1 in 3 city workers living outside Boston

The Boston Herald reports:

Despite City Hall’s efforts to keep city employees within Boston’s borders, nearly one-third of the work force live elsewhere, commuting to work from as far away as Maine and Vermont.

The city’s residency rule - on the books since the mid-90s - has its limitations, and a Herald payroll analysis shows large numbers of workers have jumped to the suburbs, north to New Hampshire and south to Rhode Island.

You'll want to read this one. The foundation of a patronage system is forcing people to live with a geographic area.