Can a sex offender live there?

Should towns pass laws limiting where sex offenders can live and work? It’s a question that’s been asked in Clinton recently and we’re not alone. Several other towns in the commonwealth have either passed or are considering passing such laws.
Check out this story from our sister paper MetroWest Daily News today on Marlborough’s attempts to [...]

Don’t shoot the messenger

Oh, if only we could take back some of the regrettable things we say. That’s exactly what Jomahco Designs owner Laura Devlin tried to do this week in a story that appeared in The Item. Devlin tried to undo damage done when she made comments to the Times & Courier last week about local charity [...]

Aw, shucks…

I like to win, but who doesn’t? The Times & Courier pulled in a pretty hefty award last Friday when the New England Newspaper Association named us Newspaper of the Year of newspapers with 5,000 circulation or less. We joined ranks with other circulation class winners including the MetroWest Daily News, the Concord Monitor and [...]

Conflict of interest

At least one person — who claims to be a longtime town official — thinks someone who works for a bank shouldn’t be a selectman. Selectman candidate Kevin Haley’s boss received an anonymous letter recently saying the Flagship Bank Veep and loan officer shouldn’t be allowed to run for the Board of Selectmen because it [...]

Brazilians destoying downtown? Come on…

It’s no secret that it’s tough for a small business to make a go of it these days. It’s certainly not easy in Clinton’s High Street area, where parking problems are well known. But the latest business owner to pull out has some pretty nasty things to say about Clinton.
Jomahco Designs owner Laura Devlin laid [...]

Free iced coffee…

I’m not a coffee fan, but I am a “free” fan. Wednesday, I just may very well be a Dunkin’ Donuts fan. Wednesday, the region’s number one purveyor of all things sugary and “caffeiney” is giving away free iced coffee.
Yep, that’s right, to celebrate the first day of spring and to help “put winter on [...]

Don’t cry over steamed milk? Why not?

Steamed milk. I know it sounds like something you’d give to a baby who won’t go to sleep. Well, maybe that says something about myself, but I love the stuff. Throw in a shot of amaretto and it’s like chicken soup for the soul — except it’s milk … and it’s for the stomach. It’s [...]