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Daily Update: Gov. Hochul nixes Grieving Families Act for second time

The scene of the Cutchogue limo crash on the one-year anniversary in July 2016. (Credit: Krysten Massa/file) Here are the headlines for January 12, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Gov. Hochul nixes Grieving Families Act for second time RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Wildcats take league title with win over Mt. Sinai SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Birds of a feather […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Gov. Hochul nixes Grieving Families Act for second time

The scene of the Cutchogue limo crash on the one-year anniversary in July 2016. (Credit: Krysten Massa/file) Gov. Kathy Hochul ended 2023 by vetoing the Grieving Families Act for a second time, which ignited frustration among area families who have lost a loved one in a wrongful death incident and have advocated for years for […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Marblehead basketball steals one at Swampscott High

A Thursday night basketball game between archrivals that went down to the final seconds – it doesn’t get much better than that. The visiting Marblehead Magicians squeaked by with a 66-63 win against host Swampscott in a thriller. Yes, a thriller – just ask Marblehead coach Mike Giardi. “[It was] a great game between rivals […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
ROUNDUP: Classical basketball teams squeak by with single-digit wins

In a “tough game on the road,” according to boys basketball coach Marvin Avery Sr., his Lynn Classical Rams got the job done in Revere, 43-41, Thursday night. Point guard Marvin Avery Jr. led the charge with 20 points for Classical (4-3), which returns to action Monday against Swampscott. For the Lady Rams, they escaped […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Saugus reviewing $34.3 million school budget

SAUGUS — Superintendent of Schools Michael Hashem unveiled a $34.3 million fiscal year 2025 budget on Thursday, an increase of $2.7 million from the school department’s FY24 budget that he said was partly driven by more than $1 million worth of fixed-cost increases. Hashem told the School Committee that the district is seeing a $1.4 […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Eugene Francis Maiorana – The Suffolk Times

Eugene Francis Maiorana, age 83, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Jan. 9, 2024 after a long illness. Eugene, who was better known as Coach Geno, was born to Eugene and Edna Maiorana on Jan. 25, 1940 in New York City. Coach Geno met the love of his life, Kathy, while teaching on […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
BARRETT: In Bill we trusted

Like a Gronk spike off the Gillette Stadium turf, this one hurt. How could it not? I hail from North Attleboro (just a 15-minute zip to Foxborough, without gameday traffic), so Bill Belichick has meant the world to me. And then some. He’s who I think of when I hear the word ‘coach.’ He and […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Youth and Adolescence Task Force gives the kids a say in Lynn

LYNN — Six local youths participated in a new municipal board this week at the Youth and Adolescence Task Force’s inaugural meeting. The task force, which Councilor-at-Large Nicole McClain said she started planning when she first took office in April, will allow young people the opportunity to directly participate in drafting policies that concern their […]

Updated: Jan 12, 2024
Police Log 01/12/24 – Itemlive

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 Larceny/Forgery/Fraud A report of larceny/forgery/fraud at 9:37 a.m. Wednesday on Green […]

Updated: Jan 11, 2024
Essex Sheriff graduates largest class of new correctional officers in seven years

HAVERHILL — Essex County Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger swore in 32 new correctional officers and promoted 10 employees at a Basic Training Academy graduation at Northern Essex Community College on Wednesday, Jan. 10.  The new officers recently completed a 12-week academy that included training in department protocols and procedures, as well as training in de-escalation, […]

Updated: Jan 11, 2024