The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University has released its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season and it is nothing less than frightening, with a prediction that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will have activity well above…
Category: Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Thank You, Winthrop, For a Successful First Year With Project Play! Dear Editor, As we wrap up our series of “Winter Play Days” and look forward to getting outside again this spring and summer, Project Play would like to take…
Guest Op-Ed: The Food We Waste Could End Food Insecurity in Massachusetts and Reduce Carbon Emissions
By Molly Hansen, M.Ed. Surplus food happens. It’s what we do with it that affects our community, environment, and economy. In my kitchen, I have an art print by Lori Roberts of Little Truths Art Studio. Under the word “food,”…
Thank You, Sen. Edwards
Two weeks ago, our State Senator, Lydia Edwards, set out very clearly her position regarding the controversial MBTA Communities Act and its impact upon our town in an Op-Ed that appeared in the Sun-Transcript on March 28. (Sen. Edwards’s Op-Ed…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…
…And a Manic Monday
We had not intended to view the eclipse, so despite the hype, we had not purchased special eclipse eyewear. We figured we’d focus on what was happening around us — the birds and other animals, the shadows, the suddenly-cooler air…
Letter to the Editor
Writer Responds to Edwards’ Op-Ed (Ed. Note: The following letter refers to the Op-Ed article by State Senator Lydia Edwards that appeared in the Sun-Transcript two weeks ago. We urge our readers to read Sen. Edwards’s column, which is posted…
Watch the Eclipse Safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…
Bird Flu Is Not Just For the Birds
The second confirmed case of the bird flu infecting a human in this country (a Texas dairy farm worker who worked among infected cows) raises a red flag about the possibility of another pandemic ripping across the world. The current…