Civilian flaggers cost state more cash: Mass. to pay $54/hour for Route 128 workers
By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. and Alan Burke
Staff Writers
http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_081183507.html
DANVERS — When the state changed the law to let civilian flaggers work traffic details, it was expected to save money.
It’s hard to see where there will be savings, however, on the three-year project to [...]
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• Shane Symolon / WWLP
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Governor Patrick says he may need to cut up to 2 thousand jobs if employees don’t agree to furlough days or other cost saving measures…
Masslive: State Police agree to send extra troopers to Springfield to help combat surge of violence
Remember, criminals don’t take furlough days.
Cop union blue over Deval Patrick’s cost-cut focus
By Hillary Chabot | Friday, October 23, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics
The state police union rebuffed Gov. Deval Patrick’s attempts for cost cutting before an early-morning meeting today, saying Patrick hasn’t acted on easy savings available by reshuffling top brass.
Patrick plans to discuss furloughs and other cost-cutting [...]
By Michele McPhee
I love fall in New England. There is no better time of year then fall. We have haunted houses galore — like the Witch’s Woods at the Nashoba Valley Ski Resort, which I visited this past weekend.
Screeching at the creepy clowns and the blood-streaked ghouls in Westford on Saturday night brought to mind [...]