The constant cacophony of bumbling babbling from our leaders in Washington these days with regard to the ongoing conflict with Iran brings to mind the wisdom of former President Theodore Roosevelt. On September 1, 1901 — just two weeks before…
The Miracle of a Bairn
No, we are not Scottish. But we are big fans of the hit TV show Outlander, and “bairn,” the Scottish word for a newborn or a young child, has permanently entered our vocabulary. Two weeks ago our family welcomed a…
Guest Op-Ed: Massachusetts’ New Energy Rules will Recognize what Frontline Communities have Long Known: Across Massachusetts, Frontline Communities Fought for Rules that Recognize the Burdens Neighborhoods Already Carry
By Roseann Bongiovanni For over ten years, East Boston fought an Eversource substation proposed across from a children’s playground, beside Logan’s jet fuel tanks, on a flood-prone shoreline along Chelsea Creek. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the state approved the facility. But along the way, we exposed…
Metro Mayors Coalition’s 2026 Shannon Grant Summer Event at Rumney Marsh Academy
By Jenifer Wallitsch On July 10, more than 75 youth and over 30 adult volunteers, law enforcement officers, and community-based organization staff came together for the Metro Mayors Coalition’s 2026 Shannon Grant Summer Event at Rumney Marsh Academy in Revere.…
Arthur “Chip” Ercolini
Attorney whose love for the law was only surpassed by his love for his family Arthur (“Chip” ) Ercolini of Revere, formerly of Somerville, passed away surrounded by his loving family on July 16, 2026, at the age of 83.…
Frances Lubell-Trulli
Of Revere Frances Lubell-Trull of Revere passed away on July 14. The beloved wife of the late Alphonse Trulli, she was the devoted mother of Ellen Santamaria and her husband, the late Robert Santamaria, the late George Wynn, and the…