HOWIE'S COLUMNS

The stories Howie and Grace are talking about — updated all day.

Goodbye to Scott Brown, and to a lost Massachusetts era

HOWIE CARR · Sep 13

Martinis, island hijinks … State Police gone wild HOWIE CARR · Sep 11

Massachusetts State Police linked to alleged sexual assault on Martha’s Vineyard HOWIE CARR · Sep 11

Menacing machete hardly an edged knife HOWIE CARR · Sep 9

Martinis, island hijinks … State Police gone wild Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley at his arraignment. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald) HOWIE CARR · Sep 11

Massachusetts State Police linked to alleged sexual assault on Martha’s Vineyard The State Police are reporting an alleged sexual assault at a barracks on Martha’s Vineyard as the summer closes, but not bad news for the agency. The State Police confirmed late Wednesday that they are “cooperating” in an investigation into the reported sexual assault between two people not… HOWIE CARR · Sep 11

Menacing machete hardly an edged knife What Massachusetts needs is some commonsense machete control laws. HOWIE CARR · Sep 9

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror should be named Man of the Year We should all thank that single brave juror in Plymouth who stood up to the mobs both inside and outside the courthouse Friday when he refused to acquit triple-murderer Lindsay Clancy. That anonymous juror should be named Man of the Year – key word: man. We don’t know his name, and let’s hope we… HOWIE CARR · Sep 7

Court circus moves to Plymouth Lindsay Clancy is not Karen Read, the sequel. Granted, there are similarities between the two murder cases, like the mobs milling outside the courthouse in neighboring counties awaiting a verdict. But among all the differences between Lindsay and Karen, one is particularly significant contrast… HOWIE CARR · Sep 4

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Is fraud a political resume builder? The feds grabbed Rep. Francisco Paulino’s passport after they arrested him last week on charges of stealing $700,000 in COVID welfare. It was a prudent decision, given the Paulino family’s history of taking it on the lam back to their homeland, the Dominican Republic, while out on bail on federal… HOWIE CARR · Sep 2

Beware the sleazy loopholes of rank choice voting Alaska is now afflicted with a very Massachusetts-type political problem. The state has multiple candidates with the same name, at least one of whom is on the ballot to throw, if not necessarily win, an election. The name in Alaska is Dan S. Sullivan. He’s the incumbent Republican U.S. senator. So… HOWIE CARR · Aug 31

Piggy pols feeding at the trough They’re not sending us their best. Consider some of the local hack politicians arrested lately on corruption charges in Massachusetts. See if you can detect a pattern: These foreign freeloaders are only here to steal the public funds that American politicians can no longer be bothered purloining… HOWIE CARR · Aug 28

Dump this DA before it’s too late! Marian Ryan has got to go as district attorney of Middlesex County. At age 71, she may not be the worst prosecutor in Massachusetts – that dubious honor goes to the 72-year-old Michael “Meatball” Morrissey of Norfolk County. The difference is, Meatball was smart enough not run for reelection… HOWIE CARR · Aug 26

Massachusetts Trooper suspended for ‘serious’ allegations with female motorist By Howie Carr and Joe Dwinell | Boston Herald HOWIE CARR · Aug 25

The few. The racist. The punch-drunk If you want to be able to get away with anything in Massachusetts up to and including murder, become a cop. HOWIE CARR · Aug 24

Meet Andover’s Chinese national (alleged) illegal immigrant voter What the Democrats always tell us can never happen has just happened again. A non-citizen has been arrested and charged with voting in a US presidential election — stop me if you’ve heard this one before. This time it’s a sinister Chinese grifter named Yupeng Sun, age 33, who has lately been… HOWIE CARR · Aug 23

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The brothers Bulger still haunting taxpayers Jailbird Jackie Bulger, who died last week at the age of 88, suffered the worst indignity that can ever befall a member of the Bulger clan. He was stripped of his kiss in the mail. Bad enough that the runt of the litter had to go to prison, but that comes with the territory. The […] HOWIE CARR · Aug 21

