MARY JANE, MUNCHIES, AND FOOD IN THE SCHOOLS
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY JAN. 16, 2019) — Yet another company looking to sell dope to dopes has applied to operate in Pittsfield. The growing number of would-bes includes Tenesel Wellness, Pure Botanicals, and Berkshire Roots. There may be others, but forgive THE PLANET for losing track. Sometimes things happen in such quantity as to make counting an Ed Wynn exercise or to invite a gratuitous photo-op for the mayor.
“Don’t bogart that joint, my friend. Pass it over to Pittsfield.”
The operational angst that afflicts the budding marijuana market has played out in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just as you would guess, tangled in a Medusa-head of legalism, red tape, bureaucracy, and politics. It doesn’t have to be so. What could be simpler than making the growing, possession, and selling of pot outright legal with no governmental involvement? Just free up the whole bong. That would remove too much tax money, you say? The government-run pot industry’s exorbitant taxes keep most of the business underground and illegal where it was, is, and will always be.
“Rooooooooooooooooooooooooll another one. Just like the other one.”
If you want to grow and smoke pot, you should be able to do it 100% freely. Same with companies that want to sell Mother Nature. Let them open stores with free market supply-demand regulating the business. Just don’t expect it to happen around here, not with the Commonwealth’s meddling politicians. And do you wonder if the coveted permits in Benigno Numine will be given out fairly or only to those who have “played (ahem) ball?”
In the immortal words of Henry Patrick, “Give me liberty, or give me meth.”
Speaking of the munchies (WARNING! Cute Segue Alert!), it cost taxpayers $400,000 a month for the Pittsfield Public School Department to provide free meals to students. Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a free lunch … and a free breakfast. The 400 Large come from federal coffers (USDA) not from city monies, but it’s still taxpayer dollars.
Actually, $20,000 a day to feed kids might be the necessary evil of two lessers. The alternative would be to let kids pony up lunch money, but Pittsfield is so poor (nearly 3/4 of the school population) that it’s certain some kids would not eat. A hungry kid has no chance at scholarship or achievement.
The free meals made news when the PSD revealed that in light of the government shutdown, it has enough money to keep the program going for another two months. After that, it will either have to ask for payment from families of find the money elsewhere. We agree that the meals program must be kept going. At that same time, we mourn the sad state of public education. As long as schools must provide daycare for families who won’t or can’t, it can’t fulfill its prime directive, which is to educate children.
Maybe it’s time to ask JIV, Kristen Behneke, and the other overpaid apparatchiks in the PSD to kick in a few of their own dollars when the money runs out. Ah, but you know where they’re going to look.
Gotta mirror?
“Everybody, sing along! Don’t bogart that joint, my friend. Pass it over to Pittsfield.”
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Marijuana is legal on the state government level, but it is still illegal on the federal government level. That means marijuana drug dealers like Nuciforo, who is also a third-rate Attorney, is breaking federal laws.
What will the political hacks do with the new tax revenue from marijuana sales?
Same thing they do with lottery and excise. Fix the roads.ha. Lets see who is the first to get arrested for driving under.
Right on man! Tyler with another photo op sniffing as one week,!accompanied by Far Away Farley-Bouvier who no doubt had the munchies and was looking for some pot laden brownies to help enhance her effed up thought process for stealing more of tthe Kapanskis’ cash. Two peas in a pod, or should I say Cheet and Chong!!!! And Bouvier wants to eliminate the kickoff in football, give drivers’ licenses to illegals, and tax your ads on miles driven, among other hair brained ideas. And both of them supported DA Hardly Harrington, who admittedly doesn’t want to put hardly anyone in jail. But of course, all 3 of these idiots will show up at a DARE graduation and blow (pot smoke???) smoke up the parents butts.
99 Now you’ve got it. That’s where the stones need to be thrown. These two that you are speaking about dont have an ounce of nervous tissue between them and are the recipients of the Gobsig network. In the public sector they would belong to the clerical staff with no decision making responsibilities. This is who is deciding Your future. I know it is hard to swallow but the only correction to this incompetent administration is the ballot box. Do you think the city sheep will come out and get rid of these miscreants?? I doubt it but I will not give up and I hope you won’t either because I dont believe we can take this much longer. We are all in jeapordy.
