Description: Chelsea Mayor John Brennan Jr. is faced with serious fiscal problem and will have to lay off many city employees and cut services. City Hall, library, fire department, municipal offices.
Description: Brookline takes state to court in battle for local aid. Cherry sheets. Brookline police car and fire engine. Harold Raynolds, education commissioner.
Description: RANGE OF PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF RAY FLYNN FROM POS AND OTHER MAYORAL CANDIDATES. JOSEPH TIERNEY, JOSEPH CASPER, ROBERT MCLELLAN, M. COUGHLIN.
Description: Interview with new Boston Finance Commission (FinCom) chair, lawyer Jeffrey Lambert. His job is to do studies in city finances to save taxpayers money by uncovering inefficiencies and improprieties. He wants to keep his research as apolitical as possible. Three flags fly over City Hall: US, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Boston.
Description: Acting superintendent Joseph McDonough tells City Council that School Department needs more money. Thomas Menino says they must live within their means. Albert O'Neil, Bruce Bolling, Rosaria Salerno, Michael McCormack in council chamber.