PUKELEA: A NEWS ITEM FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE … THE COMMENT LINE IS OPEN
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEEKEND EDITION, JAN. 22-24, 2016) — Yesterday, we beat all local media in breaking the news of Mayor Linda Tyer‘s latest appointments — Matt Kerwood as finance director, Denis Guyer as buildings and maintenance main man, and Michael Taylor as personnel chief. Today, we present a column we couldn’t squeeze in at the time of its coming, but given its prophetic nature, THE PLANET will share it now. Never let a good forecast go to waste, especially when it borders on divination.
To get into the right spirit of our soothsaying, think back to all the wasted public money that went into enterprises that should have been private ventures, with private risk capital at stake — EV Worldwide, WorkshopLive!, Patriot Resorts, Beacon Cinema, ad infinitum-ad nauseum. Do that and you will soooo get the following.
——– 000 ——–
** NEWS ITEM FROM THE BORING BROADSHEET, EARLY DECEMBER 2015 **
PITTSFIELD — Patrick J. Muraca, the founding CEO of Nuclea Biotechnologies Inc., has left the company to head another biotech firm that will soon be offered to Nuclea’s shareholders. Nuclea’s board of directors has appointed Muraca the president and CEO of NanoDX, a development stage company in Albany, N.Y.
The board has appointed biotechnology industry veteran Donald E. Pogorzelski to replace Muraca as Nuclea’s new president and CEO. Pogorzelski, a former president of Genzyme Diagnostics, and Muraca have already assumed their new roles.
A Pittsfield native, Muraca co-founded Nuclea in 2005. Although he no longer runs Nuclea, Muraca is still the company’s largest shareholder.
Muraca termed his move from Nuclea to NanoDX as a “mutual decision” between he and the board. A startup, NanoDX is a spinoff of Nuclea that is affiliated with the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany.
# # #
——– 000 ——–
THE PLANET took this lame article and rewrote a more accurate version.
** NEWS ITEM FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE,
WHERE NOTHING IS TRUE, NOT EVEN THE LIES **
PITTSFIELD — The board of directors of Pukelea Bye-o Technologies Inc. has thrown its rotund CEO Tambourine P. Morocco out of, then under, the bus. The carpetbaggers sent him 36 miles west to head a crumb company backed by rags, bones, hanks, test tubes, and lots of taxpayers money. Fortunately for Pittsfield, the new company — NoNoNanette XX — is located in Albany, N.Y., a city noted for its stuffed mastodons and Sheldon Silver.
To replace the evidently replaceable Tambourine, the Pukelea board appointed Donjaun E. Pofzxskblswzxklzczski, a former president of Snakeoilzyme Diagnostics. Both Morrocco and Pofzxskblswzxklzczski have assumed their new positions, which essentially consists of wining, dining, and bribi — er, “inducing” — area politicians and others who control public funds to provide taxpayer dollars for … well, as of press time, no one has been able to say what Pukelea has been doing for 10 years or what NoNo intends to do for the next 10.
Pukelea, for example, has offices in the city on Lakewood Avenue. The office has a lot of desks. Each desk has a chair and a computer. The only people ever seen in the office play video games. Odd, that, since Pukelea is not a video game manufacturer.
Stockholders should rest easy knowing the two “companies” are in the hands of such titans as M & P. Morocco is the kind of businessman who leaves the house in high heels and comes back in flip flops — without ever changing shoes. Pofzxskblswzxklzczski is the kinds of chap that gives Dracula diabetes. When it comes to public dollars, P & M resemble cocks scraping a dunghill for pickle seeds.
In an interesting twist, Morocco will remain Pukelea’s largest shareholder. Talk about having the cake and eating it too. And the rolls, pastries, muffins, and everything else in the refrigerator not Gorilla Glued in place.
Pukelea is said to be moving from the R&D stage to commercialization. Translated into English, this signals upcoming moves to raid the Pittsfield public treasury even more. You know the old story used by many a carpetbagger on the city: “It’s too insignificant to fail.”
In a statement, Morocco termed the moves by the Pukelea board as a “mutual decision,” meaning that he went kicking, screaming, and threatening to eat cranberries for the rest of his life. Cuz you know when they talk of “mutual decisions,” someone didn’t want someone around any longer for Some Reason. Hmmm, wonder what it could be?
Pofzxskblswzxklzczski, who turned 165 years of age this year, said, “I am not quite dead.”
Coulda fooled us.
# # #
We now open The Comment Line. Have a great weekend everybody!
——————————————————————————————————
“It’s our love that you need, / and I’ll try my best to make everything succeed.” — George Harrison, “What is Life” from the album All Things Must Pass, (1970)
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
The views expressed in the comment section or opinions published within the text other than those of PLANET VALENTI are not those of PLANET VALENTI or endorsed in any way by PLANET VALENTI; this website reserves the right to remove any comment which violates its Rules of Conduct, and it is not liable for the consequences of any posted comment as provided in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and PLANET VALENTI’s terms of service.
What I remembered most about Matt Kerwood was his dogged pursuit of the Civic Authority. Did exactly what the GOB told him and is as inside as an insider can get. He will guard the finance info well.
When he was city councilor he liked to say “due diligence” a lot. and “another arrow in the quiver”
Another building department leader who is unfit for duty.I beginning to think this city is incapable of common sense.
