Press Releases
John L. Savona – The Suffolk Times

John L. Savona of Cutchogue passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. He was 87. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at 11 a.m. […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Lynnfield Police and A Healthy Lynnfield launch new program

A Healthy Lynnfield and the Lynnfield Police Department launched the Lynnfield Police Assisted Community Outreach Team, a program aimed at assisting residents in obtaining support for their behavioral health requirements, earlier this month. According to a press release, Lynnfield police officers undergo training in crisis intervention and mental health first aid for the program, equipping […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Art for beauty’s sake – Itemlive

Traci Dastou runs Beauty and Ink, the first body art training facility in the state. Traci Dastou had 20 years’ experience in body art and esthetics when she decided it was time to share her knowledge and train others. The result was Beauty and Ink Studios, which opened in Lynn in 2018 as the first […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Regina Irene Martin – The Suffolk Times

Regina Irene Martin, 79, passed away peacefully at San Simeon By The Sound on Dec. 19, 2023. She was born on Governors Island, New York City in 1944. Following her adolescence as an ‘Army Brat’, she moved with her parents and brother to Cutchogue in 1958. She graduated from Southold High School and married Matthew […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Patriots must finally think differently (PIERCE)

The offseason can’t come soon enough, so Patriots fans can put the 2023 season out of its misery.    While head coaching is at the forefront of many uncertainties, another looming decision is even more crucial to the franchise’s long-term future success.   Bear with me.   I feel pretty confident in saying that the […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Year-end grade for the 118th Congress: barely passing

Jonathan Bernstein   Let’s start with the good news about the first session of the 118th Congress. Lawmakers successfully avoided — or postponed — any major self-inflicted disasters. The debt limit was extended on time, averting a potential default. Temporary spending bills were passed before the deadline, twice, pushing any possible federal government shutdown until […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Town Meeting member Long to rejoin Planning Board

A familiar face is set to join the Saugus Planning Board, bringing its membership up to five members for the first time in more than a year. Bob Long, a Town Meeting member representing Precinct 4 who served a five-year stint as the board’s chair from 1981 to 1986, was appointed to fill a vacant […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Shribman: The ghosts of essays unwritten

David M. Shribman   The year slouches to an end, no one mourning its passing, none among us hesitating to turn the calendar page. What lies ahead is more misery in the Middle East, a dispiriting presidential campaign between two old men the country would rather not see compete again, and more debate about what […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Daily Update: Year in Review 2023 — first-ever North Fork Pride parade held in Greenport

(Credit: Julia Vasile-Cozzo) Here are the headlines for December 29, 2023. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Year in Review 2023: First-ever North Fork Pride parade held Year in Review 2023: Mattituck Marketplace rumors finally settled RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Year in Review 2023: Golden boot of Alexis Ré SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER 2023 Year In Review: Shelter Island School Superintendent […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023
Year in Review 2023: Mattituck Marketplace rumors finally settled

Mattituck Marketplace (Melissa Azofeifa photo) In September, tips began rolling in that Mattituck Marketplace was being sold. The Suffolk Times reached out several times to both the supermarket owner and the owner of the shopping center to get the scoop. “After weeks of speculation, Mattituck Marketplace sold ”broke online at the end of that month. […]

Updated: Dec 29, 2023