Xiao Wang and Michael P. Bellis   Who interprets the Constitution? For many decades, the answer to this question was almost always the U.S. Supreme Court. But in the past few years, a dramatic shift has started taking place. Increasingly, voters are taking constitutional interpretation into their own hands — and our democracy is better […]

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NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The snow, soft and silent, fell overnight, leaving this old ski village covered in white, recasting the landscape, altering the view, adjusting the mood, transforming the outlook. Now we know why the Aubuchon Hardware store over in nearby Center Ossipee has been advertising snow blowers, shovels, firewood, and heating-stove pellets on […]

LYNN — Seventy-five members of the Lynn Classical Rams Pop Warner football and cheerleading teams advanced to the national finals in Florida, which has has prompted the School Committee to begin discussions about revamping the district’s attendance policy. At the heart of the issue is that, because the Rams are a non-Lynn Public Schools organization, […]

Workplace injuries are no joke. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 2.6 million workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private employers in 2021. Fast forward to 2022, and it was 2.8 million. The trend isn’t slowing down this year, either. The most common workplace injuries are slips, falls, roadway incidents, pedestrian vehicular […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a news release. Chief […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. The vote to expel […]

Robert O’Rourk photo The alphabet soup of Suffolk County boys basketball divisions has gotten a bit more challenging for Mattituck High School this season. Instead of competing against Class B, C and D schools, the Tuckers will tussle mainly with Class A and some Class B squads. That means they will play against much larger […]

Robert O’Rourk photo Here are the headlines for December 1, 2023. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Tuckers girls squad reaches new heights Mattituck boys hoops team gearing up for season RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Blue Waves gear up for basketball season Wildcats get ready to defend county crown SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Paw Print — The World of Peter Waldner: […]

Caroline Little practices. (Robert O’Rourk photo) We probably can expect some tall tales emanating out of the Mattituck High School gymnasium this winter. Not any made-up stories, of course, just ones based on reality. Translation: the Tuckers’ girls basketball team will deploy quite a tall squad this season. “We have a lot of tall girls,” […]