To the editor:
I read the lengthy opinion piece by Patty Dorfman, secretary of the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority (Jan. 17, Daily News) but it failed to answer my only question: What motivates the five members of the NRA (all appointed, none elected) to keep pushing their idea to build on our waterfront, when their plan is so clearly unpopular, fraught with environmental, financial and legal obstacles, and simply unnecessary?
Lois A. McNulty
Newburyport
To the editor: Just back from a walk on Plum Island Beach, I want everyone to know about the delightful signs that now line the half-mile from the center to the reserve. Though they are metal and of a shape, size and font that make them look like tow
To the editor: When I was younger, I wanted to join the Boy Scouts. I wanted to go backpacking, hiking and whitewater rafting, to earn badges and, perhaps most importantly, to fulfill a human need for companionship and support from others. This dream
To the editor: During these hard times, people lending their hands to others make a real difference to the neediest among us. And that is what Pennies for Poverty does. This grass-roots organization, founded several years ago to help local residents
I've had many spirited conversations over this highly controversial topic with people who are on both sides of the fence, education vs. creationism. I've read Bill Chatigny's article in this newspaper entitled "Violence, evolution, science and religi
So there I was, at the monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Center-Right Coalition, listening to various speakers bringing us up-to-date on issues of the day: federal, state and local budget battles; new federal government "Common Core" education sta
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