Nazzaro Community Center Offers Much to do Many activities for seniors have been developed at the Nazzaro Community Center programming. Seniors can now enjoy many things to do while attending the Center that are interesting, fun, hands-on and educational. Staff…
Category: Editorials
New Coors Ad Glorifies Problem Drinking
“The official beer of Saturday morning,†is the reprehensible (and that’s the only word tht comes to mind) tag line for a new TV ad for Coors Light beer that appeared during the football games this past weekend. The ad…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella North Square Renovations/Design Completed Since 2014 the planning of renovations of North Square, Boston’s first public square has been discussed and in the planning stages with the neighborhood. The recently completed project including design was the product…
Enjoy the Fall Season
Despite the exceptionally wonderful and warm early-fall weather we have been enjoying recently, the calendar does not lie — and the fall season squarely is upon us. For many New Englanders, autumn is our favorite time of year. Even the…
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Help Support St. Francis House Dear Editor, Over the last 15 years, The North End Friends of St. Francis House have raised over $230,000 for St. Francis House’s programs and services through our annual Flea Market and Bake Sale, which we…
Opinion
Kennedy could run for Markey’s seat U.S. Sen. Ed Markey will have to really step up his reelection bid if Congressman Joe Kennedy decides to jump into the race for one of the two Massachusetts seats in Congress. The younger…
The Real American Carnage
Whenever a mass shooting occurs — which is to say, fairly regularly somewhere in America these days — investigators scour for clues as to the “motive†of the gunman. Often, as was the case in El Paso two weeks ago,…
When Will It Be Our Turn?
Hurricane Dorian, the fifth Category 5 hurricane to hit the U.S. in the past four years, has captivated many of us for the past week as we watched the latest forecasts to see where it would strike the American mainland.…
Guest Op-Ed : An Unlikely Ally in Fight to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By David A. Ridenour Environmentalists have an unlikely new ally in the fight to reduce emissions: The oil and gas industry. Over the past few years, several major firms have spent millions of dollars on high-tech equipment designed to limit…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Old Neighborhood Shops Fading Away Another neighborhood business is closing its doors this September and will be gone forever. Maria’s North End Pastry Shop located at 46 Cross St. is the latest community business that has gone…