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Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger will address the annual Fall Seminar of the Massachusetts Press Association at 10 a.m. Friday Oct. 3 in the New School of Management building at Boston University. Harsbarger, the state's chief law enforcement officer, is also a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. He will speak about enforcement of open record laws, in particular the Police Log Law, an MPA priority; his role in the class action lawsuit against the major tobacco companies; his legislative priorities and his campaign for governor. After his prepared remarks, Harshbarger will open the floor to a question and answer session. Unlike past seminars, no pre-registration is necessary. The event is free and open to the public. "This is a terrific opportunity for Mass Press members to directly ask the Attorney General about his legislative agenda, the campaign for governor and, most importantly to MPA, the police log law," said Paul Pronovost, Editor of the Country Gazette newspaper in Franklin and organizer of the Fall Seminar. "Due to the special nature of this seminar," added Pronovost, MPA Vice President, "We've taken the unusual step of making this seminar free of charge, so please take advantage of it." The seminar will start promptly at 10 a.m. in the NSM Auditorium, Room 105, 595 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. The site is on the north side of Commonwealth Avenue, not far from the Kenmore Square Green Line station. There are also several parking lots and metered spaces nearby. For further information, please contact the BU Journalism Office, 617-353-3484; Professor Nancy Day, 617-353-3493 (nday@bu.edu), or MPA Officers Gareth Charter, 508-626-3973 (gareth.charter@cnc.com), or Paul Pronovost, 508-553-2246 (paul.pronovost@cnc.com).
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Registration is required, please email me at charter.gareth@cnc.com for more details as the event nears.
From South or West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Exit 18, Allston/Cambridge. Exit left. Follow signs to Cambridge to the second set of lights. Turn right at the lights; this is Soldiers Field Road/Storrow Drive. Exit Storrow Drive at the Kenmore exit. Follow local directions below.
From Southeast:
Take Southeast Expressway (I-93/Route3) North to Boston. Exit onto Storow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow directions below.
From the North Shore:
Take Route 1-A through the Sumner Tunnel. Follow the signs onto the Expressway North. Take the Back Bay/Storrow Drive exit, and follow signs onto Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow local directions below.
Local Directions from the Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue exit of Storrow Drive:
At the first set of lights, turn right onto Beacon Street. At this point, the road forks; the right fork is Bay State Road. The ledt fork will take you into Kenmore Square; in the square, bear right onto Commonwealth Avenue.
By Publc Transportation:
Boston University is lovated along the MBTA Green Line. From any downtown Green Line subway station, take the "B" train heading toward Kenmore Square. After Kenmore, the train will be above ground. The second and third stops are at the center of the Charles River Campus.
