Pride, faith, hard work will make for meaningful change
Submitted by Ray Flynn former Mayor of Boston Boston Police officers are the best, and do their best to protect the people of Boston — from the hard working poor and middle income families to [...]
Let’s Reopen Southie: Carefully, but for Real!
Phase Two of Governor Baker’s multi-step plan to reopen Massachusetts, after the mid-March shutdown, could begin on Monday, June 8. The shutdown shot down our St. Patrick/Evacuation Day Parade, and it mostly continues even now. [...]
State Police Association Response to UMass & MBTA
The State Police Association of Massachusetts represents the Sergeants and Troopers that make up the uniformed branch of the State Police. For over 150 years, the Massachusetts State Police has served the Commonwealth with distinction, [...]
South Boston Reopens: Chapter One
by Rick Winterson You are completely aware of the need to take steps against Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic – it was (and still is) a true plague of global, worldwide dimensions. Here, our schools, [...]
Thank You Boston Police Officers
Brianne Fitzgerald RN, NP The recent incomprehensible murders of black men in Georgia and Minneapolis have shaken even the most jaded among us. Eleven weeks of COVID-19 quarantine were more than enough, and now we [...]
Mayor Walsh Announces Distribution of 10,000 Community Care Kits
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) this weekend will distribute the first half of the 20,000 care kits assembled over the course of this week to various community outreach partners, [...]
Bill Frew Remembers
Editor’s NOTE: William J. “Bill” Frew is a local writer. His major work is “A Pilot’s Life”, memoirs of flying for the Air Force and TransWorld Airlines. With his permission, we have excerpted a vivid [...]
Mona Amelia
By: Tara Kerrigan Hayes I'm one of those people who tussles with the temptation of quitting Facebook. I struggle with intentions behind certain posts; the transparent boasting and silent competitions under the guise of something [...]
Drawing A Line In The Sand To Keep Our Beaches Safe And Open
The late US District Court Judge A. David Mazzone, who oversaw the Boston Harbor case for nearly 20 years, often said that he measured the success of the Boston Harbor cleanup not by the “number [...]
Houses of Worship and the Power of Prayer
Brianne Fitzgerald NP, MPH Governor Charlie Baker has unveiled his plan to begin the process of re-opening the state. The re-opening of individual businesses is significant, but not any more so than the re-opening houses [...]