season was a remarkable one with both individual and team improvements in all statistical categories including dual-meet wins and tournament […]

You know what I’ve been thinking? Perhaps the story of the week was Marblehead’s boys hockey team reaching the Division 3 state championship after an 0-6 start. As for how that happened, the goalie position was a big piece of the puzzle. With the lights shining their brightest, Leo Burdge was a man-on-a-mission this past […]

Louise Harrison testified before the Federal Lands Subcommittee last Thursday. (Courtesy photo). Louise Harrison, the natural area manager for New York- and Connecticut-based nonprofit Save the Sound, testified last Thursday before a congressional subcommittee in the nation’s capital about the proposed designation of Plum Island as a national monument. On March 15, 2023, New York’s 1st […]

George Heman Van Schaick II, age 82, born and raised in Malone, N.Y., and longtime resident of Southold, passed away on Feb. 22, 2024. At 18 years of age, George joined the U.S. Air Force, serving in Aviano, Italy, and Merignac, France. After leaving the Air Force, George worked for Grumman Aerospace for over 32 […]