July 13, 2011

Crompton

July 12, 2011

Allegiant

An airline that connects small cities with leisure destinations has received federal certification to fly a bigger plane, a step toward providing future service to Hawaii.   Allegiant Air is aiming to add Hawaii as a destination by summer of next year, company spokeswoman Kristine Shattuck-Cooper said Thursday.

"Hawaii is a natural destination for us," she said. "We're always looking at new and different locations that fit our business model." She said it's not yet known which cities the Hawaii flights are to service.

The airline, part of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., announced Wednesday it obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin operating Boeing 757-200 aircraft. To begin travel between the mainland and Hawaii, the airline also needs Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance certification and Flag Carrier status from the FAA for the 757-200.



The airline plans to first use its 757 on existing routes connecting Las Vegas with McAllen, Texas, and Rockford

July 10, 2011

9 May Street Sewer line

The work in street from Maria's kitchen to 9 May Street looks like it is done.   Now all that is left is that they will need to hook up to building, if not done alreardy.  next step will be to remove the above ground sewer line that runs to Main Street and remove the pumping station.

The more I think of this..  This had to cost 100's of thousands of dollars.  

July 08, 2011

Streamline

New airline flyring from Trenton to Hanscom??

Streamline website

July 06, 2011

Airport Travel Bank

I had big hopes when MassPort took over last July, but figured they would go slow.   Now I just don't know.   Direct Air was a good start but just that I start.   After all the e-mails and phone calls I have gotten, personally I would not fly with them.

How we can not get any flights from Boston?   Leisure travel flights to cruises?  One flight per week to Florida?    We need to make something happen.    

Travel bank!!!   Click here for a story

Formal request

Mailing out formal requests for $200 today.  

July 03, 2011

Direct Air

Yesterday's flight?

Received two e-mails and two cell calls on the flight.  Does anyone know if it ever took off?

July 01, 2011

104 Armory Street

Notices are being posted around the neighborhood that this old City Buillders warehouse, currently owned by the South Worcester Neighborhood Center.   Gee wonder what will go here?

  • Leave property in South Worcester name
  • Apply for any EPA brownfields clean-up monies if there is any contamination
  • Apply as City Builders LLC, of which South Worcester is a minority owner, and apply for any grant monies for no-lo housing on a City, State and Federal level
  • get all sorts of waivers on permitting and water/sewer hook up fees
Who really does not think more no-lo housing will be proposed for the former Crompton and Knowles site?

June 30, 2011

Direct Air has a 757 today?

Videos

June 28, 2011

Crompton & Knowles history

Click here

Crompton

Took this picture today next to a friend of mine, Bill LaHane, who watching the building getting torn down.   He is now retired after working for the City of Worcester Parks but told me how his father, his sister, his brother-in-law and Uncle all worked for Crompton.   In fact as a child his family rented an apartment from Crompton.

Crompton & Knowles

June 23rd



June 27, 2011

Paulie

Sorry been busy...

Remember 4 years ago when Paulie said to me "This could be huge Bill".    Although I was listening, I almost found it hard to believe that a Jazz Festival in the dirt parking lot in front of his house could truly ever be "huge".

Despite the fact, I believe, we have gotten rain 4 straight years, Paulie has been proven right.      Kudos to Paulie...  

June 24, 2011

Nolafest

See you there tonight or tomorrow 

five "smart growth" project get 1.5 million in aid

Interesting story

June 23, 2011

Albion part 3

At this point I dont know what to make of this

Worcester Mag story

Cig ordinance in Globe

good story


must read

Asian Longhorned beetle

Another shocker     they are being found around the City of Worcester.  

June 22, 2011

Big Tobacco lawsuit

Not even going to bother posting a link.    We all saw this was coming and the City of Worcester will lose.    No way we should have even gone done this road.  As Steve has already commented, how much money is this going to cost not to mention the anti-business message this sends.

This was so predictable.  No way big tobacco will let any municipality ban the sale of any of their products.   The thing that really amazes me is the banning of the sale on blunt wrap type products.  Personally I do not smoke pot, but alot of people do.   

When I was in high school, I remember the white EZ rider papers and how some of friends were great at rollimng joints.   Over time people have found out that the paper from a cigar is better so they buy cigars, dump out the tobacoo, fill it with pot and smoke.      The tobacco companies decided to make it more convenients and just sell the cigars without the tobacco and blunt wraps were born.

If the City of Worcester bans blunt wraps, people will just go back to buying the cigars and dumping out the tobacco or going to the next town to buy wraps.     Complete waste of time.