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Library expanding hours

July 14, 2010 By yawu

Ordinarily, it wouldn't make headlines. But the fact that the town of Bridgewater is expanding the hours of operation for its library and senior center during a recession makes headlines for several reasons.First of all, while many in … [Read more...]

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Brown backers said ‘yes’ to taxes

February 23, 2010 By yawu

For many in Massachusetts and across the nation, Scott Brown’s January 19th victory is being widely hailed as a victory for anti-government, anti-tax crusaders. Brown won big in suburbia and Dedham was no exception (55 percent).But on … [Read more...]

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Facing cuts, towns raise revenue

November 17, 2009 By yawu

Faced with declining revenues, cuts to local aid and rising costs, many Massachusetts towns are increasing hotel and meals taxes as well as overriding Proposition 2 1/2 to raise property taxes.In Rockland, residents voted 2-1 in favor of a … [Read more...]

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A balanced approach in Randolph

October 20, 2009 By yawu

While many communities in Massachusetts are cutting services to make up for increasing budget deficits, Randolph voters, who last year passed a Prop. 2 1/2 override, are investing in their public systems and laying the groundwork for … [Read more...]

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Who Needs Libraries, Anyways?

May 20, 2008 By judy-meredith

...Brockton Public Library faces a... loss of eight jobs, six from layoffs in the fiscal 2009 budget currently before the City Council. ...Bridgewater Public Library awaits a June tax override vote to [fund] the restoration of the 63 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community, education, libraries, local-aid, proposition-2-1/2

A form of mothering – teaching civic engagement

March 2, 2008 By judy-meredith

In a previous incarnation as a Mother of five children under seven, I found myself up to my neck in local politics because I wanted my children to grow up in a vibrant healthy community. They got pretty good at rounding up neighborhood kids … [Read more...]

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Progressive Predicament: Agreeing With Barbara Anderson

February 29, 2008 By yellow-dog

Like Barbara Anderson, I believe in limited taxation, though I know we would disagree on where the limit lies. Unlike the anti-tax crusader, however, I see tax justice as a matter of fairness, not taxlessness. Oddly enough, our differing … [Read more...]

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