You’re Paying For 40,000 Hotel Nights a Year in Southbridge

In 2001, the US Department of Defense agreed to use 40,000 hours of hotel room nights each year at the Southbridge Hotel and Conference center. Read more

Moheghan Tribe Zeroes In on Palmer

The Moheghan Tribe, owner of Moheghan Sun resort and casino, has decided to lease property in Palmer to have a head-start on the competition should the state decide to legalize casino gaming. Read more

REVOLT: MBTA Commuters Ticked Off by Parking Lot Hike

Desperate to increase revenue to offset billions in mounting debt, the MBTA decided the best course of action is to target a growing base: the daily commuter who relies on their various parking lots. Read more

WGBH Sues over Digital Mural

If you have driven eastbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike, along the extension between the Route 128-tolls and the Ted Williams Tunnel, chances are you have seen (or been distracted or blinded by) a giant digital mural on the side of the new WGBH-TV/Radio studios in Brighton. Read more

RMV: No More Renewal Notices

The Registry of Motor Vehicles – hit hard recently by budget cuts – is eliminating a courtesy it has extended to drivers for many years. Read more

MBTA Board of Directors Enjoy Lunch

According to WBZ-TV’s I-Team, members of the MBTA’s Board of Directors are enjoying catered lunches ahead of regularly scheduled board meetings. And WBZ called them out on it. Read more

ER Violence an Ongoing Problem

Staff members in the state’s emergency rooms perceive a growing problem. They say violence and assaults from patients against the staff are on the rise and are hoping to find a way to change that. Read more

BUH-BYE: End of Turnpike in Sight

The future of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is becoming clear. There is no room for it down the road. And if Governor Deval Patrick gets his way – the tolls could be coming down across most of the highway in the next 18 months. Read more

REALITY TV IN JAIL: Prisoners Choose Own Cell-Mates?

According to sources at the Boston Herald, the state’s Department of Correction is considering letting inmates have some say over who they bunk up with. Read more

City of Lowell to Extend Burial Rights

Lowell’s mayor Edward “Bud” Caulfield is going to petition the state legislature to allow the city to extend burial rights to other city workers – besides police and firefighters – who die while serving the city. Read more

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