Editorials- Page 18

With sufficient signatures reportedly in hand to require a vote this year or next on whether to elect a charter commission, proponents have succeeded…

In theory, broadcasting selectmen’s meetings—and School Committee and Finance Committee meetings—should result in greater transparency in town government. And it does, at least insofar…

With this issue of the Press we bid farewell to 2015 and turn our journalistic eyes toward the coming year. Town Hall is four…

December is the darkest month of the calendar, its short days made darker this year by recent events in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino…

Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Cyber Monday. Now comes Giving Tuesday, the latest post-Thanksgiving event to reach for a share of our attention and…

The events that inspired our Thanksgiving holiday occurred in October 1621, and our knowledge of them comes from two primary sources: “Of Plymouth Plantation,”…

A few weeks ago, anonymous Press supporters offered to match the first $100 of each donation we receive up to $5,000. Since announcing the…

We’re nine years old this week. A loud thank you is due to everyone who has helped us reach this milestone. We’re honored to…

It turns out that humans aren’t the only ones who love holiday lights. This week’s news that squirrels are almost certainly responsible for chewing…

The sun sets earlier and rises later these days, and now, having turned back our clocks on Sunday, we’ve voluntarily plunged ourselves into darkness…