Thursday, November 13, 2008 A tale of two valleys: Can Holyoke tap the college-town prosperity of its neighbors?By Melissa DaPonte KatzFall 2006
Holyoke
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Lawrence
Broken homes: The housing bubble was built on reckless lending, and cities such as Brockton and Lawrence are paying the heaviest price.By Michael Jonas Lawrence’s mill makeover gets a second […]
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Lowell
Thursday, November 13, 2008 Urban re-renewal: Downtowns in Lowell and Worcester are emerging as places to live and play inBy Shaun SutnerGrowth and Development Extra 2006
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New Bedford
City back in same old patternBy Steve UrbonStandard-Times, May 3, 2009Not everyone on the South Coast is getting into trainingBy Gabrielle GurleyCommonWealth, Spring 2008 Still working on the railroad: funding […]
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Pittsfield
Thursday, November 13, 2008 Second act: Can the arts bring Pittsfield back to life?By B.J. RocheGrowth and Development Extra 2006
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Springfield
Thursday, November 13, 2008 In Springfield, middle rank on development ‘deal breakers’ is taken as good newsBy Melissa DaPonte KatzCommonWealth, Summer 2006 Under control? Nearly bankrupt, Springfield struggles under outside […]
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Worcester
Urban re-renewal: Downtowns in Lowell and Worcester are emerging as places to live and play inBy Shaun SutnerCommonWealth, Growth and Development Extra 2006 Whither Worcester? Some look to a change […]
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Fall River
Not everyone on the South Coast is getting into trainingBy Gabrielle GurleyCommonWealth, Spring 2008 Still working on the railroad: funding fuzzy for South Coast railBy Gabrielle GurleyCommonWealth, Summer 2007 Bright […]
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Gateway Cities
Visit the Gateway Cities Project home page at MassINC. Broken homes: The housing bubble was built on reckless lending, and cities such as Brockton and Lawrence are paying the heaviest […]
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Cos and effect: Did Bill Cosby pave the way for Obama’s election?
While there was all sorts of talk before last week’s election about a potential “Bradley effect,” a much lower vote for Barack Obama than might be expected based on pre-election […]
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Torkildsen on his way out as state GOP chair
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Today comes the official word. The writing on the wall came with last week’s drubbing.
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Gateway Cities rally for state income tax
This time it wasn't at all close: Last week Massachusetts voters rejected a proposal to eliminate the income tax by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Only 30 percent voted "yes", […]
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Paul Krugman half agrees with the Massachusetts Republican Party
Well, the liberal New York Times columnist agrees with national and state Republicans that, in an ideal world, states would not raise taxes in an economic downturn. But I don’t […]
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When it rains bad news for cities and towns, it pours bad news…
Stateline.org reports that the salt used to cover snow-covered roads is much more expensive this year, adding to the woes of state and local governments already trying to do more […]
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Cardinal O’Malley’s fuzzy math
In an interview in today’s Boston Globe, Cardinal Sean O’Malley suggests that Catholic voters in Massachusetts turned against Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in 2004 because of his pro-choice stand […]
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Municipal mind meld?
We’ve already heard about the undoubtedly doomed idea to merge the state’s Attleboros. Now the Globe’s Brian MacQuarrie reports that the North Shore towns of Hamilton and Wenham are considering […]
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Red ink at publisher of community newspapers
From the Boston Business Journal:GateHouse Media Inc., publisher of a number of Bay State newspapers, said Friday it lost $18.5 million in the third quarter, bringing its year to date […]
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Western Mass. vote puts an end to greyhound racing
How did proponents of a ban on dog racing in Massachusetts go from a 2-point loss in 2000 to a 12-point victory last week? A higher voter turnout may have […]
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Saving the Massachusetts Republican Party: Deja vu
Hub Blog has a good summary of advice for the Massachusetts Republican Party after an election that made it more irrelevant than ever. A lot of it is quite similar […]
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Will Worcester put the squeeze on its universities?
The city of Worcester may pressure tax-exempt colleges, including Clark University and the College of the Holy Cross, to cough up some money for municipal services, according to today's Telegram. […]
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Old-school ways
Yesterday’s State House buzz centered on state Rep. David Flynn, the senior member of the House, who told reporters that five members have raised with him the idea that he […]
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Ian Bowles available to Obama, Red Sox
Today’s Boston Globe says Massachusetts energy and environment secretary Ian Bowles "has landed on President-elect Barack Obama’s list of would-be candidates" to run the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Welcome to […]
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East Brookfield takes its rightful place as McCain’s Bay State bastion
The Boston Globe has corrected the voting results, and Wilmington actually went for John McCain with just over 50 percent, not 75 percent. So now the tiny Worcester County town […]
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Massachusetts not so special? Or merely ahead of the curve?
Massachusetts isn’t such an outlier in presidential politics anymore: In 2004 it was one of only two states to give the Democratic candidate more than 60 percent of the vote. […]