Archive for September, 2015
Downtown’s Upside
18Sep15
Despite the insistence of the local online Fellowship of the Miserable that the revitalization of downtown Wakefield should happen overnight, in the real world things don’t happen that fast. But in the past week alone, we saw several hopeful signs that things may be heading in the right direction. Dare we say the word “momentum?”
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Tags: Artichokes, business, Caffe Italia, Caryn's, Duck Walk, economic development, Galvin Middle School, Main Street, Mark Sardella, Sabatinos, Ski & Sport Shack, Sky City, Stephen P. Maio, Sweet Kiwi, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, Zoning Board of Appeals
The Right Stuff
04Sep15
Wakefield’s long human rights nightmare is over. No more need to tell your stockbroker to divest from companies doing business in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Last week, the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee voted to endorse the establishment of a “Wakefield Human Rights Commission.” You didn’t know that human rights abuses were rampant in Wakefield? […]
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Tags: anthropocentric, Bill of Rights, blue-green algae, Board of Selectmen, Canada geese, Human Rights Commission, Lake Quannapowitt, Massachusetts, patriarchy, privilege, rights, School Committee, United States Constitution, Wakefield MA, Zoning Board of Appeals
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