Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture. The new office will be within the Housing Cabinet and will work to increase food production throughout Boston; develop and implement innovative food production strategies; provide technical assistance…
Month: March 2022
Coalition Calls for Swift Action on Low-Income Fares
In the wake of the failure by the MBTA board to create a Low-Income Fare for MBTA riders, a popular proposal that garnered overwhelming support in public testimony, the Public Transit Public Good Coalition calls for swift action on providing…
2022 Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Set for July 22-24
The Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 18th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival from July 22 to…
A Tragic and Dangerous Time
As we are writing this, the incredibly brave people and government leaders of Ukraine still are holding out against the despicable invaders from Russia. It is clear that Vladimir Putin, the criminal Russian dictator, underestimated the resolve of the Ukrainian…
“Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns”
That was the headline in the New York Times this past Monday in its story on the report released by the United Nations regarding the ever-increasing damage that man-made pollution is causing to the environment. The bottom line of the…
Guest Op-Ed: How Much is Freedom Worth?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette In America we pursue the occupation of our choice. That doesn’t mean we always like our jobs but we can choose to pursue another career or several different careers. We can choose our state, community and…
Letters to the Editor
Grateful for What We Have in Light of World Events Dear Editor, On February 27, 2022, at 4:30 PM the power went off in the local Charlestown area (approx. 1400 customers). People were really confused as they could not just…