State allocates $75,000 for East Boston youth program nobody seems to know about - including the people getting the money
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at the earmark for the National Youth Development Council, sponsored by state Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, supposedly for a "job readiness" program at East Boston High School, whose headmaster had no idea what the program was specifically about or when it would start:
Explanations from Richard T. Smith, president of the National Youth Development Council, named in the earmark to run the $75,000 program were even less clear: In an interview with NECIR-WGBH-News, Smith claimed the program would not, in fact, take place at East Boston High, but he couldn’t say where it would take place, and declined to give details about what the program would consist of.
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His father (what a coincidence!) made $300K one year working as an electrician on the Pike:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/05/28/legis...
Not a smidgen!
Not a smidgen!
Hey guys I found some extra money
To fill the hole in the Green Line Extension budget!
I'm sure this isn't the only program like this.
Our Government at work. Good Job.
A wee bit of overhead on the program
Administrative fees of $70K, I'm sure!
Any additional information on
Any additional information on this story, I really would like to know where the money ended up, keep us informed!!