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Should Massachusetts Get Rid of the Governor's Council?
The board that advises the governor on his or her appointments has been a source of embarrassment, the Boston Globe writes in an editorial, and the board has little function.

After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 2008, I had a summer internship with The Eagle-Tribune newspaper, where I covered Southern New Hampshire. After the internship, I stayed there two years as a reporter before coming to Medford to work for Patch in August 2010.
The board that advises the governor on his or her appointments has been a source of embarrassment, the Boston Globe writes in an editorial, and the board has little function.

Harry Levy will serve a two year prison sentence starting in October.
The council must make a decision at its Sept. 18 meeting, according to Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn.
Stop signs are not optional, but they're sometimes treated as if they are.
Malden residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday, Oct. 17 to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.
Mayor says change has begun at authority.
Sundance film focusing on gay bishop will screen next week.
Robert Covelle has been banned from any type of public office.
A Worcester resident in his 60s with severe underlying medical conditions was diagnosed with WNV in mid-August and has since died of the illness.
A look at the Medford Police Department's public journal.
The new boiler replaces an old failing system that wasn't energy efficient.
A federal judge's ruling Tuesday on a Massachusetts case is believed to be the first of its kind.
AccuWeather.com predicts a "snow dump."
Sure, school is back in session, but the kids don't have to be the only ones hitting the books this month.
Medford police log. Tuesday, Sept. 4 to Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.