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MURDER, MAYHEM, AND THE MADNESS OF PITTSFIELD’S MEAN STREETS: DAY 2 DEVELOPMENTS

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By DAN VALENTI

PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY

(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015) — Going on three days, and still nothing from the mayor on the murder and mayhem Saturday night that left one dead, two dying, and two wounded. THE PLANET covered that yesterday. We will only add that Dan Bianchi‘s head-in-the-sand approach to this latest outrage makes it clear, citizens: You’re on your own.

A vivid example is the “acting” status of Police Chief Mike Wynn. Mayor Jimmy Ruberto devised “acting” for the police and fire chiefs as a method of controlling them. When Bianchi campaigned against Ruberto in 2009, an election he narrowly lost, he promised to officially name permanent chiefs to these two critical public-safety posts. He repeated this promise when he narrowly won in 2011 against Peter Marchetti. He has failed to act on the pledge. Wynn is still “acting,” dissipating this man’s talent.

Pounding Pavement or Pushing Paper?

Wynn’s “acting” status has hampered his ability to manage the office. He must manage with the mayoral threat ever-present. For instance, are the department’s personnel being used in the best way possible? One police source says no: “Too many [officers are] doing too much desk work, administrative stuff, pushing paper.” Does the city want more officers pounding the pavement instead of pushing paper? The chief doesn’t want it that way, and yet …

Also noteworthy is the lack of reaction from other “players.” This would include other office holders and candidates. Linda Tyer, for example, Bianchi’s all-but-certain opponent come Nov. 3 with Craig Gaetani‘s campaign imploding and Eric Bassett residing permanently on the side of a milk carton, hasn’t said a word in a situation set-up for her like a hanging breaking ball fat over the plate. The situation presented an opportunity for Tyer to differentiate herself from the absent-Bianchi — visit the crime scene (as THE PLANET did yesterday), issue a statement, something.

Tyer’s critics portray her as a lightweight, a pretty face lacking substance. This was the chance for her to demonstrate otherwise. Instead, her campaign yesterday issued four press releases. When the first came in at 9:51 a.m., we thought, “Good, she’s going to say something about the gunfire.” Instead, we found a statement with the following headline: “Tyer Announces Results of 5K Race Challenge.” Huh?

Six minutes later, another Tyer press release arrived. Ah, this is it, we thought. Her demonstration of leadership for a city on edge.

Headline: “MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY / Tyer to Address Parks and Playgrounds in Pittsfield.” Three minutes after that, a corrected version with a change of date. Two hours and 19 minutes later, another Tyer press release with the following message: “Good Afternoon, The media event scheduled for July 7th has been canceled.”

What hath God wrought? In its time of greatest need, in its most desperate electoral hour, citizens get  Scrabble.

The BB Chokes; Crime Scene Still ‘Active’

There were two other Day 2 developments following the shootings.

(1) First came the continuing coverage failure of The Boring Broadsheet. It got badly beaten by several news outlets, including THE PLANET. It apparently had no reporter to get to the crime scene for first-hand coverage. Instead, it cobbled together a staff report from wire services and TV stations. More failure came in the Monday edition. The BB ran the same story it had on the web the day before — a no-byline laundry list pasted together from the work of other media. A responsible newspaper would have sent a news team  to the police station, the mayor’s office or home, and to the crime scene to get answers. Why no arrests? Are there any suspects? Were shell casings recovered? What type of weapons were used? Who were the victims? Why did this occur? What is going to be done about it?

(2) Second came THE PLANET‘s visit to Linden at Dewey. We went there to film a new opening to the hour-long documentary that will have its world premiere on PLANET VALENTI TELEVISION at 7 p.m. Thursday on Ch. 16 Time-Warner local access via PC-TV. Its title: “In-CITY-ous: Pittsfield’s Crisis of Confidence.”

After we were done shooting, no pun intended, not 50 feet from the murder scene, a dozen young people milled about, five women and seven men. One of the women was screaming something at one or more of the guys. Ebonics and Spanish mixed like Ovaltine and milk. One of the men was trying to calm another down. The body language looked aggressive, heading to “violent.”

We left in a car. A few minutes later, while stuck in traffic on North Street between Eagle and Fenn, two Pittsfield police SUVs with lights on, sirens blaring, flew past traffic in the northbound lane. Dave Bubriski, our TV producer, was driving.

DAVE: “You think they’re heading to what we just saw?”

DAN: “Most likely.”

DB: “Want to double back?”

DV: “Yup.”

At HOTEL ON NORTH, not far from the murder and shootings, a riderless bicycle stand vigil, unmourned, “Sham’d by Ridicule alone.” (PHOTO BY DAVE BUBRISKI, SPECIAL TO THE PLANET)

We did. Minutes later, we saw the second of the police SUVs leaving Linden and Dewey. Whatever the trouble was, the police didn’t stay too long. In the vehicle’s wake, the same people began to cluster again. More raised voices. More ignorance and stupidity —

—  in broad daylight, about 10:45 a.m., mere footsteps from where the shootings took place.

Can you imagine those mean streets at night?

Citizens are upset. Families are terrorized. For leader-less “Official” Pittsfield, however, nothing of note happened at Linden and Dewey. Everything’s great.

It’s another sunny day in beautiful, downtown Pittsfield.

Meanwhile, in front of Hotel on North, not far from the shootings, a bicycle without a rider leaned forlornly on the empty sidewalk. It, too, had no direction.

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“So proud, I am no Slave: / So impudent, I own myself no Knave: / So odd, my Country’s ruin makes me grave. / Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see / Men not afraid of God afraid of Me.”Alexander Pope, “Epilogue to the Satires,” lines 205-9, (1738).

“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”

LOVE TO ALL.

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Rotten Robert
Rotten Robert
8 years ago

