One of the premier events of the summer season in the Greater Boston area is set to take placethis weekend when the 19th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival returns to Revere Beachthis Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30.America’s first…
Category: Editorials
A Sad, Tragic Week – Safety Always Must Be Number One
When we looked at our Boston newspapers this past Thursday, a cavalcade of headlines, one-after-another, told stories of sadness and tragedy throughout our area. There was the four year-oldboy who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hyde…
Good Luck. USA Women’s Soccer!
We wish to express our support for the U.S. women’s soccer team as they embark on their questfor a third straight FIFA World Cup, which this year is being held in Australia and New Zealand.TheU.S. women’s team has achieved unparalleled…
Progressive Democrats Need To Get Real
The opposition by some progressive Democrats to President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is yet another indication of how out-of-touch with reality they can be on certain issues. To be sure, the use of cluster bombs…
Where Is That Russian “Rebel†Army?
Two weeks ago, the news headlines were all about the supposed attempted coup by Yevgheny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group, who reportedly was marching his 8000 man army to Moscow. But since then, both he and his army…
Yes, We’re in Hot Water
It’s a cliche that modern man is out-of-touch with the natural world (what’s left of it). Whereas our long-ago ancestors had a deep sense of the change of seasons, migrations of animals, and so forth, we know nothing. Compared to…
Two Years Ago This Week
It was two years ago this coming week when an unspeakable act of violence, motivated by racial hatred, befell the nearby peaceful community of Winthrop. The tranquility of a typical, early-summer, Saturday afternoon in that seaside community was shattered when…
Guest Op-Ed: Climate Change Affects Everyone Through Water – Even in Massachusetts
By Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance When we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere. A recent report by the United…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Pickup After Your Pet Most community pet owners in the North End/Waterfront are aware they are responsible for picking up after their pets and they do so. However, not all pet owners comply, walking away, leaving a mess…
June Is a Month of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…