There is an obvious correlation between the availability of guns, their indiscriminate use by people who have lost their humanity and the deaths caused by shootings. Such was the case over the weekend in Boston where 10 people were shot…
Category: Editorials
The Ethanol Victory
Everyone from Governor Deval Patrick, to City Manager Jay Ash, to Representatives Gene O’Flaherty and Kathi Anne Reinstein to Senator Sal DiDomenico are to be congratulated for their good work in stopping the planned twice weekly delivery of ethanol by…
Collaborative; a Bold Move Worthy of Some Note
It isn’t everyday in this city or in cities across this land when an organization like the Chelsea Collaborative, which relies entirely for its budget on donations, returns a $40,000 donation because it refused to follow stipulations attached to it.…
John Dalis
The death of former city clerk and former alderman John Dalis this week comes very close to marking the end of an era in this city’s long history. He was a powerful man who never abused his power. He was…
William “bill” Smigielski
The death last week of former Parks Commissioner William “Bill” Smigielski is a great loss for the city and for all of us who knew him and who admired him. Mr. Smigielski came up in this city and finally came…
The Summer of 2012
The tragedy in Colorado has touched Americans in different ways everywhere during this otherwise lovely summer of 2012. At the Showcase Cinema complex in Revere Monday evening the theaters were evacuated during a showing of Batman. Some theater goers were…
About Gangs
Recent statistics from Lynn and Revere reveal that great strides have been made by their local police departments in bringing gang activity under control. In fact, in Lynn, a city of more than 90,000, where gang activity was rampant and…
Pet Peeve
The owner of the Store 24 in Bellingham Square should be fined every Sunday for running a pigpen that causes the square to be awash in trash of all kinds generated largely and mostly from the store. The Health Department…
Sandcastle Event
You’ve got to get over to Revere Beach this week and into the weekend for the Sand Castle competition that is being held once again. Right now, the contestants from all over the world are busy preparing their newest creations…
Another Park
News that Chelsea will be adding yet another park to its small collection of green public places is extraordinary news. During the past ten years, City Manager Jay Ash, Representative Gene O’Flaherty and a succession of city councils have all…