Allendale school ,crosby, taconic need to close…
The rest of the schools would be manageable, we need to consolidate and save money and the schools are where you will save money or go bankrupt.linda will not be elected again if she continues where Bianchi left off,what is the point if mayor tyer become mayor Bianchi. …there is a reason she won hands down and Barry should understand it,if not say goodbye mayor tyer and blame yourself.it’s the 1st 90 days we will find out if we were correct in voting for you….almost every one neighbor is on ss at 1500 a month ,let barry know that’s why you there
On this issue, I believe Pat Muraca is right, while Dan Valenti has it wrong! Mr. Muraca pointed out Pittsfield politics is part of the problem concerning Pittsfield’s depressed local economy. The response of Mayors Jimmy Ruberto, Dan Bianchi, and now the lovely Linda Tyer, are to raise municipal taxes to put the squeeze on businesses so they either move out of Pittsfield or shutter their doors. Pittsfield politics spent several million dollars out of GE’s economic development fund on downtown Pittsfield’s arts projects. Meanwhile, Pittsfield lost thousands of jobs! Pittsfield is a case study of population and job loss, high taxes with a shrinking tax base, and G.O.B. political corruption!
Lets add to this that the population is so pitiful that even if there were job opportunities they would go unfilled. Freeloaders do NOT want jobs. This is our current population. We have companies right now trying to fill jobs and they can’t do it. I am not talking about minimum wage jobs here, trade jobs and professional jobs as well. The school dept. Plays a part in this. They are pitiful when it comes to vocational training! Things change, so change with it! By the time the. School committee does anything it is already obsolete. They are a bit better but BCC is no real bargin.
Enough said, I’m starting to ramble.
Your words are true Paul. The kids are not even equipped with the basic skills for job entry in the Trade industry. Case in point. The CNC Machine at Taconic that the Teacher doesn’t know how to run. So the Students are not getting hands on. When the new school is built, will there be teachers on board who are up to date with the industry? Will the kids know how to square up blocks in the Machine Shop?
You mean that teacher did not learn how to run the CNC Machine during all his ‘In Service’ days? I guess more In Service days are needed then, let’s say one per week?
Or the alternative is the teacher could just read the freakin’ manual.
I have friends that work(ed) for Nuclea. The offices in Pittsfield were strictly finance and headquarter type stuff. You wouldn’t see any lab equipment there regardless. The labs in Cambridge were downsized, hence the (ed) on the above, and focused on various things. They weren’t making money so now they are shifting their focus to almost solely blood testing and clinical testing. More streamlined. Pittsfields economy had little to do with this. Morocco took his money, false promises and ran.
Unless there is something we don’t know that happened regarding the Stanley Business Park?
Hey Dan, I went back and reread, and I did not see in yesterday’s column where you presented a scoop on the new appointments. It was about tall, old pitchers!
As far as the appointments go, I don’t know any of them, but two appear to have at least some qualifications to do their jobs (so long Sheffield Shuffler!) while the third…not so much. That one smells like repayment of a favor or patronage, sandwiched between two at least semi legitimate appointments.
Dan announced these appointments last night on Planet Valenti Television.
It’s good to see these Bianchi connections go. Damn good!!!
But is it good to see the Ruberto connections come? Lesser of 2 evils perhaps?
I am confident Kerwood was up to his neck in the Tyer campaign, just as he was in Marchetti’s last failed mayoral bid.
Kerwood, not a fan of…..
Didn’t Peter Arlos once call Kerwood “Eddie Munster” during a city council meeting?
Right-o Kate. Now we have Little Eddie back and on the school committee we have Granpa Munster Jr (Cutler)…So who’s gonna play Lily Maryilyn and Herman? Any ideas anyone??
Better equipped than the past Susan Carmel. She was the epitome of treasurer’s & poor manager’s. Glad to see Linda did her homework! Kudos to her! Every dog has her day! That witch can fly away on her broom and never look back as she won’t be missed…
I have a sense Linda Tyer will be a big builder and not engaged in dirty, closed door politics. Those that are getting the axe…. deserve the axe.
He’s a GOB who’s in the GOP. A little unusual for Pittsfield. Must be a favor to Baker…….Will Baker dump that useless sack of flesh, Gerry Doyle as ombudsman for Pittsfield? Political welfare to be sure.
Gerry doesn’t work for Baker.
Wow! Nice guess!
Retreads,now watch the new salaries come out……l these guys will want a.raise and then.the tyer administration is over
Paul please post the job search my buddy needs one and he has been working since he was 16 …44 years working and now he’s a freeloader. …Allendale school sits on.a toxic dump site….what do you say to that
Mr Change, my post never said anything about Allendale School. FYI, Allendale does not sit on a toxic waste dump. However it does sit next to the PCB dump on the other side of the school fence. If you are going to spout off at someone at least get your facts stright.
As far as the rest of your comment goes all I have to say is that if you can’t figure out what group I am referring to I have no intention of spoon feeding you.
Based on your post your buddy is about 60 yry old. Being that as it is my guess is he may have to find something that gets him by until retirement. My post had nothing to do with people in his position.
I truly wish him the best.
Paul
Wonder how Mellissa Mazzeo and Pete Sondrini look now that Guyer was named to the maintenance position.
