The return of the Tall Ships to Boston Harbor this coming weekend will place a spectacular exclamation point to the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The international fleet of vessels will arrive in Boston Outer Harbor beginning Thursday and into…
Category: Editorials
It had been a Great World Cup Until…
The World Cup has been a wonderful event, enjoyed by soccer fans and non-fans alike. The games have been incredibly exciting, especially in the first knockout round, where underdog teams have pushed the giants of the sport to the limit.…
The Words that Changed the World 250 Years Ago
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. When the members of the…
Enjoy a Safe & Sane 4th of July Weekend
When Americans celebrated the Fourth of July at the turn of the 20th century, they did so in such rowdy fashion that vandalism and destruction of both public and private property were commonplace. This rampant hooliganism was suppressed only when…
Chelsea: Our All-America City!
We wish to offer our congratulations to City Manager Fidel Maltez, Deputy City Manager Devon Fields, all of our elected and appointed city officials, and everyone who loves our community for their role in Chelsea being named the winner of…
Letter to the Editor
Successful Bay Cove Basketball event To the Editor, On Friday, May 29, Bay Cove Human Services hosted its “Ballin’ for Recovery” Memorial Day Cookout and Basketball Event at 207 Shurtleff Street in Chelsea. The event began with a cookout, where…
The Gay Rights Movement began 57 Years Ago this Week
Although Gay Pride Month is observed for the entire month of June, we wish to make note of the specific date and events during the nighttime hours on June 27-28, 1969, when a series of riots and demonstrations against a…
Five Years Ago This Week….
Five years ago this week, an unspeakable act of violence, motivated solely by racial hatred, shattered the peace and calm of an early-summer Saturday afternoon in the community of Winthrop. A 28 year-old white man, a native of Wareham who…
Letter to the Editor
Remembering John Vitagliano To the Editor, John Vitagliano spent a lifetime helping build Greater Boston. Through his work in transportation, he contributed to projects that improved mobility, strengthened connections, and helped shape the region we know today. His career included…
Juneteenth is more significant than ever
Juneteenth, which has been a national holiday since 2021, marks the day when the Union Army entered the city of Galveston on June 19, 1865, and formally freed those who still were being enslaved in Texas. As the Union Army…