Peabody residents can park for free in metered spots downtown for the rest of February as the city continues to install new parking meters in the area ahead of their official debut in March. The installation of the parking meters marks a key component of the city’s overhaul of its downtown parking ordinance, which was […]
Doris Zito of Charleston, S.C. and formerly of Southold, joined the angels Thursday Feb. 1, 2024, with her family by her side. She was 87. Doris was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Brooklyn to Molly (née Marsarsky) and Joseph Martucci. She was the younger sister to her only sibling, Robert, who predeceased her. On her […]
Vincent E. Jolliver of Peconic passed away at home Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. He was 64. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. at the Orient Central Cemetery located on Tabor Road and Orchard Street in Orient, officiated by Father Mickey Bancroft. DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is serving the family. […]
Francis “Frank” J. Meyer of Mattituck died at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on Feb. 1, 2024 after a brief illness. He was 88 years old. He was born in Queens, N.Y. on Jan. 28, 1936 to Frederick and Mary Harvey Meyer. On May 12, 1962, he married the love of his life, the […]
New Suffolk School. (File photo) After over 100 years, the New Suffolk Common School Board of Education will ask the public to vote next month to determine if the school will become a fully non-instructional facility. The vote will take place March 5 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the hamlet’s red schoolhouse on 4th […]
LYNN — When you get two of the best teams in the state squaring off in a regular season showdown, it’s bound to be a great game. Last Friday St. Mary’s (15-1-1) ranked second in Division I, while Peabody-Lynnfield-North Reading (PLNR) (12-2) was fourth. In a game with a lot of whistles (11 combined penalties), […]
The Sachems honored its seniors on Monday night and they went home with the win. Saugus beat Gloucester 59-40 in a NEC matchup. Saugus honored its eight seniors, and leading the seniors was Ashleen Escobar who scored 13 points. Fellow senior Ana Silva chipped in with nine points. Peyton DiBiasio led the team with 18. […]
PEABODY — Every once in a while there comes along a special athlete. But when it comes to the Lomasney family, there are at least two of them. Steve Lomasney, a former football, basketball, and baseball standout and member of the Peabody Athletic Hall of Fame, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox out of […]
The Community Preservation Committee met virtually Thursday night to discuss a proposal from the town titled the “Flash Road Recreation Master Plan.” The application aims to develop a recreation master plan for Flash Road Park. The potential project’s scope extends from the park’s playground to the baseball field behind Johnson Elementary School. At Nahant’s Town […]
Board of Health to hold suspension hearings for pair of Route 1 gas stations March 11. Charlie McKenna February 5, 2024 by Charlie McKenna SAUGUS — The Board of Health is set to hold a pair of suspension hearings next month for tobacco retailers in town that were found to have twice sold to minors […]
