MBTA service has become deplorable and the T budget continues to be inadequate to meet the needs of the public transit system. What else is new? One of the solutions that hopefully will make things better is an increase in…
Category: Editorials
Gun Violence Has No Place in Our Neighborhoods
By Mayor Martin Walsh I traveled to Washington D.C. and stood with President Obama as he took measures to make our communities safer. Requiring all gun purchases to include a background check is a common sense, simple step, which will…
Opinion
News on Gaming Commission Attorney General Maura Healey’s investigation revealed that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been violating the State’s Open Meeting Law by conducting public business during closed-door member lunches on a regular basis. Healey’s report clearly stated “Discussion…
Downtown View:Up to the Job?
January is a good time to visit the World Trade Center site in New York City. The crowds are smaller than in July. El Niño makes it warm enough for the water to cascade freely over the edges of the…
New Drug Abuse Prevention Ideas Needed
Drugs is not a four-letter word but it should be. Single-handedly, drug usage is destroying neighborhoods at an alarming pace and there seems to be no real answer to controlling the major problem that will simply not go away. City,…
Governor’s Economic Plan Heading Down the Right Track
The State’s economic development plan laying the foundation for Governor Charlie Baker’s administration legislative initiatives have the Governor’s John Hancock. “This economic development plan is an important statement of our administration’s priorities and values,” Baker said in a statement. The…
Opinion
Community involvement a good New Year’s resolution A great way to begin the New Year is to make an honest attempt to get involved up close and personal with the North End/Waterfront neighborhood and give something back to the community…
Downtown View:Curiouser and Curiouser
by Karen Cord Taylor City Hall Plaza is maligned, disparaged, abhorred and then used whenever we have a citywide celebration—think World Series. The place has been poorly maintained for almost 50 years while serving as a staging area, a site…
Vision Zero Action Plan A 10
Once in place, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Vision Zero Action Plan will help save lives and injuries by focusing on implementing street design changes that should make a great difference. Motor vehicles and other transportation-related crashes are a leading…
Street Sidewalk Signage Pilot Program Established
Free-standing sidewalk signs in the North End are on just about every street in the community and in many cases the signs interfere with pedestrian passage, especially impeding handicap access. Some of the local sidewalks are so narrow they are…