By Michael Gaffney On December 13, 2018, Discover Central MA posted an article about “a number of small businesses” on Main Street claiming downtown shouldn’t look like a highway. There were five businesses mentioned. None of them were new businesses. Considering the taxpayers of Worcester pay $500,000 per year for Discover Central MA’s services, this [...]
By Michael Gaffney Last cycle the following City Councilors and School Committee member received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood: Joe Petty (Chairs City Council and School Committee) Morris “Moe” Bergman (City Council) Khrystian King (City Council) Sean Rose (City Council) Candy Carlson (City Council) George Russell (City Council) Dante Comparetto (School Committee) Many will [...]
By Michael Gaffney One thousand, eight hundred, and ninety-three words. That’s how much ink the Telegram & Gazette devoted on January 5, 2019 to Representative James O’Day’s (indefinitely postponed) bill to impose a tax on opioid pain relievers for the purposes of funding “treatment of substance abuse, including opioids, in the commonwealth and establishing programs [...]
By Michael Gaffney On January 1, 2019, the Telegram & Gazette published an “article” pertaining to the sale of Hanover Insurance’s interests in Chaucer Holdings Ltd. The “article” was clearly a press release with some commentary. Disclosure: I hold a minor amount of Hanover stock ($25,000) and my wife was a former employee. Much to [...]
By the Gaffneys Continuing this series of articles about planning your New Year’s Eve party, we have additional food and drink ideas. For food: Mini Grilled Reubens This next recipe is a fun take on a very popular sandwich that appears to have first gained notoriety when it won a competition in 1956….the Reuben. In [...]
By the Gaffneys Continuing this series of articles about planning your New Year’s Eve party, we have additional food and drink ideas. Not that getting the tradition Chinese food take out isn’t a great option, but order early and plan on a long wait for cold food. For food: Buffalo Chicken Dip or Bites [...]
By The Gaffneys Whether your New Year’s Eve celebration is small or large, appetizer foods are a great choice. They can be relatively easy to make and don’t require a lot of prep time, which allows you to enjoy time with family and friends. Also, you can make a variety of them to please [...]
By Michael Gaffney Since my last article about the busting Worcester restaurant scene, additional closures (but certainly not all) now include: Red Lantern British Beer Company Chameleon Tatnuck Grille Papa Ginos (x3) Kummerspeck The Citizen Wine Bar Legacy Bar and Grill 7 Nana Japanese Steakhouse Plaza Azteca Ho Toy Luau Restaurant (Honorable mention) Sir Morgan’s [...]
By Michael Gaffney According to a press release from MassFiscal, they have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court to end the “union loophole”: “For those of you who don’t know, the union loophole prohibits businesses from giving money to political candidates, committees, and parties. At the same time, it allows unions—including unions from [...]
By Michael Gaffney Having read multiple articles about the goings on regarding the City’s ballpark project, I thought I’d clear up a few things and make a few connections between the multiple entities being reported on. Let’s start out with the first clarification, it is not the WooSox ballpark (or any other name chosen [...]