Guser will now.find out that he is in charge of all the things he was crying about at Egremont school,bathrooms falling apart now his job,rugs need replacing now his job,stracuzz I holding court at dunking donuts all day now his responsibility. …this guy has no clue and I’m sure Tony will train him about how it’s done,nothing new ….linda has not changed a thing just another meathead
So what is on Guyers resume that qualifies him for this position? This is a big time serious job with a whole lot of people affected if it is not done properly. Was he selected from a list of candidates because his qualifications were superior or was he selected from the list of family and friends? Was anyone else even considered and if so who?
Sondrini was partners with Melissa’s husband and is Glen the mouth brother in law. Those are great qualification’s.
I so agree I think the public have the right to know what are his qualifications has he had this kind of responsibility before or is this just a payback for support during the election.
He was selected an extensive nation wide search
His $1,000 campaign donation was an excellent investment.
I’m watching the water wizards show, classic tv! The man needs help. Someone please help him.
You must have been watching it at Lach’s Lounge. People who watch from home should see it and make up their own minds and not rely on Don Vitobese
I saw the show and loved it! Go Mr. Wiz!!
Fortini,stracuzzi…yon,stracuzzi. ..,Sondrini, stracuzzi….guyer,stracuzzi. ….nobody can overcome Mr dunking donuts. ….gotta hand it to him….when stracuzzi is the smartest guy in the room you have trouble….I’ll have 2 jelly and 2 glazed
Having followed the Nuclea situation I’d say DV again is spot on. The company came in with many big promises (like the others mentioned in the article) but fufilled on precious little except to readily accept public funding.
DV predicted the company would fold before commercialization. BTW jobs lost according to Berkshire Courier are 39.
DV was right. And I guess Ruberto was right about Muraca as well.
The sad life of a CEO in 4 easy steps:
1. Make alot of money mismanaging a company and screwing people.
2. Still drive the company into the ground despite step 1.
3. Be rewarded by said failure by getting another CEO job elsewhere.
4. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Has anyone seen No Clew Lew’s show? His sidekick this time was Poopdeck Pappy. Pappy and No Clew had the mayor on but seemed to forget that she was there. I couldn’t quite figure out if No Clew admitted that the GOB/SIG existed or not.
And Mayor Tyer, please be very careful about accepting ideas from GOB/SIGs. They are the ones who have brought our city to one step from Detroit.
I am disappointed in Linda Tyer for here choice for building and maintenance , in my opinion denis guyer has been given a political perk for his generous donation to her campaign , the man might of been a state rep which means the only time he gets his hands dirty is looking the other way or putting his hands in a cookie jar, what does he no about building maintenance ??? ok you can screw in a light bulb or two ,, who,s choice was this anyways Linda’s or Barry’s . I hope the city council will ask some serious questions about this curious stupid, yes I said stupid appointment that questions her integrity early in her administration …..
Date Contributor City State Zip Occupation Employer Amount Recipient
Link to these resultsExport results to textExport results to excelExport results to PDF
10/20/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $50.00 Tyer, Linda M.
9/16/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $100.00 Tyer, Linda M.
6/17/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $200.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/13/2012 Guyer, Denis
55 Norwich Dr Dalton MA 01226 $100.00 Mark, Paul
9/1/2011 Guyer, Denis
55 Norwich Dr. Dalton MA 01226 $100.00 White, Peter T.
10/14/2010 Guyer, Denis
55 Norwich Dr Dalton MA 01226 $100.00 Mark, Paul
5/1/2008 Guyer, Denis
55 Norwich Drive Dalton MA 01226 State Representative Commonwealth of Mass. $100.00 Nuciforo, Jr., Andrea
looks like it will cost you about $350.00 to get a god job with the city.
So just out of curiosity…. how does Bruce Collingwood and former Solicitor Kathleen Degnan shake out with credentials? That paid out to the combined tune of about $180,000 a year. A YEAR!!! ….. and Mayor Bianchi…..how did that shake out?? Wasted space all of them ….!!!!!!!! Cost us a bundle….. and I’m not over it yet. Give our New Mayor a chance….let’s clean out the deadwood.
Some people worked with Colin Powell, Collingwood worlks with Colon Cleanser.
Do NOT expect this city council to question this mayor. They will subservient as instructed or their time on the council may be somewhat more stressful. I cannot picture one of them having the nerve to speak up on this issue. I can however see at least nine of them commending the mayor for having done due diligence and making an awesome choice.
Always ask if it is BARRY’S
I’m sure I’m wrong about all this, but I thought that jobs with the City had to be posted, with a diverse population encouraged to apply, and then after an interview process the best candidate was hired. Does anyone recall these jobs being posted or were they just handed out the night after the elections.
I wonder if the NAACP is going to be contacting the Mayor about her disregard for equal employment opportunities.
I wonder if it’s different for Director level appointments. No idea.
I’d like to see the job descriptons
diverse and underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply, but does that mean we hire them?
NEWS ARTICLE:
“Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer to replace finance director, other department heads”
By Jim Therrien, The Berkshire Eagle, January 22, 2016
PITTSFIELD — Mayor Linda M. Tyer is replacing three more department heads who served under the administration of former Mayor Daniel L. Bianchi.
The new mayor has submitted to the City Council for its meeting Tuesday the names of replacements for Finance Director Susan Carmel, Personnel Director John DeAngelo and Director of Building Maintenance Peter Sondrini.
Proposed as new members of the administration are former city councilor and current Richmond Town Administrator Matthew Kerwood as finance director, former state Rep. Denis Guyer as building maintenance director, and current Personnel Technician Michael Taylor as personnel department director.
