Monday, July 30, 2012
Coakley's office has filed a recommendation to impose a fine.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office is fining National Grid with a $16 million fine because of its handling, or mishandling, of the tropical storm Irene in August and the snowstorm last October, according to the Worcester Business Journal. Northborough joins other communities in its frustration with power outages during storms, with many alleging it happens "way too often" and the response to bring it back has not been swift enough. During Hurricane Irene, more than 6,000 Northborough customers lost power along with the 500,000 throughout the state. Some waited nearly four days for it to return. Thousands, too, lost power for days during the storm that "canceled Halloween" last year. Dubbed "snowtober," the out-of-season snowstorm …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
According to the Northborough police statistics, those cited for littering went up from 2010 to 2011.
As part of Northborough Patch's "cop stats" features, this week we take a look at violations pertaining to littering and illegal dumping. In 2010, seven incidences were cited by the Northborough Police Department compared with 12 in 2011. While this may be a relatively small number, Chief Mark Leahy said that the violation is still taken seriously. There are all kinds of litterbugs. That's what inspired the eruption of Earth Day, of course, and why Northborough has plans for its annual town clean-up. And technically, there is a fine. If you throw a McDonald's bag out onto the roadway, for instance, an officer can — and might — pull you over and give you a fine. But as Leahy says, much of the investigations are concerned with illegal …
Friday, July 1, 2011
Many cross the border with fireworks from New Hampshire, but it's still illegal here. And the chief is reminding you about it.
As explained to Northborough Patch by Mark Leahy, Northborough's chief of police, 8,600 people visit U.S. hospital emergency rooms each year for fireworks-related injuries. And nationally, 40 percent of those incidents involve people who are under 15 years old. The six busiest days of the year for firefighters are the six days that include and surround July 4. "Fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts," said Leahy. "Leave the show to the professionals!" The fine for possessing or setting them off is up to S100, and the fireworks are seized as evidence. The fine for selling them is up to $1,000 and/or up to one year in the House of Correction, and the fireworks are also seized as evidence. "They may be legal in New Hampshire," said Leahy, "…
Robin A. Moreira
10:52 am on Monday, July 30, 2012
That's what I was going to ask. Where does this 16 million go?? more ›