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The Great Re-Set: A New Way to Build Communities

The Great Re-Set: A New Way to Build CommunitiesWe have an opportunity. It’s time. It’s OUR time. https://youtu.be/mgt9jVLjCg8 The period in which we are now living is history in the flesh at every moment. In times like these we would be missing a...

A Post Pandemic Pattern of Urban Development

A Post Pandemic Pattern of Urban DevelopmentTo continue to promote an out-dated method of development is to demote the value of local business, local culture and local empowerment. As I write this, two businesses have closed down in as many days in the downtown...

Why Us? Why Here? Why Now?

Why Us? Why Here? why now?“This curious world in which we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used.” -Henry David Thoreau There is a disease infecting thousands of cities and towns in...

Episode #8 Building a Town for a New Era: Alex Wade

Sep 22, 2020

Episode #8: Building A TOwn for a New Era: Alex Wade Alex Wade, Dir. Community Development, Orange (MA) In Episode #8 we spoke with Mr. Alec Wade Alex is a recent graduate of the Isenberg School, University of Massachusetts and a proponent of modern, smart...

Are We Here Yet? Podcast Episode #21

Sep 17, 2020

Episode #21: Candidate for State Rep. Bruce Chester Candidate for State Rep. Bruce Chester In Episode #21 we spoke with Mr. Bruce Chester. Bruce is a native of North Central Mass, a veteran and a republican running for the Massachusetts State House of...