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North Adams, MA - On Saturday, July 26, there will be a reception and book signing at the Kolok Gallery for renowned author Susan Quinn in celebration of her recently published book, Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a cast......
Greylock News - 1:36 a.m.
On July 14, the Boston Globe published my opinion piece about the Greenway Conservancy. On Sunday, July 20, a carefully worded letter to the editor by the Conservancy was printed. Here are its main points, and my further response. "Failure to pass the legislation means that this non-transportation responsibility will return to the cash-strapped Turnpike Authority." The Turnpike Authority...
Blue Mass. Group - Wed 8:06 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Did anyone read this story? This definitely flunks the stink test. But here's an amazing facts regarding the story. Galvin said yesterday that he is reviewing the law and may impose fines - up to $1,200 a year on Cognos and up to $200 a year on McDonough - for each year they failed to file. He said those are the maximum fines permitted under the state's lobbying law. $1,200/year for the co...
Blue Mass. Group - Wed 5:04 p.m.
Congratulations are due to Bob Neer, one of Blue Mass Group's founders, for the publication of his first book: "Barack Obama for Beginners: An Essential Guide." It is a tidy, quick-reading 70-page bio from Steerforth Press in New Hampshire. I had a few issues with some of the decisions about what to include or focus on, but I am clearly not its intended audience. The book moves th...
Talking Politics - Wed 10:09 a.m. - 8 clicks
North Adams, MA - Due to stormy weather, the July 23 Bang on a Can Concert at Windsor Lake in North Adams has been canceled. There will be a make up concert, featuring a band to be named later, on......
Greylock News - Wed 6:30 a.m. - 4 clicks
Seriously, Jeff Beatty (who, in case you've forgotten, is the Republican challenging John Kerry for Senate ) actually said this : If McCain did pick Romney, "I believe that we'd be able to deliver Massachusetts and its 12 electoral votes to him," Beatty told PolitickerMA.com. ROFLMAO!! Romney, remember, is the guy whose approval rating in MA shortly before he left office was a roll...
Blue Mass. Group - Tue 3:32 p.m. - 6 clicks
North Adams, MA - The biggest social of the year in North Adams, the Mayor's Downtown Celebration will be held on Wednesday August 20 on the streets of downtown North Adams. There will be great entertainment; lots of people and......
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
North Adams, MA - Nutshell Playhouse and BCC Players are proud to again present Pirates, playing at the Main Street Stage, located at 57 Main, Thursday July 24 through Saturday July 26 at 11:00 AM For tickets and information call......
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
North Adams, MA - The Bang on a Can festival reaches its zenith on Saturday, July 26 with the Marathon from 4-10 PM in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA, 87 Marshall Street. In addition to performances by all the......
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
North Adams, MA - The North Adams Farmer's Market continues this Saturday, July 26 at 8 AM at the corner of Marshall and Center Streets. For a free ride to the market, call 664.0300, weekdays. Offering high quality produce, the......
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
North Adams, MA - The latest MoCA Scavenger Hunt is Saturday, July 26, at 11 AM, with a highlight on kids and families. Free for members or with gallery admission. Reservations recommended. Call 413-662-2111....
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
North Adams, MA - UNO is holding a Neighborhood Garden Picnic at the Bracewell playground on Saturday, July 26th from 1-4 PM. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixings. Free for UNO residents. The United Neighborhood area......
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 2 clicks
North Adams, MA - Songwriter/guitarist Jay Mankita will appear at the North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street as part of the Wild Reads at Your Library Summer Reading Adventure on Monday, July 28 at 6:30 PM....
Greylock News - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
You are invited to a reception for State Representative Carl Sciortino featuring Governor Deval Patrick. Tuesday July 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 at Sabur Restaurant, 212 Holland St. Teele Square, Somerville Suggested donation: $30, $150, $300, $500 Carl Sciortino has been my State Rep for four years now. I can go on and on about what a wonderful representative he is - but I will try to be brief....
