Monday, March 4, 2013
City Councillor Tom Stanley announced the possible deal on Feb. 25.
The Waltham City Council is scheduled to discuss a possible deal in which the city would acquire the Fernald Center tonight, March 4. Councillors plans to discuss the idea at their Committee of the Whole meeting at City Hall at 8 p.m. Mayor Jeannette McCarthy is scheduled to update the councillors on the possible deal. The center currently provides services to developmentally-disabled residents. City Councillor Tom Stanley on Monday, Feb. 25 announced a possible deal in which the city would buy the state-owned property had been tentatively outlined among stale and city officials. The deal, Stanley said, would have the city acquire the land for “fair market value.” The state decided to close the Walter E. Fernald Development Center in 2008…
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Many Waltham residents and officials say they are furious with the plowing job in Waltham.
City officials say they are furious about the job private contractor plow crews have done to clear snow from the city's streets, and Mayor Jeannette McCarthy said she plans to “rethink” how the city plows snow. “There is no excuse,” McCarthy told Waltham Patch about the shape private contractor plow crews have left many city streets in days after the storm. "I’m going to rethink how I run the private system. I'm not going to run it the way it's always been run.” "It is my responsibility ultimately," she added. As of Monday, Feb. 11, many Waltham residents said they were still upset about the poor condition of their streets, according to comments left on Waltham Patch’s Facebook page. Streets in surrounding communities, such as Newton, were…
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Waltham Mayor wants to change rule that would allow police chief to return to his prior rank.
Saying she is concerned about a city rule that would allow Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix to return to the department at a lower rank, Mayor Jeanette McCarthy plans to propose a change in the ordinance. McCarthy, however, in a recent interview with Waltham Patch, said she is not sure whether a change in rule would impact LaCroix’s chances of returning to the police department. “I don’t agree with [the existing rule] I think it’s flawed,” McCarthy told Waltham Patch. LaCroix is facing charges of allegedly beating his wife and her friend. He is currently on paid administrative leave. Specifically, the rule would allow LaCroix to return to the department at his previous rank, captain, and retain civil service protections he gave up …
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Nick Low
1:43 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Or could these have been better plowed because they are easier to plow well? More suburban, less density, wider streets, etc. more ›