The situation must really be dire on Beacon Hill. Among the “efficiencies, reforms and management tolls” Gov. Patrick announced today to help close a $600-million budget gap: Elimination of the “hack holidays” — Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day — for state and Suffolk County employees.
Should have been done long ago. Will be interesting to [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Considering that her city’s major industry, fishing, is in a state of virtual collapse, Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk’s opposition to membership in the new regional vocational school district is puzzling to say the least.
This is the perhaps the only chance cities and towns on the North Shore will have to build a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility [...]
Most believe the Dec. 8 Democratic primary will produce the winner of January’s special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat.
The four Democratic candidates held their first televised debate tonight. Some quick impressions:
Most surprising: Stephen Pagliuca, relatively unknown coming into the race, impressed with his knowledge of the issues and his ability [...]
Senate Majority Leader Fred Berry, D-Peabody, made a rare early-morning appearance today, speaking to a joint meeting of The Salem Partnership and the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development.
Berry had remained a key inside player on Beacon Hill even while dealing with some serious health issues. But now he’s feeling better and making an effort [...]
Once considered among the most political cities in the country, Peabody seems to be suffering a drought of voter interest.
Wednesday night’s forum at City Hall was a quiet affair compared to similar events in the past that attracted hordes of sign-holders outside and featured plenty of bombast within
While there are plenty of lawn signs out [...]
Hard to believe, but Republican Bill Hudak has actually raised more money than the incumbent congressman in the 2010 election cycle.
According to figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, as of Sept. 30 Congressman John Tierney’s campaign had reported raising $153,470 towards his re-election; while Hudak, a Boxford lawyer who’s working the hustings harder [...]
This just in:
“FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family’s garage attic Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television.”
Quite a day for the Heene family. Next stop Oprah, then a reality TV series of [...]
The rhetoric is growing more shrill in Beverly where Mayor William Scanlon is being challenged by long-time nemesis John Burke, the city councilor who represents Ward 3.
There was a lively exchange at the Cove Community Center last Thursday, and letters to the editor have been dispatched from both camps raising questions about the opposition (See [...]
Republican congressional candidate Bill Hudak of Boxford has proven to be no shrinking violet.
He arrived early at Wednesday morning’s North Shore Chamber of Commerce meeting in Danvers, introducing himself to those in attendance before sitting down to hear incumbent Congressman John Tierney and a couple of hospital CEOs talk about health-care reform.
Much to his frustration, [...]
Downtown Salem was abuzz this morning as Gov. Deval Patrick, in town to address the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association, made an impromptu stop at the Salem train depot to make official the funding package that had been put together for a new parking facility.
Mayor Kim Driscoll, Congressman John Tierney and Rep. John Keenan all emphasized [...]
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Nelson Benton is editorial page editor of The Salem News. Over the past four decades he has covered all the cities and towns of the North Shore, as well as the Statehouse. His political column appears every Friday on the Opinion page. Categories
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