Photo Credit: Dan Rivera/Facebook
Today’s day is very difficult to remain misinformed. Radio, T.V. and now the social networks bring us the latest news as soon as they are available.
The works printed above appeared in Facebook under Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera’s page, on Monday, January 26 as soon it was imminent that we were going to be hit hard with a massive winter storm, just after receiving several inches a couple of days before.
In his message to the citizenry, Mayor Rivera listed several emergency actions the city was about to enforce receiving over 100 likes. He also received messages from disgruntled neighbors who weren’t satisfied with the work being performed by the snow removal crews. That helped him to stay on top of the situation and act accordingly.
Undoubtedly, Mayor Rivera has mastered the use of social media. Besides Facebook, he called in to different talk shows in order to keep the community informed.
Unfortunately, the community that doesn’t speak Spanish was left out of those calls. The reason is one: the only local radio station that transmits in English is limited to one hour at noon while the other station is available all day long for breaking news.
While we write these lines, the weatherman from one of the T.V. stations just announced even more snow for the upcoming weekend, so, emulating Mayor Rivera:
BE PREPARED – BE PATIENT – BE CALM – BE SAFE.
