Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: I urge all Shrewsbury voters to support the proposed override.? The town has critical needs, and the resultant tax bills would remain...

On Tuesday, May 2nd, please join me in voting for Beth Casavant for Shrewsbury Select Board. Beth is an intelligent, thoughtful, ...

To the Editor: We would like to thank the community members and businesses for their generosity in supporting the 4th annual Westborough Pancreatic Cancer Research...

To the Editor: Thank you goes out to the Marlborough Rotary Club for the recycling day held Oct. 26. It was held for all neighboring...

The most important elections are local elections. Whomever is selected by the voters on May 2, 2023, to the Shrewsbury Select Board, ...

To the editor: I am sick and tired of the abuse that rains down on Northborough's small businesses, particularly those on Blake Street. Business owners...

To The Editor and the people of the town of Westborough as well as the other towns the Community Advocate serves, Regarding what Mr. Behn...

In reporting on Shrewsbury’s recent Special Town Meeting (“Special Town Meeting votes down two petition-generated articles,” Oct. 4, 2016) the Community Advocate made several statements about my water rate article that were wrong. 1) I did not say that ‘commercial water users should pay more than residential users’ for the same consumption. I did say that commercial rates, which are currently much lower than residential rates, should be increased faster than future residential rate increases so as to make the residential and commercial rates more equitable. 2) I did not say that ‘water rates now in use had been set in 2007’ (current rates went into effect January 1, 2016). I did say that since 2007 residential consumption had been below the state guideline of 65 gallons/day, so from that year on, commercial rates should have been increased faster than residential rates in order to bring them closer together, thus making rates more equitable. 3) In connection with this article, I did not say that the selectmen’s reports were inadequate regarding toxins in the water. I did say that there had been substantial errors in reported residential water consumption and unaccounted water for several years. And I merely said that the town’s Manganese/dirty water problem this summer was probably exacerbated by the fact that one third of all water pumped was being lost. And by the way, Manganese is not considered a toxin even at Shrewsbury’s current high levels.

Massachusetts communities can no longer rely on state or federal aid to fill their budget gaps. Therefore, each municipality must take responsibility for its own economic fate. Towns and cities are failing to take advantage of economic development opportunities and tax revenues. They do not understand how to create the optimum number of local jobs, nor understand municipal metrics that determine their economic well-being. They lack knowledge about their industry clusters, especially about which are thriving or struggling. They do not know the decision makers at those enterprises who pay business taxes and create jobs.

To the editor: Re: the article "Harry's Restaurant" in the Feb. 22 issue of the Community Advocate In 1946 the property "Harry's sits on was part...

To the Editor: The Corridor Nine Board of Directors has taken a strong position in opposition to the 6.25 percent software and IT tax included in the recent transportation bill enacted July 31, 2013. At this critical time when MA is trying to expand its technology industry and attract new IT business to the Commonwealth, this IT tax discourages new business development as well as existing IT business expansion. Corridor Nine Chamber has been advocating its opposition to the IT tax since the beginning of April, contacting all of the State Senators and Representatives to vote against this tax, the first "services" tax ever enacted in the state.

To the Editor: I live in Carleton Gardens at 151 Milk St in Westborough. There is a big problem with speeding tractor trailer trucks on...

Money is the name of the game. It's the biggest divider on earth and plays a role in everything. A majority of taxes goes to the education system with some schools doing better than others.

To the Editor: Library Building Costs Balloon! Now Estimated at $23.1 Million On May 14th the Library Building Committee again recommended a Cadillac design for its...

To the Editor: Hannah Kane has proven herself to be a strong and passionate community leader and a team player. She has been tirelessly involved...

The Shrewsbury town meeting members who voted with glee for Article 13 to ban traditional plastic bags should be ashamed they were led like lemmings to impose one of the worst anti-business by-laws in the history of the town by progressives with a personal agenda. Next they will seek to ban all plastic bags, plastic water and juice bottles, and once they make the town The People's Republic of Shrewsbury, like Cambridge and Concord, they'll likely push for Sanctuary Status.

To the Editor, Words cannot express?. When our beloved Matt was taken from us much too soon, those were the words we heard from countless friends,...

To the Editor: I gathered at the town gazebo last spring and saw Jason in friendly, organized and decisive form welcoming all volunteers for canvassing...

To the Editor: I attended the mayor's meeting held on June 26th regarding the proposed senior center to be built on Ward Park.? I did...

To the Editor: I am writing to urge parents of school-age children in Shrewsbury to vote Yes for our Library.? We all know that our...