Press Releases
NSCC receives $40K for dual enrollment support

North Shore Community College is getting a financial boost to help prepare area high school students for college. Last week, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced that it would award NSCC $40,000 for Fiscal Year 2024 for the school’s Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) grant program. “Early college programming is proven to be a strong motivator […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
The Best – Mukala Kabongo

Mukala works at Lynn Community Television covering local sports and hosts his own show, “After the Whistle.” He is a Lynn English and Salem State alum who can be seen shooting and reporting on games across Massachusetts. Here are his best of all time across various sports categories: Player: Kevin GarnettTeam: 2008 Boston CelticsCoach: Jim […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce adds 60 new members in one day

The Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed 60 new businesses in a 24-hour period. The chamber held two information sessions with some of its most well-known members, encouraging them to spread the word to their business peers who were not yet involved. “They were given a 40-minute overview of really what the chamber’s role in […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Greenport hoopsters get a glimpse of the big time

Greenport’s Taiquan Brumsey skies to hoop at the Coliseum Saturday. (Robert O’Rourk photo) As the Greenport boys basketball team bus journeyed down the Main Road and then on the Long Island Expressway, there was a sense of excitement and anticipation among the players. After all, it is not every day, a high school team gets […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Trip to Coliseum is a ‘dream come true’ for Porters despite loss

Francesca Santacroce races past a defender at the Coliseum Saturday. (Robert O’Rourk photo) It will go down in the books as a loss. But more important, the game likely will go down in the memories of the Greenport/Southold girls basketball team, a highlight of its season. The Porters had the opportunity of performing at the […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Year in Review 2023: Narcan stations combat overdose deaths

A Narcan rescue station hangs in Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.’s Peconic location (Credit: Nicholas Grasso). Thanks to a collaboration between Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospi- tal and the not-for-profit organization Community Action for Social Justice, roughly 20 locations in Southold now house Narcan rescue stations, including Town Hall, the Human Resources Center in Mattituck […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Year in Review 2023: Greenport carjacking leads to a daring rescue

Paul Ludeman being led to his arraignment in February. (credit: Chris Francescani) On Valentine’s Day 2023, Bill Gorga found himself an unexpected hero. When a local grandmother’s Mercedes was carjacked on Front Street in Greenport with her 14-month-old grandson in the backseat, Mr. Gorga sprang into action. Following a series of harrowing car chases by […]

Updated: Dec 26, 2023
Itemlive’s top 23 of ‘23

The following are the most-read stories of 2023, according to Itemlive readers: Police look into use of force after officer punches woman in face In March, the Lynn Police Department investigated an officer’s use of force after a video depicting him repeatedly punching a woman in the face while she was on the floor circulated […]

Updated: Dec 25, 2023
Police Log 12/26/23 – 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. LYNN Disturbance  A report of disturbance at 4:22 a.m. at 24 Rockaway St.  […]

Updated: Dec 25, 2023
US soldiers at risk of suffering brain injuries from their own weapons

Daniel Johnson   The military is currently experiencing a mental health crisis, with suicide now the second leading cause of death for service members. Brain injuries suffered by service members are a big part of this crisis, and new information has revealed the risk that service members face even if they don’t deploy. A recent […]

Updated: Dec 25, 2023