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The results are in: Jill Doherty and Anne Smith take Southold Town board seats

Anne Smith, left, and Jill Doherty, right, won the two seats on the Southold Town Council after a tight election. After a tight race and two weeks of counting absentee ballots, Republican Jill Doherty and Democrat Anne Smith officially came out victorious in securing spots on the Southold Town Council. According to the uncertified final […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Daily Update: Doherty and Smith take Southold Town board seats

Anne Smith, left, and Jill Doherty, right, won the two seats on the Southold Town Council after a tight election. Here are the headlines for November 27, 2023. THE SUFFOLK TIMES The results are in: Jill Doherty and Anne Smith take Southold Town board seats RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Town appoints interim board of directors Vail-Leavitt Music […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
To reduce workplace injuries, make jobs safer

Jessica E. Martinez and Peter Dooley   Antonio Flores, a Cincinnati construction worker, still suffers the effects of a severe workplace injury from last December. Working without proper equipment for heavy lifting, he was hurt when a large pipe fell on him, breaking his back. Flores, an immigrant from Nicaragua, lost his job after he […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Presidential candidates and the myth of dwindling manufacturing

Bruce Yandle   It seems increasingly likely that, for a third consecutive term, we’ll have a president who strongly identifies with American manufacturing while believing it needs his help to thrive. Since President Donald Trump’s 2016 arrival and continuing through the Biden administration, we’ve been reminded again and again that America has lost its industrial […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
LTE: Trump is devoted to an absolutist system of government

To the editor: Former President Trump’s agenda for 2024 is becoming increasingly clear Mr. Trump established a long time ago an absolute power to hire and fire (“The Apprentice”). Our sitting president then went on late in his term of office and after Jan. 6 to argue an absolute immunity from prosecution (Impeachment trials, fraud […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Grants announced to boost Lynn early education savings plan outreach

LYNN – Four Lynn organizations were chosen to receive grants to help boost outreach for the Lynn BabySteps Savings Plan program. This initiative funds Lynn organizations in the development and execution of outreach strategies to increase enrollment in the BabySteps Savings Plan. BabySteps provides a free $50 deposit when a MEFA U.Fund 529 account is […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Swampscott drafts warrant for December Special Town Meeting

SWAMPSCOTT — Pickleball courts and a ban on certain single-use plastics in food establishments will be the focus of the town’s next Special Town Meeting, scheduled for Dec. 11. The town is working to flesh out the details of its four-article Special Town Meeting warrant. Currently, the draft warrant contains Article 1, a routine article […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
POLICE LOG 11/27/2023 – Itemlive

All address information, particularly arrests, reflect 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. Corrections or clarifications will not be made without express notice of change […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Item Santa – Itemlive

The inflation rate has skyrocketed all across the United States in the past few years. Prices have been increasing significantly on everything from car payments to groceries, sometimes much faster than people can save up. This is especially felt by families in Massachusetts, which is near the top of the list of most expensive states […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023
Community Calendar Nov. 27 – Dec. 2

Lynn Wednesday, Nov. 29 Community Messy Mornings with LPL, Lynn Public Library, 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 Community Teen Tech Space, Lynn Public Library, 3 p.m.   Lynnfield Monday, Nov. 27 Municipal Select Board, AI Merritt Center, 5:30 p.m. Property Tax Classification Public Hearing,  AI Merritt Center, 6 p.m. Tree Committee, Meeting House, 7:30 p.m. […]

Updated: Nov 27, 2023