Tyer was wicked nervous. Even patted herself on the back for not using the vibrant and dynamic line during the debate. Mazzeo was the clear winner. Cool calm and collected the whole time. Couldn’t get over Tyer’s Captain Kangaroo jacket.

Well, if your talking about D D, his initial reason for his initial Council run is that he D D said Pittsfield has a problem with the way they,(The City) Rolls Things Out. So transfer that statement on a couple of things mayor has rolled out. Kiosks,Summer St Trash,line painting, many business unable to move forward? The blight program with Hess Forest its biggest problem child and didn’t hit the carpet let alone rolled out,private discussions with estate concerning Sewer Water,So…….D D although part of a Council that has voted yeah on everything the mayor has proposed, doesn’t seemed to have followed the beat of his own drum. Dump DD and Pete White..fast.

I would like to give an early “thumbs down” to Tyers refusal to release pertinent information regarding EMA. Her whole 4 year term has been largely a behind closed doors operation and should be a red flag for all voters in the upcoming election. Secrecy at the top suggests that things are going on that they don’t want you to know about. And that is never good for taxpayers.

Hopefully the firefighters, police, school teachers and everyone else will vote their conscious and not in puppet fashion by someone telling them who to vote for.

Tuned in to tbr hear Yukie Cohen and all I got was an ear full of the host,is he running for City Council. Sorry Yukie I have no idea of whether to Vote for you, partly because I don’t know what you stand for. With that being said I’m considering you anyway along with Jay Hamling. The host Bill Sturgeous,is talking about zulus and gnats again?

As well, I’m having a hard time deciding whether Mazzeo’s very apparent lack of politician-ness is endearing or scary to voters…

She is not an excellent public speaker. She is obviously passionate, but has a hard time articulating that to a crowd.

Refreshing or worrisome?

Mazzeo won. I don’t care whether or not she Googles anything because just doing it makes pages upon pages of information available. It demonstrates an important aspect about Mazzeo. She is willing to research an issue, not just listen to the hacks around her.

Tyer’s response about pumping every dime into the schools is telling. Typical politician. Instead of identifying problem areas and working to address them, we’ll just throw more money at the problem and it will work itself out.

There’s an issue of a lack of respect for authority by the students in Pittsfield schools. Tyer’s girlfriend, Squeaky Harrington, is just making it worse because there’s absolutely zero threat of punishment. “Sorry I stabbed my teacher, but she gave me a ‘D’ on my report and it pissed me off. I’m only 17 you know, and my parents refused to buy me a new car last year when I got my license, so I’m definitely abused.”

There has to be fundamental changes and it starts by a top to bottom analysis of the schools, identifying where the problems are, and getting an administration that’s responsible enough to implement the changes.

“Brooklyn”

In watching the debate I felt that Melissa definitely responded better to all the questions that were asked. Tyer kept going off subject and once again she was wiggling around in her seat and moving her hands like she was in a punching match and screaming her answers. She also seemed to sneer at Melissa after every answer. I also could not help notice that Barry was texting through the debate, was he telling her what to say? Lovely Linda does not seem to accept the fact that our City is full of crime. I was hoping that Melissa would come out with the facts on how many police officers have retired and left the police department. This would have shut down the bragging comment of Tyers that she has added police officers. Also, it is shameful that with all the money the taxpayers have given to the school department there was not a microphone available for the audience to asked their questions.

Carr Hardware is moving retail operations and will leave commercial operations for a short period of time in Pittsfield.
They will create more jobs and revenue in Lenox than EMA Will is 50 years. Pittsfield will lose the jobs and the sales tax revenue.

O’Reilly Auto Parts will create more jobs and revenue for Pittsfield than EMA.

A-Mart, arson, angry customer, or bad luck?

J Allens closed

Brooklyn’s Best is ready to go back to Brooklyn.

Sen Sushi, not long for North Street.

General Dynamics was scheduled to do C5I Systems maintenance for the next two years those plans are changing.

