Dan Dunn

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do […]

We met at 7:30 before Town Meeting, as usual. We had business tonight. First up was the Deputy Town Manager Nancy Galkowski, who provided updated recommendations for collective bargaining. The town had reached agreements with all but the police unions. Approved unanimously. Dick Fanning took over to chair the meeting. The minutes of 5/12, 5/19, […]

Today’s theme: things I ran across while surfing away my holiday. Ned points to the 55th best crossword puzzle solver in the world. His blow-by-blow analysis of the 5/25 NYTimes puzzle that is . . . . breathtaking in its detail. I can’t imagine spending that much time on a crossword puzzle, let along writing […]

The dam between the Upper and Lower Mystic lakes keeps herring from making their run up to their spawning grounds.  Today was the second day of the “assist” of getting the alewives to the upper lake. … See the fish

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do […]

We met at 7:30 before Town Meeting, as usual.  We had business tonight.  We discussed Article 44.  The article itself is OK, but there is a modification to the insurance budget.  The change causes money for health expenses for retirees to be first appropriated into the OPEB trust fund, and then spent from OPEB to […]

Today’s Globe had a note about a slew of Massachusetts politicians who were demanding that NARAL retract its endorsement of Obama. House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, Senate President Therese Murray, and Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston, and other legislators said that Obama wasn’t pro-choice enough for them, in part because he voted “present” on […]

I had a great time at the game last night. Justin Masterson was fun to watch. Midway through the second inning as we were watching him just mow them down, my friend asked why Masterson was still down in AA with such good stuff. I answered that sometimes pitchers at that level have great stuff […]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do […]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do […]