For those of us who live in the Greater Boston area, the noise that is all around us — the roar of jets from the flight paths over our heads, the constant thrum of traffic on our bridges and expressways,…
Category: Editorials
The Miracle in the Amazon Jungle
The news this week of the rescue of the four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, who survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for 40 days after their small airplane crashed (killing the pilot, their mother,…
Guest Op-Ed: Enough is Enough
By Alison Barnet I once talked with a man whose family lived on the top floor of the Hotel Alexandra from 1951 to 1979. Although the name was written out front, he never called it the Alexandra; to him it…
June Is a Month of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Happy Not To Be a Boston Sports Fan
When we were younger, we lived and died by our Boston sports teams. Yes, the late Bill Russell and the Celtics provided more than a decade of joy and, for a short time, so too did Bobby Orr and the…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You Dear Editor, Members and Friends of the Bay Village Neighborhood Association, We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your incredible support and participation in our recent…
Congratulations To The Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Progressives: Please Get Real
If you’ve been following the histrionics of the debt limit negotiations these past few weeks, the political theatre on all sides of the political spectrum has been amusing. Republicans will tell us that the country’s burgeoning deficit will lead us…
Letters to the Editor
Regarding Composting and the City’s Rodent Population Dear Editor, Mr. Whitney makes a good case for reducing the overwhelming rat population that inhabit many of Boston’s neighborhoods by not allowing trash in plastic bags to be put out curbside the…
Guest Op-Ed: Everybody Must Get Stoned
By Alison Barnet Cool, man! Groovy! We’re getting yet another pot shop—a “cannabis dispensary”—conveniently located in the neighborhood. Wanna get high as a kite? To some of our neighbors, too young to have lived in the Sixties, nearby cannabis outlets…