Got this question by email: I just noticed that all the bids (both) got cancelled on 12/20/2012 and bidding will re-open at some future date. Why? Answer: The bids came in high because of some concerns about challenges that the project would raise — bidders seemed to view it as a tunnel project requiring special …
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We have moved up two flights of stairs, and you can now find us in Room 413C of the State House. The door is always open, but if you would like to schedule an appointment in advance, please contact us at 617-722-1280. We look forward to hearing from you in 2013. Anne Johnson Landry Committee Counsel and …
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I’ve worked hard through the years to turn the Silver Maple Forest area on the Cambridge Belmont line into a component of the Alewife Reservation. So far, I’ve been unsuccessful. Please view this link for more history.
The story below once again illustrates that towns adopting Photo RADAR or Red Lights just don’t understand the limitations of computing challenges int he real world (or, that they are greedy and lazy and don’t care about these limitation or the effect of their citizens). There are real and effective solutions available through long-tested traffic …
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“These neighborhoods are our neighborhoods and these children are our children,” explained a distraught President Obama to a grieving public in the wake of the Newtown shootings. Indeed, as a public, we are all invested in the success of our schools and children– in times both of trial and triumph. Our neighborhoods and communities thrive when we …
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Aching for the Sandy Hook children and for the teachers who gave the last full measure of devotion trying to save them, many are asking once again what we can do to better protect innocent people. To substantially reduce handgun and assault weapon availability, we need a federal solution. From the facts of the case …
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