In this time of economic crisis, with governments at all levels facing budget pressure, Medford City Hall was closed today (June 17) in "observance of Bunker Hill Day," according to the city's website. While private sector workers throughout the city punched the clock today and earned their keep, the government of Medford was idle.
It's insulting enough that this "hack holiday" meant no one was working on Beacon Hill. However, the bigger question: Why does the city of Medford, firmly planted in Middlesex county, "observe" a Suffolk County holiday?
The Massachusetts Senate voted recently to eliminate this "hack holiday" along with that other bogus holiday, Evacuation Day. (see article) It's time Medford does the same.
