Where they really got hit by Irene

My son and I have suggested to his school administration that his school connect with a middle school in a hard-hit area of MA, VT, NH, or NY and work thoughout the year to send things like outgrown clothing and school supplies and winter coats ...

Maybe others can do the same - churches with churches, schools with schools, etc. to offer assistance and support to our neighbors.

Holy Schniekies.

While I am not nearly as familiar with that area as the writer, I think it is certainly in the top three, maybe my favorite, part of our Commonwealth. Maybe that's why this nugget grabbed me:

"It’s my job to fix this sort of thing; roads and bridges, that’s what I do. But when the money’s not there, fixing things takes a long, long time."

Think about this - an entire portion of the state has been essentially cut-off, and thoughtful people are actually contemplating the possibility that we might not be able to do anything here for a while. And to do so with respect to such a chronically neglected portion of our Commonwealth to boot.

That is despicable and we should all reject any suggestion of the sort.

Mr. Davey, I have previously written on this site that while I thought you are a very bright guy with a very bright future, I just did not think that you had the experience necessary to be an excellent head of MassDOT just yet, as your experience was in only one area under the DOT umbrella. Here is your chance to prove me wrong in spectacular fashion, and to do so in a manner that will restore the already tenuous connection to the rest of the state economy that tens of thousands of people have just lost. And if that means calling out individual members of the legislature and the Governor himself if they do not give you the resources you need, so be it.