Rollins believes that justice is best served when every person who comes into contact with the system is treated with dignity and respect. She is running for Suffolk County District Attorney to keep communities safe and to ensure justice for…
Superintendent Search Will Be a Familiar Process for Search Committee
A Search Committee has been chosen as the School Committee kicked-off the latest quest for a new superintendent of schools during a special meeting in Roxbury’s Dudley Square Wednesday night, Oct. 24. Chair Michael Loconto said they have nominated 11…
Nurse Staffing Ratios Would Harm Cambridge Health Alliance
As the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a health system that serves more than 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Malden and Revere, I am writing to express concerns about Question 1, the government-mandated…
How We Are Addressing Climate Change in Boston
This year is shaping up to be one of the strongest years in Boston’s history. We’ve continued to add 20,000 new jobs each year, and we’ve brought unemployment down below 4 percent. And perhaps most importantly, we’ve made a plan…
On the Pittsburg Shootings
In the aftermath of the terrible shooting in a synagogue in Pittsburgh this past Saturday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said, “These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans.” We agree with Gov. Tom Wolf . While…
No Excuses — Be Sure to Vote, Either Early or on Election Day
This Tuesday, Nov. 6, is Election Day. Americans across the country will have the opportunity to choose a new House of Representatives in Washington and one-third of the members of the U.S. Senate in what commonly is referred-to as a…