House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he agrees with many of the concerns Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration have raised with the Cannabis Control Commission’s draft industry regulations, including the worry that regulators have bitten off more than they can chew by trying to simultaneously launch several different categories of marijuana businesses.
Audio Journal helps visually impaired ‘see’ the world
|
“Our No. 1 priority is finding listeners so that there are as many people listening to us who can benefit from the radio shows,” director Vince Lombardi said. He said there are about 5,000 legally blind people in Central Massachusetts, and that the nonprofit Audio Journal reaches about 3,500 of them.
Worcester County obituaries, Feb. 14, 2018
|
Today’s obituary listings from Central Mass. funeral homes.
Worcester Sun, Feb. 14: Pot, potholes and power players, Hitch on taxing millionaires, Audio Journal + more
|
Subscribe now to our new full-color, locally produced print edition, on newsstands (or in your mailbox) Saturday mornings.
More reports of Hefner misdeeds spur concern, calls for Rosenberg’s ouster
|
The Boston Globe reported that despite a purported firewall, Bryon Hefner had access to the Senate president’s email; lobbied for and then against an earmark for the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, where Hefner worked for a time; and gave direction to Rosenberg’s staff. “If those allegations are true, then I don’t see any way he could remain Senate president,” Gov. Charlie Baker said.
Sun Spots with Hitch [Vol. 239]: The Purple P.C. Eaters
|
Are you telling us we got Tommy Heinsohn all worked up for nothing?
The Balancing Act: Owning your place among entrepreneurs
|
‘An entrepreneur is someone who rarely wants things to stay the same. Entrepreneurs want to disrupt the market, while small business owners tend to adopt the business styles and structures of pre-existing businesses.’
The Dish: Kummerspeck tenders the tastiest holiday trimmings
|
Comfort foods become cravings in the months of November and December, and hearty meals tend to lead us right into sleeping bliss. For someone like me, the holidays are pure heaven. Recently, that nostalgic, emotional eating style has been captured by the menu offered at Kummerspeck.
Caucuses signal political thaw as campaign season warms up
|
he consultant-to-staffer stage is observably where campaigns stood last weekend — a consultant or two about, staffers a-plenty for Elizabeth Warren and her $18 million operation, and a healthy contingent for the gubernatorial candidates, their campaigns getting rolling as they open offices and ramp up for the summer’s field work.
Last week’s most popular, Jan. 28-Feb. 3
|
Here are the most popular Worcester Sun articles Jan. 28-Feb. 3.