DV- It looks as if I am the first responder to your latest editorial. You hit it on the nose concerning Bianchi. As a Pittsfield resident for most of my 75 years, I was never an active campaigner for any resident seeking office. With Bianchi in 2011, he sounded so sincere and true to his word that I and my partner were part of his election committee. His no.1 priority was crime. Realizing there is high crime in Pittsfield, he intended to build several task forces of local police and others to bring crime under control. His no.2 priority was to repave our horrible roads realizing that any prospective employer would first be seeking a crime-free community, with decent roads and an environment that encouraged growth for his business. His third priority was to reign in unnecessary spending in this small city realizing there is a large percentage of retired residents living on fixed incomes. No. 4 was to continue revamping the educational structure in our schools. At no time was there any talk of a new Taconic High School. When elected,his office was to be transparent in that he would be a mayor for the people welcoming their suggestions and concerns, etc. How does Mayor Bianchi define transparent?
Post election- no crime bill or any discussion concerning crime. Apparently it was a dead issue. Roads, now there is a real issue. The city is spending over $200,000 on repairing Pittsfield streets but of course our mayor thought that was too much and asked for a $74,000 reduction in street repair. But the city must spend an additional $3.5 million for repaving a runway at Pittsfield’s municipal airport. After all there are about 6 corporate jets flying in and out of Pittsfield daily. So, how does the average Pittsfield taxpayer benefit by the millions spent on an airport that has no commercial passenger flights, not now or in the future?
A new high school at a time when Pittsfield’s economy is the worst it has been in over a century. No new jobs, no new industry, nothing on the horizon, little things like that. But the city needed new school buses which are half to third full on any given day during the school year. But as Bianchi stated, the old buses were almost 9 years old and needed replacing. He forgot to mention that the city is still paying for the old buses in addition to the new buses.
But the real kicker for the taxpayers is the revised city charter. A paragraph was added giving the 11 city councilors the sole right to spend on any city project from new tires for our police vehicles to and including a new high school or schools. This new paragraph not only eliminates Pittsfield taxpayers rights to vote on any expensive project but it also eliminates the burden of taxpayers to vote as the 11 city councilors have given themselves the exclusive right to spend whatever on any given project regardless of taxpayers concerns or opinions. Ain’t that nice? Now, did I read in another post or two the mention of a corrupt city government? Really?

spagirl
spagirl
Reply to  Rotten Robert
8 years ago

Robert
Very Well said, and absolutely true. Add that he is a coward and a phony. He should be ashamed that he is so out touch with the Citizens, he is a failure. To not address the Public, along with his Chief of Police is a disgrace on both parts.

Hackett
Hackett
Reply to  spagirl
8 years ago

That’s the word I’ve been looking for regarding the mayor. He is a coward. Says it all.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Hackett
8 years ago

HACKETT I AM A MAYORAL CANDIDATE FOR THE PAST 14 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN CALLING BIANCHI A COWARD FOR 14 MONTHS. DO YOU FOLLOW THE PLANET? OR THE BERK EAGLE? IF YOU FOLLW THE PLANET–SHAME ON YOU . IF YOU GET YOUR NEWAS FROM THE EAGLE–YOU ARE EXCUSED. ALL YOU NEED FOR NEWS IS THIS SITE PLANETVALENTI–GOT IT ?? GOOD–CRAIG

DL
DL
Reply to  Rotten Robert
8 years ago

Bob,

I agree with you on Mayor Bianchi’s platform. Those were his exact points.

Concerning the charter, however, I have review both documents and cannot find the paragraph you cite. I did notice that the old charter allowed the city council to call a special election for a ballot question whereas the new charter allows the council to initiate a question at a regular election only. Citizen initiatives still can call for a special election, though.

Please point it out the paragraph you cite, as I may have missed it.

Rotten Robert
Rotten Robert
Reply to  DL
8 years ago

Response to DL –

I may have jumped the gun concerning the city charter.After reviewing the latest city charter, I have to agree with you as there is no reference of council changes. But I ask you, did you happen to notice that only the 11 members of the city council voted for the new school? Unlike Gt. Barrington, where taxpayers were allowed to vote for or against a new high school, we the taxpayers in Pittsfield had no vote for such a large city expense. That old phrase “We the people by the people” does not apply in Pittsfield politics.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Rotten Robert
8 years ago

DEAR PLANET POSTERS–I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT I CHECKED IN RIGHT AFTER THE SHOOTING AS TO WHAT I WOUD HAVE DONE IF I WAS MAYOR AT THIS TIME. TODAY THERE WOULD BE BOOTS ON THE GROUND PERMANATELY, IN HOT SPOT AREAS SUCH AS THE WEST SIDE AND MORNING SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH A SUSTAINED PRESENCE OF THE POLICE ON THE GROUND, IN THOSE AREAS– RESIDENTS WILL SEE THAT THE POLICE ARE TRYING TO DO THIER JOB WHICH IS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. BY FOSTERING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POLICE MANY RESIDENTS WILL BE MORE PRONE TO INFORM THE POLICE OF IMPENDING OCCURENCES TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE THE ACT ACTUALLY OCCURS. THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY WAY TO START TO PUT A DENT IN THESE KINDS OF OCCURENCES. THE CITY IS SORELY LACKING LEADERSHIP WITH BIANCHI. HE IS TOO BUSY PULLING OFF SWEET DEALS FOR HIMSELF AND SCARAFONI,BULLYING PEOPLE, FIRING THOSE WHO REFUSING TO LICK HIS BOOTS–PULLING THE WOOL OVER TAXPAYERS HEADS–SIDE SWIPPING THE CITY COUNCIL AND ON AND ON–AS I SAID– IF I WERE THE MAYOR TODAY– WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOVE WOULD BE INSTITUTES TODAY.NOW–DOES BIANCHI”S REACTION TO THIS SITUATION SURPRISE ANYONE? SPA GIRL-YOU ARE POSTING AND NOT DOING LIKE I SAID YESTERDAY –IT IS TIME FOR ACTION.DID ANYONE EXPECT ANTHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU GOT FROM TYER–THIS WHOLE ELECTION IS BECOMING A GIANT JOKE!!!IS THERE ANY SANITY OUT THERE?????

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

DEAR PV POSTERS– I TOLD YOU A WEEK AGO THAT I SENT ANOTHER PETITION TO THE MEDIA OF WHICH ONLY ONE OR TWO COVERED IT–HERE IS WHAT I PROPOSED–I PROPOSE THAT THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD HOLD OFF WITH ANY FURTHER ACTION WITH THE BUILDING OF THE NEW THS UNTIL AFTER THE PRIMARY. AS I AM THE ONLY MAYORAL CANDIDATE WHO IS AGAINST THE BUILDING THE NEW THS–IF I MAKE IT THRU THE PRIMARY –THAT WOULD BE A CLEAR SIGN THAT THE TAXPAYER DOES NOT WANT THE NEW SCHOOL AT THIS TIME. I WILL PROPOSE THIS AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT–ANY ONE GOING?? OR WILL I BE ALLALON AS USUAL. IF THE COUNCIL AGREES WIYH THIS I DO KNOW A WAY TO GET A BALLOT QUESTION ON HE AGENDA FOR THE CITY ELECTION THAT WOULD GIVE THE TAXPAER THE RIHGT TO BE HERARD AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT THE NEW SCHOOL OR NOT. REMEMBER I TOLD YOU THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE POLL TAKEN BY THE BERK EAGLE AND THAT VOTE WAS 4-1 AGAINST BUILDING THE NEW SCHOOL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME SUPPORT TONIGHT. IN FACT YOU CAN GET UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS SAME TOPIC—SPA–GIRL–YOUR FIESTY AND YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BE WELCOME..LETS SEE WHO SHOWS UP. THE ONLY ONE I AM POSITIVE IS GOING TO SHOWS UP IS ME.. HOLDING THE FORT FOR ALL OF YOU CRAIG

