Governor’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal to Include $5.2 Billion in Local Aid

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray previews Patrick-Murray Administration's budget investments at Massachusetts Municipal Association meeting.

(From the office of Governor Deval Patrick.) Delivering Friday’s keynote address at the 33rd Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting, Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray announced more than $5.2 billion in state funding to cities and towns, including a $145 million increase in K-12 Chapter 70 education aid – the highest level in history – which will be included in the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal.  “Massachusetts is leading the nation out of the global economic recession thanks to our targeted investments and strong partnerships with cities and towns,” said Lieutenant Governor Murray. “Governor Patrick and I are proud to support our municipal partners with these investments in local aid and …

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Patch Poll: What Do You Think Will Be Obsolete?

Technology is changing daily; tell us what you view will become obsolete in your lifetime via our poll.

  We may not have hit the technology of The Jetsons, but technology has changed and continues to change rapidly. Last week, Governor Deval Patrick toured Keefe Technical School in Framingham. When he stopped in a freshman English class, the students were learning vocabulary words, including the word "obsolete." One student said CD players, just introduced in the 1980s, are now obsolete. Many teens today listen to mp3 or other down-loadable music. Another student had difficulty identifying a "rotary telephone," something many Americans age 40 or older likely used growing up. Today, many households have cancelled their landline telephones, even if they are "cordless," and stay connected via cellular telephones or smart phones. Already in our…

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'Boro Beat: North Main Street Gets New Look

Federal Stimulus Package Foots Bill for Road Work

About eight years after North Main Street (Rte. 152) was targeted as a stretch of road that needed to be improved, a $1.3 million street improvement effort is close to completion, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more commonly known as the $814 billion economic stimulus package. The work, from Holcott Street to Claflin Street, started this spring and is the second phase of improvement along one of the city's main thoroughfares, said Ron Dubuc, the city's assistant superintendent of public works. The project is highlighted by the addition of new concrete sidewalks and curbs, improved drainage systems, relocated utilities to the back of the sidewalks, and improved handicapped access along the stretch of road. Crews are …

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