Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick, in his State of the State address, called for an increase in taxes by 50 percent. According to The Boston Globe, the governor “unveiled more…
“I am going to talk to you, you are going to listen.” This from a man who was loud and direct with a smile, but always with a “grip” of friendship.…
I was thinking of how beautiful the first major snowstorm is when it occurred to me: I should be writing about Lenox selectmen and the Lenox Chamber of Commerce. Apparently, they are…
Between the flagpole in the center of town and the northwest side of Sandy Hook, there were 28 deaths, including 20 young elementary school children killed by a lone gunman,…
Pal·la·di·um: 1. a statue of Athena, especially one on the citadel of Troy on which the safety of the city was supposed to depend. 2. (usually lowercase) anything believed to provide protection or…
The table at The Red Lion Inn at the rear of the dining room under the mirror was reserved for the late State Sen. John Fitzpatrick and his wife, Jane,…
Sometimes one wonders how they got into a conversation with a person? In this case, it was at the Olde Heritage Tavern on a given day, probably a Friday afternoon.…
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Last year, more than 100 million people came together to “Shop Small” in their communities…
Joseph W. Mooney, Jr. could have played Ben Bradlee in All the President’s Men, he could have been an editor-at-large for Newhouse Publications, but in reality he was the editor…
Transportation history was made this month in New England when Amtrak’s Downeaster rail service rolled out of the Portland, Maine, station, heading northward to Freeport and Brunswick for the first…