Downtown Dweller
Downtown Dweller
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

There’s only one City Council meeting in July. It’s next week, not tonight.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Downtown Dweller
8 years ago

downtown -thanks I forgot that there was no meeting tonight. iwill go there next week same topic–craig

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Rotten Robert
8 years ago

DAN– I HOPE YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN YOUR COMMENTS TODAY WHEN YOU SAID CRAIG GAETANI’s( campaign is imploding) PERHAPS THIS IS YOUR WAY TO SHAKE UP THE POSTERS ON THIS SITE TO START DOING SOMETHING AS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO RIGHT ALONG. WE ON THIS SITE ARE KEENLY AWARE THAT I CAN NOT BE ELECTEDWITHOUT MUCH MORE MASSIVE SUPPORT ON THIS SITE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. I REMEMBER RON KITTERMAN TELLING ME A FEW MONTHS BACK WHEN WE HAD COFFEE TOGETHER TO NOT EXPECT MUCH SUPPORT FROM PV POSTERS AS THEY ARE JUST A TINY GROUP OF MAYBE 20-25 PEOPLE WHO BITCH AND WONT DO MUCH MORE TO SUPPORT YOU. HE GUARANTEED ME THAT IS THE WAY IT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. I HAVE KNOWN ROnnie for more than 50 years his grand parents lived upstairs from us in my mom and dads house on robbins ave. rn is keenly aware of what goes on in this city and his input is invaluable to me. the main point here is that I have to spread way out to cast a wider net to reach many many more voters or I am going to be beat by a lipstick wearinf puppet of the gob network. it has been fun posting on the planet and I will continue albeit less frequently as I have a lot of work to do all of you on the planet can be assured that I am going to do all I can to be elected and if I lose it wont be for lack of trying please watch my tv show and follow me in the main stream media a nut that I have to crack in order to win.. to all my friends and enemies on this site–it has been fun—craig

Spider
Spider
Reply to  danvalenti
8 years ago

You are so right, Dan. I have many friends and contacts who regularly check in on the Planet, but have never contributed their opinions.

Believe me, it’s followed by our city officials!

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  danvalenti
8 years ago

DAN I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT. I THINK YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE GOINGS ON IN THIS CITY IS SPOT ON. AS I HAVE ONLY MET YOU TWICE–ONCE WHEN YOU CAME TO MY HOUSE FOR MY FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MAYOR AND ONE OTHER TIME THAT I CANT REMEMBER I FEEL THAT THE PLANET IS A FANASTIC SOURCE FOR PEOPLE TO GET THIER INFORMATION FROM. INCIDENTALY I CHECK THIS SITE EVERY DAY NO MATTER WHERE I AM VERY EARLY ON WHEN I RIRST STARTED LOOKING AT THE PLANET I SAW YOU PRODING ALL THE PV POSTERS TO BECOME INVOLVED –LETTERS TO THE EDITOR–COMMRNTARIES-SPEAKING AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS VISITING SENIOR CENTERS CALLING YOUR COUNCIL PEOPLE ETC -ETC I THOUGHT THOSE WERE THE THINGS CITIZENS NEED TO DO TO INSURE WE HAVE A CITY THAT IS RUN BY THE REAL OWNER –THE TAXPAYER..MY ENTIRE CAMOAIHN IS ABOUT TURNING THE CITY BACK TO ITS REAL OWNERS THE TAXPAYER..UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION THERE WILL BE THREE RULES 1–THE TAXPAYER IS NEVER WRONG–2–REFER TO RULE 1–3–REFER TO RULES 1AN 2 PEROID. THE CITIZEN MUST REALIZE THAT THEY ARE THE BOSS .AT PRESENT THEY DO NOT REALIZE THIS AND ARE NOT AWARE OF THE REAL POWER THEY HAVE UNLESS PEOPLE GET INVOLVED I MASS.I BELIEVE I HAVE THE SAME MIND SET AS YOU DAN DO YOU THINK SO? I HAVE SHOOK UP SOME OF THE PEOPLE NOT TO HURT THEM BUT BY TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THEY MUST ACT JUST LIKE YOU USE TO TELL THE POSTERS THEY MUST DO SOMETHING.. I HAVE TRIED TO BE AN OPEN BOOK ON THIS SITE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS SITE WILL BE A DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. I BELIEVE TYER OR ANY CANDIDATE CAN POST HERE BUT I HAVE SEEN NOTHING FROM TYER OR BIANCHI AND NOTHING IS NOTHING AND I CANT BELIEVE ANY ONE WOULD VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO SAYS NOTHING ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE NO MORE USE FOR THEGOB THAN I DO I HAD TO FLATTEN THEM IN THE MID 80″S AND I AM GOING TO FLATTEN THEM AGAIN IN THE UPCOMIG ELECTION. MANY PEOPLE THINK I AM BRAGGING WHEN I TALK AS THEY DONT REALIZE I AM AN EXTREMLY CONFIDENT INDIVIDUAL. I DO REMEMBER THE OTHER TIME WE MET –IT WAS AT THE TREATMENT PLAN–CLEVELAND PLANT THAT I BUILT. DO YOU REMEMBER IT WAS YOU AND ME ANDTAMMY FROM IBERK NEWS? EVEN THOUGH WE COULDNT GET IN BECAUSE OF COLLING WOOD AND BIANCHI WE SAW IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.. I HAVE TOLD PEOPLE ON THIS SITE THAT I AM A BUILDER OF MEGA FACILITIES.. CAN YOU SAY A FEW WORDS HERE ON THE PLANET AS TO WHAT YOU SAW THAT DAY? SOME PEOPLE ON THIS SITE REFUTE WHAT I SAY MAYBE IF YOU SAY SOMETHING –THEY WILL GET IT. I KNOW I WAS LONG WINDED IN THIS POST BUT SOMETIMES I GET DISGUSTED .I KNOW I AM THE BEST CABDIDATE IN THE MAYORAL RACE BUT I HAVE TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT ARENT IN FRONT OF BIANCHI OR TYER BECAUSE THEY ARE GOB CANDIDATES. NEVER THE LESS I WILL WIN THE ELECTION AND WHEN I DO ALL PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND EVERY CITIZEN IN THE CITY WILL BE INVITED TO THE WATER PLANTS AND I AM GOING TO SHOW EVERYONE WHERE THAT WELL OVER 100 MILLION DOLLARS WAS SAVED AND THEN I AM GOING TO BUILD A SEWER PLAT NOT FOR 70-90 MILLION BUT FOR SOME(AT LEAST) 30-40 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT DUMB AND DAMBER ARE PROPOSING YHANK YOU DAN FOR JUMPING ON MY CANDIDACY EARLY. WHEN I AM SWORN IN MAYOR YOU WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE A DRINK WITH. I DONT DRINK BUT WHATEVER YOU WANT I WILL GET IT FOR YOU THANK YOU DAN VALENTI—BACK TO THE JUNGLE– ITS VISCI0US OUT THERE—VERY VERY SINCERELY–CRAIG

