Sofia Knudsen heads to the hoop against Westhampton. (photo: Robert O’Rourk) Before Mattituck High School took on Westhampton Beach in a girls basketball game Monday night, Caroline Little had scored a major personal victory. Standing behind the scorers’ table during the varsity game, the senior read an email on her cellphone. Little’s eyes widened before […]
(photo credit: Jeremy Garretson) All ages Monday, Dec. 11, 4-6 p.m.: After school snacks with Santa at Southold American Legion, 51655 Main Road. Snacks, crafts, coloring, story time and visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 631-765-2276. The arts and crafts Friday, Dec. 8, 5-6:30 p.m.: Opening reception: […]
Editorial written by the Bloomberg Editorial Board In 2015, the world’s governments declared a collective ambition: to limit the rise in global temperatures to just 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since then, two things have become clear. First, the costs of exceeding that threshold are greater than believed eight years ago. Second, the goal looks increasingly […]
David M. Shribman There is a subterranean conversation going on in the United States that every one of the country’s 500 or so political insiders is conducting, but that none of the rest of the 332 million Americans has heard. For the time being, that conversation is meaningless. But if it becomes consequential, it […]
The Marblehead School Committee is developing a flag policy for the district’s schools in response to the controversy that came after a parent took down a Black Lives Matter flag hung in the high school’s cafeteria. Some kind of clear policy that could guide the efforts of students, teachers, and administrators who seek to raise […]
MARBLEHEAD — The School Committee has drafted a policy requiring approval for any flags or banners to be displayed on school grounds aside from the American flag, the Massachusetts state flag or banners, and the Town of Marblehead flag. The draft was discussed at a recent Policy Subcommittee meeting, but no vote was taken to […]
SALEM — Residents of the North Shore had the opportunity to see some familiar faces and places on the big screen Thursday night. Cinema Salem hosted a special advance screening of “Merry Good Enough,” a movie filmed in Lynn and other communities in the region. At times, cheers came when the audience recognized various places in […]
LYNNFIELD — With at least four players measuring in at 6’3″ or taller and a few others topping 6’0″, the Lynnfield boys basketball team is more than stacked with size this year. The Pioneers are hopeful that a successful 2022-2023 season will serve them well as they take it to the next level. “We’re pretty […]
Teresa Ghilarducci and Christopher D. Cook When it comes to seniors’ economic security, America is in poor shape. This October, an annual assessment of pension systems worldwide gave the United States a barely passable C+, ranking the country’s retirement security apparatus below Kazakhstan and just a slight notch above Colombia, two far poorer nations. […]
LYNN — A former Lynn Classical Super Bowl winner in 1979, Joe Pennucci, Class of 1980, is now heading back to Foxborough on Saturday to referee Army vs. Navy, the biggest college-football rivalry in the country. Although he’s reffing on the biggest stage, it was lessons he learned when he was in high school under […]
