Monthly Archives: May 2009

While silent protesters are a regular feature at City Council meetings, it’s rare that they’re anything more than that: silent. In fact, the Worcester retirees who have become more regular guests than some politicians at City Hall generally do no … Continue reading →

7:13: Getting going in a bit… 7:18: We’re jumping back to council biz for a second…nothing big. 7:23: Still technically under council, but relating to budget…Germain is asking for the public health nurse layoffs to be halted until the swine … Continue reading →

4:23: Alright. Little bit of a late start. But let’s go… (Should be noted Councilors Toomey and Clancy are absent.) 4:24: It’s a packed house. The crowd literally spills over into the hallway. The two most notable groups in the … Continue reading →

The State Senate is meeting in a public session today to debate a budget that could be facing an unprecedented and unexpected $1 billion for the current fiscal year. April tax collections have fallen over $1 billion over 2008, a … Continue reading →

A few Worcester city councilors had promised to attend a statehouse hearing this morning on healthcare reform/early retirement; sure enough, 8 of the 11 were on hand to voice their support.  State Senator Chandler says it’s one of the first … Continue reading →

A little light reading for the weekend: The Research Bureau’s just-released “Benchmarking Public Safety” report. Some intriguing stats in there, including: In 2008, the Worcester Police responded to 108,121 criminal and non-criminal incidents, up from 97,829 in 2004. (That, of … Continue reading →