Russell Moody
Russell Moody
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

I’m pretty sure the ‘implosion’ comment was an impartial and fair analysis by the author of the perception of your campaign. Someone queried D.V.’s opinion on that topic yesterday.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Russell Moody
8 years ago

RUSSELL AGAIN YOU WANT TO SPEW HATE. I MISTOOK YOU FOR SOMEONE ELSE I KNEW FROM THE PAST AND POSTED SOME INFO TO YOU. YOU WERE LESS THAN FAIR WITH ME AND WERE CHASTISED FOR YOUR BLUNDER BY SOMEONE ON THIS SITE WHO ALSO THOUGHT YOU WERE THE SAME MOODY I KNEW. I ASSURE YOU THAT MR. DAN VALENTI DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT ME AT ALL AS I HAVE NEVER GIVEN HIM OR ANYONE ELSE REASON TO DISLIKE ME. I AM JUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO MAKE PITTSFIELD BETTER FOR EVERYONE ,,NOTHING MORE- NOTHING LESS. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I AM ALWAYS OPEN FOR NEW IDEAS,–POST I AM WAITING—-CRAIG

Russell Moody
Russell Moody
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

No hate, sir. I eagerly await the opportunity to see you engage our political system.

Russell Moody
Russell Moody
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

I, too, want to make Pittsfield better… and how each of us goes about that can be judged on its own merit… good luck, sir.

Gatos
Gatos
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

“I HAVE NEVER GIVEN HIM OR ANYONE ELSE REASON TO DISLIKE ME.”
Other than screaming at and belittling others’ opinions, calling people stupid or ignorant, then imagining they will listen to your advice? Followed by sanctimoniously saying that you will pray for them?
No, no reason at all to dislike you.

Gatos
Gatos
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Oh, wait…the endless threats of lawsuits…that goes over really well too.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Rotten Robert
8 years ago

Robert -yes the city council did give themselves the ultimate power to do as they please with any issue that comes before the council and within their power now is the ultimate crime which is they can do it with or without any input from the owners of the city–the tax payer. case in point the THS vote. I hope everyone on this site realizes that I was the only one to voice opposition to the tax payer being shut out in not being able to check in with their input . unless my mind slips me, it was krol and clairmont who pushed for this power to shut out the input of the taxpayer and I bet they wish now they didn’t because it will handcuff their gob puppet linda tyer from doing anything unless she kisses the councils ass. the reason I am pushing for the ouster of every one of the council is because I will be handcuffed as mayor also because of this crooked power grab which can do nothing but put full control of the city squarely in the hands of these sob” who gave themselves this power. it is time to now rescind this power and the only place this can be done is in the ballot box, in the upcoming election. where are some of you out there who could run against the unopposed candidates?? oh– ok– you are too busy posting. posters if you don’t start doing –it is all over –then you can post all you want when you will be forced out of town because you will not be able to afford to live here. –wake up we need to see all of you do something—this is the last time I will ever get involved with offering myself to the slaughter house. one term and out–if not– all of you lose big big time. as I said I have a big surprise for you but I think I will hold it for my tv show so I can fully divulge what I have to say without being rushed. this is the most important election of all time in this city and this election will not be won by posting .it will be done by doing or it wont be done,–plain and simple. I am working to rid the city of the rot and I suggest all of you do the same—craig

dusty
dusty
8 years ago

Is there ANY DOUBT that the residents of Pittsfield, Ma are living in a cartoon?

If only it were true that this place and the people who run it were make believe.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  dusty
8 years ago

Dusty–you were right and it is true Bianchi-council-school committee and most city depts., really are make believe. come jan3rd they will be real and these imposters can go back to fantasy land with the rest of the cartoon characters. I have never seen this city more polarized than it is at present. what happened here? I was away most of the past 10-12 years. what led to this total disaster of a city govt.? whatever mistakes were made here? was it complacency on the part of the voters to allow such a situation to occur here? It looks like it will take a herculean effort to bring the city back to some semblance of normal. I just pray the taxpayer shows up in droves in the coming election– as if they don’t.–it will be lights out for our beloved city and with the looming OPEB COMING FRONT AND CENTER IT COULD BE DOOMS DAY FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THE CITY. I hope people give me a chance to solve this mess but because I know it will take extreme sacrifice for everyone I don’t know that people will understand that the sacrifice is the one and only way to save the city. many will only vote for those who will take care of their concern and not vote(WE) and instead vote (me) and if they do it will be too late and bankruptcy will certainly follow a year or two max. afterward. it is a simple to understand situation. whether even I can fix this is a big question mark in my head. my plan is big time sacrifice–do you think this will work?——craig

DL
DL
8 years ago

Dan,

Playing counter point here…

What would you have written if both candidates rushed to the crime scene and started making speeches in front of TV cameras? Regardless of what they may have said, it would appear they were politicizing a violent tragedy and I think you would have jumped on that too.

In other words, the candidates were damned if they didn’t and damned if they did.

spagirl
spagirl
Reply to  DL
8 years ago

DL,
Disagree with you. They are seeking a Public Position and their viewpoint is relevant to the Citizens of Pittsfield. I am sick of the shhhh. Hush mentality in out town. It is what it is. Drugs, Crime, and Lack of Leadership.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  DL
8 years ago

Nobody wants them to show up at the crime scene and make speeches in front of the cameras. People do want them to speak out in an appropriate manner. Neither Bianchi or Tyer deserve to be mayor as far as I’m concerned. Neither has shown any leadership abilities if this situation is any indication of what we can continue to expect from these so called leaders.

I think Bianchi has a gag order on all of these officials. The public’s right to know what is going on is not being respected. Sounds like Linda Tyer is taking orders from the GOB already. Imagine what she would be like as mayor.

Ron Kitterman
Ron Kitterman
8 years ago

Don’t worry I’m sure there’s some Shannon grant money out there from the state to solve the problem and clean up the drug problems.

Dowgerhat
Dowgerhat
8 years ago

Does anyone know if shell casings from this incident or another were found on the Christian Center’s property ? Why is the center closed this week ?

Thomas More
Thomas More
8 years ago

November’s election will be no more than a popularity contest. Ms Tyre would be better off if she just stuck to selling fishing licenses.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Thomas More
8 years ago

True. The problem is that neither Bianchi or Tyer is popular.

Gatos
Gatos
Reply to  Pat
8 years ago

Good thing Craig is so popular…here.

