Francis Patrick McCann of Mattituck passed away at home on Sunday, March 10, 2024. He was 90 years old. Francis was born on July 5, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Ann V. (née Sharkey) and Francis L. McCann. He was an only child. After high school, he attended college and attained his master’s degree. He […]
East Marion resident Catherine (Kitty) Golisz died at her home March 10, 2024. She was 93. Born in Dublin, Ireland, to Sarah (Siney) and John Lonergan, Mrs. Golisz lived on the East End for the past 64 years after immigrating to the U.S. on the Queen Mary II. She worked as a bank teller at […]
Kara Alaimo On social media, most of us don’t think too hard about what we’re doing as we “like,” scroll and swipe across our screens. But I study how Americans engage with these platforms. In researching my new book, I spoke to women and girls across the country about how social media is affecting their […]
To the editor: While it’s easy to think that our leaders and managers are totally impartial, it’s undeniable that their life experience shapes the world around us. One has only to look around Lynnfield to see that certain needs are given funding and attention, while others are defunded or ignored. I believe that Alexis Leahy […]
To the editor: We have some very important elections coming up in April. One election that I feel exceptionally passionate about is the School Committee. There are two open seats for the one year term and I feel that Jenny Sheehan is highly qualified and would be a phenomenal fit to fill one of those […]
Parade grand marshal Paul Drum waves to the crowd at the Cutchogue St. Patrick’s Day parade March 9. (credit: Daniel Franc) The Cutchogue Fire Department in partnership with the North Fork Chamber of Commerce presented the 18th annual Cutchogue St. Patrick’s Day parade, Saturday March 9. Rain in the forecast didn’t stop parade goers from […]
Jeremy Garretson file photo Fundraising efforts to revitalize the Greenport skate park are propelling forward, thanks to renderings of what could rise from the ashes of the aging municipal facility. Greenport Skate Park Inc., the nonprofit spearheading the community initiative, hired skate park designer Dug Ketterman of DugOut Design Studios to create renderings of a […]
There’s just no stopping Peabody High’s Alex Jackson. Or, All-American Alex Jackson. Competing against the top shot-putters in the nation, Jackson, who is already being recruited by some top Division 1 track programs despite his junior status, secured All-American honors with a fifth place finish at Saturday’s Nike Indoor Nationals meet at The Armory in […]
It wasn’t easy. In fact, heart rates rose and jaws dropped. But in the end, the Marblehead boys hockey team was off to TD Garden. The No. 6 Headers – who began the season 0-6 – defeated No. 2 Shawsheen Valley Tech, 2-1, Saturday evening at Stoneham Arena, punching their ticket to the Division 3 […]
FRAMINGHAM — From the opening puck-drop of Sunday’s Division 1 Final 4 matchup between No. 2 St. Mary’s and No. 12 Archbishop Williams, Bella Freitas of the Spartans was looking for what every goal-scorer looks for: time and space. Well, in overtime of a 1-1 game – and a trip to TD Garden on the […]
