Swampscott Police are warning residents about stolen mail— particularly checks— from mailboxes. The region-wide issue was brought to light when resident Sally Clapp revealed that she had a check stolen from a U.S. Postal Service collection box outside the Swampscott Post Office. “We just had a check stolen from the mailbox in front, altered and […]
The Saugus Department of Planning and Economic Development might be restructured to attract more qualified and experienced candidates, Town Manager Scott Crabtree said. Crabtree, speaking during a discussion of the fiscal year 2025 operating budget at a recent meeting of the Board of Selectmen, said that the town has had difficulty finding a second person […]
An aerial view of the Greenport waterfront. (Credit: David Benthal) As I stood on the side of Main Road and gazed towards what was once nearly 7 acres of grasses, trees and wildlife, I was struck by how quickly the bulldozers had done their work scraping the land of all life. All of this work […]
Veronica Stelzer, a teacher at Oysterponds Elementary School, voices her opinion on the state of affordable housing in Southold last September. (Nicholas Grasso photo) SOUTHOLD Thank you for writing this editorial I wanted to commend you for your excellent opinion article in the latest Suffolk Times (“Maybe the sky is falling — so now what?”). […]
Across the North Fork, as development projects are proposed and debated, the nearly universal response from most residents is an immediate, “No, that is not a good use of our open space and, if built, it will destroy our community character.” Riverhead and Southold share the North Fork and the beauty and natural splendor that […]
After winning the Suffolk County crown on Friday, the Tuckers will face Carle Place for the Long Island title on Tuesday in Patchogue. (Robert O’Rourk photo.) When teams lose in championship games, tears will be shed. It’s understandable. On Friday night, some Mattituck Tuckers had tears in their eyes, but it was for another reason. […]
Southold police were called to a Greenport bar Feb. 19 to investigate a trespassing report against Carlos Hernandez, 30, of Orient, who had earlier been served with a notice of trespass for that location, according to police. He was arrested for trespassing and transported to headquarters for arraignment. • On Feb. 20, a Mattituck man […]
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LYNN — No. 10 St. Mary’s – coming off its Division 3 Championship appearance against Archbishop Williams last winter – met its match in Friday night’s Round of 32 against No. 23 Dover-Sherborn. The host Spartans fell in a 47-46 nail-biter that came down to the final shot. JJ Martinez came to play with 26 […]
LYNN — It’s been said all season long about this Lynn Tech boys basketball team – it never quits. But in Friday night’s Division 4 showdown between the No. 8 Tigers and No. 25 Northbridge, Tech’s 55-50 win didn’t, necessarily, go as planned. The Tigers trailed by eight (18-10) after the first quarter and 19 […]
