Letters to the Editor

03/19/2010 09:20 AM EDT - Only little over a month away and the Boston Marathon will be here. Won't you help? Since January 2008, when I completed my first 26.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:36 AM EDT - While everyone else is searching for leprechauns and dreaming of kissing the Blarney Stone, the Animal Shelter Inc of Sterling is offering a shamrock special for cat lovers   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:27 AM EDT - Imagine trying to teach -- or to learn -- in a windowless storeroom with no electricity, with 60 or more students crammed three and four to a desk.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:17 AM EDT - Kirsten Wright will be an excellent addition to our School Committee. Kirsten is a long time Harvard resident (23 years), the parent of a 2006 Bromfield grad and currently has a fifth grader at Hildreth Elementary School.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:24 AM EDT - As early as next week, our elected officials in Washington will take a healthcare vote that would devastate a small business.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:34 AM EDT - By Bob Katzen Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' votes on four roll calls from the week of March 8-12.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:18 AM EDT - If you would like a "John Canney for Ayer Townsend Clerk and Tax Collector" yard sign, please e-mail JohnCanney@Net1Plus.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:16 AM EDT - On the morning of March 11, I took my fifth-grader to the Pepperell Skatepark. We were both frustrated, but admittedly not surprised, at what we saw.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:24 AM EDT - Dear Selectman. As I will not be able to make the next selectman's meeting of March 15, 2010, due to other commitments, I would like this correspondence read as part of the public comments portion of your meeting.   Full Story

03/19/2010 09:24 AM EDT - A new customer shared a story about how she had recently spent 20 minutes at a large off-price store, stuck in a line of about 15 people, waiting to check out.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:38 AM EST - I would like to clarify a statement in (your story). Our first TA Search Committee did not resign because of perceived pressure to hire Mr.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:38 AM EST - First in a 3-part series By Dr. Thomas Jefferson Harvard Superintendent of Schools There is perhaps no great lightning rod in the debate about public education than the role of standardized testing.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:39 AM EST - I was reading the article in the Townsend Times on Friday, Feb. 26, titled, "Cut raises, not programs.   Full Story

03/17/2010 09:26 AM EDT - Superintendent Genovese has presented a tentative fiscal 2011 schools budget that reflects the reductions necessary to account for the loss of state funding and several immovable cost increases.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:42 AM EST - Many people in town may not be aware that a committee exists here to help elderly and disabled residents pay their property taxes.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:43 AM EST - By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on two roll calls and local senators' votes on four roll calls from the week of March 1-5.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:45 AM EST - I am writing in response to this weekend's Shirley Town Meeting and the derogatory remarks made by Mr.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:00 AM EST - I am writing to clarify the article in the Shirley Oracle dated February 26, 2010. While the context of the article was accurate, I need to be clear that I was not calling for an override.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:06 AM EST - This letter is written to express my deep gratitude and appreciation for all those who worked hard to make the recent Shirley special town meeting on school regionalization a great success.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:10 AM EST - By Malcolm Reid Shirley School Superintendent Last Saturday indeed was an important day for the entire Shirley community.   Full Story