BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THOISDAY, 2016) — Ah, yes, the dateline. Guess it is the Curly Howard in us. Speaking of Goldilocks, THE PLANET has interesting new information on the crooked campaign of Adam Hinds, the talentless, hand-picked gofer-boy of the Machine bosses. THE PLANET has thus far […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY AUG. 31, 2016) — Let’s start with three political notes. (1) Christine Canning, Republican nominee in the state senate race, opened her campaign headquarters Monday night on North Street. If anyone doubted Canning’s seriousness, the highly visible HQ serves as evidence to the […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, AUG. 30, 2016) —Last night, THE PLANET attended a debate between Democrat candidates for the state House: Machine candidate Tricia Farley-Bouvier, and intrepid challenger Mike Bloomberg. We didn’t fall asleep nor did we rely on toothpicks. Our shades worked just fine. Jonathan Levine‘s […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY AUG. 29, 2016) — A few weeks ago, fire alarms rang over the expected hiring at the Pittsfield Fire Department of a convicted felon. THE PLANET heard on good authority that the person in question ran into trouble with the law a few […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION, AUG. 26-28, 2016) — The Committe to Elect Adam Hinds, conductor of Hinds on the Roof, the vertigonous fund raiser for The Chosen One for state senate, Democrat Adam Hinds, wants to ride out the illegality of a promotion on the city’s […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY AUG. 25, 2016) — One of the sad adjuncts of this round of local campaigning for state office (Adam “Rooftop” Hinds, Rinaldo Del Gallo III, Andrea Harrington, Christine Canning, Mike Bloomberg, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, and Chris Connell) has been the accessory the use of euphemism, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY AUG. 24, 2016) — As THE PLANET exclusively revealed last week, Hinds on the Roof, a.k.a. The Rooftop Concert, took place last Friday night (8/19) on top of the Greystone Building as illegally promoted on the city’s home page. In the name of transparency, THE […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY AUG. 22, 2016) — THE PLANET has never met Andrea Harrington. Prior to this year’s state senate race, in which she is seeking the Democratic nomination (Adam Hinds, Rinaldo Del Gallo) to the state senate to face Republican Chris Canning in the fall, we […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION AUG. 19-21, 2016) — If a candidate held a fundraiser in the lobby of city hall, there would be an uproar. Of course, no one, not even the Democrats’ state senate Chosen One Adam Hinds, would attempt it. Even if he did, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY AUG. 18, 2016) — All life is amazingly complex, capable of more awareness and intelligence than people can know. For example, this week, THE PLANET saw three simple yet defining instances. First, in this Floridian summer, have you noticed an unusual number of ants […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY AUG. 17, 2016) — Tricia Farley-Bouvier, from whereof dost thou cometh? This is the question of most everyone outside the Kool-Aid drinkers of the local Democrat Party. They know the answer. THE PLANET, alone among local media, knows as well. Everyone else wonders why TFB […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY Second of Two Parts (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY AUG. 16, 2016) — As promised, THE PLANET presents verse and chapter of the debate we picked with our Right Honorable Good Friend Sweet Pete White on the nature and meaning of “democracy.” Sweet Pete led with his chin […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY First of Two Parts (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MODAY AUG. 15, 2016) — Last week, the Berkshire Brigades (The BBs), which bills itself as “the countywide Democratic Party Organization” (don’t you love them capitals?) held a pep rally smeared in the gauche lipstick of a “debate.” The disguise […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION AUG. 12-14, 2016) — Going back to our days in talk radio, three topics always light up the lines: trash collection, cable TV service, and parking. Our column yesterday on Pittsfield’s latest attempt to address parking drew an unusually large number […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY AUG. 11, 2016) — THE PLANET and Beacon Cinema owner Richard Stanley agree: It’s an incredibly dumb idea to charge for parking in downtown Pittsfield. Stanely has strongly opposed to the idea, although official Pittsfield seems hell bent for leather to implement a consultant’s […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY AUG. 10, 2016) — What was and still is buried in the dirt at the building site of the new Taconic High School? THE PLANET alone has not been afraid to explore, and we have been on top of this story since we first broke […]