Mike Minogue needs to take the nuclear option Mr. Nice Guy isn’t doing him, or us, any good. HOWIE CARR · Aug 19

Lawrence mayor’s 2nd mistake was hiring attorney Carlos Apostle First surprise of the day: Lawrence Mayor Brian Depena did not demand a Spanish translator for his initial court appearance on federal corruption charges Friday. Second surprise: the Dominican-born alleged Democrat fraudster had a private attorney. Not so surprising: Depena’s private lawyer, one… HOWIE CARR · Aug 16

Illegal immigrants, gay bathhouses, embarrassing endorsements Nobody asked me but: Best TV campaign ad so far this year in Massachusetts: Ed Markey being endorsed in an empty hipster’s loft by the fake Indian, Bernie Sanders and Ayanna Pressley. You watch that 30-second spot and how can you not think to yourself, “I’m left with no choice except to hold my… HOWIE CARR · Aug 9

Haitian murder suspect TPS exhibit A Oliver Derima was born in Haiti. He’s accused of murder in the shootout early Monday morning at the Haitian restaurant on Hyde Park Avenue. He also wounded four other patrons when police say he opened fire. If Oliver Derima’s name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, there’s a reason for that. This… HOWIE CARR · Aug 7

Two Dem dinosaurs roar for likely last time Of course nobody watched the actual debate. It was on broadcast TV, and it’s not football season. HOWIE CARR · Aug 5

ICE rids Massachusetts of 2 more illegal immigrant child abusers And so farewell then, to two more of Gov. Maura Healey’s beloved “residents,” their lifetime all-expenses-paid vacations in Massachusetts ended by the evil americanos of ICE. These two Third World thugs happen to hail from a rather large South American country, which reminds me of an old joke… HOWIE CARR · Aug 3

For corrupt Massachusetts State Police, crime really does pay Just ask Damian Halfkenny, who keeps his pension after directly stealing from taxpayers HOWIE CARR SHOW STAFF · Jul 31

Fauci gets the call, under oath If Fauci did such a marvelous job managing the Red Chinese virus, why did he have to beg President Autopen for a pardon in the hours before Trump returned to office in January 2021? HOWIE CARR · Jul 29

I have discovered the secret to eternal life Become a double-dipping ex-Massachusetts hack state judge, and you will never die. HOWIE CARR · Jul 26

Gov, here’s your rainbow coalition of ICE busts Maura Healey doesn’t want you to check out @EROBoston. What higher recommendation do you need? HOWIE CARR · Jul 24

Kielbasa links governor with LaMar we have the photographs. For someone who essentially claims she never even knew who this drug kingpin was, they surely seemed to spend a lot of time together. HOWIE CARR · Jul 22

Crime does pay in Massachusetts, at least for Democrat hacks Who said crime doesn’t pay? It most certainly does, at least in Massachusetts, and if you don’t believe me, just ask LaMar Cook. He’s living large on welfare in Florida, that sunny place for shady people, and you don’t get much shadier than LaMar, but so what? Look at all the wonderful things that… HOWIE CARR · Jul 19

Feds drop a bomb on Iranian from Massachusetts So farewell then, Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, an Iranian convicted this week in federal court of providing his terror masters in Tehran with advanced electronic components that have been used to kill at least three members of the US military so far. Mohammad was charged last December with another… HOWIE CARR · Jul 17

Surprise! Limousine liberals hate taxes, too The Democrats of Massachusetts love to impose higher taxes – on anybody but themselves. Paying more themselves, no way Jose. Forget about it! People often don’t remember that in Massachusetts, taxpayers have an option on their state tax returns to pay at a rate higher than the normal 5 percent… HOWIE CARR · Jul 15

Ed Markey, 80 years old and nothing to show for it Thanks for nothing, Mr. Frosty HOWIE CARR · Jul 10

