PEABODY, Massachusetts (AP) -- Police in Peabody, Massachusetts, could be getting holiday pay on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in what may be a first-of-its-kind contract provision. A proposed new contract between the city and the police union would make the anniversary a paid holiday. The proposed contract still needs budgetary approval from the city council. Officers would receive an extra 25 percent pay for working September 11. Representatives of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers and the International Union of Police Associations told The Salem News they knew of no similar contract provisions in any other city. The New York Police Department, which lost 23 officers at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, does not recognize the day as a paid holiday.

I would say September 11th, is a day the whole country mourns. But this has to be a joke right? If New York is working, you lazy ass Peabody cops better be working too. I'm all for getting as many days off as possible, but here, not so much. It's not that we all shouldn't get this off as a national holiday, we should. But if we are doing this region by region, I'd say everyone take a cue from New York. In no way, can the people of Peabody, Mass claim they need this day off when NYC cops are out there walking the beat. Here comes the jab at Boston sports, so prepare yourself.
I know the Red Sox are done, the Pats are "bradyless", and the Celtics likely won't repeat, so now you are stealing historic days and claiming them as your own. Shameless Boston. Us New Yorkers don't claim we are grieving from the battles of Lexington and Concord. Think about it.