By: State Senator Katy Ives (D-Newburyport) In my effort to continue to focus these columns on bills that I will file in the next legislative session, I want to discuss in this edition a bill I sponsored last session which sought to reduce human exposure to a dangerous chemical hidden in many items of daily […]
By: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – Jan. 2017 Before I list several very challenging issues that we will likely face in this Session – some good news: Massachusetts was recently ranked the number one state in the country for quality of life by a fre quented website, 24/7 Wall St. This ranking was based upon […]
By: DJ Deeb – January, 2017 Although Methuen Public Schools are doing many terrific and important things, this month I have to offer constructive criticism on a program known as the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. In my view, this is a scam and constitutes just another wasteful liberal scheme to engage in […]
THE RONETTES PART II By: Cindy Annis – Jan. 2017 “The Phil Spector Years.” OK? Let’s get right into 1963, when Estelle called Phil Spector. Estelle simply told him about the group and what they did in the entertainment world. Spector agreed to let them audition for him. The audition went well, so the girls […]
By: Bill Cushing – Jan. 2017 It’s that time of year again. That time when all TV people start thinking about the best shows that they watched over the past year. As usual, it was a hard list to compile. It was tough to leave some shows off the list, but here are my picks […]
By: BethD’Amato – Jan. 2017 When I met Larry DeBenedictis, he had just returned home from a wake for an old friend. That friend was U.S. Army LT. Colonel John W. Watson Jr. He passed away unexpectedly at the age of ninety. LT. Colonel Watson was a fellow Korean War Veteran and had spent 3 […]
By: Alex Talcott – Jan. 2017 There are so many truly small businesses in New England that I like to joke with budding entrepreneur clients that if a “mom-and-pop shop” has both a mom and a pop involved – two employees – that’s a midsize business here! For more of my undergraduate business students than […]
During the reign of Essex County Sheriff Frank Cousins we have seen political relatives hired to major, high-paying jobs, sober houses located in crack neighborhoods in Lawrence, complaints of employees (or vendors) having relationships with inmates, sweetheart deals given to high price donors (like Wayne Capolupo), and a group of corrections officers who are overworked, […]
Boston, Mass: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Violent Crimes Task Force, the Cambridge Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individual who attempted to rob the Bank of America, located at 772 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts earlier this morning. The suspect is described as a black male, […]
By: Forest Rain – Dec. 2016 I just experienced one of the most Israeli moments you can possibly have. That Israeli moment when your man helps his son decide which IDF unit to request. Enlistment is mandatory but the IDF gives pre-inductees the opportunity to rank their preferences. Final decisions are made according to need and, […]
By: Kathy Runge – Dec. 2016 The election is finally over, but it just won’t go away. Donald Trump is our president-elect and the crybabies won’t stop whining. When it was speculated that Trump could win the popular vote and lose the Electoral College there were no complaints from the Hillary supporters, but now they’re […]
By: Shawn Hansen – Dec. 2016 In the midst of the holiday season, I interviewed comedian Pablo Francisco the day after Thanksgiving and ironically will be going to his show the day after Christmas on December 26, 2016. The Wilbur Theatre has sat comfortably at 246 Tremont Street in Boston since 1913 as comedians and […]
By: Dr. Rami Rustum – Dec. 2016 There are numerous facet joints in the body; they are the small joints behind and between each of the vertebrae in the spine, allowing you to bend forward and backward but controlling twisting motion of the spine. Everyday wear and tear, arthritis, or a single injury can damage […]
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan – Dec. 2016 Left to itself, the government naturally exerts greater and greater control over people’s lives and requires prior permission for everything. In the case of medicine this literally costs lives. We need government to ensure certain basic safeguards. Only government is big enough to push back against greedy pharma […]
By: Robin Desmet – Dec. 2016 What greater gift than the love of a cat…….Charles Dickens December—-a time to share the joys of the season with family and friends. But in addition to the fun, the holidays can be a dangerous time for our furry friends. A little caution and awareness this time of year […]