Graham Platner is getting tattooed He got his Nazi tattoo covered up – for nothing. HOWIE CARR · Jul 8

Food-stamp fraudster faces judge A 75-year-old naturalized US citizen born in (where else?) Haiti, Bonheur ran a $7 million food-stamp racket. HOWIE CARR · Jul 7

Bourne Bridge police chase suspect is illegal alien with lengthy criminal history The man arrested Thursday morning for initiating a police chase on a traffic-snarled Bourne Bridge ahead of Independence Day weekend and dragging a pursuing State Police trooper in the process is an illegal immigrant from Panama with a lengthy criminal history in Massachusetts, including violent… HOWIE CARR · Jul 6

Massachusetts politics needs an enema Nobody asked me but: The mayor of Brockton, Moises “Hands” Rodriguez, is under investigation by both the State Police and the Plymouth County district attorney for allegedly inappropriately touching two young females in what used to be called the City of Champions. This is what he told a heckler… HOWIE CARR · Jul 5

Do gender-fluid socialists celebrate the Fourth? Think about another Democrat organization, antifa. Only its new name is transtifa. HOWIE CARR · Jul 3

The few. The racist. The punch-drunk If you want to be able to get away with anything in Massachusetts up to and including murder, become a cop. HOWIE CARR · Jul 1

Supreme Court kicks out freeloaders, to the joy of taxpayers Temporary means temporary. That’s the gist of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that the Trump administration can end the “Temporary Protected Status” for 350,000 Haitians who’ve been vacationing here for decades. This is wonderful news for the beleaguered taxpayers of Massachusetts, whose… HOWIE CARR · Jun 28

Quigley, Proctor rotting State Police from within Michael Proctor’s not the only scandal the Massachusetts State Police are jammed up in. Let’s talk about suspended Sgt. Scott Quigley’s visit with multiple other troopers during working hours at Teresa’s in Woburn on Dec. 12, 2023. That local version of a “Toga! Toga! Toga!” police party ended… HOWIE CARR · Jun 26

Sicko to prison, but a male or female lockup? If you thought the Michael Proctor texts were atrocious, don’t even think about reading what the former state rep was saying to his “former intimate partner,” one Lindsay Groves, and no, I’m not sure of “their” gender either. HOWIE CARR · Jun 24

Meet another Massachusetts ‘resident’ lugged by the feds Whenever Gov. Maura Healey is confronted with news of yet another disaster on her watch, she always has the same answer. She knew nothing! As Maura is informed of the latest scandal, indictment, attempted billion-dollar bid-rigging or hair-pulling incident etc., she inevitably claims to be as… HOWIE CARR · Jun 21

Call the cops! Ballot question just robbed It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for Gov. Maura Healey yesterday. The bad news was, the feds arrested another 15 of her beloved sticky-fingered “residents” – also known as illegal aliens, mostly – on charges of massive welfare fraud. The good news for Maura was, the Democrats… HOWIE CARR · Jun 19

Eddie Andelman one of the best of his time And so farewell then, Eddie Andelman. You have finally, for the last time, Abandoned Ship! Never again will you tell a drunk caller, “No ‘whaddayathinks?’ here.” Never again will you speculate whether the Bruins should be skating more to the left, or to the right. No more stern warnings to a… HOWIE CARR · Jun 17

Alvin Campbell continued family tradition of street violence The tradition continues with the Campbells. For generations, they’ve been some of the most violent, incorrigible criminals in Boston. This week, the thuggiest thug of the current generation, Alvin Campbell Jr., was convicted in state court of horrific crimes against defenseless, drunken women His… HOWIE CARR · Jun 15

DA Ryan takes transparency to new low The word of the day is “transparency.” Just ask the 71-year-old district attorney of Middlesex County, Marian Ryan. The wrinkly Democrat with the Mo Howard Three Stooges haircut never stops babbling about how “transparent” she and her office are. Oddly, though, whenever Marian isn’t talking about… HOWIE CARR · Jun 12

