Monthly Archives: February 2011

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Clive McFarlane makes note in today’s T&G that William Breault has filed a petition with the city council that would ban smoking marijuana in public and increase the fine to $300, in addition to the state’s … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin (Background history here and here.) Arbitrator Roberta Golick (who serves as president of the National Academy of Arbitrators) ruled Tuesday that the latest case brought forth by the city against terminated Worcester police officer David Rawlston fit … Continue reading →

Ginny Kingsbury, Worcester resident and self proclaimed “Advocate for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program” has been working hard at spreading the news of the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation in Worcester, and sent us this informative essay that we wanted … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin We’ve posted about Muckrock.com before (and for those of you who don’t know what it is, read this handy Phoenix article) but this time it’s even more relevant. We asked the state’s Department of Elementary and … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin As we celebrate Washington’s Birthday (that’s what the feds call it) and think of all that General/President George has given us (liberty, freedom, stigma-free wooden teeth), let us also remember what his birthday has taken away: … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin From this morning’s Telegram: An online video allegedly showing the beating of a patron inside the locked bathroom of a Southbridge Street strip club last year has led to the arrest of a bouncer at that … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin As we wade through the information we’ve gotten from the state regarding MCAS testing at Belmont Street Community School and the Goddard School of Science and Technology (our coverage here, here and most recently here, not … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Former Boston Phoenix editor and altweekly champion Clif Garboden died last week from cancer. Amid the numerous tributes and well-wishes appearing in the Phoenix, writer Brian Goslow has penned a reminder to Bostoners that Garboden had … Continue reading →