State Rep. Dan Ryan and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) held a rally and luncheon at the Ferris Street apartments on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the early voting day in the Harvard-Kent. Ryan said he is firmly behind the ‘Yes’…
Month: November 2018
Vote Yes Question 1
Every day in Massachusetts, patients in our hospitals push a call button and wait…and wait…for a registered nurse to come to their aid. You could be one of those patients. You might be in severe pain, or frightened or disoriented.…
Townie Tidbits
REMEMBER ALL VETERANS ON VETERANS’ DAY By the time you are reading this, I will have been down in Austin, Texas, visiting the Giarratani Family. I have been going down there every year since Christmas 2007. Austin is a very large and…
Letters to the Editor
A BIG THANK YOU FOR HALLOWEEN Dear Editor: Charlestown is a remarkable community, where caring people collaborate to make our Halloween a safe, fun, memorable, inclusive and wonderful Halloween. We are grateful to all who helped us celebrate our 33rd…
Passage of Question 1 Could Slash Number of Nursing Students
Massachusetts already faces a nursing shortage that’s been going on for more than a decade. An unintended consequence if Question 1 passes may force the state’s 25 bachelor’s- and master’s-degree nursing programs to slash the number of students it admits.…
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…
Townie Sports
CHARLESTOWN YOUTH BASKETBALL Charlestown Youth Basketball registration is open for both players and coaches! You can register online at http://charlestownyouthbasketball.com/ The season runs from beginning of January to the end of March. Preliminary schedules are below. Age group is determined by…