Saturday, May 18, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot. Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …
Monday, May 13, 2013
In case you were away last week, here's what you missed in Hingham.
Most Read Stories: April 6-12 1. Budgets of Hingham Town Offices 2. Newsweek Ranks Hingham High School as #729 in America 3. Hingham School Takes Caution After Suspicious Man Spotted By Children 4. Union Fish Expected to Open This Week in Hingham 5. Suspect Leads Hingam Police on High Speed Chase After Stealing Vehicle 6. Wahlburgers’ New Burger to Benefit Boston Marathon Bombing Victim 7. Hingham Construction Worker Falls 25 Feet, Injures Wrist 8. One Fund Concert Sells Out in 5 Minutes, Wahlberg Expected to Perform 9. Taste of Hingham Returns For 9th Year 10. Hingham Native Named General Manager of NBA Team Hingham Officers and Paramedics Honored Hingham Heroes Honored For Responding to Boston Marathon Explosions Four Hingham Police …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A look at the most popular baby names of last year, according to the Social Security Administration.
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Saturday, May 11
Top 10 Girl Names of 2012 1. Sophia 2. Emma 3. Isabella 4. Olivia 5. Ava 6. Emily 7. Abigail 8. Mia 9. Madison 10. Elizabeth ___ Top 10 Boy Names of 2012 1. Jacob 2. Mason 3. Ethan 4. Noah 5. William 6. Liam 7. Jayden 8. Michael 9. Alexander 10. Aiden ___ Fastest-Rising Baby Names for Girls in 2012 1. Arya 2. Perla 3. Catalina 4. Elisa 5. Raelynn 6. Rosalie 7. Haven 8. Raelyn 9. Briella 10. Marilyn ___ Fastest-Rising Names for Boys in 2012 1. Major 2. Gael 3. Jase 4. Messiah 5. Brantley 6. Iker 7. King 8. Rory 9. Ari 10. Maverick ___ Source: Social Security Administration
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Massachusetts' problem is now Virginia's. After a macabre, around-the-clock stakeout of a Worcester funeral home this week by frenzied reporters and furious protestors, the remains of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were secreted out of central Massachusetts and buried in a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia. No cemetery in Massachusetts, or public official for that matter, wanted Tsarnaev's body. And Gov. Deval Patrick just seemed relieved the tense standoff was over. "No. I have enough to do," Patrick said, when asked if he wished he had gotten involved to end the theatrics sooner. The April 15 attacks on the finish line of the Boston Marathon threw Beacon Hill policymakers off stride, quieting the raging debate …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Results from a recent executive survey ranked Massachusetts 47th for business.
A CEO magazine ranks Massachusetts as one of the worst states in the nation for business. Chief Executive Magazine ranked Massachusetts 47th based on a survey of corporate leaders. Survey respondents reported the Bay State is one of the worst for taxation and regulation. The state Republican Party is pointing to the survey and saying that Gov. Deval Patrick and the Democratic-led Legislature are bad for the economy and business. What do you think about Massachusetts’ business climate? Is this a good state in which to do business? Let us know in the comments section.
Sen. Hedlund said the public has the right to know how their tax dollars are being spent.
Hingham’s State Senator Robert Hedlund believes the public has the right to know the Marathon bombing suspect’s college records after UMass Dartmouth has refused to release them. Hedlund, a Republican State Senator told Fox News Insider, "once you engage in the kinds of activities these punks engaged in, you forfeit whatever right to privacy remains." UMass Dartmouth said they will not release the school records of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as well as the other students possibly involved in covering up the plot. The University believes students' right to privacy outweighs the public's right to know. Recently there have been reports that Dzhokhar owed the school $20,000 in unpaid tuition and room and board and had failing grades. Tell Us: Do you …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Department budgets for FY2014.
The following payrolls were approved at April’s Town Meeting (Article 5) for Fiscal Year 2014. Selectmen $424,006 Town Accountant $348,021 Assessors $204,804 Treasurer/Collector $304,647 Town Clerk $169,837 Bare Cove Park $16,233 Police Department $4,525,219 Fire Department $4,306,420 Animal Control $50,508 Harbormaster $132,794 School Department $33,787,513 Town Engineering $211,689 Highway/Recreation/ Tree &Park $1,763,745 Sewer Commission $285,612 Elder Services $188,737 Veterans’ Services $77,924 Library $1,223,094 Recreation Commission $78,773 Trustees of Bathing Beach $17,035
Monday, May 6, 2013
In case you missed it, here is what made headlines in Hingham last week.
Top Stories: April 29- May 5 1. Hingham Marathon Bombing Victim Recovers From Surgery, Returns Home 2. Prencinct By Precinct Hingham Election Results 3. New Hingham Shipyard Pizza Restaurant to Open This Week 4. Police Nab ‘Dangerous’ Hingham Bank Robber and Weymouth Companion 5. Legal Sea Foods Schedules Opening in Hingham 6. Sixth Time OUI Offender Tells Hingham Police, 'Take Me to Jail' 7. Hingham Woman Opens Psychic Reading Business in Weymouth 8. Hingham High School Will Be Honored At Fenway Park 9. New Selectman Thanks Hingham 10. New Hingham Square Pizza Shop Expected to Open Today Police Logs Mulch Fire at Hingham Shipyard Teen With Rifle, B-Ball Hoop Stolen, Wipers Taken From Car Man Without Pants Spotted …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
In case voters weren't paying attention, and turnout suggested many weren't, his name is Gabriel Gomez. And now only Ed Markey stands between him and the United States Senate. "My name is Gabriel Gomez, and I'm a proud Republican," Gomez said, reciting his full name for the second time during a five-minute chat with reporters outside the new go-to, post-election Broadway T stop in South Boston Wednesday morning. The reporters already knew who he was, but part of Gomez's strategy now is to make sure everybody else does too. The newly minted face of the Republican Party captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday by defeating two better known names in Massachusetts Republican politics. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
"I just want to express my appreciation and thanks to the voters of Hingham for their confidence in me," he said. "I look forward to serving them and the town in the upcoming three years."
The morning after Paul Healey was named Hingham’s new selectman, he wasn’t still celebrating. The longtime Hingham resident was up early doing what the average Hingham resident does on a Wednesday. “Right now I’m getting off to work and doing what everyone else does and trying to make a living,” Healey said at 8 a.m. For Healey, serving people is what he does best. Healey is an attorney. He was raised in Hingham and has raised his children in town. Before becoming selectman he had spend 19 years on the town’s Planning Board after working as a Hingham Police officer for 11 years. Earlier this year Healey decided to run for selectman so he could continue helping the town he loves. “I’ve seen the town grow and I want to continue doing that …
Matt
1:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Oh come on Rob C you don't to spend $14 to take a train ride to beautiful down town New Bedford? And John doe III give that money back to tax payers oh man your so funny. Its a good idea but you have a better chance of seeing the Pats, Red Sox ,Celtics and Bruins win the championship all in the same year. more ›