The announcement last week by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo that the state will be investing $1 billion over the next decade to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fortify infrastructure is welcome news…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
Thinking about Quitting Smoking? Dear Editor, February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking is a leading cause of heart disease. Smoking can lead to the narrowing of blood vessels and high blood…
Traffic, Traffic Everywhere
A recent national report confirmed what those of us in the Greater Boston area have known all-too-well for all-too-long: That by some measures, traffic congestion on our metropolitan roadways is the worst in the entire nation and among the worst…
Green New Deal Is A Good Deal
The growing movement for the federal government to take the lead in effecting policies that will negate the effects of both economic inequality and climate change has been incorporated into what is being referred to as the Green New Deal.…
Job Fair for Encore
One of the largest job fairs for a single company will be happening over the next few months and local residents are encouraged to apply for a position. Encore, Boston Harbor, is seeking to hire 5,000 people to staff the…
Immigrants Are Our Future
It is an undeniable fact of history that all Americans other than Native Americans are descendants of immigrants. It also is undeniably true that immigrants have not always been welcome with open arms, starting most conspicuously with the Know-Nothing Party…
Letter to the Editor Operation Christmas Child Thanks Revere Participants
Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Revere residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Revere and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child,…
Guest Op-ed Ask Rusty – Confused about Enrolling in Medicare and Social Security
Dear Rusty: I will be 64 years old in 2019 and thinking about Social Security. My full retirement age is 66 and two months, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to get the most out of my retirement.…
Thank You, Bob Deleo
It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Winthrop/Revere State Rep. Bob DeLeo was elected the Speaker of the House by his colleagues. (Yes, time flies.) We wish to make note of the 10th anniversary of Speaker…
Letter to the Editor
ARE PROJECTS PROTECTED FROM RISING SEA LEVELS Dear Editor, As a person with family ties to Winthrop and many fond memories of Winthrop and Revere, it was exciting for me to read about the new life for Suffolk Downs and…
GUEST OP-ED Real Estate Tax Reality
It is said that taxes are one of life’s two certainties. The other one isn’t so welcome, either. While the following explanation may not change anyone’s tax bill, I hope it goes some way to educating the public about how…
Thank You, Jay Ash
When Gov. Charlie Baker was elected to his first term of office four years ago, his first major announcement was the appointment of Jay Ash to the post of Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. The announcement by Gov. Baker,…
LETTER to the Editor
REMEMBERING OUR HEROES Dear Editor, “…If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can show somebody he’s traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain. 
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be a four-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit†early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Letter to the Editor
THANK YOU REVERE FROM FOR KIDS ONLY Dear Editor, I am writing to express my gratitude to the community of Revere and the many individuals and businesses who continue to show their support for our public charity, For Kids Only…
Congratulations, Manny Lopes
We join East Boston residents in congratulating East Boston Neighborhood Health Center President and CEO Manny Lopes on his appointment as the chair of the Boston Board of Health. The appointment is another major milestone in the successful career of…
