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Lynn gets $100,000 to tackle criminal activity

The Essex County District Attorney’s Office has received a $100,000 Safe Neighborhood Initiative Grant that will be used to tackle criminal activity related to gang violence, illegal guns, and drug use and distribution in Lynn.  The grant money will be split between the Lynn Police Department and community programs, District Attorney Paul Tucker said. The […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Daily Update: Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials

Current Southold police headquarters. (Melissa Azofeifa photo) Here are the headlines for February 1, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024 RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW SWR clinches playoffs, but loses chance at league title Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024 SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Gimme Shelter: […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials

James Gaffga of Southold plead guilty today to possession of child pornography. A Southold man who owned a hard drive containing images and videos of children — some as young as 18 months old — being sexually abused plead guilty today to all 50 counts of possession of child pornography. James Gaffga, 36, has been […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024

Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m.: The Emergence of a True North Fork Cuisine with chef John Ross at Southold Town Recreation Center. (Courtesy photo) Fundraisers Thursday, Feb. 8, 6-7:30 p.m.: Empty Bowls 2024 at the Riverhead High School cafeteria, 700 Harrison Ave., Riverhead. Purchase a bowl donated by high school ceramics students and receive a ticket for […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a US Supreme Court order. That’s frightening

Erwin Chemerinsky Texas’ continuing dispute with the federal government over immigration enforcement goes to the very heart of our constitutional system. Gov. Greg Abbott, and those who are cheering him on, are challenging not only federal authority but also the power of the Supreme Court and ultimately the supremacy of the Constitution itself. The dispute […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
LTE: We should compare Biden and Trump fairly

To the editor: This is regarding the letter to the editor in the paper last week, “Are you better off now than four years ago?” I am independent, so I usually do not take sides at such an early stage of the political game, but that article was obviously written by a so-called Trumper. That […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
LTE: The Trump administration did not deliver four years of peace and prosperity

To the editor: In Laura Tamagno’s letter to the editor on Jan. 25, she says “the Trump Administration delivered… four years of peace and prosperity.”  Her claim: Unemployment among minorities, including women, was at or near record low under Trump. According to The Washington Post on April 7, 2023: During the Biden presidency, “the Black […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
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Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Power grid issue sparks WIN noise incident

An incident on the ISO New England power grid Wednesday afternoon triggered a brief noise incident at the WIN Waste Innovations facility in Saugus when its steam turbine was unexpectedly taken off the grid, the company said in a statement. Reports of a noise incident at the plant began circulating on social media around 4:30 […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Squirts show why they’re the team to beat

For the Peabody Youth Hockey Squirt 1 team, losing is simply not an option.  The team, which has not lost since September, recently won the Challenge Cup Championship tournament at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, posting a perfect 5-0 record.  In pool play, Squirt 1 defeated the Wolfpack Hockey Club of New Jersey […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024