Author: The Boston Sun Staff
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…
More than $1 Trillion Is Needed
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.” What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic plan that would supplement the $3…
Schools Must Be Safe to Reopen
We will be the first to concede that we do not know what exactly must be done in order to reopen our state’s public schools safely in the face of the pandemic. However, what we do know is that a…
Letters to the Editor
On Environmental Justice in the State Dear Editor, President Spilka and Speaker DeLeo: As a diverse group of city and town elected officials representing hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents, we write in support of environmental justice (EJ) legislation for…
MassDOT Schedules Lane Closures at Comm Ave and the BU Bridge
Closures will be in place from Friday night, July 24, until Sunday, July 26 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be reducing the number of travel lanes on a section Commonwealth Avenue eastbound and westbound…
Play Ball! Kinda…
Pop-Up Bike Lanes
Councilor Flynn Hosts Census Information Session for South End
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will be hosting a 2020 Census information session for South End civic organizations and residents next Wednesday, July 29, 6 p.m. State Representative Jon Santiago will be joining, and Sebastian Zapata, Mayor Walsh’s Census Liaison…
Deeb’s Corner: Ernest Deeb Was a Hero from Old Shawmut Avenue
By Cary Shuman Ernest “Ernie” Deeb, a highly decorated U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired Boston firefighter, died on July 5. He was 97 years old. Deeb and his wife, the late Rose Nassif, lived at 287…