Press Releases
Robert W. Keith – The Suffolk Times

Robert W. Keith of Greenport passed away Jan. 28, 2024, at age 97. Raised in Trenton, Mo., he was a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy, the University of Missouri (BS), and Hofstra University (MBA). He was also a CLU, a Fellow of the Life Office Management Association, as well as a graduate (and later a […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Lynnfield resident sentenced to six months in prison for misuse of COVID funds

A Lynnfield resident was sentenced to six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in federal court in Boston for committing fraud to obtain Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act loans and accumulating unemployment benefits under the Payroll Protection Program, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. Daniel […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Real Estate Transfers: February 1, 2024

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Dec. 1, 2023.  AQUEBOGUE (11931) • William W Esseks & Dorothy Clark-Esseks to Katherine Esseks, 77 Leafy Way (600-113-4-7) (R) $1,200,000  CALVERTON (11933) • Christopher & Joseph Geraci to Rosa Garcia & Karin Garrido, 46 Sunny Line Drive (600-97-1-58) (R) $565,000  • Bartsie […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Peabody high principal lays out budget needs

As the Peabody School Committee continues to prepare for fiscal year 2025 budget discussions to get underway in earnest next month, members have heard presentations from the principals of each of the city’s schools in recent weeks, including Peabody Veterans Memorial High School Principal Brooke Randall. Randall was the last principal to appear before the […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Lynn gets $100,000 to tackle criminal activity

The Essex County District Attorney’s Office has received a $100,000 Safe Neighborhood Initiative Grant that will be used to tackle criminal activity related to gang violence, illegal guns, and drug use and distribution in Lynn.  The grant money will be split between the Lynn Police Department and community programs, District Attorney Paul Tucker said. The […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Daily Update: Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials

Current Southold police headquarters. (Melissa Azofeifa photo) Here are the headlines for February 1, 2024. THE SUFFOLK TIMES Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024 RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW SWR clinches playoffs, but loses chance at league title Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024 SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Gimme Shelter: […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Southold man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials

James Gaffga of Southold plead guilty today to possession of child pornography. A Southold man who owned a hard drive containing images and videos of children — some as young as 18 months old — being sexually abused plead guilty today to all 50 counts of possession of child pornography. James Gaffga, 36, has been […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Community calendar: Feb. 1, 2024

Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m.: The Emergence of a True North Fork Cuisine with chef John Ross at Southold Town Recreation Center. (Courtesy photo) Fundraisers Thursday, Feb. 8, 6-7:30 p.m.: Empty Bowls 2024 at the Riverhead High School cafeteria, 700 Harrison Ave., Riverhead. Purchase a bowl donated by high school ceramics students and receive a ticket for […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a US Supreme Court order. That’s frightening

Erwin Chemerinsky Texas’ continuing dispute with the federal government over immigration enforcement goes to the very heart of our constitutional system. Gov. Greg Abbott, and those who are cheering him on, are challenging not only federal authority but also the power of the Supreme Court and ultimately the supremacy of the Constitution itself. The dispute […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024
LTE: We should compare Biden and Trump fairly

To the editor: This is regarding the letter to the editor in the paper last week, “Are you better off now than four years ago?” I am independent, so I usually do not take sides at such an early stage of the political game, but that article was obviously written by a so-called Trumper. That […]

Updated: Feb 1, 2024