Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
Boston Vulberable to Sea-level Rise Dear Editor Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted…
Guest Op-Ed: Misleading and inaccurate Op-ed
By Gerald H. Angoff, MD The submitted Guest Op-Ed from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) published in the September 29 edition of the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge titled “BPDA Prioritizes Charlestown Community Feedback in Neighborhood Planning Process” contains inaccuracies, omissions…
Hurricane Fiona Was a Warning
We’re all aware by now that climate change is dramatically impacting our weather, particularly by increasing the intensity of major weather events such as hurricanes. In our little corner of the world, significant weather events have been few and far…
Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Would Be a Good Idea
The National Highway Transportation Board (NTSB) recently made the recommendation that automobile manufacturers should be required to install ignition interlock devices (IID) into all new motor vehicles to prevent those who drink alcohol from operating a motor vehicle. According to…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you Charlestown Schoolgirls Committee To the Editor, Thank you very much for selecting me as a scholarship recipient this year. I am honored and thankful to have received the Mary Devlin Memorial Scholarship. Mary was a great woman and…
Guest Op-Ed: BPDA Prioritizes Charlestown Community Feedback in Neighborhood Planning Process
(Ed. Note: The following op-ed was submitted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.) Under the leadership of Arthur Jemison, Mayor Michelle Wu’s recently appointed Chief of Planning for the City of Boston, the Boston Planning & Development Agency is…
Get the New COVID Shot Now!
We realize that after two and one-half years of dealing with COVID-19, all of us just want to be done with COVID. But the unfortunate reality is that COVID-19 is not done with us, despite what President Biden suggested in…
America Needs Immigrants More Than Ever
For the first time in the history of the world, there are more people on the planet over the age of 65 than under five. For industrial nations such as the U.S., this is a profound change from what has…
Letter to the Editor
What’s Going on at the Ill-Conceived Bunker Hill Housing Development? Anything? To the Editor, Driving by the Bunker Hill Housing Development on Medford Street, one cannot miss the boarded up lumbered buildings that have been the status quo for over…