Horace Man
Horace Man
8 years ago

Somewhat off topic: To Mr. Gaetani; This shooting happened in your family west side neighborhood. Are you going to acknowledge it and make a statement ? Are you planning to attend the neighborhood citizen meeting ?
Also time is running short and July 23rd is coming. Do you have 300 signatures on your nomination papers that are certified voters ? Not all signatures are normally certified and you will need a surplus.
If you don’t get certified and put on the ballot, you will appear to be a loud buffoon. Get er done, Skeezix.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Horace Man
8 years ago

HORACE–I POSTED MY RESPONSE IMEADIATELY AFTER THE SHOOTING AND AGAIN TODAY JUST FOR YOU.DO YOU BELIEVE I DONT HAVE THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES? THE SHOOTING WAS IN MY FAMILY”S HOME AREA. WE ON THE WEST SIDE ARE APPALLED WITH THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. WE DONT ROLL BACK THE STAIRS AND BE MADE HOSTAGES IN OUR OWN HOMES. MAYBE A WEST SIDE BOY IS JUST WHAT THE WEST SIDE NEEDS TO CLEAN UP THE MESS BROUGHT TO US BY BIANCHI . ALL I CAN TELL ANYONE IS THAT 99,9% OF ALL PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE ARE DECENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE TRYING TO SURVIVE WITH THE LEGAL ?????? STANGLEHOLD PUT ON THEM BY BIANCHI. DO I HAVE THE FAITH THAT DAN BIANCHI HAS IN CHIEF WYNN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS?? ABSOLUTELY NOT– I HAVE SEVERAL EXCELLENT CHOICES TO CHOOSE FROM TO INSTALL AS THE NEW CHIEF WHEN I BECOME MAYOR AND YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THAT IF YOU THE TAXPAYER NEED TO DEAL WITH THEM THEY WILL BE GLAD TO ACCOMODATE YOU AND THEY WILL REALIZE YOU ARE THIER BOSS AND WILL STAND ON THIER HEAD TO ACCOMODATE YOU. THERE ARE MANY CHANGES I PLAN TO MAKE AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO TELL YOU THE PUBLIC WHAT I PLAN TO DO.DO YOU WANT ME TO BE LIKE TYER OR BIANCHI AND KEEP YOU IN THE DARK?? PLEASE–MY ARMOUR–WATSONSTAY TUNED AS I TOLD YOU A BIG SURPRISE IS COMING.

Horace Man
Horace Man
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Craig, We the voters simply don’t know how many nomination signatures you have. How do you feel your campaign is going ? We would like you to be certfied soon as it will not only add to your credibility, but offer the voters a viable choice. Anyhow the 23th cometh.

FJlowry
FJlowry
Reply to  Horace Man
8 years ago

I thought he was certifiable .

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Horace Man
8 years ago

Horace I assure you I have all the signatures I need .I had them the first week I picked up the nomination papers. I picked up many insurance signatures on the fourth. When bianchi and tyer were marching in the parade I walked the entire route of the parade back and fourth talking to the taxpayer– bad feet and broken shoulder to boot- I told you Horace I am a soldier and nothing holds a soldier back. DID I TELL YOU THAT ONLY INCUMBENTS WERE ALLOWED TO MARCH IN THE PARADE?. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?. IT WAS INDEPENDENCE DAY— A DAY— THAT I AND ALL OTHER WAR VETERANS FOUGHT FOR YOUR INDEPENDENCE. YOU SHOULD WORK ON GETTING THE PARADE RULES CHANGED NEXT YEAR SO THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MARCH IN THE PARADE CAN. AFTER ALL IT IS INDEPENDENCE DAY. HOW DO I THINK MY CAMPAIGN IS GOING SO FAR?–SOLID AS A ROCK– HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE SAY ANYTHING SO FAR IN THIS CAMPAIGN?. THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN IS ME DAY IN AND DAY OUT. IF I WERENT IN THE ELECTION- WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING DAILY? WHAT WOULD ANY ONE ON THIS SITE BE DOING?. I DO GET PUSHY ON THIS SITE OCCASSIONLY BECAUSE MY PHILOSPHY IS THE SAME AS DAN VALENTI”S. HE PUSHES FOR ALL OF YOU TO DO SOMETHING –ANY THING. I JUST DO IT A LITTLE MORE STRONGLY. BY PUTING SOME OF YOU ON THE SPOT– TO PERFORM. AM I THE BEST CANDIDATE IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR? WELL IF ALL THINGS WERE EQUAL AND YOU WERE A BETTING PERSON WHO WOULD YOU BET ON? HORRACE— I TOLD YOU MY RESUME WAS 100% ACCURATE. YOU CRITICIZE MY NTIRE RESUME AS NOT BEING FACTUAL . HAVE YOU FOUND EVEN ONE THING I SAID AS NOT BEING FACTUAL?? WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS ASK TYER AND BIANCHI TO POST THIER RESUME AND THEN YOU CAN GO AFTER THEM. YOU ARE A BIANCHI OR TYER SUPPORTER AND ALL YOU TRY TO DO IS MAKE ME LOOK BAD ON THIS SITE. IT WONT WORK–I AM HONEST AND OPEN AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD THAT IS AAAA+++++++ IN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER DONE. NOW INSTEAD OF TELLING LIES AND TRYING TO HURT ME– MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU POST YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN KEEPING A RUNING RECORD OF YOUR LIES ON THIS SITE.. WHY DONT YOU JOIN THE RACE FOR MAYOR SO THAT I CAN TOTALLY DISMANTLE YOU QUICKER THAN THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE ME TO PEELAN APPLE. TELL YOU WHAT–GO OUT AND SPILL MORE LIES AGAINST ME AND MAKE ME A VERY LONG SHOT IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR. CRIPPLE ME TO THE POINT THAT THE ODDS WILL BE OVER 1OO-1.ONCE YOU DO THIS-I LL MAKE A VERY LARGE BET ON MYSELF AND NOT ONLY PICK OFF THE ELECTION BUT MAKE 3-4 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BOOT.SOUND LIKE I AM AFFRAID OF YOU OR ANYONE –HORACE? I NEED TO SHOW YOU AND EVERYONE THAT I FEAR NO ONE WOULD YOU WANT ME TO BE LIKE BIAQNCHI OR TYER? I AM SORRY I CANT. WHAT YOU SEE IS ME AND ONLY ME AQND I DONT GET PUSHED AROUND EASILY. I TRIED TO TELL EVERYONE ON THE PLANNET THAT I SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE DEALING WITH THE GOB AT THE STATE AND FED LEVEL AND NEVER LOST. I HAVE A SOLID RECORD OF DESTROYING GOB TYPES AND I HAVE NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER DOING IT IN THIS ELECTION BUT I HAVE TO GET ELECTED FIRST AND I NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE DO AND NOT JUST TALK. I AM DEPENDING ON EVERONE ON THIS SITE AND EVERY WHERE ELSE TO GET ME ELECTED ONCE ELECRED YOU WILL SEE TOU STUCK YOUR NECK OUT FOR THE RIGHT PERSON AS THE ONLY PEOPLE I WILL BE BEHOLDING TO IS THE TAXPAYER–YOU———-CRAIG

Ed Shepardson
Ed Shepardson
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Actually, no one was fighting on Independence Day.