Scott Pelley needs to just fade away Blood & Guts is the ultimate legend in his own mind. Among the many facts that he apparently refuses to grasp is how much 60 Minutes’ ratings have collapsed over the decades. HOWIE CARR · Jun 10

Meet some of Healey’s favorite ‘residents’ Today we begin a new feature called “Meet the Residents.” Last week, Gov. Maura Healey bemoaned the actions of ICE in Massachusetts. The governor is outraged that federal law enforcement has been rounding up some of her most devoted supporters, often just as their EBT welfare cards are being… HOWIE CARR · Jun 7

Shocking new texts put the SS back into MSP In paragraph 37 of Karen Read’s new lawsuit, “More than once, Proctor discussed ‘planting coke’ on people and ‘shov(ing) a nightstick up (someone’s) expletive.” HOWIE CARR · Jun 5

Graham Platner goosesteps to his own drummer Top 10 facts about Maine Nazi tattoo boy Graham Platner: 10. Pronouns are He, Himmler. 9. Has already pre-ordered Eric Swalwell’s memoir on Amazon. 8. In prep-school yearbook, voted “Most Likely to Get a Nazi Tattoo.” 7. Goosesteps to his own drummer. 6. Was against PTSD before he was for PTSD. 5… HOWIE CARR · Jun 3

From Bad to Worse in Corner Office And so farewell, Charlie Baker, worst governor in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Granted, he’s not likely to hold that worst-ever title for long. Maura Healey is more than likely to continue the downward spiral – these days that’s the way everything rolls in Massachusetts… HOWIE CARR · Jan 5

My Predictions for 2023 Massachusetts News Comes the New Year, and time for the 2023 predictions of the almighty Carrnac the Magnificent. The envelopes, please: Over-under on how many Boston city councilors will be arrested this year: Two. Over-under on how many Boston city councilors arrested this year will be native-born US citizens… HOWIE CARR · Jan 2

Rot in Hell, You Animal To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh at the final hours of Whitey Bulger. This latest report from the inspector general of the Justice Department officially deals with the events leading up to the mass murderer’s brutal killing in a West Virginia prison cell in… HOWIE CARR · Dec 9

MassGOP is a Dumpster Fire If you want to understand just how screwed up the Massachusetts Republican Party is under GOP state chairman Jim “Jones” Lyons, consider election night last month. Geoff “DoorDash” Diehl, Lyons’ hapless candidate for governor, splurged on a “victory” party after getting less than 35 percent of the… HOWIE CARR · Dec 8

The Bay State Connections to FTX Abound, Of Course When it comes to big-time corruption, stealing and cheating, Massachusetts has long competed way above its weight class. And now we have Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX crypto-currency bankruptcy. How Massachusetts is it? Well, this unfolding multi-billion-dollar scandal features, among other local… HOWIE CARR · Nov 23

Home free for the holidays Happy early Thanksgiving, Judge Shelley Joseph! HOWIE CARR · Nov 18

Question 1 Requires “Grown-Up Decision” Let me be blunt: If you have a (real) job in Massachusetts, or if you have owned a home for a while, and you vote yes on Question 1, you are out of your mind. You will be cutting your own throat. Question 1 is the referendum to impose a graduated income tax on the […] HOWIE CARR · Oct 28

It’s Buyer’s Remorse Over Joe Biden If you want to watch a low-info Democrat voter’s head explode, just ask them this one simple question: “Who did you vote for in 2020?” It’s been a long time since anybody, even those with full-blown cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome, puffed out their chests and proudly proclaimed: “I’m with… HOWIE CARR · Oct 27

It’s a robbery! Of justice It was the biggest Mass. State Police scandal ever … until all the rest of them since then. HOWIE CARR · Oct 21

Biden shrugs at skyrocketing prices, says inflation has ‘always been the case’ There may be only one person in the United States who doesn’t realize how bad inflation has gotten. HOWIE CARR · Oct 17