For the 30th year in a row, the State will offer residents and visitors the opportunity to explore the great outdoors through the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) First Week Hikes program in celebration of the start of the New…
Month: January 2021
Area A-1 Sees 20-Percent Drop-In Part One Crime as ’20 Draws to a Close
As 2020 was drawing to a close, Area A-1 had seen a 20-percent decrease in violent and property crime from the previous year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. and Dec. 27 of last year, 1,905 incidents of Part One…
Police Briefs 01-07-2021
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny – Shoplifting 12/28/20 – A Charles Street pharmacy reported that two female suspects stole beverages and cosmetics from the store at about 11:51 p.m. The store manager stated the suspects wandered around the store and placed the…
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step For the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
It Was a Great Run, Pats’ Fans
The 2020 season for the New England Patriots came to a merciful close this past weekend. The woeful Pats finished with a 7-9 record, their first losing season since 2000, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.…
Guest Op-Ed: What Six Dollars Can Do
Dr. Glenn Mollette When I was sixteen years old, I was invited to speak at a little country church in rural Denver Kentucky, not far from Paintsville. The church had all but closed its doors but one man, Harold Rice,…
Obituaries 01-07-2020
Robert M. Matson Father, Brother, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather Robert “Bob” M. Matson, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Winchester Hospital in Massachusetts. Bob was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1937, to Matti and Mary Matson. He…