As we all have learned by now, the so-called Executive Order (if any of it is even legal) recently issued by President Donald Trump two weeks ago amounts to all talk and no action. It does not stop any evictions…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Guest Op-Ed: Pine Street Out!
By George Stergios and Bob Minnocci, Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association Three weeks ago, Pine Street Inn leased the Roundhouse Suites and added another 180 homeless people to the Mass & Cass area, where there are hundreds already living in…
Letter to the Editor
A Thank You to Our Supporters We at United South End Settlements (USES) and New Boston Ventures want to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of supporters who live, work and represent the South End neighborhood who helped ensure…
Veterans Pledge Support for Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate
On Thursday, a group of Boston area veterans pledged their support for Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate at a press conference held at the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial in the South End. The speakers discussed the need for stronger leadership…
For the Record
Coronavirus Update: Due to public health concerns, the hearings that normally would be held on a week have been postponed or canceled due to the guidance of Mayor Martin Walsh and the order of Gov. Charlie Baker. Some meetings, however, have…
America Is Circling The Drain
On January 30 — what seems like a lifetime ago — the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a world-wide pandemic. On that same fateful date, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control issued a press release that stated…
Car Repossessions are on the Rise
Although most of the attention of the financial crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the evictions and foreclosures facing millions of out-of-work Americans, the number of repossessions of motor vehicles because of loan defaults is starting…
Guest Op-Ed: Make Your Voice Count in the 2020 Census
By Mayor Martin Walsh The Census Bureau has abruptly decided to cut their national counting operations a month short. The last day to participate in the U.S. 2020 Federal Census is now September 30, formerly October 31.This announcement further jeopardizes Congressional…
Guest Op-Ed: Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins Statement on Bail and the Bail Fund
By DA Rachael Rollins (The following statement is in regard to the release of a convicted sex offender and rapist in Dorchester through the efforts of the Massachusetts Bail Fund in July. Last week, the DA’s office brought charges against…
Federal grant will expand special court at BMC for substance abuse, mental health
Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey and Court Administrator Jonathan Williams recently announced that the Trial Court has received two federal grants totaling $6 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide mental and behavioral…