By Catherine Duffy, NP, ACHPN Note: This article is published in observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Times of our lives may be forever defined as what happened “before the COVID-19 pandemic” and everything after that. One thing that hasn’t…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Mask Wearing in America
Dr. Glenn Mollette Like most everyone else, I’m tired of wearing a mask. Every time I go to the grocery, a restaurant, church, or work I have to put on a mask. Not long ago, if we wore a mask…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Brackenbury helped make The Greenway a great place Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, is moving on to take a new position as the CEO of the Statue of Liberty of the Ellis…
The Markey-Warren-AOC Build Green Act is Needed
The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dominated our national politics for the past 40 years. The…
Guest Op-Ed: Goodbye and Thank You, Boston
By Former Mayor Martin J. Walsh I left Boston City Hall for the final time as mayor. I packed up the last of the photos on my desk, say goodnight to the security guards as I’ve done a thousand times…
Opinion
Officer Teddy Boyle was an asset to the community Boston Police Officer Frederick “Teddy” Boyle, following 35 years on the force has retired. Boyle was the District A-1 Community Service Officer and Liaison on to the North End. He participated…
The Filibuster Must End
The pros and cons of maintaining the filibuster in the U.S. Senate have reached the forefront of political discussion as never before — and with good reason. Whether one believes that the filibuster protects the minority from the so-called tyranny…
Marvelous Marvin Was a Great Fighter and a Great Person
The boxing world lost one of its all-time greats with the sudden passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler this past week. Hagler, a native of Newark who moved to Brockton as a teenager, reigned as the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of…
Letter to the Editor
Officer Ted Boyle Retires To the Editor, North End Against Drugs is proud to wish our long-standing board member, Officer Fredrick “Teddy” Boyle, congratulations on his retirement! In addition to his years of volunteering at several NEAD events, he has…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella NEWNC Election Nomination Papers Available Once again, North End Waterfront residents have the opportunity to be a significant part of the neighborhood by becoming a candidate for the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council board in the community…