Mr. Guitani, Artie, H, Cosbie, et al. Hope you get a huge bag of reedfer and smoke so much you get so stoned you can’t post for a month because you are ruining this blog with all your blather, dribble, diatribe, dissertations, mistruths, half truths, etc.
And Mr. Melle, I hope you get a job. If you can wipe your ass you can work. Period.
I didn’t know you could do commercials on a Public radio-pctv Stur-goon promotes politicians also?
G-man does a weekly infomercial commercial for his water treatment products. This should be considered paid advertising as well.
Trump Train. He is keeping his eye on his water plants because the city is getting ready to spend 86 million dollars on updates which YOU are going to pay for. You should pray he is successful in reducing the cost of this project or YOU are going to be slaughtered. Need I spell this out for YOU????. Maybe the Gman will just let you and others slide into the abyss. Remember their is no one else looking out for you other tan him You better start praying that he is successful.
What’s reedfer,you dope.
You talking to me????
It’s suppose to be “reefer”. I was all doped up off a big bag of weed – once I saw Mayor Tyler sniffing it in the photo I just had to score some dope myself to help me hit my stride.
Johnny99: I have been wanting to say the same thing for some time. I love this blog but it is being ruined by Gaitani and his other alias.
Dan: Is there any way that you can at least LIMIT his access?
See ya spider.
I think Dan actually has him on payroll to create activity, kind of why newspapers always write unnamed editorial pieces that no one agrees with…creates responses.
Spider,
Dan’s a free speecher which I totally respect and actually appreciate. I post some stupid stuff sometimes and will probably post more now that there is good stuff to smoke close to home. But man it’s a tough read some days with Gman and all his alias and accompanying diatribes, even though I try to zip past them.
Johnny
Ditto, 99!
See ya fritz.
Spider and fritz. Even with my posts you both still remain ignorant. Where do you losers come from??
I tried to get a job, but no one would hire me. If I wasn’t a disabled Veteran, I would be financially insecure and at-risk of homelessness. I was blacklisted by the Nuciforo network many decades and years ago. Nuciforo had people bully me on his behalf without Nuciforo leaving behind his own fingerprints since I first met him at a Democratic political event in Dalton when I was 20 years old during the Spring of 1996. From the Fall of 1997 – the Spring of 1998, Nuciforo filed multiple state “ethics” complaints against my dad, who worked in the Pittsfield District Court Probation Office and served as a Berkshire County Commissioner. Nuciforo tried to get my dad fired from his state government job and resign from the County Commission seat. When that did not work, during the Spring of 1998 – Summer of 1998, when I was 22 and then 23 years old, Nuciforo set up secret plans with the Pittsfield Police Department to have me arrested based on Nuciforo’s false complaint that I made “veiled threats” against him. During the Summer of 1998, Nuciforo, along with Daniel Bosley, filed a rider to the FY1999 state budget to abolish Berkshire County government. There were no public hearings, and the measure was approved during the informal legislative session. For several years, Pontoosuc Lake, which is in both Pittsfield and Lanesboro, was placed in an accounting agency. The beautiful lake was infested by seaweed. The state’s response was that accountants don’t maintain lakes. The irony of Nuciforo and Bosley’s sloppy abolition of county government was that in 2006 Nuciforo anointed himself to a former county government position called Pittsfield Registrar of Deeds, and then in 2010, Bosley unsuccessfully ran a campaign for a former county government position called Berkshire County Sheriff. For years on end, Nuciforo openly talked about ousting Congressman John Olver. Because Nuciforo was so mean-spirited to me and my family, he wanted me out of the way, which meant he had people spread vicious rumors against me to the people of the Pittsfield area, despite the fact I already moved to Amherst, NH to live with my family. Nuciforo had people tell everyone that “all Jonathan Melle ever did was stalk a Jewish woman from Otis” and “Jonathan Melle belongs in a psychiatric institution”. The woman’s father, who back in the 1990’s was an environmental science Professor at Berkshire Community College and lived in Becket (close to Otis) was one of Nuciforo’s henchmen bullies would always viciously point his finger at me, verbally assault me with hurtful insults, and he even threatened to physically assault me. I had to meet with the Massachusetts State Police detectives at the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office during the Fall of 1999 to finally resolve the +3-year-long domestic dispute. To be clear, Nuciforo set up the whole negative situation, manipulated and had me bullied, and then he had his people spread vicious rumors against me to silence me so he could proceed to oust Congressman John Olver. BUT, I would not be silenced, and as I told Nuciforo many times over, I will always speak my good conscience as long as I live. Nuciforo may scare and bully many people in the Pittsfield area, but he does not scare me! After Nuciforo lost his failed campaign for U.S. Congress in 2012 by 40 points to corporate PAC Congressman Richard Neal, Nuciforo went from being a shill for Boston area big banks and insurance companies to a drug dealer of marijuana products. The company he founded, which was re-named “Berkshire Roots”, is the largest grower of cannabis in Western Massachusetts.
