Press Releases
Expanding the child tax credit makes economic sense

Karl W. Smith   While U.S. lawmakers have a tentative agreement to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Jan. 20, congressional leaders are reported to be close to a separate deal that would restore President Joe Biden’s 2021 expansion of the child tax credit in exchange for bringing back a pair of deductions for business […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Cities have long been a target of anger from the disaffected. History tells us to beware

Peter Schwartz   Cities are hubs for growth and innovation, but stereotypes of urban decay and depravity have long been red meat for Republicans. Right-wing populism in the United States is rooted in the antagonism of rural voters to cities, which they almost uniformly view as liberal havens for unhoused people, criminals, and deviants. In […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
LTE: Lack of sanding in Lynn is all about funding

To the editor: There’s been many recent complaints regarding the lack of road sanding in Lynn, criticizing the DPW or the mayor. That is not the problem, it’s all about funding. In years past I do believe there were many more trucks sanding our roads. I recall at one time the city had about 10 […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Dorothy Nintzel – The Suffolk Times

Dorothy Nintzel, known as Dos or Dossie, passed away Jan. 13, 2024, in her home in Whispering Pines surrounded by her children and daughter-in-law. Born in Brooklyn, she moved to Freeport, Long Island when she was 5 years old with her parents and two sisters. It was here that she discovered her first love, the […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Atomic Coffee providing ‘Loud Pow’ for local nonprofit

Atomic Coffee Roasters is giving back to the community this winter with its “Loud Pow” blend, donating $2 for each bag of beans sold to Elevate Youth, a local nonprofit that seeks to empower youth to explore the outdoors. The blend’s name stems from what the Peabody-based coffee company described as a joke among East […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Swampscott water main break swiftly repaired

SWAMPSCOTT — The Department of Public Works was called into action Thursday morning after a water main break on Robin Lane. Department of Public Works Director Gino Cresta received a call from the Swampscott Fire Department at approximately 8 a.m., alerting him of the situation. “I drove over there with my water foremen, and sure […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Real Estate Transfers: January 18, 2024

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Nov. 17, 2023. AQUEBOGUE (11931) • Bayland 206 LLC to Daniel Lysogorski, 206 Edgar Avenue (600-85-3-79.001) (V) $280,000  BAITING HOLLOW (11933) • Estate of Cindy Bastein to Kevin & Regina Kapela, 37 Fox Hill Drive (600-11.02-1-181) (R) $600,000  CALVERTON (11933) • Estate of […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Daily Update: Town Board urges IDA to deny tax breaks for The Enclaves

Renderings showing the main building of The Enclaves from three different angles. (Source: Southold Town records) Here are the headlines for January 18, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Town Board urges IDA to deny tax breaks for The Enclaves North Fork Polar Bears ‘Splash for CAST’ plunge returns Jan. 28 Community calendar: Jan. 18, 2024 Real […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
Community calendar: Jan. 18, 2024

Entertainment Saturday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.: Comedy Night at CAST, 53930 Main Road, Southold. Featuring headliner Erin Jackson, feature act Chris Roach and emcee Bridget Kavanagh. Produced by North Fork Comedy. Beer and wine reception at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets $75. Information: castnorthfork.org. Fundraisers Thursday, Jan. 25, 7-10 p.m.: A Night […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024
North Fork Polar Bears ‘Splash for CAST’ plunge returns Jan. 28

Images from North Fork Polar Bears inaugural 2023 annual Splash for Cast event at Truman’s Beach in East Marion. (Credit: Courtesy photo) North Forkers are preparing once again to bravely plunge into icy cold waters to help neighbors in need.  The North Fork Polar Bears, a winter swimming group with more than 130 members, will […]

Updated: Jan 18, 2024