LTTE: Union backs override to prevent cuts
To the editor: I write to you today on behalf of the Marblehead Municipal Employees Union with urgency and concern, as we approach the Proposition 2½ override vote... Read more.
LTTE: Opposition to Article 34 and landfill expansion urged
To the editor: A number of letters to the editor have been written in The Daily Item regarding Article 34, which refers to the Host Community Agreement voted by... Read more.
LTTE: State spending priorities questioned amid rate hike concerns
To the editor: In the article on April 26, “Water/Sewer rates could increase 300-400%,” Ward 5 Councilor Dave Gamache asked whether the state would be able to... Read more.
LTTE: Article 34 signals support for landfill expansion
To the editor, On Monday, May 11, Saugus Town Meeting will vote on Article 34, a resolution tied to a Host Community Agreement with WIN Waste Innovations. It is... Read more.
LTTE: Article 34: Clean air is a human right
To the editor: I’m writing to express my concern over Article 34, which Saugus will vote on at the May 4 Town Meeting. Article 34 proposes that WIN Waste can... Read more.
LTTE: Congress must protect global vaccine funding
To the editor: This week, April 24 to 30, the world observes World Immunization Week with the theme “For Every Generation, Vaccines Work.” As someone... Read more.
LTTE: Article 34: A risky precedent for protected lands
To the editor: On Monday, May 4, Saugus Town Meeting will take up Article 34, a measure tied to a proposed Host Community Agreement with WIN Waste Innovations. Although... Read more.
LTTE: A 100-foot wall of ash is a regional problem, not just a Saugus one.
To the editor: As a resident of Lynn and a frequent visitor to the Rumney Marsh, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding Saugus Town Meeting’s upcoming... Read more.
LTTE: Transparency in Saugus: The law requires more than lip service
To the editor: Transparency is not optional in government — it is the law. And in Massachusetts, that principle is clearly defined through two essential statutes:... Read more.
LTTE: Reject any Farm Bill that does not protect SNAP
To the editor: Let me make this crystal clear — no Farm Bill without SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s last line of defense... Read more.