It was a sad, sad sign of our times last week to see individuals holding “Free Luigi Mangione” signs outside of the courthouse in New York City where Mangione made a court appearance. Mangione is facing state and federal charges…
Category: Editorials
Happy Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will start at sundown this coming Monday (September 22) and will end at sunset on Wednesday (September 24). During the three days of festivities, members of the Jewish faith will gather with family and…
A Cardinal has been Stealing our Tomatoes this Summer
We live in a condominium community on an island in the middle of a bay. The island, as do all of the islands in Boston Harbor, has a rich history dating back to colonial times. The military built a base…
We are All lab Rats for RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Ideas
The performance last week by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee confirmed what any thinking person already knows: Kennedy is compromising the health of every American in order to pursue his…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to our DSPs for providing care, dignity to so many To the Editor, Since 2008, the second week of September has been designated Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week to honor the hundreds of thousands of human services workers…
Residents Celebrate Chelsea Day
Residents celebrated “Chelsea Day” Saturday with a road race that attracted 500 runners, a parade down Broadway, and a special presentation on stage by the Chelsea contingent that brought national recognition to the city by winning the National Civic League’s…
Reviving Happy hours will put more drunk drivers on our roads
The proposal by State Senator Julian Cyr to revive happy hours — which have been outlawed in Massachusetts since the 1980s — is a terrible idea that will have only one guaranteed consequence: More motorists will be driving under the…
Michelle (Moore) Sherman
Those of us of the Baby Boom generation who grew up in Chelsea in the 1960s and ‘70s lost another connection to our city’s past with the passing this past Saturday of Michelle (Moore) Sherman following a courageous battle with…
Letter to the Editor
Tanairi Garcia — Raised by Chelsea, Fighting for Chelsea To the Editor, I grew up in the heart of Chelsea. I went to our public schools, walked the same streets our kids walk today, and proudly graduated from Chelsea High,…
Accurate Inflation Data is Crucial for Senior Citizens
The controversy surrounding the recent firing by President Donald Trump of Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who was a respected statistician (she was approved for the post by an overwhelming and bipartisan vote…