Press Releases
Real Estate Transfers: Oct. 31, 2024

[ad_1] Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Aug. 23, 2024.  BAITING HOLLOW (11933) Mary & Christopher Munster to Anne O’Connor, 3001 Bluffs Drive South (600-11.02-1-145) (R) $650,000 CALVERTON (11933) Estate of Peter Miloski to Peter Miloski & Lauren Rose, 2051 River Road (600-118-4-3.001) (V) $300,000 EAST MARION (11939) Marjan […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Calendar of Events: Oct. 31, 2024

[ad_1] The Long Island Antique Power Association demonstrates cutting a log of spruce with apparatus from the 1920s. (Credit: Angela Colangelo) All ages Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-noon: Skate Lesson Clinic with Dan Berkowitz, at Greenport Skate Park, 170 Moores Lane. Some skateboards available to ride at event. 50% of proceeds go to restoring Greenport […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Ballot Question 2 eliminates the MCAS graduation requirement. The question is: MCAS, pass or fail?

[ad_1] Question 2 of the state’s five ballot questions for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 national election asks residents of the Commonwealth whether or not they want to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, or other statewide or district-wide assessments, as a graduation requirement to receive a high school diploma. MCAS was created in […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Saltsman’s take on the future this Halloween

[ad_1] A community favorite is back again for another year of creativity. Marblehead architect Tom Saltsman has created yet another art installation for this Halloween, titled “2124.”  Saltsman has been creating these larger-than-life installations for nearly two decades now, beginning back when his kids were at the Coffin School in Marblehead. The school held a […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Positives to take away in Swampscott after girls soccer season

[ad_1] SWAMPSCOTT — Another season has come and gone for Swampscott’s girls soccer team. With the season wrapping up Monday, the Big Blue checked out with a 6-7-5 record. If you ask second-year coach Jaymie Caponigro, there are lots of positives to take away – plus room to grow. “I think, like any team, we […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Swampscott Board of Health briefed on opioid relief efforts

[ad_1] SWAMPSCOTT — The Board of Health received an update from the town’s Public Health Nurse and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Neia Illingworth on the efforts to address the opioid epidemic as it pertains to Swampscott during its meeting Wednesday night. Illingworth emphasized that based on a survey conducted in January that yielded 195 responses, a […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Saugus has the ticket for buses

[ad_1] SAUGUS — The School Committee’s transportation subcommittee met Wednesday night to discuss the upcoming bus bids, focusing specifically on regular day buses. Pola Andrews, executive director of Finance and Administration, led the discussion, focusing on current transportation issues and future hopes. “I think all of these bus companies are very overextended. They came out […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
UMass Lowell secures Doney (x2)

[ad_1] The last few months have been quite eventful in the Doney household. St. Mary’s Kyle Doney recently committed to studying and playing baseball at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The decision came three months after his brother, Josh, committed to the same school. Kyle announced the news on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Enzo’s voted best slice in Lynn Pizza Challenge

[ad_1] LYNN — Enzo’s Pizzeria, located at 129 Oxford St., was voted the best pizza in the 2024 Pizza Challenge, hosted by Lynn Main Streets. Residents could buy a Pizza Challenge card for $5 and then buy a $1 slice from the participating pizza shops from Monday, Oct. 7 to Sunday, Oct. 13. They then […]

Updated: Oct 31, 2024
Nahant students walk to school in spooky fashion

[ad_1] NAHANT — Johnson Elementary School students took to the streets dressed as creepy creatures and familiar pop culture icons for the annual “Spooky Walk to School” Wednesday morning. Some featured costumes included Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Iron Man, NBA legend Michael Jordan, and musical artist Taylor Swift. Kensie Mills, 5, and Whitney Locke, 4, […]

Updated: Oct 30, 2024