– Jonathan Melle
Gotta love a good conspiracy theorist!
Might I recommend you consult your psychiatrist about upping your dosage of Prozac and lithium.
It is amazing how uninformed people use conspiracy theorist to cast aspersions on things they now nothing about.
This branding of things as conspiracy no longer works. It was a tactic of the CIA to discredit truth being revealed. Funny, how many of those conspiracy theories are now recognized as real conspiracy.
99 Without my posts you would remain ignorant. Jeest saayn
There is nothing enlightening about your posts. All you do is whine about Tyer and Trump, and insult others on this blog when they don’t agree with your whines. Have some cheese and go back to watching CNN.
Yes I do and I give reasons why I do. I am not educationally limited like you. I formulate with reason. Like I have always said you can’t put together a coherent thought process and you want to limit others from posting. You got to be kidding lightweight. I would give anything to see you try to go one on one with the Gman. He would make minced meat out of you before you even opened your mouth. Start watching his show and get yourself educated.
99 If I were you I would start watching the Gman show and his appearances at city council meetings. You fool he is trying to help everyone in this city including you. Anyone who feels that they have to throw a stone at him is truly a moron. There are politicians in this city who deserve your wrath but not gaetani. Remember he gets paid nothing for trying to help city residents and should at least be respected for what he is trying to do. He has been at every CC meeting for the past three years and always has the taxpayers interests in mind. How do you throw stones at someone like that is beyond belief. Perhaps he should try try to sink you at these meetings. Please re asses your priorities. They are way out of whack
Pittsfield has hit its stride and having to pass out almost a half million dollars of free lunches a month to poor children proves it. So let’s all form a conga line and do the “Pittsfield Stride”.
We are going to need a theme song so does anyone have suggestions?
Do does one need a prescription from a doctor for medical marijuana in Mass. and does anyone know anyone who has gotten one locally?
Every once in a while my eyes blink unexpectedly and I would like to get this taken care of before it gets worse.
Do does whaaaat?
The truth be told the subsidised goverment food program is more about subsidising farming.I can not think of a better way to bailout Americas farmers that to feed children.Im sure the planet remembers filling out the goverment forms in every school building in Pittsfield years ago .They wanted to know how many Dads worked in Hes Ordinance plant.We got money for that.The goverment cheese milk hamburgmix with soybeans made for pizzaburgers,American chop suey,Shepard pie hamburgs grilled cheese…on and on and on
Some things must be answered….Pat show how uranium from America made its way to Russia.This was Hannitys main talking point during the last election knowing full well his viewers dont read up on issues to fact check.So here’s your 2nd chance to inform .I’m guessing this was the first thing Trump investigated or maybe it’s not true.
Actually you are right TSC, no Uranium is going to Russia. But maybe the point Pat is trying to make is that we buy 50% of our uranium from Russian owned mines.
http://www.worldstopexports.com/us-uranium-imports-by-supplying-country/
Last i checked, enriched uranium didn’t come straight out of the ground. You need a science lesson.
Education is in a very sad state. It’s more about indoctrinating kids than actually teaching them to think. Upcoming generations are being taught to give government lots of power over their lives and are not being taught the dangers of big government.
