And... We're Back

OK, I know there's something about $5 million shortfalls and all that, but honestly, I'm just not up to speed enough to talk about it. Except bad times.

Speaking of bad times, check out this story from P1 in today's Globe. It's about Randolph's school system. I jumped into the story thinking, "Huh, maybe we're not so bad off in Fitchburg." About six paragraphs in, our very own Andre Ravenelle jumps into the story saying, well, we're not so bad off in Fitchburg. Luckily. Thank God.

I'm guessing Ravenelle had a lot more to say than actually got in the Globe, but the system does look good on a couple of fronts. First, we're not Randolph. Second, the department has done a few things (like getting grants) that has kept it slightly ahead of the killer wave.

So, there you go. We're hanging in. For those who want receivership, not good news. For those who want to see some hard work and some solutions -- any solutions -- toward maintaining and fighting and scrapping for the future, good news. For those who think it shouldn't be so hard and that there needs to be some sort of long-term solution to the problems facing cities and towns and the state, bad news, because things aren't going to get better any time soon.