Volunteers carry the new osprey nest platform, funded by resident Richard Rivera. (Daniel Franc photo) About thirty community volunteers gathered on Breakwater Beach in Mattituck, Saturday, March 16 for an event celebrating the spring return of the osprey — a fish-eating raptor that breeds on Long Island. The afternoon included a beach cleanup, pebble and […]

Volunteers carry the new osprey nest platform, funded by resident Richard Rivera. (Daniel Franc photo) Here are the headlines for March 21, 2024. SUFFOLK TIMES Volunteers prep Mattituck beach for osprey season Southold weighs hotel moratorium for now RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Hopes high for Blue Waves softball season Riverhead mock trial team goes deep in playoffs […]

SWAMPSCOTT— The Select Board announced it has elected to release the town’s full response related to a discrimination complaint lobbied against Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald at its meeting Wednesday night. Police Officer Briana Sanchez filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Commonwealth’s primary discrimination-enforcement agency, in March of 2023. She alleged that […]

LYNNFIELD– The two candidates for the Select Board seat listened to teachers and paraprofessionals Wednesday night and shared their visions about the future of the public schools. The forum was hosted by the Lynnfield Teachers’ Association. “Given what I was hearing, especially last year, and what I’ve seen unfold over the past two years, only […]

LYNN — Painter Bob Ross once said, “talent is a pursued interest. Anything you’re willing to practice, you can do.” Students from all 27 of Lynn Public Schools have been practicing their art all school year, and now, their talent is displayed for all to see at the All-City Art Exhibit. Wednesday night saw families […]

LYNN — If you see a pile of rubbish on a street corner, or something equally as unattractive, you can now give your phone a couple of clicks and start the process of fixing the problem. The application is called SeeClickFix, and it’s an online system used to alert the correct city officials of a […]

Monday kicked off the start of another spring sports season, and this time, Swampscott’s varsity softball team is under new leadership in Brittany Coppinger, who replaced former head coach Gary Moran earlier this year.  Coppinger was head coach of the junior varsity program before becoming an assistant varsity coach last season. “I lucked out in […]

LYNNFIELD — Former Lynnfield High softball standout Hayley O’Brien is running her first marathon this year, and it’s a big one – the 128th Boston Marathon held on April 15. O’Brien is mixing her passion for fitness and health with her love of nursing, and will be  running for the Boston Medical Center team. She’s […]

SAUGUS — The Saugus Housing Authority Board of Directors Wednesday discussed changes the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is making to streamline capital projects. According to a notice from the office, the value of $10,000 capital projects, the previous threshold at which local housing authorities were allowed to manage them, has been “greatly […]

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 Charlie Alejandro, 57, was arrested on warrant charges of resisting […]