About Chris
Email: Chris.Caesar@patch.com
Phone: 781-606-4139
Hometown: Hampton, NH
Birthday: July 5
Beat: Editor for Malden Patch
Chris was born in New York but moved to his adopted hometown of Hampton, NH when he was nine years old. He's taken the whole New England thing wicked friggin' serious ever since.
He graduated from Clark University with a degree in international relations and philosophy, and has masqueraded as a journalist ever since, in both Southern California and New Hampshire.
This is a major plus, as he possesses no other marketable skills.
Your Beliefs:
“Facts are stubborn things.” - John Adams
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism.
However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable.
This disclosure is not a license for us to inject our beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way.
And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.
Politics:
“Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business.” - John Dewey
"Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed." - I.F. Stone
I am a left-leaning libertarian, in the sense that I want to preserve human liberty but also envision a free society in which we progressively tax the rich – sorry, rich dudes. Basically, I want the government and other institutions to stay the hell out of my personal life, and also feel international corporations will be more of a threat to liberty in the long-run than any government.
I have voted for Nader in every Presidential election, though the votes were in Massachusetts and California – had I lived in a swing state, I admit it would've been a harder decision.
Religion:
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." - Nietzsche
I'm an agnostic atheist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheism), or as Richard Dawkins once summarized: “I am agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at the bottom of the garden.”
That being said, I am always up for a friendly discussion about the metaphysical, and have a long-standing invitation to any proselytizer at my doorstep to come inside for a cup of coffee.
Malden resident James "Bim" Costello, a 30-year-old Harvard University employee, was seen in a widely distributed photo by the Associated Press after the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Police arrested Joshua Andrews, 27, of 14 Salem Place, for eight alleged drug-dealing and weapons charges.
Police said pieces of a transformer broke windows on Revere Street and put out power for residents in the Linden neighborhood just after midnight.
The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.
The city honored new police chief Kevin Molis and the promotion of several officers during a city hall ceremony Monday.
The popular Davis Square hot spot will come to 333 Commercial Street this August, with plans to operate a nanobrewery, beer garden and catering services.
Police arrested Anibal Gonzales-Burgos and executed a search warrant in Revere, turning up 90 grams of heroin, 18 grams of cocaine and $11,000 in cash.
Legislation spurred on by the death of a Hudson dog named Phantom would protect animals in abandoned buildings.
The popular Davis Square hot spot will come to 333 Commercial Street this August, with plans to operate a nanobrewery, beer garden and catering services.
Mayor's office plans 3 p.m. event today on the Commercial Street side of city hall.
Malden Police are attempting to identify this robbery suspect.
Mayor Gary Christenson will be joined by Harvard Professor Ann Forsyth to discuss a recent report prepared by grad students on improvements for Malden Center.
Check out this week's arrests, courtesy of the Malden Police Department. All named are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
DPW employees will now make additional efforts to sweep both sides of the on street-cleaning days, in an increased effort to keep Malden's streets clean.
Malden's congressman took more than twice the votes of Rep. Stephen Lynch, securing more than 71 percent of the vote on his home turf.
Did you hold signs for Election Day? Share your photos in our community gallery.
U.S. Senate special election polls will be open in the city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Malden students showed their support for the police by making hundreds of cards - police used them to decorate the department.
But act fast: the due date is coming up.
A Holyoke man pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in connection with a previously unsolved 1983 homicide at the Town Line Motel in 1983.