“Independence Day is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress.”

Horace Man
Horace Man
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Hey Nutsy. No one fears a fat, lazy,delusional, very short,weakling of a marshmellow man, who is obviously an over self medicated narcissist (is this word too big for your small brain ?) who never really recovered from his many years of mental heath treatments.
Frankly, your bulldog mouth is overloading your pekingese ass, and rational people are tired of it.
At your urging, I’m taking action; working against you. And yes my very large family have been Pittsfield residents for over 100 years with a huge local network.
Don’t bother to respond and post as I’m blocking this blog bcause you have turned it into a mockery and it is beginning to resemble topix. I simply am not reading it anymore. Sorry DV. I will meet you at fire dept. HQ, however.LOL.

FJlowry
FJlowry
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Hey Waterman I hear you use Frank Krofta as an alias.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  FJlowry
8 years ago

Horrace what I did to you JUST NOW is what I am going to do to Bianchi. as I said you are nothing but a liar and I hope you keep your promise to never post here again . In fact, your tirade just now putts you in The same league as flogging molly and you saw how quickly I got rid of her. I am sure after this blatant personal attack you just made against me will have you labeled for life as a hate monger.if you do try to post again on this site- I believe you will be shut down by dan as he doesn’t put up with hate mongers like you. you want to crucify me because I had to have shock treatment to save my life because I was so damaged by the viet-nam war. yes I did have it and I wrote an article in the berk eagle about it and on this site also. you my friend have done nothing but try to crucify me with lies-lies -lies and that is liable. your rant on this site tonight will be my basis to take away every possession you own and legally. start putting together your titles to your property as if I decide to own your property it will be mine. any one who is logical on this site will see you for what you are with the exception of a few others on this site who live only to crucify me,. and are as vicious and hateful as you. you and the few other nuts on this site tried to poison me but I won and we wont see your hate spewed any further on this site. to all the rest of you people on this site–I am all open to constructive intelligent critisism– I actually seek it as it can only make me stronger . you have watched mann and a couple others like him on this site spew hate and tell lies and you just accepted it. what kind of a person watches another person try to crucify another person with lies and goes along with it? all I have done is throw my hat in to run for mayor–I have been open and tried to show you time after time that all I am trying to do is make our city which I love better than it is and I know positively I can make it better. I have posted and posted during the whole holiday weekend and I haven’t heard a thing from any one on this site’ I told you about my visit to the school dept—no response from any one—my plan to force council to hold off signing of THS project until after primaries to give taxpayer a chance to be heard–no response from any one–being trespassed at the fire dept., fighting for your rights to be treated as you should by the fire chief and making it clear that you the taxpayer be treated with respect you deserve as owners of the city —no response from any one—-going to the eagle and working with boss there to have fair coverage of city govt and put a stop to therein sugar coating city coverage of what is going on in this city—-no response from any one===asked for a few of you to walk the parade route with me -no response and on and on. well if you don’t like what I am trying to do for you what more do you possibly want me to do? do I think the city govt. is corrupt–yes just like you — Collingwood to be fired=yes just what you want and on and on I told you what my response to the shootings were—no response. I have asked spa girl for some feed back–nothing—I don’t under stand maybe I will give you bianchi or tyer. as I told you, I am the king maker and maybe I will settle for something different than the mayors chair. hey– I am giving up 20-30 million dollars to be your mayor as that pot of gold at the sewer plant is a slam dunk for me. maybe I will just go after that pot of gold and forget about putting myself thru this abuse the sewer project for me is a definite and done deal. that pot of gold is looking better and better every minute maybe you will hear from me again and maybe you wont I have a lot of thinking to do. I am so happy to know that I will not have to deal with horrace mann again but I am going to pray for him –he definrtly needs all the prayers he can get. I hope all of you on this site prays for him as he is a human being and I think he made a bad choice and any of us can make a bad choice–lets see what happens—–craig

Gatos
Gatos
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Yet again, the old lawsuit threat followed by the hypocritical prayer threat. Craig can insult anyone freely but god forbid anyone should call his bluff.

FJlowry
FJlowry
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Waterman. Did you or did you not tell the firefighters your name was Frank Krofta on Monday ???

Spider
Spider
8 years ago

They haven’t released the names of the shooting victims. WHY? I don’t understand the need to protect their identity. And this isn’t the only case. Everything is so secretive in this city.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  danvalenti
8 years ago

True. I’ve never heard of a city that acts like this. Who the heck are the victims of this horrible crime I mean we don’t even have names of the other victims only the one who is deceased. All they will say is a twenty year old girl or a 24 year old man. Ridiculous!!! Too much secrecy always means they are up to no good.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  danvalenti
8 years ago

DAN HOW DO YOU THINK ME AND MY FAMILY ON ROBBINS AVE OUR FAMILY HOME FEEL? ALL I CAN ADD TO THIS SITUATIONIS THIS–BECAUSE THERE IS NO COMBING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NORMALLY OCCURS AFTER SUCH TRAGIC EVENTS LIKE THESEMOST OF THE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THIS WAS SOME KIND OF AN EXTENDED FAMILY SQUABBLE AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TRIED TO GET SOME INFORMATION MYSELF BUT THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE GENERALLY KEEP TO THEMSELVES AND TRY TO LEAD AS NORMAL LIFR AS THEY CAN. MOST OF THE TIME THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE INCLUDING MY FAMILY TRY TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS AMONGEST OURSELVES AS WE KNOW THERE IS A VERY BAD ELEMENTFROM OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOD THAT WE DONT KNOW AND DONT CARE TO KNOW WHO WE KNOW THAT WE DONT WANT TO DEAL WITH. ARE THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE CONCERENED ABOUT THESE UNDESIRABLES–DEFINETLY BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDER STAND THE SITUATION. IF SOMEONE SEE”S SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN– THEY HAVE TO MAKE WHAT COULD BE CALLED A LIFE DETERMINING DECISION TO COME FORWARD OR NOT. CONSIDER YOURSELF WITTNESING PERHAPS A DRUG DEAL OR A MURDER AND YOU KNOW THE PERPETRATOR IS A BAD UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS WHO IS NOT A KNOWN LOCAL PERSON. THIS MIX NOW CHANGES THE WHOLE EQUATION. DO YOU COME FORWARD AND TELL THE POLICE AND MAYBE BE THE NEXT PERSON TO BE KILLEDOR DO YOU TAKE YOUR CHANCES AND SAY NOTHING. THIS IS THE MOST EXTREME SITUATION THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE WHO YES RHEY DO HAVE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS EVER HAS TO MAKE. IT IS AN EPIC PROBLEM INHERINT ON THE WEST SIDE OR ANY OTHER HIGH CRIME AREA. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS TO PUT POLICEMEN ON THE BEAT CONTINUOUSLY SO THE PEOPLE SEE THERE PRESENCE AND BECOME COMFORTABLR THAT THE POLICE ARE THERE TO PROTECT THEM AND I BELIEVE IN TIME THE PEOPLE WILL INFORM THE POLICE AS TO WHAT IS ABOUT TO COME BEFORE IT ARRIVES. IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT TRAGIDIES LIKE THOSE THAT OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND BUT IT WILL TAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT BY THE CITY GOVT AND THE POLICE WHICH PRESENTLY THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST SIDE ARE SKEPTICAL OF AND RIGHTFULLY SO. IT IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND IT DESERVES A MASSIVE RESPONSE FROM THE CITY GOVT, AND CITY POLICE SHORT OF A MASSIVE RESPONSE NOTHING WILL CHANFE AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE IN FEAR. IF I BECOME MAYOR THIS MASSIVE RESPONSE WILL START IMEADIAYLY ON JAN3RD 2016—-CRAIG

