Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Mayor Tom McLaughlin submits letter to the editor.
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Tuesday, May 8
Mayor Scott Galvin and Members of the Woburn City Council Woburn City Hall 10 Common Street Woburn, MA 01801 Dear Mayor Galvin and Members of the Woburn City Council: Re: Appropriation for Residential Water Meters The reason I signed the Administrative Consent Order (ACO) with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) back in 2008 resulted from sound legal advice I received from our city’s attorneys. This advice convinced me that the city had no other option than to cooperate and resolve outstanding issues we had with the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection). The DEP was established by the state legislature and has statutory authority to enforce regulations throughout the Commonwealth pertaining to water use and a number …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Food drive will benefit Council of Social Concern.
To the Editor: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nation’s largest one-day food drive to feed those in need – the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive conducted by the National Association of Letter Carriers. In 2011, this event resulted in an astounding one billion pounds of food collected! On Saturday, May 12, caring and committed Letter Carriers throughout the country will collect food along their routes and deliver it to local food pantries. All food collected in Woburn and Winchester will be delivered to Council of Social Concern’s Food Pantry. For two decades, our Food Pantry has relied on the Letter Carriers Food Drive to keep our shelves stocked over the lean summer months, which has become more challenging than ever over the …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Give this creamy tomato sauce a whirl on your next pasta night.
"Everything you see I owe to spaghetti." ~Sophia Loren I was tired of the same spaghetti and meatballs dinner last week so I searched around for a new pasta recipe to try. I wanted it to be pretty basic and easy to make and still be based around tomatoes. After weeding through dozens of pasta salad recipes and about a million spaghetti and meatballs recipes, I came across one that sounded pretty darn interesting. It called for a bit of spice, a bit of sweetness and a bunch of cream. I was sold. I've never met a cream sauce I didn't like. We were pretty happy with the outcome and it'll now get thrown into the dinner rotation. If you prefer a spicier sauce use hot sausages and more red pepper flakes. Or you can leave the hot flakes out …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Reader submits Letter to the Editor.
Dear Editor, The Giving Garden at the YMCA would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who made our National Volunteer Week event such a success. Many thanks go out to the numerous volunteers who turned out to help construct raised beds, shovel compost, and plant vegetables. Our project would not have been as successful without the help and support of the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Mayor Galvin, and especially Megan McCue of McCue Garden Center. Our garden project would not have come together as well without Megan’s knowledge, input, and assistance. Her arranging for the donation of compost to fill the raised beds was a huge help in the creation of the garden, as was her assistance in choosing which vegetables to plant…
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Readers submit Letters to the Editor.
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Thursday, April 12
To the Editor: On Sunday, May 6, tens of thousands of caring people of all ages, ethnicities and socioeconomic groups will join together on Boston Common to participate in Project Bread’s 44th Annual Walk for Hunger. Project Bread recently released its 2011 Status Report on Hunger in Massachusetts, which revealed that over 700,000 people in the Commonwealth are struggling with hunger and food insecurity. This is the highest rate recorded in Massachusetts since this data was first collected by the US Census Bureau in 1995. This increase is certainly reflected in Council of Social Concern’s Food Pantry, where we served 13 percent more households during the first eight months of this fiscal year than last year during the same time. The …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Resident submits Letter to the Editor.
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Thursday, February 16
To the Editor: Questions and concerns about cost of the driving range plan have been raised along with the fact that there are many more urgent projects in the city that should be considered. We agree that there are many other needs, but wish to point out that this plan does not compete for money. It will pay for itself and will also bring in additional dollars that can help fund other projects. Also, please consider that study after study shows additional costs for city services for new residential development in a close suburban setting exceeds new tax revenue generated. So which is really the most costly alternative for our city? The following are extracts from some of those studies: Population Growth, Density & the Costs of …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Do you have an awkward date story? We all do. Share your funniest, most awkward moments with us
We've all had them: bad dates, which--in the cold light of hindsight--are hilariously bad. Sometimes it's something you did, sometimes it's on them. There is, I believe, a lot of value in being able to laugh at yourself and your mistakes. To that end, here are a few stories from your local Patch editors. Read on, if you dare... "Fore!" – Grahame Turner, Brookline Patch Local Editor Back in High School, I went on a double-date with some friends to Kimball's Farm. The plan was ice cream and a bucket of balls on the driving range, and we were most of the way through the latter. As it turns out, I am terrible at golf, and was struggling to get the ball past the 50- to 75-yard line. I figured that what I needed was more power behind the …
Monday, February 6, 2012
A resident gives his opinion in this letter to the editor.
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Monday, February 6
Editor's Note: When the city bought part of Spence Farm, it turned the land into a Farmer's Market and recreation area for Woburn residents. Now, an adjoining parcel is up for sale and could soon turn into a development. The group Save Spence Farm! has suggested the city meet the developer's price—$4.5 million—and operate a golf driving range on the site. But Mayor Scott Galvin has reservations about the group's proposal, citing money as one of the major concerns. Woburn Patch is publishing a Letter to the Editor from Save Spence Farm! this morning. Continue the conversation in our comments: Do you agree with the group? The mayor? Let us know! To the Residents of Our City: You may have heard about our proposal to help prevent flooding …
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Valentine's Day is approaching, and we're compiling a list of love songs.
It's Valentine's Day, and love is in the air... on the radio, in the coffee shops and maybe on your iPod. You know there's that one song that melts your heart every time you hear it. For me, it's "Over the Rainbow," sung by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. I don't know what it is, but that song makes stop in my tracks whenever those first notes are played. A colleague of mine and I came up with this list of classic love songs: Is your favorite on our short list? If not, share it in the comments section below.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Les Gosule says state can't put "a price tag" on the lives of his daughter or Woburn Police Officer Jack Maguire.
charles
5:52 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Go for it Kimmy. Sounds like the Tiger getting off the subject. more ›