We spoke too soon.
Earlier this week, we pointed out Billerica’s new rule prohibiting cell phone use and texting during council meetings, and fretted about what would happen to our own text-happy councilors if a similar rule was proposed.
Gadfly Steve Quist has taken our hypothetical to heart.
Somehow, we don’t see this passing.
Entries from February 2009
February 27, 2009
No more cell phones at city council?
February 27, 2009
Foothills Theatre situation ‘dire,’ may close
Foothills Theatre executives are launching a last ditch, all-hands-on-deck effort to save the theater, which may have to close in the next week or so if it can’t raise $100,000.
Judge Mel Greenberg, the company’s Chairman of the Board and Artistic Director Russell Garrett appeared on The Jordan Levy show yesterday; today, a FAQ of the [...]
February 27, 2009
School committee meeting blogged
School committee candidate Tracy Novick liveblogged the School Committee meeting last night; we’re most struck by committee member Jack Foley’s apparent response to City Council criticism earlier this week that the schools weren’t feeling the same level of budget cut pain as the city.
“we’ve had our problems over the past six years”…688 positions cut, 8 [...]
February 27, 2009
Latest city candidates to pull papers
Konstantina Lukes, At-Large City Councilor
Marc Trotto, At-Large and District 2 City Councilor
Joffrey Smith, District 1 City Councilor
Dorothy Hargrove, School Committee
James O’Brien, At-Large City Councilor
Stephen Buchalter, At-Large City Councilor
Kola Akindele, At-Large City Councilor
Sean Maher, District 1 City Councilor
William J. McCarthy, At-Large City Councilor
Take this list with a grain of salt: Anyone can pull papers, but it [...]
February 26, 2009
City Manager dissed at recruit graduation
Yesterday’s Police Department academy graduation was a bittersweet ceremony for all involved—despite graduating, all 32 members are being immediately to save money.
Apparently, some “friends and family” of those graduating recruits think that the money should have been saved somewhere else. Today’s Telegram reports:
“City Manager Michael V. O’Brien received a copy of the invitation yesterday from [...]
February 26, 2009
1 in 100 FastLane trips overcharged
Let’s get this straight:
Tolls need to go up to increase revenues. Totally unrelated, the antiquated FastLane system – which apparently needs to be upgraded – is overcharging 1% of the time?
That means the average daily commuter could be being overcharged at least twice a year.
[via Boston Herald]
February 25, 2009
Germain getting in mayor’s race?
The race to be Worcester’s mayor seems to be heating up, even as expected candidate Rick Rushton drops out.
Earlier tonight, Michael Germain told Jordan Levy on WTAG that he was strongly considering a mayoral run, especially in light of Rushton bowing out. Councilor Kate Toomey has all but confirmed that she’s running for the top [...]
February 25, 2009
Hadley is ready to go
The Hadley Apartments in the historic Burwick building are ready to go, with leases starting March 1.
What do you think about the units? Worth the price?
February 25, 2009
Our big birthday
Sometime in the next 24 hours, The Daily Worcesteria will celebrate a nice milestone.
100,000 views.
16 months ago, the blog was launched as a one-day affair to cover city elections in a more immediate, intimate way than had ever been done before locally. Since then, traffic has increased at a steady pace, ensuring our next 100,000 [...]
February 25, 2009
GAR Hall on fire?
Bill Randell reports fire trucks at this historic and troubled building.
A Worcester Magazine crew is heading over there now.
UPDATE: At about 12:30 all fire crews had dispersed. Apparently nothing major.
