Our view: Reform must precede new revenue measures
No new revenues without reform is the mantra we hope will be adopted by the entire North of Boston legislative delegation as it considers proposals for fixing the state's crumbling bridges and roadways.....more>>
The people of Lawrence will vote in Tuesday's Massachusetts primary. And once again, there likely will be allegations of voter fraud - that is, of people casting ballots who are not eligible to do so.
As the man faced his fellow Democrats, he insisted, "Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference."
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is out with its 37th annual "Municipal Financial Data" booklet. No need to read between the lines; a glance at the densely-packed rows of figures reveals the truth of what most mayors and selectmen are telling us - cities and towns are up against if financially.
A bill before the New Hampshire Senate that would require mausoleums to operate under the same laws as cemeteries is a good one. As people who have deceased loved ones at rest in a Salem mausoleum learned last year to their regret, the state right now lacks sufficient oversight of such facilities.
More evidence emerged recently about just how poorly managed North Andover schools were during the period immediately following the departure of former Superintendent Harry Harutunian. That poor management may well continue to cost North Andover taxpayers money.
There's no need for Tom Brady and his mates to play coy any longer. After months of playing "one game at a time," there's only one game left in what has been a shining season for the New England Patriots.