Results tagged “charlesbaker”

• Gubernatorial candidates Deval Patrick and Charles Baker spent the final campaign weekend stumping for votes. Patrick visited Holyoke, Natick, Newburyport, and Lynn. Baker rolled through Foxboro, Natick and Worcester. Senator Scott Brown was with Baker. [Globe]

• Channel 5 was an equal opportunity giver of bad news to the leading gubernatorial candidates. They reported on a previously secret memo written by Republican Charles Baker in 1998 that predicted the cost of the Big Dig would force "draconian" budget cuts. They also reported that the Patrick administration was often uncooperative in response to requests from citizens for information. Did we mention Channel 5 is broadcasting tonight's final debate?

Pols love a parade. Usually. Candidates for public office are fixtures at parades from Fourth of July to St. Patrick's Day. Columbus Day in East Boston? Not so much. more ›

Look for Gov. Deval Patrick to act like a frontrunner as a new poll has him leading Republican Charles Baker, 41-34. We thought that sounded cool. We assume Patrick is happy he's winning, though. more ›

The first Massachusetts gubernatorial argument discussion debate took place last night. Bostonist was bored watching it. more ›

• The Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton is the only carbon neutral event on the PGA Tour. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]

• While Massachusetts' tax revenue rose 6.9% in August compared to the same month a year ago, the $1.4 billion collected last month was still below predictions. [Boston Business Journal]

• People worry about sharks. Chatham has a plan to deal with sharks so you can swim in safety. [Cape Cod Times]

• Due to complaints about how animals are treated by the UniverSoul Circus, Northeastern University will no longer permit their performances on campus. [Boston Globe]

• The Animal Legal Defense Fund wants Massachusetts to develop a registry of animal abusers. [WBZ]

• The Red Sox are going to move the Ted Williams statue farther down Van Ness Street in order to make a new statue in honor of "The Teammates, " the 2003 book by the late David Halberstam about Williams and teammates, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr and the late Dom DiMaggio. Bostonist assumes Teddy Ballgame will be moved in one piece. [Boston Herald]

• FEMA is opening five Disaster Recovery Centers in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties on Wednesday to help flood victims. [WBZ]

• Animals are on the loose in the Greater Boston area. Chickens parakeets, emu. Oh my! Bostonist had such creatures on the ark we built last week. [Universal Hub]

• The Sun is out, flooding is still possible, and the Bay State is dealing with the aftermath of the weather. [WBZ]

• Overflowing rivers and flooded roads can be found all across Massachusetts. [Boston Herald]

• Flooding caused an underground explosion in South Boston Monday. [MyFoxBoston.com]

• Newton's City Hall is flooded and 700 homes were damaged by the this week's rain. [Boston Globe]

• Plankton Power of Wellfleet is working with government, corporate and research groups to build an algae farm/biorefinery on Cape Cod to turn pond scum into fuel. [Boston Herald]

• A123Systems Inc. of Watertown is getting $249.1 million in stimulus bucks to build a plant to make batteries for electric vehicles. [Boston Business Jounal]

• Despite what appears to be a highly contested mayoral race in 2009, will the voter turnout be low? [The Boston Phoenix]

• Charles Baker is officially running for Governor, which means he can begin criticizing the incumbent and can start making empty promises that are really popular. [Boston Globe]