We now are fully amidst the holiday season. Hanukkah is here and the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week is fast-approaching. Public health officials at all levels of government have been warning us for months that we must change our…
Category: Editorials
Thank You, Gov. Baker
We’d like to take a moment to express our appreciation to Gov. Charlie Baker, who has demonstrated incredible leadership during the past nine months of a crisis that is unprecedented in our state’s history. Day-after-day, Gov. Baker has confronted a…
Remember the Needy
We saw a statistic the other day that was absolutely mind-numbing: 18% of all Americans, and 24% of American children, do not have enough to eat on a daily basis. We mention this because during this Christmas season, when many…
Guest Op-Ed: Boston’s Community Choice Electricity Program Is Making Us a More Sustainable and Resilient City– Here’s How You Can Take Part in It.
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Boston is a leader on climate action. We’re preparing our communities for climate impacts like coastal flooding and heat waves, and we’re cutting the emissions that cause climate change to begin with. We’ve committed to…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella NEWRA Membership Renewal Underway Membership renewals for the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is currently underway for 2021. New members are also being sought. The non-profit organization has a major role in the welfare and issues that…
Vaccines Are Coming, But We Still Have a Duty To Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light…
Letter to the Editor
Don’t Pass Amendment Number 75 To the Editor, The Catholic Church teaches that life itself starts at conception and ends with natural death. The Massachusetts state legislature is currently debating the annual budget to fund state government for the balance…
There Was Only One “Bond…..James Bond”
The passing last weekend of Sean Connery, who became known to everyone throughout the world for his role as James Bond in the 1960s films, was a sad event for all of us who grew up mesmerized by his performances.…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Pregmon wise selection as NEAD President North End resident John Pregmon, a neighborhood activist, has been named President of North End Against Drugs (NEAD). He replaces long time President John Romano at the top spot on the…
Guest Op-Ed: The Sun is Shining
Dr. Glenn Mollette The Sun is shining today and will rise tomorrow. For more years than we know the Sun has followed this same pattern. The rising Sun is a good pattern for all of us. We know each day…