After last week’s summer-like weather, where temperature hit the mid-80s for a couple of days, much-cooler weather arrived this past weekend, Combined with the strong winds from a developing nor’easter later this week, it is clear that fall is here.…
Category: Editorials
Pier 5 Belongs To The Public. The Issues: Just The Facts
To the Editor, Charlestown, a community of 20,000 residents is surrounded by water, and located in a severe flood zone. It has the second lowest tree canopy in Greater Boston. The Boston Planning and Development Agency plans to add over…
Data centers: We have met the enemy and they are us
The massive build-out of data centers recently has aroused the wrath of the American public across the political spectrum. However, this backlash has highlighted a sharp disconnect in modern society: On the one hand, we expect technology to provide us…
Remembering 9/11
For every generation of Americans for the past near-century, there have been seminal events for which those who were of a certain age can recall “where they were” when they “heard the news.” Every member of the Greatest Generation could…
Enjoy the great weather on Labor Day weekend
With the weatherman predicting a great Labor Day weekend from Friday through Monday, we hope that all of our readers will have a chance to make the most of the final weekend of the summer season. The Summer of ‘26…
Temporary Harborwalk Closure
Temporary Harborwalk Closure To the Editor, To Friends and neighbors, there will be a temporary harborwalk closure between Piers 6 and 7 in Charlestown beginning on Tuesday, September 8. This section of the harborwalk will be closed for repair until…
More than a check up: The vital role of annual well-child visits
As families prepare for the upcoming school year, many are focused on school supplies, schedules and getting back into routines. But one of the most important back-to-school steps happens before the first day of class: scheduling a well-child visit. Because…
A “war” that we actually are winning
It was almost 55 years ago — on December 23, 1971, to be precise — that President Richard M.Nixon officially declared the “war on cancer” when he signed the National Cancer Act of 1971. The legislation committed $1.5 billion ($12…
Entrance and exit to and from the North End to Charlestown
Entrance and exit to and from the North End and Charlestown! To the Editor, As a former North Ender and current long-time Charlestown resident, like others, I now have a beautiful bridge that connects two of Boston’s most historic neighborhoods.…
Gov. Healey does the right thing to ban kratom
The decision last week by Gov. Maura Healey and the Mass. Dept. of Public Health to issue an order classifying kratom as a Schedule 1 drug, thereby effectively banning the sale of kratom products, removes a dangerous and highly-addictive substance…