“We thank them for their service and wish them all the best,” Tyer said Thursday of the officials being replaced. “Looking ahead, we look forward to working with Michael, Matt and Denis.”
The mayor said she doesn’t envision any changes in the duties for the new department heads, adding that funding for the salaries “will be covered within this year’s budget.”
Termination of department heads is at the discretion of the mayor under the city charter, but new appointments must be approved by the council. Tyer previously replaced former City Solicitor Kathleen Degnan on an interim basis for this fiscal year with the law firm Donovan & O’Connor, with Richard Dohoney as the lead attorney working with the city.
Kerwood, who served as a city councilor at large from 2000 to 2010, has been town administrator in Richmond since January 2009. He served as Blandford town administrator during 2007-08, and operated a business consulting firm in Pittsfield from 2003-07.
He was regional director with the Massachusetts Office of Business Development from 1998-2003, and he served as a legislative aide to former state Sen. Jane M. Swift from 1992-96.
Guyer, of Dalton, worked for 12 years with Crane & Co., negotiating purchase and service contracts for the Crane stationery division, monitoring supplier performance and contracts relative to quality specifications and delivery expectations, and performing other duties.
He was state representative in the 2nd Berkshire House district from 2004-11, representing 21 towns in three counties and Precinct 1B in Pittsfield.
Guyer also served on the Dalton Select Board from 2001-04.
Taylor has been in the technician’s post since 2013, working on a number of aspects of the department, including employee recruitment and hiring, contract negotiations and investigating employee complaints.
Tyer also is submitting to the council the name of Laura Catalano for reappointment as an assessor for another term.
Contact Jim Therrien at 413-496-6247. jtherrien@berkshireeagle.com @BE_therrien on Twitter.
related link: http://www.iberkshires.com/story/51058/Tyer-Seeks-to-Replace-Key-City-Hall-Employees.html
Not unless she gets nominated fir an 0scar
Lake is so right,this hack is lazy and a do nothing and can’t hold a job….the word job makes him sweat,those poor building department workers …..tyer screwed up with this
. Mazzeons started well then wanted to be mayor and was bought off ,she gambled and.lost…..people want change…mazzeo should say she’s sorry and start running for mayor today……stop taconic,close crosby consolidate the school,build addition on grammar schools
Change. This is the first I’ve heard you say you against the new Taconic . Why?
Date Contributor City State Zip Occupation Employer Amount
Export results to textExport results to excelExport results to PDF
12/31/2015 UNITEMIZED RECEIPT AMOUNT
$1,579.00
12/28/2015 Sherman, Brooks
15 Marcells Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Sherman Investment Group $250.00
12/4/2015 Yon, David
83 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
12/4/2015 Bleser, Richard
8 Martha Lane Lenox MA 01240 $100.00
12/4/2015 Welch, Thaddeus, III
123 Ann Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
12/4/2015 Leach, Charles
75 Spring Street Lee MA 01238 $100.00
12/4/2015 Hamel, Thomas
10 Wendell Ave Ext Pittsfield MA 01201 $150.00
12/4/2015 Shield, Van
1425 West Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $150.00
12/4/2015 Blodgett, Ruth
241 North Mountain Road Dalton MA 01226 Executive . Berkshire Medical Center $200.00
12/4/2015 Macdonald, Michael
991 Shaw Road Windsor MA 01270 Attorney Self Employed $200.00
12/4/2015 Bissell, John
163 Ann Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 President Greylock Federal Credit Union $250.00
12/4/2015 Hines, William, Jr.
12 Filomena Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Interprint $250.00
12/4/2015 Tierney, Laurie
5 Charisma Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive. David J. Tierney, Jr., Inc. $250.00
12/4/2015 Petricca, Perri
77 Baker Street Lanesborough MA 01237 Executive . Petricca Industries $250.00
12/4/2015 Hill, Eric
438 Canaan Road Richmond MA 01254 Retired Retired $400.00
12/4/2015 Bauman, Alan
16 Whitehead Place Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Compu-works $500.00
12/4/2015 Nuciforo, Andrea, Jr.
100 North Street, Ste 405 Pittsfield MA 01201 Lawyer Self Employed $500.00
12/4/2015 Lyon, Michael
174 Churchill Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Lyon Aviation $500.00
12/4/2015 Lipton, Michael
86 Glory Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Lipton Energy $500.00
12/4/2015 Rich, Thomas
332 Williams Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Paul Rich and Son $500.00
12/4/2015 Whaling, George
8 Maplewood Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 President Teton Management $500.00
12/4/2015 Sakshaug, Kathleen
50 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 At Home At Home $800.00
12/4/2015 77 East Street, Llc
1 Northside Piers Apt 21d Brooklyn NY 11249 $833.50
12/4/2015 Kroboth, Amy
70 Stonehenge Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . County Concrete $1,000.00
11/13/2015 Lloyd, David, Jr.
176 East 71st Street, Apartment 11d New York NY 10021 $100.00
11/6/2015 Kramer, Harold
99 Bellmore Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
11/6/2015 Daly, Michael
1030 West Street Pittsfield MA 01201 President Berkshire Hills Bancorp. $1,000.00
11/2/2015 Sturgeon, Rose Ann
58 Williams Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $50.00
11/2/2015 Gamache, Paul
81 Dunmore Court Pittsfield MA 01201 Dentist Self Employed $100.00
11/2/2015 Hunt, Harriet
25 Rubin Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
11/2/2015 Scalise, James II
161 N Mountain Road Dalton MA 01226 $100.00
10/28/2015 Hammerling, Alden
67 Federal Street, Apt 3g Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $200.00
10/27/2015 Green, Laurie
198 Bartlett Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
10/27/2015 Algerio, Marriane
65 Plumb Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $50.00
10/27/2015 Schaffer, Sharon & Eric
400 Holmes Road Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
10/27/2015 Stevens, Edwin
23 Appleton Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $200.00
10/27/2015 Tyer, Linda M.
