Last week’s dramatic hearing in the U.S. Senate, in which the heads of a number of social media companies testified in front of a gallery that was filled with parents who lost children because of the pernicious effects of social…
Category: Editorials
…And Those On-Line Sports Betting Companies Are Not Far Behind…
A while back we wrote an editorial about the clear and obvious evils of the easy availability of sports gambling via smartphones. This past Sunday evening, the news program 60 Minutes had a segment on exactly that topic, highlighting how…
Guest Op-Ed: A Little Bit of Kindness To Protect Massachusetts Parklands and Foster Community
By Brian Arrigo Just under a year ago, I had the honor of being appointed to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state’s largest landowner and steward of roughly half a million acres across Massachusetts. It’s been…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Corporate Sponsors Help Maintain Columbus Park Corporate sponsors make it possible for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) to keep the very active community park maintained. Along with membership fees, FOCCP not only keeps the park…
How Are Those New Year’s Resolutions Going?
All of us, consciously or subconsciously, make some sort of New Year’s resolution in the hope of improving our lives and those of our loved ones. Without a doubt, the most common New Year’s resolution is weight loss, which is…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella NEWNC/NEWRA Ready for 2024 Tasks The new year (2024) promises to be loaded with many community challenges, issues and concerns that could have impacts on the community in general. Most of, if not all of the requests…
Letters to the Editor
NEW Health’s North End’s Third Floor Is Now Open Dear North End Patients and Community Members, NEW Health’s North End location at 332 Hanover Street is pleased to announce that the third floor construction is complete and the third floor…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Replace Belichick? Good Luck With That!
As we are writing this at the beginning of the week, there is rampant speculation that the Patriots are going to fire Bill Belichick, who undeniably is the greatest football coach of all time. Yes, he had a great quarterback…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Salvati Receives Well Deserved Award Lifelong North End resident Marie Salvati, a community activist, was recently the recipient of the Fred “Uncle Fred” Carangelo Award presented at the 51st North End Christmas Luncheon. The award started back…