We wish to take this opportunity to congratulate State Rep. Adrian Madaro for his recent appointment by House Speaker Bob DeLeo as House co-chair of the newly created Italian Caucus of the Massachusetts legislature. The establishment of the Italian Caucus comes at the…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
We need to work together to solve the opioid crisis TO THE EDITOR, As a Reagan Democrat who voted for Donald Trump last November, I am not a Trumpocrat. What his son Donald Trump Jr. did meeting with Russians who…
Thank You, Bob Anthony
Bob Anthony compiled an outstanding win-and-loss record in his 17 years as the head coach of the East Boston High School ice hockey team, building the Jets into one of top teams in Boston, year in and year out. But…
Letter to the Editor
A neighborhood hero I was very glad but hardly surprised to see that Sandra Nijjar recently received the state’s Unsung Heroine Award. I have known Sandy for sometime now. When I first met her, we were on opposite sides of…
An Investment in Our Future
Governor Charlie Baker’s recent announcement that his administration will ask the legislature for a five-year, $500 million life sciences initiative that will extend the state’s decade-long commitment to the biotech and medical technology industry demonstrates the governor’s focus on…
Senator Ed Markey is 100 Percent Correct for His Reproach of Kellyanne Conway
It is fair to say that the world as Americans have known it in the post-World War II era has been turned upside-down — and not in a good way — since the election of Donald Trump as President of…
Enjoy A Safe and Sane Fourth
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, is upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended four-day weekend for many of us — with friends and family in…
The Opioid Epidemic is Truly Frightening
If you were to ask the typical American what they believe to be the greatest danger to the well-being of our children and citizens, no doubt most would answer the threat from international terrorism. But the reality is that terrorism,…
Letter to the Editor
A great example To the Editor: The Gove Street Citizens Association would like to thank the team at the City Realty Group for their continued community outreach in the East Boston Community in relation to their development activities. The City…
Technology is Killing Us
It often is said that technology is a two-edged sword. While it certainly is true that advances in technology bring many benefits, those benefits often find themselves subject to the law of unintended consequences. The dramatic rise in cell phone…