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MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION ILLUSTRATES TRUE STATE OF DRUG TRADE, PUBLIC SAFETY IN BITCHFIELD … plus … GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT … or … THE CONTINUED TRASHING OF BITCHFIELD

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1 JAN 17 p.m. — THE PLANET received this from the office of D.A. Tim Shugrue. It illustrates the state of the state in Pittsfield. The action took place on King Street, behind Robbins and Dewey avenues, and John Street. Password is: Laquan. Good work by […]

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PEDOFIELD MAYOR FAILS ANOTHER ONE

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY JAN. 13, 2025) — The funniest part of the Pedofield School Committee’s meeting last week had to be when His Rotundness, mayor Peter Marchetti, blew kisses to the students who spoke. That the kids were “coaxed” (not “bribed,” mind you) to do this THE […]

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PHS STUDENT: DID CURTIS, ESKO COAX STUDENTS TO APPEAR AT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING? … ONE OF THEM INJECTS ‘THE RACE CARD’ INTO DELIBERATIONS

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JAN. 10-2, 2025) — Once again, THE PLANET called it, and we have the witnesses to prove it in any kangaroo court. Prior to Wednesday’s Pittsfield School Committee meeting, we predicted that supt. Jumpin’ Joe Curtis, with his bag lady PHS […]

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SKI FATALITY AT JIMINEY PEAK … plus … ‘L’AFFAIRE PEDODOPA’: OFFICIALS CLAIM OF NO KNOWLEDGE IS LAUGHABLE BEYOND FARCE

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1 WEDNESDAY JAN 8 — THE PLANET has received this from the office of Tim Shugrue, Berkshire County District Attorney: On Tuesday, January 7th, Alex Kemp (19 years old: New Jersey) was pronounced deceased at Baystate Medical Center following a ski accident. The incident occurred on […]

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SCHOOL COMMITTEE CHAIR CAMERON RESPONDS TO THE PLANET’S QUERIES ABOUT INVESTIGATION; REVEALS A SECOND PROBE AND A SECOND LAW FIRM

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JAN. 3-5, 2025) — On Dec. 27, 2024, THE PLANET contacted Bill Cameron, chairman of the Pittsfield School Committee with questions pertaining to the hiring of the Springfield law firm of Bulkley Richardson Gelinas to conduct an “independent investigation” into the […]

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PEDOFIELD SCHOOL COMMITTEE HIDES IN A ZOOM AMID GROWING SCANDAL; SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT, PUBLIC NOT INVITED

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE MONDAY DEC. 30, 2024) — After angry citizens packed the previous meeting of the city school committee over the growing, alledged drugs-pedi scandal, the character of “Official” Pedofield has been revealed. The enablers there got wise. The PSC’s “special meeting” is scheduled for tonight […]

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SOME DOTS, SOME QUESTIONS

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION DEC. 27-9, 2024) — (1) “Accountability”: The action of taking responsibility for decisions and accepting the consequences therefrom. (2) “Accountability, lack of”: Failure to do that. Which of these describes “Official” Bitchfield? THE PLANET realizes the rhetorical nature of this question, […]

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A CHRISTMAS TAKE-UP

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 2 DEC. 23, LATER–There is only one man who has the power to get to the bottom of the Bitchfield sludge: ADD 1 DEC. 23— Tonight at 6p.m. the Bitchfield city council will conduct a special meeting in chambers to air (actually, it needs fumigation) community […]

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PSD ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCE: DANCIN’ DEAN WAS HIRED, RECEIVED FAVORABLE TREATMENT, ‘BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK.’

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE MONDAY JAN. 15, 2025) — Lavante Wiggins, Pittsfield High School’s Dancin’ Dean accused by the Feds of bring a major drug dealer, was placed on administrative leave “at least twice” since his hiring in 2021, a former high-ranking PSD administrator, who has direct knowledge, […]

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FEDS CHARGE DEI: DRUGS INCORPORATED, INC. AT THE BITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DPARTMENT

BY DAN VALENTI (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION DEC. 13-5, 2024) — The great city of Two-Pete Bitchfield has not one but two–yes, two (like Doublemint gum)–types of DEI policy. THE PLANET knew this going back to the spring. City side has Didn’t Earn It. This is for persons hired simply because of skin […]

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TWO-PETE GOVERNMENT: THE COLLECTIVE BRAIN POWER OF WET CEMENT … AND B-O-R-I-N-G

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION DEC. 6-8, 2024) — At a recent duck-and goose soiree, someone asked THE PLANET why we weren’t covering Bitchfield politics as much these days. We put down our Macallan No. 6 single malt and pondered. It was a good question. Macallan […]

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JOE’s PARDON OF SON HUNTER MAKES HUMAN SENSE, BUT ITS THE WORDING THAT’S TROUBLING

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY DEC. 4, 2024) — THE PLANET would have done it, too. If our son had been convicted of gun and tax crimes, and we could prevent years of prison with a mere signature, we’d sign in less than two seconds. Loving fathers do […]

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AN ISLAND OF JOY: COLOR IT ORANGE

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY DEC. 2, 2024) — The opportunity for pure joy doesn’t come often these days–outside of the Fortress, that is. Black Friday enthusiasm has disappeared, the pussyhats have exchanged “woke” for a funereal wake, and Peter Arlos isn’t going to be taking his seat […]

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THE PLANET EXTENDS HAPPY THANKSGIVING WISHES

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THANKSGIVING 2024) — One of life’s greatest personal accomplishments is the “simple” act of appreciation, especially of life’s smaller comforts–a sunny day, the smell of baked goods, a resplendent tree. They supply us with our most reliable satisfactions, for they are ubiquitous and quite […]

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THE DISMANTLING OF DEI INITIATIVES WILL BEGIN THE WORK OF ‘MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN’

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY NOV. 25, 2024) — The Restoration of Common Sense (ROCS) that began Nov. 5 continues to take shape eight weeks before the once and future president takes the oath. One of the first casualties of idiocy is the dismantling of DEI (Didn’t’t Earn […]

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SHOTS, PINS, POLLS, TIPS, ALL THE REST OF IT … plus … THE ANSWER TO ‘WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK?’

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION NOV. 22-4, 2024) — Apropos to nothing and pursuant to everything, attend, please, the following items of interest. You will become a better person. Shots Rang Out — 61 years ago in Dallas … well, you know what happened. The dreadful […]

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