Revere council longevity pay not available to other city counterparts
REVERE – When it comes to salaries, City Council members stack up well compared to colleagues in surrounding cities; partly because of longevity pay they receive.Eleven... Read more.
Locals hope T can stave off fare hikes
LYNN – Corliss Rowe rides a bus almost every day and says in the seven years since she started using public transportation, bus drivers have become friendlier... Read more.
State rules against Revere in residency challenge
REVERE – A state arbitrator ruled the city violated a contract with municipal union members last July when it attempted to enforce a local live-where-you-work... Read more.
Lynn faces bus muss
LYNN – Local bus route cuts set to begin this weekend mirror service cuts and fare hikes that, for now at least, may be the Massachusetts Bay Transportation... Read more.
MBTA cuts local bus routes
LYNN – Local bus route cuts set to begin this weekend mirror service cuts and fare hikes that, for now at least, may be the Massachusetts Bay Transportation... Read more.
Attorney General praises Revere abandoned property ordinance
REVERE – A 2007 city ordinance requiring owners of abandoned local property to register their buildings with the city is being praised by Attorney General... Read more.
Potential costs shoot down widow pension proposal
REVERE – A proposal introduced in 2007 as a well-intentioned effort to help a local widow has been defeated because of potential costs to the city associated... Read more.
RMV-AAA trial pact gets mixed reviews
LYNN – Ingrid Biedron’s all for cutting down the waiting time at Registry of Motor Vehicle branches but she is not quite sure a proposed pilot partnership... Read more.
Nahant resident collector of rare Chinese porcelain
NAHANT – He is known as “The Mandarin Man” in the rarified world of Chinese porcelain collectors and Paul Gaudet can back up that nickname with... Read more.
Local banks healthy and ready to lend
LYNN – Don’t say the word “bailout” to banker Arthur Horgan or other local small bank executives who say they managed customers’ finances... Read more.