Yes, the days have become noticeably shorter and there has been a chill in the air at night. And when the calendar turns to August, as it has, it’s sort of a signal that the new school year is not…
Category: Editorials
Death and Taxes
The adage goes that the only certainty in life is death and taxes. This seems to be ringing true for local drivers. There is a plan afoot from the bureaucrats at the Department of Transportation to install new toll gates…
Menino’s Threat on Wynn’s Casino
For those of us who know Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, his threat to scuttle the Wynn casino development in Everett (since it is being built on a sliver of Boston land) should be a reason for concern for officials in…
Mayor Menino’s Final Backyard BBQ A Testament to His True Legacy
Way down at the furthest tip of Boston on Hyde Park’s Chesterfield Street last Friday, Mayor Tom Menino and 2,000 of his closest friends gathered for the 21st and final backyard BBQ at his home – a backyard BBQ that…
Letters to the Editor
Grateful for scholarship To the Peter Looney Scholarship Committee: Thank you for your very generous scholarship. I am honored to be the recipient of the Peter Looney Scholarship. This scholarship will be put towards furthering my education at Tufts University. …
CB&GC News and Notes
Summer Camp for ages 6-12 at the Green Street building will run Monday through Friday from July 1 to August 16, 2013. Hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Extended hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
Downtown View Are You a City Nerd?
One day I was a passenger in a car on the Longfellow Bridge coming into Boston from Cambridge. Bob was driving and Ann was in the front seat. We began discussing the upcoming reconstruction of the bridge and the granite…
Enjoy a Safe and Sane Fourth of July Weekend
Have fun on the holiday weekend , but do it safely for yourself and your loved ones Back at the turn of the 20th century, editorial writers would implore their readers to make the Fourth of July “safe and sane.”…
Congratulations Senator Ed Markey
Voters in this district mirrored those across the state in giving their enthusiastic support to long-time Congressman, Ed Markey, in his campaign for U.S. Senate against Republican rival Gabriel Gomez. Massachusetts voters clearly understood the difference between the candidates and…
Downtown View Let There Be Light
It has been 135 years since Thomas Edison patented his first incandescent light bulb. Such an inventive guy would be delighted with what is taking place in urban lighting as incandescent bulbs are phased out. And phasing out incandescent lighting…