SAUGUS — The Board of Selectmen Tuesday voted to approve a $133 million operating budget for fiscal year 2025 recommended by Town Manager Scott Crabtree, moving the document to the Finance Committee for review. The $133 million figure includes a $15 million allocation for the water and sewer enterprise funds, meaning the total estimated spending […]
From left, Dan Heston of the Peconic Land Trust, Priscilla Howard and her husband Leslie Howard in the 1747 historic Case home in Southold. (photo credit: Steve Wick) For Leslie Howard, whose family has a very long history as farmers on the North Fork, moving with his wife, Priscilla, to an 18th-century Southold farm is […]
Greenport branch of the Long Island Rail Road (photo credit: Nicholas Grasso) Trains running on the eastern end of the Long Island Railroad’s Ronkonkoma branch between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays will be temporarily replaced with buses starting March 4. Commuters who normally board eastbound or westbound trains at the Medford, Yaphank, […]
NAHANT— The School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a district budget of $4,742,332 for Fiscal Year 2025. Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi led a presentation that explained to the committee the budget’s details, most notably a total increase of $190,157 compared to FY24. The budget is divided into three portions; Johnson School, district […]
THE SUFFOLK TIMES New farmers living and working preserved Southold land Buses to fill in for trains east of Ronkonkoma RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Charter school controversy dominates Town Board meeting Wildcats freshman Mangano wins state wrestling SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER New hope for Shelter Island Skate Park: Supporters pledge to raise funds NORTHFORKER Feed your read: Check […]
The city’s Disability Commission has received a state grant geared toward improving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The $34,260 grant will be used to improve access at four public buildings: City Hall, Lynn Public Library, Senior Center, and DPW headquarters, according to Christopher Gaeta, chair of the Disability Commission. The funding will be […]
Mark Gongloff and Liam Denning A second Donald Trump presidency would be a nightmare for Earth’s climate (among other things). But in the same way your immune system builds up defenses after exposure to a virus, efforts to fight global warming are stronger now than the first time Trump attacked them. But he could still […]
Patrick B. Calnan 1929 – 2024 When Patrick B. “Pat” Calnan was a young man, he delivered ice to clients who had ice chests in their homes — in a horse-drawn truck. “That’s right,” said lifelong friend Jean Curley, who served with Calnan on the Lynn Zoning Board of Appeals. “He once took me down […]
Even now, 68 years later, Arthur Pavlo cries at the memory of his older sister’s death in a horrific trainwreck near the Swampscott railroad station. The wreck occurred Feb. 28, 1956, and claimed the lives of 14 people and injured nearly 300 others. One of the persons killed was19 year-old Pauline Pavlo, a passenger who […]
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. MARBLEHEAD Disturbance A report of a disturbance at 11:26 p.m. Monday on […]
