Although the holiday season for most of us will be filled with fun and joy, it is incumbent upon all of us who are fortunate to be doing well in our lives to remember that there are many among us,…
Category: Editorials
Enjoy A Happy — and Safe — Holiday Weekend
By a coincidence of the calendar, both Chanukah and Christmas arrive this weekend, and we wish to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers of the Jewish and Christian faiths (and those of no faith at all) a…
Chelsea Schools are Embracing Creative Ways to Keep Students Healthy
By Jennifer Kelly, Healthy Chelsea In an op-ed on December 2, Kenneth Thorpe discussed how schools have a unique opportunity to address the obesity crisis. Healthy Chelsea, a community health coalition, and Chelsea Public Schools could not agree more. Together,…
Letter to the Editor
Once again a huge success St. Agrippina’s membership held its 22nd annual Christmas Program for North End children on Sunday December 11th. The program once again, was a huge success! Santa Claus arrived at St. Agrippina’s Chapel with plenty of…
A System That Needs To be Addressed
That was certainly an eye-opening story in the Boston Globe last week about raising the minimum wage to $15 and the effect it will have on Mass. residents and small businesses. The most startling quote to us was from a…
The Most Wonderful Time of Year
As Andy Williams once crooned, “This is the most wonderful time of the year,” and the festiveness of the Christmas season is something to enjoy every December. The wonderful holiday light displays that adorn homes are a sight to behold.…
Remember Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on sneak attack early on Sunday morning causing destruction and loss of life, nearly 3,000 casualties. We are mourning on this day of December 7, the 75 year anniversary of Pearl Harbor.…
Trump and the Vote
We love how many of the national commentators and pundits always point out that while Donald Trump won the presidency, he didn’t get the popular vote. Well, it’s clear Donald Trump’s strategy was to reach the 270 electoral votes he…
The Secret Weapon to Ending America’s Health Crisis:Schools
By Kenneth Thorpe America has a big, fat problem. A whopping 13 million American children are obese — and millions more are about to join their ranks. By 2025, according to a report in Pediatric Obesity, the nation will house…
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm On Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…