Pat do you know what is indoctrinating? FOX news, Hannity, Pirro, Limbaugh and that little weasel Watters. And the irony of Fox news and its gurus is that it is taking the republican party down. While attempting to prop it up they are simultaneously cutting the legs out from under it.
No, indoctrination is the whole far left philosophy Dusty. High taxation is good, give all your money to the government, etc….
This indoctrination talking point started with rush Limbaugh in the late 80s as conservatives painted democrats as commies and a college education was earning credits towards your membership in the communist party. It was of course stupid and ignorant but really effective in convincing white drive time men who hated their live to hate somebody and blame others for the economic pyramid scheme.Pat please explain Ed reform because it is a conservative idea to destroy Public education.School choice was part of that another conservative idea.
Where do you get this rot?
Many parents are poor or unable to feed their kids due to drug abuse and government steps in to fill the need. Government is also promoting pot at the same time so does anyone see a problem here? We have government celebrating the opening of pot shops. Really!!?! Is this a good thing for society?!? Independent people who can care for themselves would be a much worthier goal. It’s all justified because government can charge high taxes on this junk?
Ironically Pat, the reason the kids cannot afford their own lunch is because they spend their own money on pot. So the government then steps in and buys them lunch. It is this mentality that makes American schools far down the list of countries giving the best education
Isn’t it also ironic Dusty that our politicians are celebrating the opening of recreational pot shops here in Pittsfield?!?
Take a look at that city council Pat. There are at least five of them that look like they have been smoking pot since they were twelve years old.
And apparently, yes, it can affect the cognitive functions.
Dusty. There are actually factually eight of them. Its easier to name the sane members of the council. They are Mazzeo Connell and Morandi. The others are brain dead, but are very dangerous to the taxpayer.
Pat,are you going to prove Clinton gave uranium to Russia ?You need to look up how 5 agencies have to sign off on deals involving any sales of companies or products to our enemies in Russia .Trump is taking down Europe for Puttin and America for Puttin….this is what your supporting .There are hundreds of tunnels under current Wall already built and yet you don’t seem to understand about tunnels 75 feet deep that we can’t find
If the school is going to promote its politicians and administrators on pctv, shouldn’t the shows be on the educational channel?
I would ask the same question of you. Why are you allowed to promote your run for mayor on your PCTV show? It’s totally political.
As a matter of fact, I think I will complain in writing to PCTV about your political promotion on your show.
He can do it because it’s the waterboy comedy hour.
I hah when I see that man.
Tyer actually praised the investment frm the CPA for pickleball courts? Who knew she stated, It’s a growing trend??????
Tyer says we have a decrease in our tax bill? My overall taxes went up almost 300 dollars.
Somebody has to make up for the two and a half million Stanley walked off with
The community I work for proposes spending almost $700k for a new park with pickleball courts. While I disagree with the expense and site, the courts are no doubt in demand.
In our case to access property we already own, we must build a new bridge over a creek, adding several hundred thousand dollars to the price tag. Adding courts into an existing park should be relatively space and money efficient.
Shakes, you really are a dope. What do you think C P A stands for? Pickleball shouldn’t have any funding, it never existed
Great column DV. The “legal” pot biz in the Pitts is the height of hypocrisy. Just another outlet for more corruption.
I gotta run. Im off to play picklebll. It’s the fastest growing sport in America. How do I know? The mayor said so.
There is more justification for using C P A funds for filling pot holes than pickle ball. But ya just knew once they got this extra tax through they were going to abuse it.
And what idiot ever decided the word honorable should be used with the title mayor? The honorable mayor so and so just has a nauseous ring to it. (in Pittsfield, Ma)
My community isn’t using CPA for pickleball. We have several active leagues at our indoor gyms and have little doubt the courts will see use in warmer months.
Again, isn’t my decision, I am a staff person implementing the wishes of out elected representatives and their constituents.
I can’t play pickle ball,keep tripping over my pickle.
Love your pickle and your balls.
Rumor has it that the Gman will build public pickel ball courts in his back yard.
