With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July rekindles fond memories from our childhood of the…
Category: Editorials
Letter To The Editor
Thank You From the Bunker Hill Associates Dear Editor, On behalf of the Bunker Hill Associates, I would like to thank the Charlestown Community for their support and participation in making Charlestown Pride Week a huge success. Starting on Sunday…
Our National Disgrace at the Border
Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food, the authorities confirmed on Monday, — The New…
Guest Op-ed: Celebrate Your Community on Independence Day
By Quint Studer As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and Iām reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important…
Townie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani Rain or No Rain, It’s the Bunker Hill Day Parade The forecast for Sunday, June 16, looked interesting. It was supposed to rain later in the afternoon and be pretty cloudy in the morning. But you can…
Guest Op-Ed: Updates to Trash and Recycling Pickup Will Improve Efficiency and Convenience
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department…
Another Sad Sign of the times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…
Ali Stroker Is An Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker DeLeo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Letters to the Editor
Concerns About Parking and Traffic Dear Editor, The Encore Boston Harbor opening plan all sounds very nice, but I’m very concerned about the parking and traffic for local residents who need to get around this area, particularly park and ride…