NYT advertising revenue continues to plummet
There’s some pretty grim revenue news coming from the Worcester Telegrams parent, The New York Times Company, today.
New England Media Group - Advertising revenues for the New England Media Group decreased 31.4%, and excluding the additional week, decreased 17.7%. National advertising revenues decreased due to weakness in telecommunications, pharmaceutical/packaged goods, technology and travel advertising. Retail […]
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What the hell is going on here?
Still confused? Let me help you with that:
“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because…ah some…people out there in our nation don’t have maps and…ah…I believe that eh-education such as in South Africa and the Iraq everywhere like such as and I believe that they should….our education over here in […]
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Barnyard buggery in the Bay State
Since we in Worcester can always use another reason to fight the slow absorption into Metro-West, how’s this one for a back-up.
People in Metro West fuck sheep.
A Sherborn teen was charged yesterday with having sex with sheep at a farm near his home, and police reports suggest the encounters may have gone on for nearly […]
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ParkingBan
9:28
Hey Buck, I wanted to let you know that the City of Worcester has declared a winter parking ban in effect as of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Remember you can respond to me to find out where you are allowed to park or to check the weather. Happy Parking!
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What’s in a name?
Todays T&G has a bit on one Kelly Hoose who had charges of possessing child pornography against him, dropped Dec. 19 in Worcester Superior Court. Justice served and all that, end of story. Except there is an interesting side note that didn’t seem to make the paper. Hoose was apparently in possession […]
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UCLA Student Tasered by Campus Police in Library
This is a pretty graphic video, so you may want to read the back story before taking a look.
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What blows my mind is you can hear the tasers being used at a few points while the police are demanding the kid ’stand up’. I’m no expert on the subject, but it would seem the […]
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Mommy, when I grow up…
From the ‘oh, I am so happy to have a son’ department comes this tale of one Cheshire woman’s battle to keep her daughters from working at Scores. The Peekaboo pole is… well it’s a pole. A stripper pole if you want to get technical. A stripper pole that had been for […]
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