Where do you get information of criteria for CPA funding? Someone said here today CPA is community preservation? Where are there pickle ball courts that are preserved. This is insane.
CPA should suspended and discontinued. It’s out of control before it started. Give me the money fo a new roof so I can preserve my home. And disqualify the tif given to Stanley, didn’ comply with the criteria.
Herberg middle school does not have the Superintendant working in the building.Joe Curtis is not helping in the Herberg building,There are 2 men who could be giving 60 hours of their time to solve behavior problems in the building.They are afraid to enforce their policies in front of already stressed out staff. We need to get Berkshire Eagle reporter to get permission to spend 30 days in a Pittsfield School.Mccandless must stop lying to Yon and the school committee. They have all thanked each other about the great job McCandless has done……kids are reporting to parents all over town about Herberg behaviours .Superintendant and the Mayor must spend 30 day doing their jobs from that middle school…..those 2 people are costing Pittsfield 15k per student to flee the system…7.5 million.Theres your tax break mayor.Our budget is 10 million too high.
One thing every home owner in this city needs to do is to keep an eye on houses with similar square footages to their own which have sold recently. The sale price of the home is key. I know a person on the lower westside who’s house was assessed at 94000 dollars. A home similar to my friends home sold for 60,Ooo. He went to the assessors office and had his home assesment significantly reduced. Everyone who plans on staying in there homes for their lifetime should always check out the prices that homes similar to their S are selling for. Conversely if you are thinking of selling your home you should also monitor activity in your neighborhood to insure your assessment is as high as possible so you can sell your house for the most you can get
You keep bringing this forward tsc because you are right. Keep shouting the message. The buck stops at the top!! Where are they? They need to physically get into the pit!!
Great info G Man) thanx.
Dan for the love of Zeus please ban the phrase Just Sayin’……Just Sayin.’
That Mikey Wards line,hell no!
If you think Joe Pinhead is me then you have greatly overestimated my interest in you.
The government of Pittsfield has raised taxes way over what they need to run the government and provide services. So they then have the financial leeway to create projects our of thin air and if they happen to benefit a donor or connected friend or family member that is just gravy on the cake.
And using CPA funds is just plain fraud. I think these people see what Trump is getting away with and think it is the new norm. We are in deep shit and need a moral lifeline.
Johnny. Your last 5 words sums it up magnificently.
Ask, yourself? Before this stupid C P A vote happened and you told everyone that pickle ball would be one of the conservation fundings, would you have vote for it?
Johnny: when the city has a surplus the first thing the city should do is reduce property taxes. The surplus is coming from over taxation of the taxpayer and they are due this so called tax reduction. Some free cash should be on hand to take care of unforseen emergencies. Free cash has become a slush fund for the incompetents in city hall. I wonder how many taxpayers would have approved the 200 thousand gift to bcc for a football field?? This in my opinion was wrong as the city doesnt own the field. I think the money would have been better spent on the parks the city owns or for the ski tow at oceola park so the kids could ski. After all the money belongs to the city of pittsfield residents and we should have a say on how our money is spent.
Since a large percentage of these student’s parents also have EBT cards (food stamps), these families are double dipping the welfare system.
Where is their food money going?
Pretty sure starvation qualifies as child abuse, so if McCandless doesn’t report the parents of the kids he claims don’t feed them he is breaking the law. Of course everyone knows he is lying just to defraud taxpayers so I guess it’s OK!
There is some validity in your statement. The real question is where is the accountability???? No one seems to be accountable in our society anymore. This is at least half the problem
I looked at the school lunch menu for middle schools. They have a lot to choose from.Not like when I was in school. Papa Gino’s pizza one day.
Also looked into pickleball equipment at Dick’s online. Pickleball paddles are $80. A sleeve of 3 pickleballs cost $10. A business opportunity could be a pickleball pro shop, maybe on Peck’s Road.
These Historical entities she be from private funding also. Who the hell outside of the gobsigs want he Springsteen House dump. Insane.
