Winter Parking Ban 1/7/11

The declared winter parking ban is in effect beginning at 6pm on Friday, January 7, 2011.

http://bit.ly/ParkingBan

The Birds

The birds in the parking lot by Building #19 on Grafton Street (Perkins Farm Marketplace), always look like their waiting to attack.

I've never seen them go after a person, but I have seen them use a recently washed car as their 'dumping ground', if you know what I mean.

Just be careful of the birds and watch where you walk!

A New Year

It's the second day of 2011, and it's amazing that another decade has since passed.

It seems like just yesterday we were preparing for Y2K-- we were encouraged to fill up our car's gas tank, have a few gallons of bottled water on hand, and enough non-perishable food to last 2 or 3 weeks-- wondering if the world's computer system was going to crash.

Now, that it's a new year, a few friends have asked me if I've made my New Year's resolutions.

I've never been big on resolutions, and I'm not going to start making any now. (But, I will say that I'm continuing to live a healthier life.)

But that doesn't stop me from making some predictions for the City of Worcester.

I mentioned on the new episode of "508", that was recorded on Friday(31st), that I believe, "Worcester is peeking around the corner at what we can become, but we're afraid to venture down that road towards being a MAJOR city."

Maybe with the demolition of the Worcester Common Outlet and heavily pursuing technological and health care companies, Worcester's landscape & mindset will too change?

When we discussed what we're looking forward to in 2011 in Worcester, there were a number of good points raised and I stated that I'd like to see the Worcester Consortium of Schools doing more to get college students involved and change the mindset that they're "visitors".(Sure, this may take awhile, and the students must want to "adopt" Worcester as their home away from home, but it is possible.)

So, I have to ask, what do you think will be the BIG changes to take place in Worcester this year?(Post a comment, please.)

Coalition of Worcester Retirees: Medicare Part B

Virginia Ryan and the Coalition of Worcester Retirees (COWR) are making sure that they're "getting in the door" at the first City Council meeting for 2011, taking place on Tuesday, Jan. 4th.

COALITION OF WORCESTER RETIREES

 We filed the petition below that is on the January 4, 2011 Worcester City Council that begins at 7 PM.  The council meets on the third floor of Worcester City Hall.  If you would like to speak to this issue, please let me know.

7f.    Virginia Ryan request the City of Worcester pay for the difference in cost of Part B Medicare for 2010 and 2011 for City retirees not receiving Social Security checks.

Worcester Medicare Cost 2000-2010