helium balloons

Letter to the Editor: Another vote against helium balloons

by Hopkinton Independent | Jun 26, 2019

To the Editor: I believe that helium balloons should be banned. They are slowly destroying our planet and will put us in a tougher spot environmentally. Helium is an extremely limited and rare resource and has multiple other (more practical) uses that may come in...

Letter to the Editor: Helium balloons have no place in Hopkinton

by Hopkinton Independent | Jun 26, 2019

To the Editor: Here in Hopkinton, it is imperative that we ban helium balloons. Why? Although a helium balloon can rise to altitudes of 5 miles into Earth's atmosphere, it’s got to come back down eventually. Whatever comes up must come down. Down on beaches, forests,...