FJlowry
FJlowry
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Hey Dan. Aren’t you glad Craig loves your blog? Craig will Dan still have you on his show? NOT! Craig Dan doesn’t even acknowledge your blogs Or am I wrong? What’s your view Dan?

Gigi
Gigi
8 years ago

Well, it’s either drugs, gangs or illegal aliens – or perhaps all three!
Have you noticed how the BB’s printed police log is getting smaller and smaller? Earlier in the year it was quite extensive. Looks like it is being screened and scaled down in size on purpose – keeping the citizens in the dark!

Downtown Dweller
Downtown Dweller
Reply to  Gigi
8 years ago

Try this. It doesn’t put everyone’s name but it is a bit more extensive than the Berkshire Eagle. This is from the iBerkshires site.

http://www.pittsfieldpd.org/presslog/

Who owns this mess
Who owns this mess
Reply to  Downtown Dweller
8 years ago

Looks a tad redacted to me

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Gigi
8 years ago

Yes, obviously this is all about “Keeping up Appearances” for the sake of the GOB’s who are worrying about their money flow. Not the money flow of the average citizen in the city, who they could care less about, but the money flow into the pockets of the GOBs. Since all they ever want to hire for the few jobs that exist in the city is outsiders or their friends or relatives, they need to keep up the illusion that we are Pleasantville. They have already told us that we are an uneducated lot and this is why we can’t find jobs, not that the city doesn’t have jobs aplenty. Of course the rest of us know the real truth which is that they put their relatives and friends into all of the “good” jobs whether they are qualified or not.

urinetown
urinetown
8 years ago

Tyer has a statement on Facebook. Says she would fully staff the police department for starters.

joetaxpayer
joetaxpayer
8 years ago

The police can only do so much. Judges need to make people pay for there crimes. I believe our jail is only half full, I’ll leave the light on.

Joe Blow
Joe Blow
Reply to  joetaxpayer
8 years ago

Bingo!

Jonathan Melle
Jonathan Melle
8 years ago

The local people of Pittsfield are poor, powerless, and scared for their lives. With about 70% of the local people reliant on welfare, social services, low income, or fixed income, they do not have the ability to stop Pittsfield’s social ills. The people who control Pittsfield politics are part of the Good Old Boys club. The GOB only serves the vested interests, not the people.
Pittsfield needs to change for the better, but it is not happening. Pittsfield is in a downward spiral.

Jonathan Melle
Jonathan Melle
Reply to  Jonathan Melle
8 years ago

Poverty = Violence
Poverty is Violence
End Poverty in Pittsfield
End Violence in Pittsfield

joetaxpayer
joetaxpayer
Reply to  Jonathan Melle
8 years ago

Wish it was that simple. Many people of all incomes turn to crime and drugs. City councillors , jail guard’s even policemen. Obama thought giving ISIS member’s jobs would help.

Joe Blow
Joe Blow
Reply to  Joe Blow
8 years ago

Same last name as the person killed in the shooting. Is this the person who was arrested for the outstanding warrant? If the shooter or shooters are not in custody then there is a shooter on the loose.

FJlowry
FJlowry
Reply to  Joe Blow
8 years ago

Joe. Perhaps they have the shooters. I hear they were shooting at each other and booth shooters were hit.

Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat
8 years ago

Five were shot at Joe…….BLow.

Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
8 years ago

Well Mr. Valenti you always tout freedom of speech but I see my comments from yesterday disappeared. Very interesting. Guess that only applies to other media.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Flogging Molly
8 years ago

FLOGGING MOLLY–PEOPLE ON THIS SITE MISSED YOUR HATE ON THIS SITE YESTERDAY BUT IF YOU HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ME ON THIS SITE— YOU WOULD KNOW I MISS NOTHING- I LET IT BE KNOWN RIGHT HERE ON THE PLANET AND I GOT RID OF YOU QUICKER THAN YOU COULD SAY JACK RABBIT AND I PLAN TO GET RID OF YOUR BUDDY BIANCHI QUICKER THAN I GOT RID OF YOU. PV POSTERS TAKE NOTE!!!!!! THIS INDIVIDUAL IS A PLANTED BIANCHI MOLE AND ALL OF YOU MISSED IT. SHAME ON YOU. DAN I AM VERY PLEASED YOU TOOK ACTION— THE ONLY ACTION TO RID THIS SITE OF HATE MONGERS. I AM HAPPY TO HAVE A FAIRLY RUN SITE TO POST ON. NOW WE HAVE TO TUNE UP OUR POSTERS TO BE MORE VIGALENT FOR HATE MUNGERS. COME ON POSTERS–WE HAVE AN ELECTION TO WIN—CRAIG

Donny
Donny
Reply to  Waterman
8 years ago

Looks like someone is already letting this mayor thing get to their head. Is that how you handle conflict, waterboy? Sounds very similar to how the current administration deals with dissenters.

Gatos
Gatos
Reply to  Donny
8 years ago

I think that Craig truly believes that he now runs this blog, and that he will get more than 400 votes in the preliminary election, should he actually turn in any of his papers.
A word of wisdom Craig: Start turning them in. It takes time to certify signatures. Waiting until the last minute is not smart.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Gatos
8 years ago

Gatos– the deadline to turn in the signatures is 7-23. Have you ever considered that I haven’t turned them in because I may not be able to do some of the things I can do now that I couldn’t if I turned them in now? were you watching me at last city council meeting? THERE IS A CLUE THERE FOR YOU. BE REST ASSURED THAT I WILL TURN IN MY SIGNATURES OR MAYBE I WONT—CRAIG

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Donny
8 years ago

Donny–yes-swift and total any other questions?

Tammy Ives
Tammy Ives
8 years ago

The shooter is not in custody. Its is unknown where they are. The people in the first shooting are all related to each other.

