Press Releases
Local communities reflect and remember on Veterans Day

[ad_1] The Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC present the colors in the Lynn Auditorium. A Boy Scout waves an American flag during the Lynnfield Veterans Day ceremony. State and local officials clap for the veterans present at the ceremony, including Lynn’s own Councilor-at-large, Nicole McClain. Staff Sergeant Joseph Tropeano described his service as a member […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Lynnfield hangs on and is Final Four bound

[ad_1] LYNNFIELD —  You can’t say they didn’t make things interesting. Or, better put, positively nerve wracking. With less than five minutes to play and the game clock off, the No. 2 Pioneers’ boys soccer team was seemingly in the driver’s seat with a 2-0 lead in its Elite Eight game Saturday at home against […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Elite performance by Lynnfield girls punches Pioneers’ ticket to the Final Four

[ad_1] LYNNFIELD —  Let’s just say nobody – and I mean nobody – saw this one coming.  In a dominant performance, the No. 4 Lynnfield girls soccer team avenged its only Cape Ann League loss of the season and punched its ticket to the Division IV Final Four, scorching the visiting (and, until Saturday, undefeated) […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Opening of season proves bay scallops are hard to find

[ad_1] Islanders Donna and Wayne King were just shy of a bushel of scallops after a day of scalloping. (Credit: Chartiy Robey) While the rest of us admire fall foliage, North Fork baymen look to nature for signs that predict the health of adult bay scallops.  They watch the docks and parking lots to see […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Christine Marie Purcell – The Suffolk Times

[ad_1] Lifelong Greenport resident, Christine (née Stulsky) Purcell, died unexpectedly on Nov. 1, 2023. She was 73. Born April 12, 1950 in Greenport, she was the daughter of John Sr. and Anita (née Aanestad) Stulsky. She was predeceased by her father; husband Richard Purcell; son Rick Purcell; brother John Stulsky Jr.; nephew Andrew Stulsky and […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Robert L. Wilson Jr., 1980-2023

[ad_1] Robert L. Wilson Jr., 43, of Henderson, NV passed away on Sept.12, 2023. Robert was born on Jan. 29, 1980 to Susan C. Wilson and Robert L. Wilson Sr. in Huntington, N.Y. His family moved to Mattituck in 1991 to be closer to his beloved grandparents, Gladys and Frederick Fincken. In 1998, he graduated […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Nominations open for our 2023 People of the Year

[ad_1] 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 […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
Southold Blotter: Mattituck man victim of phone scam

[ad_1] 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,” […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
DAV to hold teen/veteran mental health summit

[ad_1] 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 […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023
GLSS plans celebration for caregivers

[ad_1] 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 […]

Updated: Nov 12, 2023