To the editor: The April 16, 2024 written reply from the Marblehead Select Board to my March 28, 2024 Freedom of Information Act request for information concerning what grant monies Marblehead receives from the three categories of grants specified in G.L. c. 40A, §3A accompanies this letter. I strongly suggest you publish it side by side with this correspondence. While … [Read more...] about LTE: Marblehead not threatened by grants being withheld for voting against Article 36
Opinion
You don’t need to own an iPhone for the government lawsuit against Apple to benefit you
Rebecca Haw Allensworth Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smartphone market. This makes Apple the last of the U.S.-based tech giants to face a major monopolization lawsuit from a federal agency. (Google also faces one from the Justice Department; Facebook and Amazon have been … [Read more...] about You don’t need to own an iPhone for the government lawsuit against Apple to benefit you
Wildfire smoke is coming for the US again. We’re not ready.
Mark Gongloff Many Americans were surprised last year when smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away turned their air toxic. There’s no excuse for anybody to be surprised when it happens again — possibly in just a couple of months. Canada’s emergency preparedness minister has warned repeatedly that an unusually dry and warm winter, combined with what might be an … [Read more...] about Wildfire smoke is coming for the US again. We’re not ready.
Shribman: Legendary popovers are only twice the story
SWAMPSCOTT — In those black-and-white days, so long ago, my high school classmates Cindy Smith, Cheryl Gordon, and Jan Schwartz were popover girls, circulating through the General Glover House Restaurant dining room with a basket of hot, light, and buttery rolls. So was Susan Harris, whose younger brother — another classmate, Dougie Harris — was a busboy. Jeff Lunt, a year … [Read more...] about Shribman: Legendary popovers are only twice the story
Observing our town government in action
BOARD OF HEALTH — April 9, 2024 Hybrid Meeting - Recorded LWVM Observer: Tom Krueger Members in attendance: Andrew Petty, Tom McMahon, Joanne Miller, Helaine Hazlett Prior to the start of the agenda Ms. Hazlett read a statement about her support for substance abuse programs, thanking the three participants who spoke at the last meeting. Substance Abuse (SA) … [Read more...] about Observing our town government in action