Artie,
The reason you and your great pal Guitani are never seen together is the same reason Clark Kent was never seen with Superman. Most of us Planeteers are too smart for your ploy. And sorry if I hurt your feelings and I’m especially sorry if I hurt Johnathans’. Must be all the reefer I scored and smoked up yesterday that muddled my thinking.
99 You are forgiven. Stop the pot. It will fry your brain. I am Clark Kent and the Gman is superman. I wish it were reversed but no one compares to the Gman. Are you aware 99 that the city is preparing to spend 86 million dollars of your money on the city’s water plants? Do you support the Gman efforts to significantly reduce the cost of this project or should he let you and everyone else get flushed down the drain??
And Tyer is Lois Lane.
More like Ms. Monrypenny.
The water projects, last I knew, were assorted throughout the system. We need people with education and experience running these projects. Not the G-man.
Both of your identities are dumber than a box of rocks.
isis attacks again in Syria,way to pullout trump.
We can’t be everywhere when ISIS attacks. Should we be occupying France since it is full of ISIS terrorists thanks to their open border policy.
Wayfair,just what I Don’t need.
Russia want Trump in,they did not want to deal with the heavy handed Clinton.And fast forward w years and we can see why now….Puttin is running Trumps America
Hannity,Coulture,Beck,Limbaugh lead the Right wingers Trump is their puppet
And Ingraham….just sayin….
Right on Fellas! Let’s hear it for the Fox blonds. Babes with brains gets me every time. Bring back Megan. And Tomi Lauren is smoking hot and I like Martha too and her lip gloss. Lisa Booth too. Why get your news from and old white guy or a diversity hire in the Clinton News Network when you can it it from a Foxy babe???
Holy Molly!!!!! Is this another Wave???. Of course Tyler says it won’t affect Pittsfield Operations, which means I’ll betcha 2 doobies it will.
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/wayfair-hit-with-securities-fraud-class-action-suit,561776
Did the mayor actually say that fraud lawsuits were a part of doing business? That does not sound good for the taxpayers but if she really believes that perhaps we should revisit the Beacon caper. The fact that that guy was allowed to dance off into the sunset tells you all you need to know about the mayors “Pittsfield Stride”.
The Beacon was a cash cow for somebody.This deal smelled at the end. Stanley was not reinvesting in the business or paying the banks back.Where did all the money go.No leadership in the mayor’s office or in the School Department .
Are you suggesting the the school department investigate the movie theater?
This is a “must read.”
Do you think the CEO of Wayfair will be a bunk buddy of Fat Pat Muraca.
Defrauding stock investors, one investor at a time, a Pittsfield tradition.
Mayor Rudi admitted last night on CNN that Trumps campaign conspired with Russia to influence his election…..Trump resigns to day
The scam that is Wayfair
(A fitting partner for Pittsfield)
One of many fraud suits against Wayfair was just filed, expect more to come and expect the dirty details of a near ponzi scheme operation to come out in subsequent lawsuits.
Wayfair’s business model is not sustainable, they lose millions every quarter and that loss is widening. What wayfair has learned is the good old “pump and dump” routine, something that plays well to the Tyer administration and Pittsfield in general.
Overinflated claims that go unfulfilled, claims that get lots of press and fanfare but are hollow and fraudulent.
Remember the 500 General Dynamics Jobs (really only 76)
Remember the 110 Interprint Jobs (really only 9)
Remember the hope that was a $30 million movie theater? ($700k in the open market)
Wayfair will be the same; those 300 jobs, it will be amazing if any materialize at all. Already internally they are back peddling, saying it will be fewer, that they are having difficulty finding the “right space”, that applications have been underwhelming.
The one thing Wayfair does know how to do, get tax breaks and earn money for the C3 group by hyping their numbers then dumping their stock.
Tyer’s vibrant and dynamic Tammany Hall. She was the appointed city clerk by the Ruberto Regime and in charge of the last Mayoral election winning all 7 wards and 14 precincts a near impossibility.
Wow, so you accuse the current mayor of rigging the last election? That’s a very serious accusation.
Just saying. Follow the MONEY.
Famous Mayoral quotes..Just an aberration…We ran out of salt, I don’t know where the funds went, I have a Rolodex…Part of doing. Busness? That one takes the cake.