Who owns this mess
Who owns this mess
8 years ago

I think that if the mayor was to order the local media to lock-down all information relating to scary stuff like shootings and people lying by dumpsters that they had better do it. He is the mayor and they work for him or certainly at his beck and call. Unless they wanna lose their damn jobs buster.

Pat
Pat
8 years ago

My main question would be was this a random drive by or did the victims know who shot them? To me this is the most important question for public safety. It hasn’t been answered by anyone. I know some of these victims refuse to speak because they are afraid of retaliation. Is this what has happened here? I remember that several years ago the public would at least be told that the victims are refusing to talk. Now they don’t even bother to tell us that much.

Pat
Pat
8 years ago

All Mr. Bianchi is spouting is people should call police if they notice anything suspicious. Unfortunately our police are obviously too under staffed to handle the large amount of crime in this city. Many people have told me that whenever they call the police, nothing is ever done in most cases.

Tammy Ives
Tammy Ives
Reply to  Pat
8 years ago

Unfortunately this is true. I have waited up til 2 and a half hours for them and then they tell me they cant do anything because they didn’t see it.

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Tammy Ives
8 years ago

TAMMY——- ISNT THAT FUNNY–TEN MINUTES AFTER I TORE FIRE CHIEF CZERWINSKI A NEW ASS HOLE FOR NOT DOING HIS JOB AND NOT PERFORMING AFTER HE PROMISED ME TWICE HE WOULD–HE HAD A TRESSPASS NOTICE DELIVERED TO MY HOUSE TEN MINUTES LATTER. WHO DO YOU THINK WAS BEHIND THIS? ANY GUESS? DONT WORRY– EVERYBODY WILL KNOW SOON. HOW IS THE CAMPAIGN GOING? OH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU IT IS NOW SIX WEEKS AND FIVE REQUESTS TO THE FIRE DEPT TO REMOVE A UNREGISTERED CAR AT MY CONDO COMPLEX AND THE CAR IS STILL THERE. I WILL PERSIST—YHIS IS WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY ADMINISTRATION WHO HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE TAXPAYER. MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE THINK IT IS OK AS I BELIEVE ONLY ONE PERSON SUPPORTED MY GOING AFTER THE CHIEF OH WELL I MAY GIVE THEM TYER OR BIANCHI SOME OF THEM DESERVE EITHER OF THEM I AM GOING FORWARD FULL BORE BUT I NEED MORE SUPPORT THEN I CAN GET HERE. RON KITTERMAQN TOLD ME NOT TO EXPECT MUCH AND I BELIEVE HE WAS RIGHT.. I HAVE SEEN DAN VALENTI PRETTY MUCH BEG FOR ACTION FROM PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND I BELIEVE HE HIMSELF FEELS THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH HOPE OF PEOPLE COMING OUT TO BEAT THE GOB .I HATE TO SAY IT BUT HE MAY BE RIGHT. I WILL STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE LONGER AQND IF NO CHANGE–I WILL BE ON MY WAY TO CHINA WHERE MY EFFORTS WILL BE VERY HANDSOMELY REWARDED–KEEP UP THE TASK OF GETTING LISA TULLY OUT SHE MUST GO—IF YOU NEED ANY HELP CALL ME–CRAIG

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Pat
8 years ago

PAT———- NO THE POLICE ARE NOT UNDERSTAFFED. THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED. PLEASE DONT TALK ABOUT UNDER STAFFING. YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT RUN AWAY COSTS?– PEOPLE BELIEVED THIS ABOUT THE SCHOOLS AND LOOK AT THE MESS YOU HAVE THERE. READ MY POST ABOUT THE WEST SIDE. I TOLD EVERYONE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND HOW TO SOLVE IT. READ IT AND POST BACK—DO YOU THINK I MIGHT BE HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD? AFTER ALL, I WAS BORN AND RAISED THERE AND I DEFINETLY KNOW HOW THE HOOD OPERATES—DO YOU THINK I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT? PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT TO GET BIGGER–I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE LEAN-MEAN MACHINE .THIS IS WHAT WE NEED—DONT WORRY–IT IS COMING –LOVE YOU PAT— YOU ARE NOT A PERSON WHO SITS BACK AND DOES NOTHING YOU ARE A LADY OF ACTION, –IF I COULD FIND 5 THOUSAND LIKE YOU I WOULD BE ALL SET——-CRAIG

Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
8 years ago

I don’t think you looked very close to my post then Mr. Waterman because I said absolutely anything about you. I did make a statement about people getting crazy about fireworks and make a comical statement. Fireworks were everywhere, the police couldn’t possibly be everywhere fireworks or take any enforcement action. What would you have said if they were tied up writing citations or dragging people to jail and not available to quickly respond to the tragic shooting on the Westside??

P.S. I am far from being a Mayor Bianchi mole and he ain’t my buddy. Get a grip and have a great summer!

Waterman
Waterman
Reply to  Flogging Molly
8 years ago

FLOGGING MOLLY—DO YOU THINK I WAS BORN YESTERDAY? I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO. YOU FOOLED EVERYONE ON THIS SITE BUT YOU DIDNT FOOL ME. I SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN–YOU ARE A BIANCHI M0LE AND WERE SENT TO THIS SITE TO ATTACK ME –WELL IT BACKFIRED. I HAVENT DECIDED WHAT I AM GOING TO DO ABOUT YOU. YOU JUST MIGHT END UP IN THE SAME NOOSE I AM TIGHTENING AROUND BIANCHI”S NECK. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU KEEP A LOW PROFILE AS I HATE HENCHWOMEN AND IF I DO DECIDE TO MAKE A MOVE ON YOU -YOU WILL BE CRIPPLED. YOU ARE LUCKY THAT I HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY SO YOU MAY ESCAPE BUT YOUR BUDDY BIANCHI AND HIS CORRUPT FRIENDS ARE ON MY RADAR AND I AM MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS BEFORE I LAUNCH—THATS NOT A THREAT IT IS A PROMISE–AMEN—CRAIG

Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat
8 years ago

Fireworks are exploding as I speak, some asshole let one off about 7 ish this morning and another right before I wrote this.

Pat
Pat
8 years ago

There are finally sharp words being exchanged between Linda Tyer and Mayor Bianchi over the recent horrific shooting in the city. Its in the on line BB site. She really let him have it over his weak response to the latest shooting and his use of the word “unpleasant” when referring to the death of one young man and the serious injuries of the others. Thanks to the Planet for urging these candidates to finally start challenging each other over the issues. I liked a lot of what Ms. Tyer said, but still need to know more about her ideas.

K E Double L
K E Double L
8 years ago

I saw Tyer’s statement. It was the best thing to happen in the campaign thusfar. Thanks to DV for spurring her campaign into action.

K E Double L
K E Double L
8 years ago

Oh yeah let me add Linda just got my vote. Her response to Bianchi was right on. Bianchi made a fool of himself…..again