Category: Editorials

A First Taste of Summer

With temperatures reaching the 80s this past Saturday, our region felt its first taste of summer. But, as always is the case at this time of year along the Massachusetts coast, Saturday’s balmy air provided just a fleeting glimpse of…

Pope Francis

The passing this week of Pope Francis will leave a deep void in the conscience of our world. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina who became the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, fought for a more inclusive Roman Catholic…

Happy Easter

This Sunday is Easter, the holiest and most significant day of Christianity, which marks Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead after his crucifixion two days earlier on Good Friday. Christians believe that Christ died to redeem us from our sins.…

No Good Can Come from the New Tariffs

It was 95 years ago in June, 1930, that President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff law (which had been passed by a Republican Congress) that imposed draconian increases in tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods. Smoot-Hawley has been…

Virginia “Ginny” Diranian

We would like to take a moment to make note of the passing this past week of Virginia “Ginny” Diranian, a member of the prominent Diranian family who operated the famed Avenue Restaurant across from City Hall on Washington Ave.,…