Make it a fun game: “Famous Pittsfield Mayoral Quotes:” How many more ?……”Economic Engine”, “Collaborative” , “Diversity” , “Vibrant” , “Renaissance”, “Dynamic”….??????
But WAIT !! Tyer used those terms as a city councilor to describe Workshop Live..thus.paying homage to the online guitar man. Never over used.
SJ
Great idea. Remember “It’s Happening!”? Best all-time is the “Renaissance.”
Or, don’t come here to work, but live? And, there is the hip tattoo parlor?? (Once occupied by Lesley Lent)…just sayin
Part of doing business? No she didn’t. Let’s hope not.
Yes. She said that. Ouch.
What the hell is Mazzeo doing on the buffoons show, she can’t get a word in?
She is on the Waterboy’s news hour?
No, you dope,Stoogeon. G Man doesn’t have guests, jackass.
People might want to read that latest Wayfair story asap as I imagine it will disappear rather quickly. All stories reflecting negatively on the city have a short shelf life as city hall tries to manage its reputation by controlling information.
JOHNNY
Thanks for posting the link to the story. THE PLANET had information on this from someone with inside information. This person “dropped a dime” to us. The news is not good. Don’t expect Wayfair’s Pittsfield operation to get under way anytime soon. We are investigating. Stay tuned. File this under “M” for “Man, Pittsfield really knows how to pick ’em.”
Dan,
You’re welcome. The earlier link was to The Eagle story, which of course was scantily clad but did have the great quote from her Honor. Here is the IBerkshires link, which has more details, as usual:
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/59094/Lawsuit-Accuses-Wayfair-of-Misleading-Investors.html
Between pickin apart the pickleball park pick, and the shootings and The Wayfair Wave, you sure have lots of juice for your columns.
My oh so wise thoughts;
1. Don’t blame kids because they are poor or have bad families. They do t chose what environment they are born into.
2. The Beacon embezzlement would pay for 10 YEARS of free lunches. Still no action on that from Mayor or DA.
3. Pot should be legal but it’s been codified by the state in how it’s set up to make rich people who were already rich. The legal inequity of making minor drugs illegal and then railroading violators will still be there. In my crystal ball I see sometime in the future prosecution of illegal pot sales (black market).
4. I also foresee some kind of robbery against one of the pot places as they can not legall bank without tripping maybe Federal watch lists. Who knows if Buddy Bank etc are compiing with Federal Law on this but if they did – all parties would be on a watch list. If any children are targeted for drug sales (or other violations like money laundering) they are meant to ring the bell. It means in practice more unsavory characters in the area, and probably more crime.
I assume the city gets a cut of all pot sales? If so what account will it go into and will it be used to fund pickle ball courts for school dept employees to use on their long lunches or days when excess staff members have little to do?
Pat probably has it sussed about this legal pot deal. Legally sanctioned deals to raise tax revenue to keep bloated governments afloat. To get their zoning deals made they negotiated Host Community Agreements. Dan could review those as they are public documents and probably very fascinating.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/a-st-louis-drug-dealer-confesses-to-selling-prescription-drugs-but-still-walks-free/63-53e34911-140f-4c4f-a089-64056c987472
This trend of not dishing out proper justice for crimes in the name of social justice will create more crime.
I don’t know what that link is. State sanctioned drug dealing and incarcerating other drug dealers is what we are talking about. The Rockefeller laws were a huge disaster and now they have legalized weed to protect white boy college students. Never under estimate the desire of the population to get wasted. The courts in Pittsfield will continue to prosecute the cannon fodder drug dealers while other legal drug dealers get rich. Sounds about right!
Btw, have you ever spoken to the MA AGs office. The people there aren’t even lawyers. The dumbest bunch of people Maura Healey can find, sounds like something AH is modeling. I hope to goodness someone finds a better candidate to run against Healey She is THE WORST.
Rumors have it that there will be a whole group of snowflakes falling on the city Sunday. If you wait until Monday to start your cleanup it will be much harder on your machine and back and the wind chill may be 20 below zero.
