By Nika Elugardo, State Rep. for the 15th Suffolk District In our district, many agree that structural inequities abound in our public institutions. One stark example: the criminal justice system. The belief that we must not only expose, but also…
Category: Opinion
Op-Ed : Updates to Trash and Recycling Pickup Will Improve Efficiency and Convenience
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department…
Op-Ed : Invest in Personal Finance Education and Resources
By Hélène Vincent While knocking doors this spring, I met a resident who shared a discouraging story. He and his family are recent immigrants who had been actively solicited by credit card companies. The companies were offering cards that the…
Congratulations To the Class of 2019
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…
Op-ed: How We’re Investing in Mission Hill and Fenway-Kenmore
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, we release our Capital Investment Plan which funds the critical improvements to our infrastructure and facilities in Boston over a five-year period. It is a reflection of our priorities, and is guided by…
Op-ed: Investing in Our next Generation
Mayor Martin J. Walsh In 2015, we launched BuildBPS, a 10-year educational and facilities master plan that reflects a $1 billion commitment to our students. This plan is a promise to our young people that their schools will be equipped…
Letter
The Hill and Me Dear Editor For over forty-five years I’ve been climbing Mission Hill streets, making the daily ascent up Calumet to my home on Sachem. I even jogged up the Hill and around the neighborhood for the Mission…
Support Senator Markey’s Effort to Ban Robocalls
Robocalls are the new plague of the digital and cell phone era. According to some estimates, Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, up from 30 billion in 2017. It used to be that only a person’s land line would…
Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
As Bob Dylan noted, you don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing’. Similarly, we have not needed a weatherman to tell us that this has been a particularly rainy April. However, we learned this…
Op-ed: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Alexander Acosta A little more than a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Maryhaven treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio, to hear from those recovering from the effects of addiction. The visit was an impactful one. I met…