President Joe Biden’s ambitious proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 50 percent (from their 2005 levels) by 2030 marks a dramatic moment in the environmental movement. Those of us old enough to remember the first Earth…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Guest Op-Ed: Regarding the Chauvin Verdict
By Acting Mayor Kim Janey My fellow Bostonians, On April 20, a jury in Minneapolis found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. While this decision brings some relief, we also know it will not…
Acting Mayor Janey Cancels Last Minute on Mayoral Forum
Acting Mayor Kim Janey was the only missing candidate for mayor of the six major candidates who have declared during Tuesday night’s lively Ward 4 and 5 Democratic Committee. Janey had been committed and confirmed to the 6:30 p.m. Forum…
Boston Water Sewer Commission Offers Property Owners Credit to Replace Lead Pipes
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) announced that it is doubling to $4,000 the credit for replacing lead pipes through its Lead Replacement Incentive Program. A recent review conducted by the Commission estimates that as many as 4,800 property owners…
Swan Boats Return on May 8
Mayor Kim Janey is pleased to announce that the popular Boston Swan Boats will open for the 2021 season at the Boston Public Garden lagoon on Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m. For the first time in its history, this…
At Last, Spring Has Sprung
Spring officially may have arrived on March 21, but the past month has been anything but spring-like. For those of us who live along the Massachusetts coastline, this is nothing new of course. The prevailing, on-shore sea breezes at this…
Mass Shootings Are Our New Epidemic
Mass shootings with high-powered weapons are nothing new in America. The recent tragedies in Atlanta and Indianapolis are just two more of a long string of the slaughter of innocent Americans who simply were going about their everyday lives at…
Letters to the Editor
Monteiro Running for Council At-Large Dear Editor, My name is Carla B. Monteiro and I’m running for Boston City Council At-Large. My story is the story of so many Boston families, one of struggle and rising above it. My parents…
Councilors Call for Hearing on Enforcement of Short-term Rental Regulations
Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn, Kenzie Bok, and Lydia Edwards are calling for a hearing this week regarding the status and the enforcement of the Short Term Rental Ordinance passed in 2018. The hearing order follows a decision at the…
Is Hollywood becoming Beane’s Town?
Berklee grad, Brennan Helper advances on American Idol By Cary Shuman Brennan Hepler, the Berklee College of Music graduate now known to millions of American Idol fans as Beane, has earned a spot in the popular TV show’s final group…