Try to get a portion of it done before dark on Sunday during half time. And if you will be on the road don’t be your usual asshat self. And yes, I am talking to you Fritz.
IN THE HOW’S THE NEW DA DOING FROM INSIDE THE OFFICE:
Our new DA has dyed her hair pink. Wears a leather skirt or pant with leather vest WHEN she rarely shows up at the office. As she said, “I’m the face of the office and won’t be doing court work anyway.”
Work is left to her lackeys who are struggling to get traction on cases.
Meanwhile, Ms. Moon has set up the little “healthy table” with a few healthy snacks (blech) with bottles of effervescent spring water.
When our DA said she was going to clean out the office, I didn’t think colons were what she was referencing.
Let the slide to oblivion continue….
The Gman made fowl tyer stew on his Wednesday show. It looks like he got some more rotten tyer ingredients to add to it next week. No one can stew the stooges like the Gman. This stew buffoon stew also has a rancid smell that is so bad that the Gman has to wear a gas mask when he is making it. When it is done it is not fit for consumption by man or beast but the gobsig elected buffoons love it and this is why they all stink to high heavens. If the Gman was elected mayor the number of buffoons in this city would be significantly reduced and the city budget would be down by a total of 28% by now. Because he is real corporate executive he knows how to run a successful businesses and is keenly aware that the buck stops with the city’s elected officials. The whole lot of them haven’t a clue as to how to run a city. Tyer calls success saving city residents 2.1 cents per day. She is even bragging about this 2.1 cents per day. This alone proves she is totally clueless and she must be turned out of office in November. Her and the bulk of the council need to be given their walking papers and allow others who will have the taxpayer in mind with their every vote. Let us not forget their mid steps on a daily basis and remember every one of them at election time. They must go.
How often does Moon set up the “healthy table”? Hopefully it will not cost the taxpayers another $400,000 a month as do the kids healthy lunches.
The G-man is more and more unstable each day. Can someone close to him please encourage him to get help?
iBerkshires has a more detailed article on the Wayfair blowback. A must read. Don’t wait as some stories seem to evaporate rather quickly.
And if you have filled out an application to work at this place you might want to fill one out somewhere else as well.
JOHNNY
Yes, the iBerkshires story presents a better understanding. THE PLANET, meanwhile, has been beating the bushes to find out the stuff that ISN’T being reported. We’re turning up some interesting details.
Well, if that quote by this mayor doesn’t wake everyone up,nothing will. The price of doing business? What a buffoon.
Its amazing how many people on this blog are not aware of some of the most important things that are or not going on in this city. We are all aware that the eagle and local radio stations are one in the same and are very pro administration and anti taxpayer. The Planet and the Gman are sources of information that can not be found anywhere else. The Gazette is the only print media that at least tries to give a balanced reading of events occurring in this city. That leaves most of us to get the bulk of our knowledge right here on the planet or on the Gman show. The Gman show Wednesday is a must see show as he talked about a meeting comprised of former DPW commissioner William Forestall whom the Gman had charlie smith hire for the city position. He was the commissioner a very long time. He and two other members were commissioned to put together a report as to how much cost would be associated with the reduction of phosphorous at the sewer plant. He stated the cost would be about 21 million dollars. The Gman stated on his Wednesday show that his analyses for cost associated with reduction of phosphorous was about 18 million. So you see two experts in this field have very close cost projections for this project. How did the project ever reach 74 million dollars?? This is a question for all of you to determine. Lastly no one on this board knew about the Gman’s 18 million dollar estimation and Mr Foretells 21 million dollar estimation. After all these two are the city’s experts on water treatment and sewer treatment and none of you are aware of their efforts on your behalf. Now its time for those who do nothing to help the taxpayer to throw stones at these two
who have had a gigantic positive affect on this city having saved the taxpayer 116 million dollars in the 80s and another 50 million in reduced water and sewer rates in the past ,34 years. This is who these gentlemen are. Now it is time for nut case shakes to throw his stones at these giants who could crush him like a bug on the side walk. Some people are so jealous of successful people that all they do is criticise and never grow up. Shakes is now about 7 years old mentally and it certainly shows. Grow up but case viccoward.