History will be made Tuesday night when Obed Matul is sworn in as Lynn’s first Latino city councilor. The November elections created the most diverse City Council in history, as five of 11 councilors will be people of color, with Matul, who will represent Ward 2, joining incoming Ward 4 Councilor Natasha Megie-Maddrey, Councilors-at-Large Hong […]
In fiscal year 2024, Lynnfield is set to get an extra $217,213 in funding as the state allocates $100 million in grants to support transportation infrastructure in cities and towns, state Rep. Bradley H. Jones Jr. and state Sen. Brendan Crighton announced Wednesday morning. According to Jones’ office, this additional funding comes on top of […]
Three local restaurants have already volunteered for a developing initiative aimed at making Swampscott easier to navigate for seniors and people living with dementia. Earlier this month, the Swampscott Council on Aging received roughly $7,000 in grant funds from the Massachusetts Council on Aging to develop the Age and Dementia Friendly Swampscott initiative, in which […]
To address what officials deemed an “extremely difficult” situation at the intersection of Essex and Vine streets in Saugus, new traffic signage will likely be installed to better define the area, which features numerous on and off-ramps to nearby Route 1. At the request of the Board of Selectmen, whose members said they had received […]
For the second night in a row, gun violence rocked the City of Lynn. Two teenagers were killed by gunfire Wednesday night on Camden Avenue. According to a news release from Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker, at 10:22 p.m. Wednesday, Lynn police responded to numerous 911 calls of shots fired near 10 Camden St. […]
Now more than ever, people are trying to find ways to sustain and improve their mental and physical well-being. One new business in Marblehead has opened with the mindset of helping people achieve that goal. Located just off of Pleasant Street, cousins Brendan Binkoski and Barry Paskievich have opened Nordic Oasis, a hot and cold […]
Jill Ebstein My New Year’s resolution for 2024 was shaped by a random moment. I was coming out of the shower, full of thoughts about a novel I’m working on. I suddenly noticed seven small makeup bags, replete with sample giveaways that I’ve accumulated for way too long, tucked away in a corner. Then, […]
Jonathan Bernstein The political stakes couldn’t be higher in the coming year, with both the presidency and control of Congress up in the air. And the courts will be involved more than usual, with former President Donald Trump under four separate indictments, at least some of which could head to trial in 2024. If […]
Al Krupski at a press conference in Southold in September 2022. (File photo) Here are the headlines for December 28, 2023. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Year in Review 2023: Al Krupski wins race for Southold supervisor Year in Review 2023: Crash kills four in Orient, speed limit changes RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Year in Review 2023: Tesla fire […]
Bob Hulsmann successfully lobbied the state Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit along the Orient-East Marion causeway. (Credit: Steve Wick) In February, two cars collided just west of Truman’s Beach, and both vehicles burst into flames. Heath Miller, 47, of Greenport; William Price, 55, of Wilton, Conn.; Peter Smith, 80, of Brooklyn; and […]
