Posted in Hub Hoops on Mar 26th, 2009 Comments Off
I wouldn’t say the place is rocking yet. Although I did nearly just get impaled by a trombone in use by one of the Pitt band members. The upper deck is pretty empty. And so is the loge really. The teams just took to the court. There are some interesting faces in the house.
John Thompson [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2009 View Comments
Have stories about these enormous pots of federal stimulus money got your head spinning? You’re not alone. The money has been broken down and parceled out into so many subcategories of spending that the tally list is hard to keep up with. Add to that the fact that much of it comes with strings (if not [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2009 View Comments
We’ve been getting a lot of letters and feedback of late on how our local towns spend tax money. A lot of people are asking questions or making comments.
We’ve been putting together a series of stories that looks at how Amesbury and Newburyport spend their money. The two cities are very similar in population and [...]
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Posted in Hub Hoops on Mar 25th, 2009 Comments Off
It’s been a while, but we’re back in action.
It’s relatively empty at TD Banknorth Garden, where the four teams in town for the NCAA regional are practicing. It’s pretty strange actually.
The parquet floor has been replaced by a plain old court, which by the way, has been touched up by a coat of [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2009 View Comments
As of this writing, this is our newest blog at The Daily News. My name is John Macone, I am the editor of the paper. I’d like to use this blog to give our readers a behind-the-scenes look at The Daily News, to answer your questions about the paper, and to talk about suggestions from [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2009 Comments Off
I thought it might be helpful to talk about some of the questions we get about the opinion page. In general it’s the most misunderstood part of a newspaper, and most of that confusion comes from the many different angles that you, as a reader, are confronted with when you open that page.
We get a lot [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2009 View Comments
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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