Archive | July, 2015
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THE GLOVES COME OFF: TYER RESPONDS TO SHOOTINGS, BLASTS BIANCHI FOR LACK OF COMPASSION, LEADERSHIP … CALLS MAYOR’s RESPONSE ‘RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE’

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015) — Linda Tyer took the hint. Linda Tyer came out smoking. Linda Tyer just announced she won’t play the “demure little girl” role in which Dan Bianchi‘s camp has cast her. Tyer’s Statement: Hitting the Right Tone After THE PLANET […]

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

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 […]

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MURDER, MAYHEM, AND THE MADNESS OF THE STREETS … MAYOR BEARS ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015) — Murder and mayhem: Welcome to Pittsfield. And how does it feel, Mayor Dan Bianchi, to know that you bear ultimate responsibility? Does it improve your beauty sleep? Instead of sheep, do you count bullet casings? What occurred over the weekend […]

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QUICK HITZ & HOT LIX: PLANET FILMS PITTSFIELD DOCUMENTARY … GLOBE DIGS THE PLANET … TOUGH LOVE FOR THE BB … IS CRANE ON VERGE OF BEING SOLD? & OTHER RUMORS … OOPSIES! … LADY GAGA-GOO-GOO …$85 Gs and a PARADE … plus … THE COMMENT LINE IS OPEN

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 3-5, 2015) — Time for some Quick Hitz and Hot Lix, THE PLANET‘s version of what we invite you to do each weekend, to address topics of concern to you. Yes, The Comment Line is open. Any and all subjects welcome. […]

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CITY HALL BASEMENT FLOODED, ‘TONS OF DAMAGE’ INCLUDE DOCUMENTS GOING BACK TO 1880s … COST INCALCULABLE … BIANCHI’s FOOLISH MOVE OF CITY OFFICES TO 100 NORTH STREET BEARS FULL BLAME

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015) — Somewhere between falsehood and fabrication, between fairy tale and fiction, between half truth and half ass, THE PLANET lost count of the costs for the unnecessary move of 40% of City Hall offices to 100 North St. The figure […]

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