New England news in brief.COLUMN: New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. news in briefPatrick names Aloisi new transportation chief BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician and the current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On November 7, 2006, Patrick became the first African American elected governor of Massachusetts and the second in United States history. has tapped a Big Dig Big Dig or The Big Dig may refer to:
James Aloisi will replace Bernard Cohen  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , who announced earlier this week he would resign effective Jan. 2. Aloisi is a veteran Boston lawyer whose firm has reaped millions from Big Dig contracts. The governor passed over him for secretary two years ago, after campaigning on a pledge to eliminate a so-called "Big Dig" culture of excess from state politics. Patrick said in a statement yesterday that Aloisi has the skill set to head his push for a comprehensive transportation system overhaul. From Associated Press reports. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion