March 31, 2008
Bite Size News
--Coverage of yesterday's rally on the Common protesting Chinese repression in Tibet. [BU Daily Free Press, Boston Globe]
--In protests of a more frivolous nature, it seems that someone has been publicly stating a problem with the Phoenix's Adult section. At first, we assumed the protest at Gary's Liquors in West Roxbury was that the section wasn't titillating enough, but we were wrong. [Universal Hub]
--The National Transportation Safety Board says it won't probe commuter rail vs. boxcar incident in Canton. [Boston Globe]
--What? No! The price of maple syrup is going up! [Boston Globe]
--Ditto gasoline. But we were expecting that. [Boston Herald]
--Grove Hall and Dudley Square will get wi-fi for $9.95 per month. [WBZ]
--More food product recalls. Put down that blueberry Stonybrook yogurt. It might contain plastic or glass fragments. [WHDH]
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Why were there no figures or anecdotal evidence from the maple sugar producers in Vermont? As much as NH and MA would like it to be, Vermont is the national leader in terms of maple syrup production. What say them?
But, I would bet you that the increase in prices has more to do with the harsher than usual winter, tremendous snowfall that is hampering getting into the woods to check the taps and the lines, and the fact that it has been a colder than usual March so that the sap isn't even running yet. It may yet happen into April, but it will make for an abbreviated season.
And I will admit that some of my info might be out of date, but I still think a lot of maple producers use wood or coal to fire their evaporators.