Every year at this time we use this space to ask Suffolk Times readers to nominate candidates for our annual People of the Year awards. With their heartfelt nominations, our readers have always played perhaps the most important role in the selection process. Last year, you helped us choose from a wide array of worthy […]
LYNN — Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) is organizing a luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 18, to recognize the contributions of family caregivers and celebrate National Family Caregivers Month. The event will be held at the GLSS office in Lynn and will encompass educational sessions, a luncheon, a cooking demonstration, chair exercises, and more, aimed at […]
SWAMPSCOTT — The E.F. Gilmore Disabled American Veterans Post, which serves veterans from Lynn and Swampscott, will hold a summit at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss mental health issues affecting teens and veterans. DAV Commander Jeffrey Blonder said the summit will be the first of its kind in Swampscott and will be held at Swampscott […]
Alexander Rabin and Caren Solomon When Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, unveiled plans for a first-ever Day of Health at the upcoming United Nations-sponsored climate summit, he noted his “resolute” determination to “address the challenges posed to health by climate change.” The announcement was welcome given the climate-fueled health crises that now […]
Jackie Calmes In the wake of this week’s terrifying news of the New York Times/Siena College polls showing Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden in must-win battleground states, keep in mind two words and spread them: Insurrection Act. It’s been 31 years since a president last invoked the act and dispatched troops domestically to […]
Current Southold police headquarters. (Melissa Azofeifa photo) Police responded on Oct. 30 to a long-running tenant dispute at a business on Village Lane in Orient. This dispute, according to a report, was over possible trespassing and the ownership of an air conditioning unit. “All parties stated they are in court regarding the ongoing situation,” the […]
Michael DiSilvio, pictured with his wife, Kathleen Stewart, and their children, Isla and Raylan, was among this years armed service members recognized on the Wall of Honor at Mattituck High School. (Credit: Nicholas Grasso) For Michael DiSilvio, a dose of patriotism and community support could not have arrived at a better time. Ahead of Veteran’s […]
John P. Kujawski Jr. of Jamesport died on Nov. 8, 2023 at his residence. He was 82. Born in Greenport on Aug. 25, 1941, he was the son of John P. Kujawski Sr. and Edith (Sawicki) Kujawski. He graduated from Mattituck High School in 1959 and married Susan on July 28, 1980, in Aquebogue. Mr. […]
John Edwin Cashwell, Sr. of Southold, and formerly of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away at home with his family by his side on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at the age of 85. The family has chosen to remember John’s life privately at this time. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. John […]
LYNN — It was decision time for one of the best runners in the state and St. Mary’s own Kyle Kwiatek, signed his National Letter of Intent to run at Stonehill College. When asked why Stonehill, Kwiatek spoke about the similarities between Stonehill and St. Mary’s. “When going through the college process, I was really […]