Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite city youth to come celebrate the summer at the 2022 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Rec Fest on Tuesday, August 16 at Franklin Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit…
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Hill Happenings
By Maurice “Mossy” Martin While sipping my Coors Light at Brendan Behan’s with my Saturday night Irish-music gang, I was pleasantly surprised when the wonderful Father Dabney visited our table. He served at Mission Church for a dozen years before…
Gaby Germanos Named Chief of Staff for the Equity and Inclusion Cabinet
The Equity and Inclusion Cabinet announced that Gaby Germanos will serve as the Cabinet’s Chief of Staff. Germanos started on August 1st. “Gaby is a great addition to the Cabinet. Her expertise in identifying equitable resources while inviting the public…
City Officials Announce Preparations Ahead of the 2022 State Primary
The City of Boston’s Election Department on Aug. 8 announced its preparations ahead of the State Primary, taking place on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. In addition to early voting and ballot drop box locations, these preparations include expanded voter access…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Students Named to Honors List The following students have been named to the Champlain College an Honors List for the spring 2022 semester. The honors include: • Dean’s List – achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the…
Record Heat? Bring It On!
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, we don’t need a weatherman to tell us how hot it has been these past few weeks. Still, even we were surprised to learn that the past 21 days have set a record for the hottest…
Olivia Newton-John
Although Olivia Newton-John was Australian (by way of England), for a period in the 1970s and ’80s, she was America’s sweetheart, the proverbial girl next door. She’d already had great success as a singer in the mid-70s, but her appearance…
Op-Ed: Losing Everything, What or Who Is Important?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette What or who is important to you? The recent devastating flood in eastern Kentucky reminds us all that life can be swept away in a moment. Hundreds of families lost everything. One family lost their house…
Rollins selected as Vice-Chair of national Advisory Subcommittee on Civil Rights
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins for the District of Massachusetts has been selected to serve as Vice-Chair of the Civil Rights Subcommittee for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC). “I am honored to have been asked to serve as…
America is in a maelstrom with no way out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…