LTE: In a just world, there would be a statue for Irene Venezia-Dublin
To the editor: Amazing the magnificence that but for a catch of the eye can go unnoticed and not accorded due recognition. There at the end of a very brief obit... Read more.
LTE: A true story of a Jewish mother during a pogrom
To the editor: Some time before World War I, when my father was still a small boy, his family emigrated from Kyiv to Lowell. Later, my father’s uncle emigrate... Read more.
LTE: Marblehead should be energized by the amount of residents who supported the rezoning proposal
To the editor: On May 6, attendees at Marblehead’s Town Meeting voted against a rezoning proposal submitted by the Planning Board. I spoke in favor of the pro... Read more.
LTE: Stocker Playground in Saugus is the wrong place for a dog park
To the editor: So the Stocker Playground is in a “dilapidated” state. How could this happen? It couldn’t be the years of neglect by the town, could it? It... Read more.
LTE: It is time to sign the Win Waste HCA in Saugus
To the editor: After living in Saugus my entire life and serving on the Board of Selectmen a total of 15 years, I thought I had seen it all. Unfortunately, I wa... Read more.
LTE: Leonard’s landslide victory shows what residents want in Swampscott
To the editor: Newly elected Swampscott Select Board member Danielle Leonard’s platform centered on cleaning our beaches, enhancing infrastructure, maintainin... Read more.
LTE: Most students don’t know what they are protesting about
To the editor: Regarding the recent encampments on many college campuses, since when do they demand that colleges divest from Israel, for that matter anything e... Read more.
LTE: Traffic safety a real concern on Marblehead’s Beach Street
To the editor: I applaud Tom Peach for removing the two speed bumps from Peach Highlands in Marblehead. They should have been removed years ago. The Select Boar... Read more.
LTE: Cars are far more of a menace to bikes than vice versa
To the editor: I’m a daily reader of The Item and a cyclist, so you can imagine my shock at the article in last Friday’s Lifestyle section, “Living wi... Read more.
LTE: Trump does not actually subscribe to Christian principles
To the editor: In religious tradition, all religious tradition, concern for the poor and the weak has been unequivocally exhorted and repeatedly enjoined. Compa... Read more.