This should be good.
Our good friend Paul Collyer is launching a new blog that will bring his unique brand of commentary to the Worcester scene.
This will quickly become a must-read—check out the new kid on the block here.
March 25, 2008
A new blog: Paulie’s Point of View
March 25, 2008
Hiring Freeze
Lukes suggests looking at the vacant positions, and a potential hiring freeze.
City Manager Michael O’Brien says he has already been looking at vacant positions at a case-by-case basis, with, as he calls it, increased scrutiny, if not an overall freeze. There are 25 open positions, which will result in a savings of $200,000-$250,000 for [...]
March 25, 2008
Traffic vs. the public on Shrewsbury Street
Toomey and Germain’s item on making it safer for pedestrians in heavy vehicle traffic on Shrewsbury Street. Apparently, there was an email a number of councilors got from a pedestrian who almost got rundown at the intersection.
Toomey: “Traffic congestion has its plusses and minuses…it was a great thing to see Main Street clogged during [...]
March 25, 2008
Pay up
Retiree activist Virginia Ryan is asking the city to consider paying all or part of the Medicare expenses for seniors who were effected by the Section 18 vote.
“We want at least 50%…there’s a big difference now in what retirees are paying for Medicare.”
7:39
March 25, 2008
Commuter train crash in Canton
In the midst of an ongoing state negotiation for rail use/ownership reportedly centering around CSX’s liability on shared rails, there’s been a major accident in Canton between a commuter train and a CSX freight car. (The rails in this section are owned by Amtrak)
WCVB has the ongoing story.
March 25, 2008
Auditor’s take
City Auditor is giving his periodic update on the city’s financial picture:
“All in all, the general fund is looking to have a $2 million reduction in [balance],” he says.
On the enterprise account side, the biggest problem looks like it will be the Airport account, to the tune of about $800,000.
“It would be wise not to [...]
March 25, 2008
Tonight, Tonight, there’s gonna be a meeting tonight
Maybe a rumble too.
Some good stuff on the agenda:
Mayor Lukes is all about the freezes. Last week, she raised the possibility of freezing salaries. This week, she’s bringing an order that asks what the cost savings would be from an “immediate job freeze,” excluding the next police and fire classes.
Last year some councilors (including Rick [...]
March 25, 2008
WRKO hates the news
Howie Carr – the guy who has built a multimedia empire on the strength of getting out information that people want to keep hidden – was censored yesterday for saying bad words. Those words? Sirius-XM merger.
Censored! Howie Carr said a naughty word on the radio!
“Oh, breaking news— Justice Dept. has approved the (silence). Oh that’s [...]
