Planet Valenti

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary UPDATE, ADD 1 Just when you thought the city’s leadership would allow the tiniest sliver of hope for We The People, city council president Melissa Mazzeo has come in with the tweezers and attempted the removal of the annoying piece of wood. THE PLANET shall have more […]

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 2014) — With our exclusive yesterday on the suspension of Pittsfield vets’ agent Rosanne Frieri, THE PLANET demonstrated how much the mayor’s gag order on managers and department heads has affected us. To spell it out, n-o-t -a- b-i-t-. Today, meanwhile, […]

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 6-7, 2014) — Yesterday, THE PLANET reported on information from a well-placed source about city of Pittsfield veteran’s agent Rosanne Frieri. According to our source, Frieri — who on July 18 appeared on John Krol‘s Good Morning, Pittsfield radio/TV show — had […]

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY-WEDNEDSAY, AUG. 5-6, 2014) — THE PLANET shares our latest attempt at monitoring transparency in government. We can report that transparency has been mucked over by a plague of political locusts smashing against the windshield of accountability, leaving reddish-green streaks of smear intended to […]

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 4-5, 2014) — All of a sudden, 100 North Street has become a popular address. Let THE PLANET share one small example. For years, the governing board for owners at the Maplewood Condominiums across from St. Joseph’s High School would have their […]