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Category: Editorials
School Masking Is Not a Parental Matter
According to an interview in the Boston Globe, a member (who is a medical doctor) of the unpaid COVID-19 advisory panel to Gov. Charlie Baker made this statement regarding masking by children in public schools: “Regardless of science, and there…
Sober October: Now More Than Ever
We all know that the pandemic has not been great for either our physical or mental health. One of the strongest indicators of this is that overall alcohol consumption increased by 14 percent among Americans in 2020 and 23 percent…
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Our Children for the 21st Century Economy
By Anthony D’Ambrosio The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on our state’s students. Mental health issues have spiked, reaching crisis levels in many school districts. Nearly 300 schools in Massachusetts had chronic absenteeism rates of 30% or higher…
Guest Op-Ed: Regarding the Plan to Make Quality Inn a Homeless Shelter
By Dan Rizzo Boston City Officials have unilaterally decided to move their homeless, opioid, mental health, and alcohol afflicted, and unvaccinated COVID-19 residents from the Mass Ave. and Melena Cass Blvd. area (otherwise known as “Methadone Mileâ€) to a hotel…
Let’s Build a Drug Treatment and Homeless Facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Hey You — Take a Hike!
For many New Englanders, fall is their favorite season. The warm days and crisp evenings serve as the perfect midpoint between the heat and humidity of summer and the chill of winter. When you add in the spectacular colors of…
A Sad — But Predictable — Outcome
Amidst all of the big news stories during these past two weeks, perhaps the one that has grabbed the most attention from Americans of all ages involved the mysterious disappearance of 22 year-old Gabrielle Petito, the young woman who had…
Guest Op-Ed: Focus on What You Do
By Dr. Glenn Mollette If you want a friend be a friend. There is never a guarantee. However, if you do not put anything into a friendship it’s certain the friendship will never grow. Keep in mind that friendships take time.…
America Since 9/11: One Step Forward, Many Steps Back
Amidst the solemn ceremonies and remembrances this past weekend of the terrorist attack 20 years ago on 9/11, one thing is clear: America is far better protected from a similar act of terrorism than we were on 9/10/01. To be…
Guest Op-Ed: What Is Happening in the Housing Market?
By Maureen Celata The housing market has been on a straight up trajectory over the last 12 years and because real estate has an up and down cycle, it would be safe to say the housing market is in for…
Guest Op-Ed: Worry Rarely Changes Anything
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Life presents challenges to us all and most of us understand worry. There are enough ordeals along the way of life to cause each of us to worry our heads off. However, worry will never add…
Guest Op-Ed: Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley Statement on 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
By Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley “Throughout the history of the United States, events have occurred that profoundly changed who we are as a country. Breakthrough developments in medicine and science, and technology that allows for instantaneous communication, have provided us…
Primary Election Day in Wards 3 and 5 is Tuesday
There will be a primary election in Revere this coming Tuesday, September 14, for the Ward Council seats in Wards 3 and 5. In Ward 3, four candidates are vying for the two top spots in order to advance to…
Restore happy hours? Are they crazy?
There seems to be a move afoot to place a ballot question for the November, 2022, state election that would allow for the return of so-called Happy Hours (a/k/a, drink as much as you can, as fast as you can)…
Letter to the Editor
Endorsing Anthony Cogliandro for Ward 3 Council Dear Editor, Anthony Cogliandro has been a family friend for a very long time. I have watched Anthony volunteer his time to help out the people of our community an uncountable number of…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
There’s a temptation for people to splurge at the end of things. We all are familiar with the idea, “If this is the last, let’s make it a blast!†We don’t have anything against that sentiment, but all too often…
The 13 Service Members Were True Heroes
Every American was saddened last week upon hearing the news of the suicide bombing by a terrorist in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service men and women, 11 of whom were Marines and one each from the…
Letters to the Editor
A Vote for John Powers Is a Vote for a Proven Track Record Dear Editor, I want to say a few words on behalf of John F. Powers, candidate for re-election to Ward 5, Revere City Councilor. My family has…
Guest Op-Ed: Fiore Opposes 291-Unit Riverside Building
By Al Fiore Recently, I joined several of my friends and neighbors in opposing yet another massive residential building project here in Revere. This time, we attended a Conservation Commission meeting to voice our opposition to a 291-unit building being…