By Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM, The National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the USDA announced on April 22, 2020 that two pet cats from different households in the United States were confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. These are the first pets in the…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Assisting Our Small Business Community
By Senator Sal DiDomenico As a State Senator, one of my greatest sources of pride has always been my district’s small business community. I grew up in a small business, living above my parents’ flower shop as a kid. My entire…
Allowing the States To Go Bankrupt Is A Really Bad Idea
One of the most glaring shortcomings thus far of the stimulus and disaster packages that have been passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the failure to provide assistance to the states. Every state in the…
Guest Op-Ed: Emergency Care Has Not Been Put on Hold If You Need Medical Assistance, Seek Help
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh During this public health emergency, many of us are feeling stressed and anxious. Days are uncertain and our routines have shifted. Many people are working remotely, or have lost their jobs. Students are learning online.…
Letters to the Editor
Wear a Mask To the Editor, Recently, I was doing a power walk along the Greenway because it is one of the best walking paths in the city. I still do it often coming now from the other side of…
Once Again, Mass. is Showing the Way
With the launch this past week of of the COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, our state once again is taking a leading role at this critical time for our nation. Massachusetts…
Letter to the Editor
We Can’t Do All This Alone Dear Donor, Your local Salvation Army is reaching out to ask for your help, as we provide essential services to more of our neighbors in Chelsea, East Boston, Revere, Charlestown and Winthrop. Your generous…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Guest Op-Ed: We Are a Resilient City of Resilient People
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The coronavirus is unlike anything we’ve experienced in living memory, and it’s testing our city in a way that it’s never been tested before. It has required a major, all-hands-on-deck response, and it has affected…