I am among the very many who feel a sense of real loss. Tom Menino was a brilliant and caring man. Here is some information for those who wish to extend their own condolences.
Bowker/I-90 Ramps Meeting Rescheduled
From MassDOT — the long awaited and once rescheduled report on the I-90 ramps study. The meeting will be at 7:00 on Tuesday, November 18th in the Commonwealth Salon at the Boston Public Library.
Butler School PTA Fun Run
This from the Butler School PTA: On Friday, November 7th, students at Daniel Butler Elementary School are going to exercise for their own cause by participating in a one-mile Fun Run. It’s going to be a great event, bringing members of our community together to promote health and fitness while raising money for our school.
Ebola and the Flu
Recently, Senate President Murray hosted a conference on health care information systems. A highlight of the conference was a talk by Dr. Mike Wong about the Ebola epidemic and the information we have about it. Here is the very detailed PowerPoint from Dr. Wong’s talk, which gives a lot of background on the epidemic and many glimmers of hope for a cure or for vaccines.
National Food Day at Belmont Acres Farm
Mike and Hermik who run Belmont Acres Farm offered these photos and report their celebration of National Food Day on October 25.
The Need to Index Gas Tax Revenues
The gas tax is dedicated by law to highway and transit maintenance and improvements. Needless to say, I am opposed to anything that would reduce current or future revenues dedicated to these purposes. But I want to emphasize three particular reasons why I supported the gas tax indexing as a legislator.