Swampscott Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald presented the first draft of the town’s fiscal year 2025 budget to the Select Board at its latest meeting. The proposed $81,233,644 budget would represent a 2.9% increase from the FY24 budget. Its seven key funding areas are public education, general government, enterprise funds, public safety, public services, human services, […]

State Rep. Donald Wong, who was elected to the Republican State Committee earlier this week, says that he wants to focus on unifying the party.  Wong, who represents parts of Saugus, Lynn, and Wakefield in the state House of Representatives, ran unopposed in the race to become a state committeeman. He said that one of […]

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 Gary Collado Diaz, 22, of Webster Avenue in The Bronx, […]

The Nahant Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve the addition of one joint-ownership telephone pole on Ward Road after holding a public hearing at its latest meeting. “National Grid to install one JO pole on Ward Road beginning at a point approximately 246 feet south of the centerline of the intersection of Ward Road […]

One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a nomination challenge from one of his presidential appointees; the other faces continual calls to step away from the campaign. One of them sees a dystopian future; the other seems stuck in a romantic past. Ordinarily, presidential candidates on the precipice of […]

Carl P. Leubsdorf A top aide to onetime Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, Charles Ferris, died recently. Just days later, the man who surpassed Mansfield’s record leadership tenure, current Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, announced he was stepping down. The two seemingly unconnected events provide a reminder of the contrasting tenures of the Senate’s two longest […]

Some residents raised concerns regarding the shape and color of Southold Town’s 2024-2025 parking stickers. (Lee Meyer photo) The Southold Town Board recently addressed community comments about the design of its 2024-2025 beach parking stickers, which some felt resembled an historically controversial symbol. Via email, a resident informed Town Clerk Denis Noncarrow that users on […]

Kathleen McAteer-Sheehan of Mattituck passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. She was 85 years old. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, March 15 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, officiated by Father Michael Bartholomew.Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck is […]

Congressman George Santos, right, announced he is running for Congress again, but for NY’s 1’st Congressional District. Mr. Santos, seen here leaving federal court with his attorney Joe Murray in January, currently faces 23-felony charges for a laundry list of alleged crimes. (Credit Michael Malazszczyk) Former U.S. Congressman George Santos, who was expelled from the […]

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 Raul Barahona, 50, of Chatham Street, was arrested and charged […]