Monthly Archives: April 2010

I accept your tweet

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Universal Hub reports that Democratic nominee for State Treasurer, Steve Grossman, has agreed to a debate with the GOP’s challenger, Shrewsbury State Rep. Karyn Polito (11th Worcester district), but he did so over Twitter. Oddly, it … Continue reading

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A source-free and context-less quote

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Again, this one didn’t make it into this week’s issue: Trains are as American as apple pie. And that’s it.

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Crowne Plaza sale won’t stop Summer Nationals

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Good news: The buoy of the North Main St. economy will continue to bob (no pun intended) as Summer Nationals owner Bob Moscoffian says the sale of the Crowne Plaza won’t stop this year’s show. From … Continue reading

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Blog Log Digital 4/29/2010

Posted by Tim O’Keefe Posted by “Brent S. Abrahamson” on futureperfectprogressive.blogspot.com First let me say that I do not gamble, nor do I use marijuana. If the Commonwealth of Massachusetts tried to make any money from me for either activity, … Continue reading

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CORRECTION

There was an unfortunate error in this week’s cover story. Jose Rivera, who was killed in Main South on April 6, was 22-years-old, not 12. We apologize for the mistake.

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Mass. College of Pharmacy to buy Crowne Plaza

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The Telegram‘s article has been fleshed out from this morning, and more details are clear about Mass. College of Pharmacy’s purchase of the failed hotel. The purchase went for $16.8 million, and comes with around $2 … Continue reading

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City Council dead blog: 4/27/10

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin UPDATE: Sorry for being unable to live blog last night (or turn on Cover it Live), but the wireless connectivity in City Hall wasn’t working, and the ethernet cable didn’t do any good either. Some budget … Continue reading

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Eddy won’t seek an 8th term as Worcester Dem. Committee chair

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin District 5 City Councilor Bill Eddy announced in a letter today that he won’t seek an 8th two-year term as the head of the Dem. City Committee, citing his busy schedule: “These days, I carefully balance … Continue reading

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