Your neocon fix

Somewhere in Central Massachusetts, all the previous editors of the Times & Courier, and before it The Lancaster Times, are spinning in their graves (well, since none of them are dead, spinning in their desk chairs). I’ve taken over what was once an admirably liberal editorial page and done such violence to it by endorsing [...]

Ridership’s down

Thursday night found me double-dipping, attending the start of the WHEAT 25th Anniversary dinner (excellent food and ambiance by WHEAT and the Perkins School, and great conversation with some civic-minded Nypro employees, who I heard took up three whole tables by themselves) and then hightailing it, with state Rep. Harold Naughton and state Sen. Harriette [...]

We’re not gonna take it

Last night as I was leaving the Paper Store on High Street I caught a familiar tune in the air and paused for a moment to figure out what was that catchy country song the speakers were playing.
It was Johnny Paycheck’s immortal “Take This Job and Shove It,” right where you’d least expect it.
Now, I’m [...]

All up in our business

A ton of stories in this week’s Times & Courier about business. There’s the one about Weetabix growing and greening; there’s the other front-pager about a car dealership on Berlin Street; there’s stories inside about Nestle (and their thirst for Wekepeke water) and a state grant to help Nypro expand). That’s on top of last [...]

An end to a sad story

When it was learned in February that a High Street businessmen running a shop that catered to teenage boys was a Level 3 sex offender, many community members wanted him out. Four months later he is out — permanently. Stephen B. Lemons, 52, a native Clintonian convicted of molesting a 15-year-old mentally handicapped boy is [...]

I hear you, but I’m not listening

Conversation I just had at Subway when I walked up to the counter:
Me: Hi, I’d like two chocolate chip cookies, please.
Worker: Sure, what kind?
Me: Chocolate chip.
Worker: And how many?
Me: Two.
Well, I guess they did just finish with the lunch crowd after all.

What a beautiful day… for road rage

Just took a breather from my desk with a walk down High Street, up Church and back down around Union. Absolutely gorgeous out. Yet in the five minutes I was out I witnessed two acts of road rage and one angry cell phone driver.
The driver of a car speeding down Union Street was obviously none [...]