The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Sunday evening, December 18, and will culminate on Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Category: Editorials
Congratulations, Katherine Clark
We wish to offer our congratulations to our Congresswoman, Katherine Clark (who represents the 5th Congressional District that includes Revere and Winthrop and extends west through Malden into Middlesex County) for her recent elevation to the position of Minority Whip,…
Let’s Go Morocco!
Even those who have been casually following the World Cup for the past few weeks are aware of the amazing run by Morocco, a team that has ignited the imagination of sports fans around the world after knocking off two…
Letter to the Editor
Skin for All Seasons Notice of Permanent Closure Dear Editor, As we start a new year, I have made one of the most difficult decisions of my professional career. With a very heavy heart, Skin For All Seasons is announcing…
Guest Op-Ed: Celine Dion, Kirstie Alley, Christmas, Good News and Bad
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Award winning actress Kirstie Alley was diagnosed with cancer shortly before her untimely death at the young age of 71. Grammy award winning Celine Dion has recently been diagnosed with a neurological disease called Stiff Person…
A Fitting Tribute To Ace McCarrick
The naming last week by the City Council of the basketball courts adjacent to Harry Della Russo Stadium in honor of the late Robert “Ace†McCarrick is a fitting tribute to a man who devoted his entire adult life to…
Pearl Harbor Was 81 Years Ago
It was 81 years ago this coming week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint…
Letter to the Editor
It’s A Wonderful Life Dear Editor. In a culture filled with lies about abortion rights and assisted suicide as an appropriate option for those suffering an illness of some kind, we need the message of the old classic film, “It’s…
Guest Op-Ed: Christmas Rest and Peace
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available so this too is a good option. Try to drink one glass of eggnog during the season of…
Help Those Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.†— Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
Remembering McMackin Field
We’re sure we are not alone among long-time Revere residents in welcoming the news that the city, under the leadership of Mayor Brian Arrigo, has assumed the ownership of McMackin Field. The former mecca for Little League baseball has not…
Letters to the Editor
The Persecuted Church Dear Editor, Freedom to express one’s faith is central to our American Heritage. Yet, there is so much persecution of Christians in other countries that occurs with little recognition by Western Leaders. During May, a college student…
Guest Op-Ed: Christmas Is in Your Heart
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas once started for me when the JC Penny and Sears catalogs came in the mail. They came early in the Fall and I wore them out looking at the toy section. By December the catalogs…
Let’s Go Revere Beat Winthrop!!!
When the Revere High football team takes to Winthrop’s Miller Field on Thanksgiving Day morning, coach Lou Cicatelli and his Patriots will be seeking their sixth straight victory over their Turkey Day archrivals. The last two meetings have been exciting…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back 400 years to the Pilgrims and Indigenous People, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no…
Thank You, Nancy Pelosi
The announcement last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she will be stepping down from her leadership role in the Democratic caucus (although she will remain as a member of the House) marks an end to one of the most remarkable political…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks Be To God Dear Editor, A week ago I spoke of the uniqueness of Christianity, that it’s a relationship with the Divine Son of God, Jesus. In scripture, the Lord reveals Himself with many descriptive names. I’ll mention only…
Get Your Flu Shot – Now
Lauren Buck, the new head of Revere Health and Human Services, delivered a timely and important message to all residents at last week’s meeting of the Revere Disabilities Commission at which she was the guest speaker: Get your flu shot…
We’re Drinking Ourselves to Death
A report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed what we really already knew: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year…
Letter to the Editor
The 1960s Come Back to Bite Us Dear Editor, It seems that we’re in a time warp regarding the environment. In 1934, owners of Breakheart Hill Forest sold their land to the state with the understanding that it would be…