Two from the Telegram

OK, we hinted at it yesterday, but after today's Telegram we're saying outright. Save Fitchburg broke the story on Stephen DiNatale creating a campaign committee. Maybe it's just coincidence that we posted yesterday and the story hit the paper today, but we're willing to bet they got it from us.

It was solid enough that the Telegram followed it up in today's paper. As a former reporter, we're just puffing with pride today at getting a tiny little scoop. As a newbie blogger, we'll make the cliched lament of not getting credit from the mainstream media. We don't really expect the Telegram to give us credit, so we'll give it to ourselves. Good for us and all that.

In more important business, the Telegram also follows the police chief's appearance at the City Council last night, where he points to statistics showing Fitchburg is far safer than it was in 1997. The spin follows last week's shooting of an 18-year-old. We'll let the chief's presentation speak for itself and see if any commentators have anything to say about it. We're guessing they will.