Happy Birthday, Save Fitchburg

One year ago today, the first post for Save Fitchburg went up. One year later, it's the city's best home for discussion on policy and politics.

As of this writing, 87,596 page views have been counted on the site. For some reason, yesterday earned over 800 views. I'm not sure if it's a record, but it has to be pretty close. The page view average is 240 since inception, which is a bit misleading in that in the early days the page was viewed a few times a day. Since early September, the site has averaged about 400 views a day.

Those numbers are nice, but Save Fitchburg's impact is really what matters. There is a community of people in town who care about Fitchburg's future and what is going on at City Hall. Are they all here? Of course not. But many are. And everyday they are providing thoughtful analysis that is being heard in City Hall, where it matters.

So, again, thank you for reading and thank you for participating. Without you, Save Fitchburg would be some windy outpost, unread and uncared for. It probably wouldn't even exist at this point without the passion and care that shows up here every day.

Certainly, the next year should be very interesting. Considering the enthusiasm displayed during the state election, I can only imagine what a local election holds for this site.

So, here's to another year, and our continued effort to Save Fitchburg.