86 Ventura Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $5,000.00
10/27/2015 Tyer, Linda M.
86 Ventura Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $5,000.00
10/22/2015 Krofts, Karen
28 Ridgeway Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
10/22/2015 Schilling, Gloria
10 Elmview Terrace Pittsfield MA 01201 $50.00
10/22/2015 Farkas, Frank
69 Spadina Parkway Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
10/22/2015 Deely, Catherine
1136 Barker Road #14 Pittsfield MA 01201 $150.00
10/21/2015 Condaris, Christine
350 Sweet Farm Road Williamstown MA 01267 Professor MCLA $1,000.00
10/21/2015 Comalli, David
7 Westview Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Comalli Electric $1,000.00
10/21/2015 Condaris, Christine
350 Sweet Farm Road Williamstown MA 01267 Professor MCLA $1,000.00
10/21/2015 Comalli, David
7 Westview Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Comalli Electric $1,000.00
10/21/2015 Sullivan, Erin
9 Hope Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
10/20/2015 Dejax, Jean-Yves
236 First Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $25.00
10/20/2015 Milenski, Beverly
333 Kirchner Road Dalton MA 01226 Realator Self Employed $50.00
10/20/2015 Edgerton, Shirley
252 Lenox Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $25.00
http://www.ocpf.us/Filers?q=tyer&cat=C
9/23/2015 Murray, Scott
71 Putnam Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Consultant Self Employed $200.00
9/23/2015 Howe, Bridget
10 Montgomery Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $700.00
9/23/2015 Whilden, Megan
66 Boylston Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
9/23/2015 Dew, John
43 Clifford Avenue Latham NY 12110 Writer Self Employed $250.00
9/22/2015 Hines, William
86 Crofut Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $250.00
9/22/2015 Kaplan, Ben
13 Cynthia Lane Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
9/21/2015 Vincelette, Ozias
82 Quirico Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
9/18/2015 Jones, Raymond
P.O. Box 794 Lanesboro MA 01237 $100.00
9/18/2015 Mcginnis, Mary
58 Pomeroy Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Nurse Berkshire Medical Center $175.00*
9/18/2015 Lenti, Mauren
74 George Cannon Road Lee MA 01238 $100.00
9/17/2015 Bookless, Maxine
67 Federal Street, Apartment 3e Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $100.00
9/17/2015 Stevens, Edwin
23 Appleton Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $40.00
9/16/2015 Sosa, Darci
116 Ashuelot Street Dalton MA 01226 $20.00
9/16/2015 Winkles, Joanne
21 Hazelwood Terrace Pittsfield MA 01201 $20.00
9/16/2015 Hunt, Jeffrey
29 Courtland Place Pittsfield MA 01201 $20.00
9/16/2015 Robitaille, Arthur
3 Ashland Pittsfield MA 01201 $30.00
9/16/2015 Moresi, Lorraine
46 Darlene Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 $20.00
9/16/2015 Ticket Sales At Fundraiser, Cash
41 Wendell Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 None None $255.00
9/16/2015 O’brien, Isabel
8 Westover Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $20.00
9/16/2015 Schmidt, Joy
18 Broadway Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $20.00
9/16/2015 Sturgeon, Rose Ann
58 Williams Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $25.00
9/16/2015 Auge, Bernard
17 Kittredge Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $40.00
9/16/2015 McGinnis, Mary
58 Pomeroy Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Nurse Berkshire Medical Center $50.00
9/16/2015 Lafayette, Roberta
35 IVy Lane Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
9/16/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $100.00
9/16/2015 Guernsey, Sherwood
402 Hancock Road Williamstown MA 01267 Lawyer Self Employed $100.00
9/11/2015 Frieri, Rosanne
117 Chestnut Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Photographer Self Employed $200.00*
9/9/2015 Bauman, Alan
16 Whitehead Place Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Compu-works $500.00
9/9/2015 Casey, Sean
4007 Lake Prairie Drive Matthews NC 28104 Regional Sales Manager Buckman Laboratories International $1,000.00
9/9/2015 Persip, Eleanor
25 Central Berkshire Boulivard Pittsfield MA 01201 $35.00
9/4/2015 UNITEMIZED RECEIPT AMOUNT
$3,905.00
9/1/2015 Addy, Courtney
229 High Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . General Electric $500.00
8/31/2015 Pasko, Walter
65 Bridge Street Lanesboro ma 01237 Retired Retired $500.00
8/28/2015 Vaughan, Robert
10 Post Road Lenox MA 01240 $100.00
8/28/2015 Bosley, Daniel
3 Elmwood Avenue North Adams MA 01247 Retired Retired $200.00
8/23/2015 Mcginnis, Mary
58 Pomeroy Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Nurse Berkshire Medical Center $100.00*
8/20/2015 Powers, Normalyn
184 Dawes Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $250.00
7/30/2015 Fiske, Janet
633 Hancock Road Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
7/20/2015 Scarafoni, Gary
48 East New Lenox Road Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
7/20/2015 Stokes, Jennifer
9 Charisma Drive Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
7/20/2015 Milenski, Beverly
333 Kirchner Road Dalton MA 01226 $100.00
6/26/2015 Macdonald, Michael
991 Shaw Road Windsor MA 01270 Attorney Self Employed $100.00
6/26/2015 Hodgkins, Judith
55 Kittredge Road Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
6/21/2015 Sakshaug, Kathleen
50 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 At Home At Home $148.72*
6/17/2015 Lombardi, Richard
118 Sleepy Hollow Road Dalton MA 01226 Cpa Lombardi, Clairmont & Keegan $360.00*
6/17/2015 Weider, Ernest
1178 W. Housatonic Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Plumber E. Weider Mechanical P/h $1,000.00
6/17/2015 Massery, John
40 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
6/17/2015 Massery, Toni
40 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 $100.00
6/17/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $200.00
6/17/2015 Wilusz, James
121 Leona Drive
Why is either Pat Muraca or Jimmy Ruberto or Dan Valenti right or wrong on the issue of Nuclea Biotechnologies closing its lab in Pittsfield?