Blue Mass. Group - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 7 clicks
The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities reminds us that on this day in 1873: The first train arrived at the tip of Cape Cod. The streets were bedecked with flags and streamers as 13 bright yellow coach cars, filled to capacity, pulled into Provincetown. The Cape's traditional economy was in decline. Residents were counting on the railroad to bring better times. Summer visitors from Bos...
Blue Mass. Group - Tue 2:02 p.m. - 5 clicks
The people of Massachusetts have made our voices mightily clear on where we stand for marriage equality. Will Senator John Kerry join us? It's now 2008 and oh how things have changed since 2004! There are many reasons why Senator Kerry should now support marriage equality, listed below: The Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform supports marriage equality. Sen. Kerry rep...
Blue Mass. Group - Tue 1:06 a.m. - 12 clicks
Boston's Best Band the Dropkick Murphy's have penned an ode to fallen Massachusetts celebrities. Front and center on their list Senator Marzilli. The song, called "The Chosen Few," reflects on the meteoric rise and fall of Hub celebrities from all walks of life. Marzilli, an Arlington Democrat who prompted a career meltdown after he was arrested for allegedly making indecent approaches t...
Blue Mass. Group - Tue 1:06 a.m. - 12 clicks
Greater Boston's Jeff Keating recently solicited VP predictions from, in his words, "three of the smartest political commentators around": me, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald , and Jon Keller of WBZ (and former Phoenix reporter). Our responses are on the GB blog . Just how wicked smart the three of us really are, I'll leave to you all to judge. I predict Gov. Tim Kaine o...
Talking Politics - Mon 9:31 a.m. - 20 clicks
Things must be really bad over at MassResistance. It has been over a MONTH and they have not put anything new up on their blog (they still headline with their attack on the Governor and his daughter.) Same sex couples in California have been getting married, the Mass Senate votes unanimously to repeal a racist 1913 law on marriage and Jesse Helms dies and not a peep. Macy's even had a huge disp...
Massresistance Watch - Sat 3:06 a.m. - 16 clicks
Well, is it any surprise that MassResistance is SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you, that the Senate voted to repeal the racist 1913 law: Mass. Senate repeals “1913 Law” to allow out-of-state gays to “marry” in MA using voice vote. Members too cowardly to go on record. Uh, Brian, the Mass Senate voted unanimously to repeal this racist law...that means EVERYONE voted to repeal it. Let me repeat that, EV...
Massresistance Watch - Jul 17 - 13 clicks
In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- out tomorrow, online now -- I reveal just how low the public's opinion of the Boston Police Department plummeted as gun violence tore through the city. In the fall of 2006 -- shortly before Commissioner Ed Davis took over the BPD -- the department conducted a city-wide survey of residents' opinions about crime and police. This was the 5...
Talking Politics - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
Geez Bernstein, dontcha ever blog anymore? --Looks like the state government will finally get around to repealing the law that, in effect, restricts Massachusetts from marrying out-of-state gay couples. I'm all for that, but what's with the way gay-marriage advocates always refer to the statute as "1913," the year it dates from? It hardly seems relevant (how often do news...
Talking Politics - Jul 16 - 7 clicks
That's essentially what Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said at an open meeting in Hull. Yet, if you read MassResistance , they make it sound like the Gov. knows all about these anti gay activists: The Governor beat around the bush a bit, but Kevin persisted. His Excellency finally said: " . . . I don't know about MassResistance. If they have an attitude, then the chances are I'm not goin...
Massresistance Watch - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
So this is how bad it's gotten for MassResistance. Instead of "daily news from the Pro-Family Action Center in Massachusetts", they post news once it's printed in BayWindows or the Boston Globe : As the final few weeks of the session wind down, the Massachusetts legislature has decided to resurrect the controversial attempt to repeal the "1913 Law" - which the homosexual lobby has been c...
Massresistance Watch - Jul 16 - 8 clicks
Well it's looks like MassResistance is batting 0-2 so far this week. First off, they sent an email out to their followers to "read the riot act" to the Massachusetts State senators to stop them from removing bigotry from the law. They even got Porno Pete to put a blurb on his Americans for Hate website with a link to the State Senate's email addresses (funny, MassResistance doesn't provide a li...
Massresistance Watch - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
