Woburn Speaks: What if You Were King or Queen of the City?

What if Woburn was Westeros, and Woburn Patch readers occupied the Iron Throne?

The results, it appears, would be a good deal livelier than any of the current original programming on HBO.

We sent out a Facebook blast asking readers what they would do if they were the unquestioned and feared King or Queen of Woburn. Behold: In no particular order, the 10 best responses.

• “My special needs son is in the Best Buddies program. Because teachers still don’t have a contract, there are no after school programs for him. Since he’s in a social skills class, these things are important for him. It makes me sad. Teachers are important. Give them a contract.” - Liz Paradise Cuneo
• “Well, considering all the city employees are working with NO CONTRACTS, I would probs rectify that...hint hint.” - Patricia Thomas Piazza
• “Free Doritos and soda for all my subjects!!” - John Fitzpatrick
• “All the horrible four-way intersections that cause hundreds of accidents yearly...Yeah, change those around somehow!” - Kara Lyn
• “If I was Queen, I would want my mother’s street, Crossman Road, to have town sewage and a new street. The hill is taking over the street. All the roots and the dirt wash down the hill, then weeds grow. Each year, the street gets narrower. The potholes just keep getting bigger, along with the taxes.” - Linda McDermott Downie
• “If I was King? Hmmm....I’d change the spelling of the city to ‘Woobin’...And everyone would eat ‘lobstah’ and ‘peetzer’...phonics is power.“ - Michael G. Monahan
• “I would demand Dr. Nolan ( my favorite teacher ) to invent a time machine, put the whole city in it, and have Akerson’s Sandpits back where Commerce Way and the mall are now, so I could ride my Honda on the dunes. Then I’d go back to Zayre’s, sit at the lunch counter, and have a bowl of French fries for a quarter.” - Paul Sandgren
• “Ask Mr. Reid to clean up after his dog!!! He walks his dog through my neighborhood and the dog goes to the bathroom all over the place! The man never cleans it up! That’s what I would change!!!” - Margaret Stewart
• “Fix the potholes.” - Paul D. Krause
• “I’d fix the potholes.” - Heidi Maraschiello