Progressives Are the Real Hypocrites
No doubt most of our readers who care about the environment and the issue of climate change were disappointed when Senator Joe Manchin put the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the Build Back...
View ArticleMass Shootings Get All The Attention, but This Is Worse
Americans have been saddened by the recent mass shootings that have occurred in recent weeks across the country in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park. But as much as these tragic events have seared...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through August 6
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and...
View ArticleMassachusetts House Passes Legislation To Reform Step Therapy Protocols
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation limiting the use of step therapy protocols, in which insurance companies refuse to pay for the prescription drugs prescribed by a...
View Article2022 Boston Groundwater Trust Hosts Forum on Climate Change May Threaten the...
The Boston Groundwater Trust established by the Boston City Council to monitor and protect the integrity of building foundations in Boston that are threatened by low groundwater levels, will be...
View ArticleMichelle Vilms Receives Industry Award by Insightful Accountant
Vilms Consulting is pleased to announce that Michelle Vilms, CEO, has been named a 2022 100 Top ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant. She was also selected as the Top QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor for...
View ArticleNew Park Space Opens at North Meadow on the Greenway
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy celebrated the opening of North Meadow on The Greenway, the newest park space in Boston’s contemporary public park formerly known as Parcel 2, in a public Ribbon...
View ArticleBLO Summer Concert
Music lovers gather at the Hatch Shell as the Boston Landmarks Orchestra treated visitors to their inaugural free concert. Visit landmarksorchestra.org for the full schedule.
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Take the First Step Toward a Nicotine-Free Life To the Editor, The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is running Take the First Step, a campaign that educates adults about free resources...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Losing Everything, What or Who Is Important?
Dr. Glenn Mollette What or who is important to you? The recent devastating flood in eastern Kentucky reminds us all that life can be swept away in a moment. Hundreds of families lost everything. One...
View ArticleGina Raimondo for President
This past week, Congress finally passed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors) and Science Act, legislation that will provide $280 billion in federal funding to...
View ArticleBill Russell Was A Beautiful Person
For those of us who were Boston sports fans in our childhood while growing up in the 1960s, there was only one real hero — and that was Bill Russell. With 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, the Celtics and...
View ArticleLocal Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Receive Bachelor’s Degrees from UMass Amherst Approximately 7,000 students received bachelor’s degrees in over 100 majors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Undergraduate...
View ArticleWu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents
Mayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the...
View ArticleFinal Summer Festival Happening on August 13
The City of Malden has announced the musical line up for the final Summer Festival on August 13. Taking place between 12-4PM in Malden Center, Pleasant and Exchange Streets transform into an open-air...
View ArticleWu Announces Margaret Van Scoy As New Neighborhood Liaison for Back Bay,...
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Margaret “Maggie” Van Scoy as the neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill for the Office of Neighborhood...
View ArticleNational Night Out at Paul Revere Mall
Deputy Tom McGuire, Claire LeBlanc, Public Information Officer, Paul Vozzella and his father, InvestigatorPaul Vozzella, and Investigator Cara Catanzaro, of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department,...
View ArticleOlivia Newton-John
Although Olivia Newton-John was Australian (by way of England), for a period in the 1970s and ’80s, she was America’s sweetheart, the proverbial girl next door. She’d already had great success as a...
View ArticleRecord Heat? Bring It On!
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, we don’t need a weatherman to tell us how hot it has been these past few weeks. Still, even we were surprised to learn that the past 21 days have set a record for the hottest...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, August 18, at 5 p.m. Attention: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can...
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