Archive for November, 2013
A Fun Ride in “Becky’s New Car”
12Nov13
Entertaining romantic comedy at Quannapowitt Players “When a woman says she wants a new car, she really wants a whole new life,” middle-aged Becky Foster (played by Barbara Douglass) muses in the opening scene of “Becky’s New Car.” The highly entertaining romantic comedy by Steven Dietz is currently on stage at Quannapowitt Players in Reading […]
Filed under: Art, Reviews, Wakefield | 1 Comment
Tags: Becky's New Car, comedy, drama, J. Mark Baumhardt, Mark Sardella, play, Quannapowitt Players, Reading MA, stage, Steven Dietz, theater, theatre, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA
Point of Order
07Nov13
In defense of Open Town Meeting Wakefield‘s Regular Town Meeting opens on Monday, Nov. 18, and it seems like a good time to reflect on the institution of Open Town Meeting. While some towns have gone to a watered-down “Representative Town Meeting,” with voting members elected from each precinct, Open Town Meeting remains a New […]
Filed under: Columns & Essays, Humor, Opinion, Politics, Wakefield | 1 Comment
Tags: Boston Globe, Edward L. Glaeser, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, Open Town Meeting, town government, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA
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