Economic confidence among small business owners rose to its highest level in 14 months in April as more of them see the broader economy and the conditions for their own businesses improving, according to the latest Discover(®)Small Business Watch(SM). The monthly index increased more than 10 points, rising to 88.5, up from 78.2 in March and the highest since the [...]
Selectmen finished two days of interviews on Saturday and expect to choose a new police chief on May 4, 2009. The candidates are: Middleboro Lt. Bruce D. Gates Middleboro Lt. Peter J. Andrade Plympton Police Chief Matthew M. Clancy Kingston Police Chief Joseph J. Rebello Berlin Police Chief Otto F. Rhode Jr. Mansfield Police Executive Lt. Walter Crickard. Read the [...]
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Gas & electric commissioners are considering partnering with commissioners from Plymouth County on a wind project that could power at least 6,000 homes. The offer came from Plymouth County Treasurer Thomas J. O’Brien during the commission’s April 14 meeting. While the proposal is still in the early stages, commissioners are already preparing an agreement that would produce wind power for [...]
Having trouble convincing your boss that Twitter isn’t a waste of time? Then you might find it interesting to learn that social media evangelists across the U.S. federal government are blasting out Tweets several times a day to their constituents. Here are their suggestions for how to integrate new media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr into a large, [...]
The break-room watercooler is a gathering point for conversation, a place where company news is shared and opinions are debated. At the watercooler, employees converse openly and casually with their peers, without the apprehension of being mandated or persuaded to listen or respond. People enter and leave the conversation when they are interested in what’s being talked about and hear [...]
Enterprise social computing makes sense even in a down market given the hard cost reductions associated with even a modest investment, says NewsGator. NewsGator’s first-hand experience working with Fortune 500 executives on Enterprise 2.0 projects has revealed seven ways, many far from obvious, to more than recoup the cost of a social computing initiative. They include reducing the costs of [...]
Finance Committee Chairman Richard J. Pavadore greeted the House budget’s $1 million cut in state aid to Middleboro with one word, “Wow.” Pavadore said reports the state isn’t going to fund the Quinn Bill provisions don’t sit well with him. “If the state doesn’t fund it, why do we have to,” he said. But he says it’s not that simple, [...]
Members of the Middleboro High School Band, Orchestra, and Concert Choir recently took a trip to New York City. Each group performed in the National Freedom Festival at the College of Staten Island. And they brought home some spoils after competing: The MHS Band won a first-place trophy in the head-to-head competition and individual bronze medal, the Orchestra won a [...]
The Finance Committee is recommending that the selectmen hire HUB Technical of South Easton to conduct an audit and assessment of the town’s information technology services. The unanimous vote came after HUB Technical offered to perform the task for $10,200 to $11,700, depending on the number of servers in the town’s network. The committee will ask for money for the [...]
