To the editor: I’d like to tell you that the overdose was not at 15 Johnson St. in Lynn on Thursday. The person who overdosed was on the sidewalk next to 15 Johnson St. I am a resident here and I saw the man sit, then fall, then pass out on the sidewalk. People were […]
Anita Chabria Super Tuesday is over and so is any hope that Donald Trump isn’t speeding toward the White House. With clear victories in the primaries, including in California, and a Supreme Court win that keeps him on the Colorado ballot, any belief that Trump doesn’t have a good chance of moving back into the […]
default Here are the headlines for March 11, 2024. SUFFOLK TIMES Greenport grapples with affordable housing dilemma Greenport Skate Park renovation plans revealed RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Townhouse development proposed at site of deadly fire SWR sophomore Isabelle Scherl clinches poetry reading regional SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Soloviev Group to retain properties: Plans are to upgrade, not sell […]
“It was never about the money,” his son Preston told me. “It was always about doing the best job possible.” We were talking about a carpentry detail in the elegant bar and wine cellar Preston’s father, Vince Jolliver, had made for an Orient client — things not everyone notices. Vince was like the Renaissance artist […]
SAUGUS — Breakheart Reservation has held an annual program teaching about the history and production of maple syrup since 1988. This year, though, workers at the park started tapping for sap to produce syrup earlier than they ever have before. Tapping maple trees requires 32-degree nights and 40-degree days to allow for the sap to […]
Swampscott resident Danielle Leonard has announced that she is running for Select Board. Leonard made the official announcement last week. Incumbent member Peter Spellios will not be running for reelection. “I am honored to submit my candidacy for the Swampscott Select Board,” Leonard said in a press release. “I love the town of Swampscott, with […]
New affordable housing is available in Greenport. (Credit: Chris Francescani/Sunset Beach Films) GREENPORT There’s room for affordable housing I was reading the Feb. 29 Suffolk Times and between the paper’s “Opinion” column and the “Letters” columns, affordable housing and overdevelopment were mentioned often. In my travels around the North Fork, I have seen many opportunities […]
Last week’s Greenport Village Board work session on the issue of affordable housing in the small municipality saw members engage in a critical and much-needed discussion about a very real problem that many across the North Fork feel can’t be solved in any meaningful, large-scale way. Village trustees tossed around ideas, made important points and […]
On Feb. 27, the owner of a Greenport business contacted police to report a fraudulent check. The owner told police that someone had been able to get into his M&T Bank business checking account and cash an unauthorized check for $51,000. The owner said he filed a dispute with the bank. An investigation is continuing. […]
Leslie-ann (Totty) Barnard (neé Edwards), 79, died peacefully at home with family on Jan. 10, 2024. Totty is survived by her children: Damian Sullivan (Kimberly Kane), Nicole Sullivan (Shane Leavy), Michele Sullivan (Jen Greene), Alexandra Sullivan (Daniel Merges) from her marriage to the late Desmond P. Sullivan; and from her marriage to the late […]
