For Those Who Are About to Rock, We Salute You

There's a story in the Telegram and Gazette today about the potential traffic problems that will come with the Vans Warped Tour this summer.

We think that's good news.

It's good news when Fitchburg is hosting an event -- any event -- that will bring 20,000 people to the city even if it potentially makes driving around for a day a bit of a hassle.

City leaders say they are on the case, in an effort to streamline traffic for the day. Tie-ups for past events like the Vans tour have been minimal, so there needs to be some optimism that this will work out OK.

We've written in the past about how Fitchburg needs become known or good at something, anything, that makes it unique and attracts interest in the city. If that means hosting well-run, popular and safe rock festivals at the airport for starters, we're on board.

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It appears from our second-hand information (maybe its third, but whatever), the Senate is partly scratching it head, partly aghast at the House budget and its reduction in Chapter 70 education aid from the governor's budget. The word is the Senate will restore the "cut" money and at least meet Romney's numbers. Then it goes to conference committee, but we're betting in the end the Senate prevails. We're still mystified as to why the House cut the Chapter 70 money, and we'll probably never get a straight answer.