Skyrocketing gas prices have sparked an increase in ridership everywhere in the MBTA system. Everywhere, that is, except on the Rockport and Newburyport branches of the commuter railroad that links the North Shore with Boston.....more>>
To the editor:
I read with interest a recent letter endorsing Joe Story for selectman in Newbury.
The author cited the need for stability in leadership during the difficult times Newbury faces. Essentially, this was a "don't change horses in midstream" argument. Perhaps it would have been better for the author to ask who rode the horse into the middle of the stream in the first place? And do we really want to keep going that way?
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