Collins Center in the News
Charter Commission Public Forum Tonight
Newburyport Daily News, September 10, 2009
Collins Center staffer McGoldrick advises Newburyport on various structures of city government.
Better Monitoring for State's Waters
Boston Globe Op Ed, August 11, 2009
Shelley Metzenbaum suggests that "the MWRA should be required to continue monitoring water quality and marine conditions" and to act following "data-driven discussions and decision-making".
Interesting Wrinkles in New GIC Study
Pioneer Institute blog, May 22, 2009
Steve Poftak writes that "certain aspects of the Springfield (experience in the transition to the state's Group Insurance Commission health plan) ... can and should be replicated by other communities."
Lessons from Springfield on Municipal Health Insurance
WBUR, CommonHealth, May 19, 2009
Read about how consultants at the Collins Center proposed valuable solutions to Springfield, MA that offer "three important lessons applicable to local and state officials."
Plymouth Town Manager Search Begins:
Selectmen to hire UMass Boston Collins Center to Initiate Outreach
GateHouse News Service , May 19, 2009
Read about the role that the Collins Center is playing to recruit, screen and interview candidates for town manager in Plymouth, MA.
Hopkinton Selectmen Approve $59.7M Budget for 2010
The Daily News, March 31, 2009
Read about how interim Town Manager Clayton Carlisle – a Collins Center staffer – cut costs, preserved services, and offset layoffs to police, fire and teachers in Hopkinton, MA.
The Boston Globe, February 3, 2009
The Globe's editorial cites Collins Center Director Shelley Metzenbaum's observations about the City of Boston's new performance reporting system (Boston About Results) and the role of effective performance reporting.
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