Politicians can't put the Massachusetts Budget Together Again

Like Humpty Dumpty, it is broken. With all the the kings horses and all the kings men they still can't put it together again. I am not saying it is all this House or this Governor who created it however it appears...

Massachusetts Taxes versus Fees Saga Continues

Governor Deval Patrick and Massport are at odds over the fees imposed by the "authority" without input or communication.  As a result it is being retracted. "On Monday, Patrick's transportation secretary,...

Dr. Seuss' 105th Birthday, Seussville and Google Celebrate

What would have been Dr. Seuss' 105th birthday is being celebrated by parents, children and teachers today, many of whom grew up reading his fanciful tales. The celebrated children's author and artist was born on...

Toll and Fee Increases Versus Gas Tax in Taxachsetts

"The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority approved a set of staggered toll hikes yesterday that could be eliminated if the Legislature increases the state gas tax." The trade off in the mind of state legislator's is...

HIKED Logan Air Parking Fees Along with GASTAX in Massachusetts

The governor's gas tax proposal for transportation restructuring has been presented as the alternative to fee hikes. However it appears that in the background fees are being raised in concert with the gas tax being...

Elderly Driver Mishap No Joke for Victim Pinned between Vehicles

At a of a grocery store in Brookline Mass (a suburb of Boston), an accident involving an 82 year old driver, Gustav Schachter, pinned a parking lot attendant between the driver's car and a Ford Exlorer. The 29...

John Hancock Tower Boston Facing Foreclosure

The tallest building in Boston is up for auction.  Who in the world in this economy is going to buy it, is my question. Also, what happens to it if no one bids on it? "The John Hancock Tower in Boston will be...

Always a Suspect Never Convicted - What Will It Take

James Lewis, resident of Cambridge Massachusetts, has been a suspect in three gruesome crimes but has never been prosecuted in any of them basically because of technicalities.  The most recent is the rape of a...

Animal Rights - Teenager Taking a Stand against Vocal Surgery

A Massachusetts teenager, Jordan Star, believes that animals have rights that are being violated by the human race for convenience sake. "“To take a voice away from an animal is morally wrong,” Star, 15, said...

Update in 9 year old Molly Bish Murder Cold Case

source. telegram.com This post is related to a post I listed a few weeks ago. This case is approximately 9 years old. It has been on AMW with no real change in status.  My post was in respect to efforts by...

The Massachusetts DOC provides Flat Screens in Prison

With Massachusetts in financial crisis and the current proposed resolutions considered to be increasing hardship on the commonwealth's law abiding citizens, the news of new flat screen TVs in prisons is not...

Church Arson, Racism and Presidential Election - Springfield, MA

Amongst all the new found hope for the USA, there is still a cancer smoldering that has kept this country down for over a hundred years. "SPRINGFIELD - Three Springfield men, bitter about the election of the...

Steve Carell Buys General Store in Marshfield Hills

Actor Steve Carell, who stars in the hit show "The Office", has recently gone from his fictional corporate managerial position to a real world owner of a small town's general store. Carell recently bought a...

Google search finds a missing girl

A child who went missing was found using GPS and Google Street View. " A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View. A police...