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Mass purges are the new voter suppression

Michael Waldman The United States still has one of the world’s most decentralized voter registration systems. We want voter rolls to be up to date and accurate. People move, die, change party identification, and so on. But election deniers exploit cracks in the county-by-county system. They challenge legitimate registrations, launch mass purges and seek to […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Raising the retirement age won’t help anyone

Matthew Yglesias It’s budget season in Washington, which means the politicians are delivering their annual warnings about the looming Social Security crisis. How big of a crisis — and how close it looms — is largely within their control, and there are basically three proposals to address it: one from House Republicans, one from President […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
FUN FACTS: A few of their favorite things – Ashley Aldred

Ashley is head softball coach at Lynn English.  Food: Burrito Song: “​​Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips  Artist: Drake TV show: “Las Vegas” Emoji: 😂😂😂 Hobby: Going to the beach in the summer Athlete: Venus Williams Sports team: Oklahoma (softball) Movie: “Bad Boys II” Mark Aboyoun is a New Jersey born […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Lynn youth could find opportunity in ARPA funding

LYNN — The grants manager for the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funding presented an update on expenditures and federal compliance during a City Council meeting and announced a capital project that will direct $200,000 toward summer jobs for the city’s youth.  The city was first allocated $75 million through ARPA in 2021 to help […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Police Log 3/28/24 – Itemlive

All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item.  LYNN Arrests Katelynne Bowden, 28, was arrested for drug possession class C […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Super role model in Lynn: Superintendent of Lynn Public Schools Dr. Evonne Alvarez stresses the importance of women in leadership

LYNN — Dr. Evonne Alvarez is Lynn’s Public School District’s first-ever Latina woman Superintendent, a title she wears with pride as she leads the future generation. Officially starting in the district in July 2023, Alvarez said what originally drew her to the district was seeing herself in the students. “The most exciting thing was that […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Panel discusses Women’s History Month with Carrigan on ‘The American Dream’

LYNN — Five prominent women from the area joined James J. Carrigan on his LCTV show, “The American Dream,” this week to discuss Women’s History Month. The conversation, which ran for just less than an hour, featured state Rep. Jenny Armini, My Brother’s Table Executive Director Dianne Kuzia Hills, President and CEO of the North […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Senior Services celebrates 50 years, 2 million meals

Jacqueline Martinez, the director of the Southold Town Senior Services Center, addresses those who came to celebrate the center’s 50 years of service (Credit: Nicholas Grasso). With speeches and a musical performance, the Southold Town Senior Services Center in Mattituck celebrated its golden anniversary Friday. “Since we started, we have served over 2 million meals,” […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Today’s page 1: 3-28-24 – Itemlive

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Updated: Mar 28, 2024
Girls Inc. hosts annual Smart Girls Summit

KIPP student Arlenny Xaltipa learns how to use a micropipette during the “Science and the Sea!” workshop at the SMART Girls Summit at Girls Inc. of Lynn. LYNN — Who runs the STEM world? Girls. Girls Inc. in Lynn held their annual Smart Girls Summit Wednesday, where they immersed middle school girls from around the […]

Updated: Mar 28, 2024