The announcement this week that President Joe Biden has nominated Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be the next United States Attorney for Massachusetts is welcome news for those who believe that our criminal justice system at all levels…
Category: Editorials
The Long-Awaited Mystic Bridge Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria The long-awaited Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge may be one step closer to becoming a reality. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) seeking…
Guest Op-Ed: A Return to Normal for Jews of Northern Greater Boston?
By Burton Figler Halfway through the year 2021, the Coronavirus pandemic is finally winding down and the communities just north of Boston are “returning to normal”. For Jews living in the cities and towns of northern Greater Boston – Chelsea,…
Guest Op-Ed: Can’t Get There from Here
By Councilor Fred Capone Transparency is not just about city finances, it is also about providing our residents with real-time information. One common experience we have probably shared, and often raised on the campaign trail, is the numerous unexpected detours…
Not Vaccinated? Covid-19 Will Get You — and Your Family
When we were writing about COVID-19 last year at the height of the pandemic, we often put it this way: COVID-19 is a hunter and we, the human animal, are its prey. In the summer of 2021, another way to…
Sorry Folks –But the Pandemic is far from Over
We in Massachusetts are living in a bit of a pandemic bubble right now, both literally and figuratively. The high vaccination rate in our state, as well as in neighboring states throughout New England, has contributed to a dramatic drop…
Guest Op-Ed: Helping the Homeless
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria I have always been proud to be a resident of Everett. Part of that pride comes from knowing how much the residents of this City care about others and how they want to help when they…
Guest Op-Ed: Financial Suicide is Not Necessary
Dr. Glenn Mollette There is some risk to all of life. A friend and his wife had a house paid for and a substantial savings account. At the age of 65 he was retired and bored and bemoaned he had…
Letters to the Editor
“Critical Race Theory” To the Editor, This is an informational letter for clarity. It has come to my attention that somebody running for office is incorrectly telling folks that we are implementing “Critical Race Theory” in our schools. We are…
No Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now part of our everyday conversation. Climate change and its catastrophic effects…