On Jimmy Ruberto, he failed on economic development! KB Toys went bankrupt; GE Plastics sold to Sabic Plastics, which is currently moving out of Pittsfield this year of 2016. Pittsfield got hit hard by the great recession of 2007 – 2009. Thousands of jobs, businesses, population, were lost in Pittsfield during this time period.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Ruberto said he had a “rolodex” and then he spent millions of GE and public dollars on downtown arts projects, including the Colonial Theater and Beacon Cinema.
(See below my name, Mayor Jimmy Ruberto’s REAL record on economic development).*
On Pat Muraca, the man had it right about Pittsfield politics. For over one decade, Pat Muraca publicly pointed out that Pittsfield politics made things for business even WORSE! Pittsfield politics had one monolithic response to businesses, which was to raise taxes on them by about 5% each and every fiscal year.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Ruberto (with the full support of the lovely Linda Tyer) spent millions of GE and taxpayer dollars on downtown Pittsfield’s art projects, including the Colonial Theater and Beacon Cinema. PEDA is turning 18 years old this summer of 2016 and has zero private investment, zero business tenants, zero jobs, and a lot of liabilities and PCBs.
Pat Muraca spoke out about Pittsfield politics G.O.B. corruption. Similar to Dan Valenti, Pat Muraca was a critic of both Pittsfield politics and Pittsfield’s depressed local economy.
On Dan Valenti, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to point out all of the failed public investments in failed businesses in Pittsfield throughout the years. Obviously, there is a long list of tax grants, credits, and incentives to failed businesses in Pittsfield. Pat Muraca’s Nuclea Biotechnologies is the latest failed public investment by Pittsfield politics.
Dan Valenti has consistently pointed out all of Pittsfield politics G.O.B.s, SIGs, Suits, vested and special interests, political hacks, career politicians, wanna-be’s, that have run Pittsfield into the proverbial ditch over the past 4-plus decades. For Dan Valenti to expect Pittsfield politics to change would meet the exact definition of insanity!
– Jonathan Melle
* ALL FACTS – “Remembering Ruberto’s Record on Jobs”
* On December 8, 2008, Sabic Innovative Plastics laid off 40 of its 300 local employees. On December 11, 2008, KB Toys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years with the intention of liquidating the entire company. The 225 full-time employees at KB’s Pittsfield headquarters will all be laid off by May 2009, company officials have said.
* “Berkshire County unemployment rate soars”, By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff, January 28, 2009, Berkshire County’s unemployment rate reached its highest level in 13 years in December…Berkshire County is now outpacing the state.
* Berkshire County’s unemployment rate hit a 16-year high in 2009. Source: “Berkshire County Unemployment: Job outlook uncertain”, By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff, January 3, 2010.
*”Jobless rate now at 10.4%: Unemployment in Berkshire County is at its highest level since the early 1990s.” By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff, March 11, 2010.
* Berkshire Health Systems, facing a decline in patient visits, told employees on Wednesday it will cut the equivalent of 65 full-time positions.Source: “Berkshire Health Systems shedding jobs” (By Jack Dew, Berkshire Eagle Staff, June 18, 2009).
* Berkshire Health Systems, the parent company of Berkshire Medical Center, announced today that 124 full- and part-time employees — or 3.7 percent of the workforce — have received layoff notices. “Berkshire Health Systems announces layoffs.”, By Dick Lindsay, Berkshire Eagle Staff, August 5, 2010.
* Berkshire County’s population dropped by more than 5,600 to 129,288 residents between 2000 and 2009, according to the American Community Survey. Pittsfield accounted for almost 2,800 of those departures: There were 45,793 city residents in 2000 compared with 43,000 last year. Source: “Census shows decline in county population”, By Dick Lindsay, Berkshire Eagle Staff, December 16, 2010.
* NEWS ARTICLE:
“Bump looks to address job losses in Berkshires”
2/19/2007 , By: Karen Honikel, (Capital News 9 out of Albany, NY covering the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts)
Governor Deval Patrick’s new Executive Director of Workforce Development isn’t wasting any time getting down to business.
Former State Representative Suzanne Bump is working to introduce herself to the local business communities and let them know she will make sure the Berkshires are not forgotten on Beacon Hill. She says a major concern right now is addressing the loss of jobs in the Berkshires.
