Month: May 2020

This Sunday Is Mother’s Day

During this time of unprecedented upheaval because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the rituals that most of us traditionally follow either have been eliminated or drastically changed because of the need to practice physical distancing. So too, the manner in which…

This Is No Time for Hooverism

Herbert Hoover had been President for about seven months when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. Although there have been many causes attributed to the onset of the Great Depression, the crash generally is viewed as the trigger point…

Guest Op-Ed: Boston Pets and COVID-19

By Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM The National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the USDA announced on April 22, 2020 that two pet cats from different households in the United States were confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. These are the first pets in the…

Obituaries 05-06-2020

Robert Brinson AKA “The Mayor of Victory Gardens” Robert L. Brinson of East Boston passed away on Friday, May 1. Bobby, as his friends referred to him, was a longtime resident of over thirty-two years at Victory Gardens in East…