Massachusetts Civic Engagement Summit

Hi all… See you in Worcester on Friday! – BJ
Gov. Deval Patrick is featured speaker at Nov. 16 event
to promote civic engagement across the Commonwealth
More than 50 nonprofits, civic stakeholders collaborate to organize nonpartisan event
BOSTON — Governor Deval Patrick will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Massachusetts Civic Engagement Summit on [...]

Off to OK City!

Hey folks,
I won’t be posting for a while… I’ve been activated by the Red Cross to help victims of the recent floodings in Oklahoma City. I fly out tonight and I’ll be gone for about twelve days.
 For an update on conditions, please see this article here.
Have a great 4th of July, and I’ll write when I [...]

Deval Patrick – The First Five Months

Hi everyone,
First, I’d like to apologize if sometimes reading this blog strains ol’ eyebones. Lines running together, links where they’re not suppose to be, weird spelling mistakes… the truth is I’m finding that wordpress is not the best blog editing tool. Good hostong service, but I’m looking for better ways to input and edit text [...]

Sorry…

Yay! I’m just about to break 22,000 hits!
Sorry, no update this week. I’ve been working on two projects which both need to be at the post office today (as you can probably tell by the time that I’m posting here :P )
Check back next week – wish me luck! – BJ  

Trash and Idols and Wrentham

Hi everyone,
Well, the weather is on the upswing here in Massachusetts… in the 80’s today, and in the 90’s tomorrow. Wowzers!
Our first story comes from Beverly, Mass (where I took the MTELs last weekend). The city disposes their trash at Wheelabrator, but a doubling in price (from $36 to $75 per ton) at [...]

Cure Diabetes – Kiss a pig?!?!

Hi everyone!I realized I haven’t written about the North Shore for a while, so this week’s update brings us up to historic Gloucester. 

Officials there have been working to restore the Dun Fudgin Salt Marsh located located on the Annisquam River behind the Gloucester High School. The marsh had been dug up, paved, and converted into [...]

Pirates Invade the Cape!!!

 
 
Hi everyone,
First, you may notice that for the first time, I am trying comments on my posts. I’m pretty new to the world of blogging, and I’ve never done comments, so I hope they work OK… Feel free to write in with your opinions (or just to say Hi!) 
Second, I hope you are enjoying the warm [...]

Energy in Greenfield, Ukuleles in Worcester

Hi everyone!
Today’s first story comes from Greenfield, Mass., home of Penn (of magician Penn & Teller fame, which is REALLY weird because I JUST watched Friends episode in which he played an salesman selling encyclopedias to Joey) .  It seems environmental friendly, renewable energy is on the lips of every idealist these days. But the Franklin County Chamber of [...]

A Fish Tale

 
 
Hi everyone!
Looking out the window, it seems spring is here, but there has been a chilly breeze all week. Hopefully this weekend we’ll have less wind and more sun. It’ll be nice to finally put away my winter coat!
Last week I wrote about Sgt. Mark Ecker II, who lost both feet in a [...]

The Silver City

Hi everyone,  
Well, Friday’s snowstorm wasn’t so bad. Now, with the clocks set back and the temperature flirting with the forties and fifties, it looks like
spring is right around the corner. Yay!  
Our first story today comes from Taunton, where Mayor Charles Crowley recently met
with Roberto Manuel Lima Medeiros, vice mayor of the [...]