Currently the Berkshires have the highest rate of job loss in Massachusetts. Bump says this can be changed with the right policies in place. She says she will be meeting with the Governor once a week to work on bringing skilled workers and higher paying jobs into the area.
Bump says a key part to local job growth and development will be finding a way to keep the younger workers in the Berkshires.
* The reality of Jimmy Ruberto revitalized downtown Pittsfield!
PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT!
Stay off of:
North st.
Tyler st.
Lincoln st.
First st.
Second st.
Linden st.
Dewey ave
Cherry st.
Burbank st.
Kent ave
Madison ave
And Seymour st.
And you might survive.
By some chance is there a full moon tonight?
Add Fenn Street to your list.
Guyer doesn’t need any stinking experience. He didn’t have any cosmetic experience, when he went to work for Iredale Cosmetics.
According to Irving, he just needed $350.00
INDEED
10/20/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $50.00 Tyer, Linda M.
9/16/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $100.00 Tyer, Linda M.
6/17/2015 Guyer, Denis
97 Cambridge Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201 Project Manager Iredale Mineral Cosmetics $200.00 Tyer, Linda M.
Thanks for all the information. I’ll be tuning into my two favortite political shows tonight to see if I can learn more
god bless channel 16
Ye$, Deni$ Guyer.
350 for City job, help securing huge grant money for cosmetic job.
Taconic and teacher raises put my taxes up 300 bucks ,when you spend 150,000,000 you better get it right.stop this project and see where pittsfield is.going.sabic left pittsfield died ,be patient and.let’s see what it’s going to cost to bury it…very cautious advice…nobody is coming and you and I will be paying for this mistake…if you do build it put it in the hood,buy every cracked house down on 2nd street.put up a.new pittsfield high right in the hood ,blow up 2nd Street Fenn to Lincoln and send them all to dalton
Don’t think the Taconic bill has hit taxes yet
We hope Denis will work with us.
Who bankrolled the lovely Linda Tyer’s campaign for Mayor of Pittsfield? Find out by clicking on the following link:
http://www.iberkshires.com/story/51057/Finance-Reports-Show-Bianchi-Outspent-Tyer-in-Final-Election-Push.html
These figures arent totally accurate. Go to the link i posred earlier
The whizzard figured out cut and paste.
Did you find your name there my friend?
SHH, someone has control of your head again and you’re giving consent
If my taxes went up 300 bucks and it not for taconic then we are in trouble,I guess it’s for toni stracuzzi s overtime, working Forman plowing snow in school parking lots for 90,000 per year, 60,000 for custodial director. ..you can cut that job yesterday,secretary does all the work….stracuzzi s position has to go..
any job you can do from dunking donuts should not be a job
All pediatric doctors suggested Allendale school student be moved to a safe building….
I can.only imagine what these doctor’s think of mr s yon and Dan Elias pretended Allendale school is safe,let’s have every school committee meeting at allendale….Mrs yon thinks I will get tired of repeating this and I wont….the seed needs to be watered everyday…..the entire city knows what happened in the Allendale love canal
…
All pediatric doctors
change?
Yes,all pittsfield pediatrician s signed a letter in 2006 asking that the mayor move the kids to a safe school.100 percent. they were ignored ,Mrs yon is quite aware.
Did any of the kids test for higher levels of PCB than any other kid in Pittsfield?
Chapter 70 funds increase reported in the berkshire eagle today,the pittsfield teachers get another raise with the chapter fund increase….got to hand it to them they signed a great contract. ….cooks ,bakers,janitors,clerks,secretaries…..we’re told they are lucky to keep their jobs….teachers want to privatize cooks,bus,janitors
Where are pignitali,bouvier, downing….the 3 worst reps in history
Probably working on their own raises and not about to annoy the teachers that they want to vote for them.
Barry and mayor tyer are afraid,I did not thing so but 1 month in we have Bianchi lite…guyer and kerwood I’m ashamed I voted for her…Allendale school is in a good example swamp, dump
I guess it doesn’t take much to be on the right side of L T
Barry, what in God’s name are you going to change if you have guyer,and kerwood. …do you think they are for change….so far linda starts election is a farse
I do not think too many people are surprised. With the lineup she paraded on the steps of city hall this was all pretty predictable. Read the story about leopards not changing their spots.
I think I’ve already given up
Another homicide in Pittsfield, body found on Fenn St. Will it be solved as expeditiously as the Ronald Pinel murder of the July 4th massace of 2015 ? (It remains unsolved and no arrests made).
