The death this past week of General Colin Powell at the age of 84 removes from our country one of the most outstanding persons ever to serve the United States. Colin Powell was both a soldier and a statesman. What…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Get Your Booster Stat
With the FDA and the CDC recommending that already-vaccinated Americans over a certain age and with certain medical conditions receive booster shots, we urge all of our readers who qualify to receive a booster to do so as soon as…
Guest Op-Ed: Yes on 1 for a Better Budget: The Time Is Now
By Andres Del Castillo, Co-Director, Right to the City Boston This year, there will be a question on the November ballot that would change how the City budget is created. It would allow the city council to change budget items…
Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let Acting Mayor Kim Janey Erase Boston’s Italian Americans
By Denise Furnari and Justice Chair Diane Modica Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey has unilaterally decided to change Columbus Day in Boston to Indigenous Peoples Day and will announce it today October 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM at Boston City Hall. We…
SOWA Artists’ Second Sunday Open Studios
News Briefs
Peters Park Beautification Day Set for Oct. 16 Join your neighbors and friends for Peters Park Beautification Day on Saturday, Oct 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at Peters Park on the path between baseball field and basketball field. (The…
City to Celebrate Dia De Muertos in Copley Sq. Public Invited to Participate in Fourth Annual Day of the Dead Altar and Event
Mayor Kim Janey and Alberto Fierro, Consul General of Mexico in Boston, on October 13 announced an online citywide photo collection process of departed loved ones in preparation for Boston’s fourth annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.…
La Ciudad De Boston Celebra El Día De Muertos: Se Invita Al Público a Participar En El Cuarto Altar Anual Del Día De Los Muertos De Boston
La alcaldesa de Boston, Kim Janey y el Cónsul General de México en Boston, Alberto Fierro, anunciaron el inicio del proceso para la recopilación de fotografías de familiares y amigos en preparación a la cuarta conmemoración del Día de Muertos…
A Reimagined Virtual Evening for Storybook Ball
MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) celebrates the 22nd anniversary of Storybook Ball with a reimagined virtual evening on Thursday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. Led by Co-Chairs Fiona and James Benenson of Brookline and Rachel and Bill Motley of Dover,…
The Pernicious Effects Of Social Media
The recent revelations about the harmful influences of social media upon young people that first appeared in the Wall St. Journal and then before Congress with the testimony of a former Facebook employee (who had provided the Wall St. Journal…