Howe told family members at the Fernald League's annual meeting that it hasn't yet been decided whether to keep the Warren building open permanently for homeless families. She said that decision won't be made by … [Read more...]
The Globe gets it right on Fernald
The key point of the editorial is made in the second sentence, and it bears repeating: Instead of wasting money and good will on litigation, the administration officials should meet with families of Fernald residents to discuss ways of … [Read more...]
The Herald’s misinformation on Fernald
Secondly, the editorial repeats the administration's undocumented assertion that it costs $239,000 per resident per year to operate Fernald, compared with $102,000 in the community. As we have repeatedly pointed out (until our … [Read more...]
The silence surrounding Fernald
Lately, the Arc has mounted a campaign to urge Gov. Patrick to appeal U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro's ruling last month that Fernald should remain open. Joining the campaign this week has been state Representative Tom … [Read more...]
Fernald – how did we get here and where do we go?
As a matter of disclosure, I work for one of the original plaintiff’s (MARC v Dukakis) that were consolidated into the Ricci case. The Arc of Massachusetts (our current moniker) does not have any fiscal obligations to the … [Read more...]
A compromise proposal for Fernald
The Fernald families are not seeking to preserve the status quo. They are proposing the development of a smaller facility on the site, which could continue to provide medical and nursing, dental, adaptive wheelchair, … [Read more...]
The ongoing canard about Fernald
In the years I worked for COFAR, I was never able to get the Globe or the media in general to understand that using a per-person cost figure at an institution like Fernald, without making an apples-to-apples comparison with costs elsewhere, … [Read more...]