4/25/2015 Christine Yon 33 Kittredge Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Manager Bin There Dump That $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 Barry Clairmont 67 Federal Street, Apartment 3d Pittsfield MA 01201 Cpa Lombardi, Clairmont & Keegan $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 Rosemary Casey 10 Cobblestone Cove Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 James Ruberto 85 Spadina Parkway Pittsfield MA 01201 Retired Retired $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 Pamela Casey 50 Hickory Lane Windham NH 03087 Retired Retired $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 Lawrence Casey 50 Hickory Lane Windham NH 03087 Retired Retired $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
4/25/2015 Anne Pasko 65 Bridge Street Lanesboro ma 01237 Retired Retired $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
5/21/2015 Stacey Carver 355 Washington Mtn Road Dalton MA 01226 Corporate Executive Berkshire Money Management $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
5/21/2015 Allen, Jr. Harris 355 Washington Mtn. Road Dalton MA 01226 Corporate Executive Berkshire Money Management $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
5/21/2015 Thomas Sakshaug 50 Vista Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Dentist Self Employed $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
6/17/2015 Ernest Weider 1178 W. Housatonic Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Plumber E. Weider Mechanical P/h $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
9/9/2015 Sean Casey 4007 Lake Prairie Drive Matthews NC 28104 Regional Sales Manager Buckman Laboratories International $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/4/2015 Jennifer Zabek 550 North Street Dalton MA 01226 At Home At Home $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/4/2015 Trevor Crombie P.O. Box 523 Dalton MA 01226 Real Estate Developer Self Employed $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/19/2015 Brian Clairmont 8 Mervyn Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Highway Commonwealth of Ma $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/21/2015 Christine Condaris 350 Sweet Farm Road Williamstown MA 01267 Professor MCLA $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/21/2015 David Comalli 7 Westview Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Comalli Electric $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/19/2015 Brian Clairmont 8 Mervyn Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Highway Commonwealth of Ma $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/21/2015 Christine Condaris 350 Sweet Farm Road Williamstown MA 01267 Professor MCLA $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
10/21/2015 David Comalli 7 Westview Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . Comalli Electric $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
11/6/2015 Michael Daly 1030 West Street Pittsfield MA 01201 President Berkshire Hills Bancorp. $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
12/4/2015 Amy Kroboth 70 Stonehenge Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Executive . County Concrete $1,000.00 Tyer, Linda M.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are investigating what appears to be a murder after a Springfield man was found dead on Fenn Street early Saturday morning.
The district attorney’s office say at about 1:30 a.m. police responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive man near 129 Fenn Street — in front of Lach’s Lounge, across the street from City Hall, and less than 100 yards from the police station.
Officers found 30-year-old James Dominguez III laying on the ground and first responders were unable to revive him. He was transported to Berkshire Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police suspect the Springfield man was murdered and are seeking information pertaining to the events leading to his death. An autopsy will be conducted by the chief medical examiner in Holyoke to determine the cause of death but a time has not yet been scheduled.
Police are asking for anyone with information to call them at 413-448-9700.
According to Berkshire Superior Court records, Dominguez III pleaded guilty seven weeks ago to two counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws, and single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Those charges related to a search warrant executed on Columbus Avenue on September 25, 2014. He was arrested with two other Springfield men in that raid which police seized 300 bags of heroin, around 50 grams of cocaine, and $4,000 cash.
He was ordered to serve concurrent 261-day sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction, which was time he already served awaiting the outcome of the case.
Did the drug dealers want to get rid of this guy after the state police popped the other guys for all that smack?
Drove by the scene….. No evidence of pools of blood or fluids. Just I disturbed road salt
That. Should read undisturbed residual road salt
Who’s going to run against linda for change ,I’ve done the math and my taxes will go up 1500 bucks under tyer
Speaking of Hill 78, has anyone given thought of where the D P W is going to move to? A few years ago the City Council was trying for 1644 East Street and was shot down because of contamination with PCB’s on the land. Also remember the Planet doing an extensive piece on it back in 2011. Mr. G. Is not far off when he tells us to keep an eye on properties owned by certain individuals and the underlings being put on Boards and Commisions and new hires, with the intent of pushing a lot of this type of garbage through. Does a property like 1644 East operate today as a functioning Property?
It’s time for the Health Board and City I’m generall to have a comprehensive Health Study! Never mind Permits and who’s selling what.
Murders happening right near our police station, no respect for the law or police.
Bill……That was J LO back then wanting to discuss the transaction in secrecy.
I guess the changes in the police department are not working out for you L T Murder right near city hall and the police department o yes and where are you living?
unresponsive man near 129 Fenn Street — in front of Lach’s Lounge, across the street from City Hall, and less than 100 yards from the police station.
mi, sorry, it was J LO wanting to discuss the purchase of 1644 East property for the City. He seemed to think overpaying for a toxic area with a Building on it was a good idea. Not quite sure what the vote was, but he was in the minority. It was shady at best.
Why worry about a dpw site when there are 325 children who know nothing of pcb s and benzine s in a building 8 hours a.day…we are a sick city ….car stop on South Street 2000 bags of herion moments ago and elm street Angelina robbed a gun point moments after that
….robber on foot now with a gun
It seams like that most of the time when Police get someone with dugs it is because of a traffic stop. just luck.
Ben downing, trish farley…Patrick larkin use to be head of economic development have they all.moved on .they all came out to recommend 400 thousand pittsfield dollars go to Hancock shaker village…..has any of the 3 brought 1 job to the berkshires beside their own. ….ben there are 325 children in Allendale school because you are silent,trish does not care…her kids were in lenox
When guyer gets his job he will find out that everyone you talk with is just like.him….guyer ,it will take you 2 years to figure out why stracuzzi makes 30 more than his boss…..he can’t keep a job,who gives up a huge job at Iredell cos to go to the city of pittsfield….guyer,stracuzzi, just got a 2800 dollar raise to 57000 ,a job that paid 40000 10 years ago
Pension
Wasn’t Guyser married to a Crane?
I thought it was a Pelican
Stracuzzi made 54 bucks per hour last weekend snow removal …..pittsfield is a atm machine for him
The biggest joke was when Ruberto brought in Barrett. But Tyer has just amateurized that move.
Who Angy? He still plowing?