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There’ll Always Be A Brookline (Apologies To The New Yorker)
The People’s Republic of Brookline is all aTwitter over the new multispace parking meters that recently replaced single-space meters around town. From Sunday’s Boston Globe: Outcry over new parking meters An outcry against the multispace parking meters that replaced hundreds … Continue reading
Scott Brown’s Drinking Game
Massachusetts junior Sen. Scott Brown (R-Am I Senior Senator Yet?) seems to be having it both ways regarding his current drinking habits. From Saturday’s Boston Globe: Brown says he will not drink until Nov. election US Senator Scott Brown says … Continue reading
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Liberty Mutual. Responsibility: Not Our Policy.
Two pieces in Friday’s Boston Globe about the scandalous financial shenanigans at Liberty Mutual. 1) Brian McGrory’s Metro column about the “utterly grotesque $50 million-a-year pay package” for recently retired Liberty Mutual chief executive Ted Kelly. 2) Todd Wallack’s Globe Business … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Town (NYT Scoops Boston Papers Edition)
From Wednesday’s New York Times: Did Someone Order an Instant Bridge? BOSTON — The River Street Bridge here is normally unremarkable, the kind of structure people drive over every day without a thought. When it fell into disrepair, state officials … Continue reading
Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Overtime Edition II)
Three more OT beauties in the Stanley Cup bakeoff. #1 (via the Boston Globe): Capitals get one back from Bruins BOSTON — At 2:56 of double overtime, Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom winged a shot through Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference that beat … Continue reading
WCVB, Boston Globe Clean Up At Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards
Lots of local winners in the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards, but two stood out. WCVB-TV in the Television, Large Market division: Television, Large Market Overall Excellence WCVB-TV – Boston, MA Overall Excellence Watch the winning entry Video Breaking … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Magic/Bird Edition)
The local reviews for the new Broadway play Magic/Bird are, well, a jump ball. From the Boston Herald’s Inside Track: ‘Magic/Bird’ has got game “Magic/Bird” had the team, the plays and an exuberant fan base to open on Broadway last … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Broadway, Don Aucoin, Inside Track, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Magic/Bird, New York Times
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition III)
Day Three of Cahillpalooza features contrasting coverage in the local dailies. Both have news stories about former Treasurer Tim Cahill pleading not guilty in a Suffolk County court to charges of public corruption. Boston Globe: Cahill pleads not guilty to … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)
The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition)
When we last left Tim Cahill, he was the delusional Massachusetts Treasurer who seemed to think he could run for governor as an independent and actually win. Now he’s just indicted. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Timothy Cahill indicted in corruption … Continue reading →