The recent increase in mass shooting incidents across the country comes as no surprise to anyone with an ounce of common-sense. The ease of purchase, and relatively low-cost, of assault-style weapons, particularly AR-15 semi-automatics with large-capacity magazines, makes it possible…
Category: Editorials
Has America Gone from on the Brink to Over the Edge?
With Americans emerging cicada-like from the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, one would think that this would be a time of joy as we resume participating in all of the things that make life worth living. But rather than embracing in…
Letters to the Editor
Remember our History To the Editor, The Battlefield of June 17th 1775, is not lost to the Historians of Charlestown, NPS or National Military historians. It is the “First Continental Army” Veterans Memorial Battlefield of our Nation. Charlestown Residents live in…
Guest Op-Ed: Boston Needs More Affordable, Affordable Housing
By Councilor Annissa Essaibi George Right now, Boston’s residents are struggling to pay rent, our families can’t find or afford stable housing, and too many individuals are experiencing chronic homelessness. The past year has only emphasized these realities and the…
Congratulations To the Class of 2021
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they have a personal connection to a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You, Old Charlestown Schoolboys To the Editor, I would like to thank the Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association for selecting me as the recipient of The Robert Flynn and The Majestic Knights Scholarships. I will be entering Bridgewater State University…
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You, Charlestown Old Schoolboys To the Editor, To the Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association. I would like to Thank You for selecting me for one of the Schoolboy Scholarships. This award will be put to good use as I continue…
Guest Op-Ed: As Our City Reopens and the Weather Gets Warmer, I Encourage Everyone Who Can to Support Our Small Business
By: Mayor Kim Janey Warmer weather has brought good news in Boston’s fight against the pandemic. Across our city, COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year. And, from Roxbury to Roslindale, East Boston to…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…