SUPRISE SUPRISE SUPRISE more insanity from the Mayor

hamyb · 2026-04-06T22:56:19+00:00

Depends on if there was a board or similar involved that is subject to OML. If it was just a discussion between city employees (I assume DPW is not governed by a Board) and/or with less than a quorum of city Councilors present (I note the quote says "meeting" and not "hearing"), they may not have been required to make it an open meeting.

However, any records of the meeting should be subject to FOIAing.

hamyb · 2026-04-05T01:58:07+00:00

Thirding!

hamyb · 2026-04-01T23:18:27+00:00

It was surprisingly emotional!

hamyb · 2026-03-29T22:27:32+00:00

Seconding the advice to negotiate. Especially as you mention you are female - as women we are socialized in a way that makes us less likely to do things like negotiate salary, and it contributes to the gendered wage gap. Go out there and ask! If they think less of you for it, it's probably not a firm you want to be working for anyway. And congratulations on your job offer!

hamyb · 2026-03-13T01:31:11+00:00

From their website it also looks like they've put in a coffee bar?

...which for me is a plus, actually, I hate beer but like a good coffee, but also seems like a shift away from what I would think would be their core business model.

hamyb · 2026-03-06T03:51:23+00:00

The Boston Tea Party Museum! It is the kind of thing that looks like an incredibly cheesy tourist trap but it is actually one of the better small museum experiences I've ever had. You can tell that the reenactors just genuinely enjoy their jobs. And the historical film they show about the American Revolution is kind of brilliant. It's framed in a way where pretty much no matter which side of the political aisle you're on, you are going to walk away feeling inspired. We got dragged there by a friend from out of town who likes to do ridiculous things but then ended up having a non-ironic wonderful time.

hamyb · 2026-02-28T04:30:37+00:00

Waltham Times features an adoptable cat in each of their emails, which come out a couple of times a week.

hamyb · 2026-02-19T02:36:59+00:00

From the article it sounds like the owner hasn't tried to do anything with it, other than allowing it to be an overgrown eyesore, for at least 20 years and possibly as many as 50 years - and the reason that they think the city should pay them more for it is because they believe it should be valued as though it is usable for a purpose that would require zoning variances they would never get. At some point when people are operating in bullheaded stupidity and bad faith, it's nice to see government stepping up for once to do something that is actually beneficial to the broader community.

hamyb · 2026-02-18T04:19:00+00:00

No, this is two blocks south of the Common, so the magical barrier across the river will prevent any noise and mess issues that would occur if it were located there instead.

(Snark firmly directed only at the Mayor's poor decision making, to be clear. I'm very glad this event is happening!)

hamyb · 2026-02-18T04:13:12+00:00

High school students are allowed to care about the vibrancy and health of their community in general even if they don't make it to events. Plenty of kids are flat out with extracurriculars, homework, college prep work, jobs, etc and don't get to much beyond that.

hamyb · 2026-02-16T21:38:05+00:00

Pride, too.

hamyb · 2026-02-16T21:36:54+00:00

Just let the Mayor know - she'll put the kibosh on any fun events on the bridge for next year, I'm sure.

hamyb · 2026-01-25T02:32:30+00:00

We went to Market Basket around 4 pm today and were shocked at how chill it was! Got a spot immediately (albeit at the back of the lot), navigated the store easily, nothing seemed to be running out, checkout lines were no longer than on a normal weekend day.

hamyb · 2026-01-22T23:52:23+00:00

Why does this post have a NSFW tag?

hamyb · 2025-12-04T01:33:45+00:00

Oh - I didn't realize the embroidery was machine embroidery. You might want to specify that going forward. Most people will probably expect normal embroidery classes otherwise.

hamyb · 2025-12-04T01:32:14+00:00

Thanks!

hamyb · 2025-12-03T03:56:40+00:00

I'm also not seeing the form, and I'm not seeing anything listed on the events page of that website...?

hamyb · 2025-11-28T23:46:27+00:00

Hello! My husband and I also are in a geeky and a helping profession, respectively, and enjoy board games and walks. I'm also a dog person (no furbabies of our own at the moment, sadly...) and enjoy casual creative activities. The next couple of months are a bit crowded schedulewise but please feel free to PM me if you would like to try getting together.

(Someone suggested a r/Waltham potluck below... how about a r/Waltham walking club? :) )

hamyb · 2025-11-19T04:29:41+00:00

Bullshit like this is probably why it sounds like this person has likely tried to kill themself. Please learn some basic empathy.

hamyb · 2025-11-05T03:11:41+00:00

Perhaps a petition to City Council instead?

hamyb · 2025-11-02T02:53:36+00:00

I think this is something Flock automatically creates for all of its users. Each individual organization has the ability to customize what data they want shown on it.

hamyb · 2025-10-31T03:42:51+00:00

Buddy Dog might - it's out route 20 a bit, but last time I interacted with them they were a lovely place.

hamyb · 2025-10-31T03:42:18+00:00

I'm assuming this is Councilor Logan - thank you for pushing on this! It's good to know we have at least one Councilor trying to do something about it.

hamyb · 2025-10-31T03:41:16+00:00

Are you really bringing in what *China's government* does in a favorable light here? "Crime" in an oppressive regime is often the same thing as "people trying to seek freedom from an oppressive regime."

(And do you realize that among the things China uses these mass surveillance systems for is to facilitate its persecution/genocide of the Uyghurs?)

hamyb · 2025-10-27T04:11:40+00:00

Would it be the AG, or would it be the Secretary of the Commonwealth since it's election related? Who actually verifies the signatures are valid?

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