Beacon Cinema has fired staff

Wayfair can’t find employees to fill its positions.

Did the Beatles predict a Melissa Mazzeo win way back in 1969?

Take a look at the letters their legs form:

MM

Where’s Brian been? Either the Planet kicked him out or he finally seen the light.

In today’s “We don’t know what the hell we’re doing” the DA’s office has put out an incredible amount of detail on the Simon’s Rock situation. Who does that? Someone who never intends to prosecute. Clearly, this student has created significant damage and broken multiple laws. Harrington was elected to enforce the law and prosecute crimes, not make the laws. This is bizarre.

DA releases inconsistencies in student report of campus attack at Simon’s Rock
Posted Wednesday, October 16, 2019 5:33 pm
By Heather BellowThe Berkshire Eagle
This story has been updated with responses from Great Barrington’s police chief and from an official at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.

GREAT BARRINGTON — The Berkshire District Attorney Office’s released preliminary findings Wednesday that show inconsistencies in a student’s report that she was attacked last month on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock.Nevertheless, investigators continue to look into the Sept. 27 incident, citing “the unease that the complaint has caused for the community, particularly for Simon’s Rock students and faculty.”District Attorney Andrea Harrington’s office said in a statement that its investigation ranges “from the nature of the original complaint to potential motivations behind the alleged assault.”Forensic tests are incomplete, according to the office.According to investigators, the student reported being knocked unconscious and dragged about 75 yards into woods, where she woke up with cuts to her torso and clothing.The student said she was dragged over ground, according to the district attorney’s statement. But no dirt or debris was found on the student’s “clothing, shoes, hair and body,” the office said.Also, the findings raise questions about the nature of the student’s injuries.”The superficial wounds on the student’s torso did not align with the cuts on the student’s clothing,” the office said. Further, the student had no defensive wounds. And no evidence of a medical reason for the reported unconsciousness could be found, the district attorney’s statement said. No evidence was found of a potential attacker being present in the area.”None of the witnesses in the area at the time reported seeing any other potentially involved parties in the vicinity,” the statement said.An assailant has not been identified, nor are there any leads. The incident paralyzed the small college community, which already was responding to the discovery of racist graffiti found scrawled on a student union chalkboard. Also, a swastika was discovered etched in a bathroom stall. The 18-year-old student of color reported the attack just after 2 p.m. Sept. 27 and was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, then released.School administrators and police, lacking surveillance cameras on campus, have had to piece together the sequence of events, while also trying to calm students and families. The report raised concerns that an assailant with racist motives was on the loose on or near campus, where people of color make up 40 percent of the student population. Classes were canceled the next week, amid what some students and faculty say are underlying racial tensions at the school.The reported attack prompted a number of students to return home that week.The school has since hired an independent private investigator.A week after the incident, reaction intensified after local police said the evidence collected so far did not indicate that the reported attack was racially motivated. One faculty member resigned over what she said was the administration’s bungling of its response to the crisis, given escalating concerns of racism on campus. Campus security and town police said they had stepped up patrols, after initially saying the community was not in danger from an assailant. On Wednesday, Great Barrington Police Chief William Walsh said his department is keeping that same level of alert by continuing the increase in patrols both on campus and in the surrounding neighborhood. Susan Lyon, the college’s vice provost, said in an email that the college is continuing its own investigation, “independently of any law enforcement findings or updates.” She declined to answer questions about the investigation, or to say when surveillance cameras will be installed on campus after school officials agreed to it as one of a list of demands from the Black Student Union.The investigation led by the district attorney’s staff has required a “significant amount of resources,” the statement from Harrington’s office said. That work includes efforts by state police detectives, Great Barrington Police, forensics testing at the State Police Crime Lab and a search of electronic devices, according to the DA’s office.Also, the possibility of a racial motive in the reported attack triggered notification of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Heather Bellow can be reached at hbellow@berkshireeagle.com or on Twitter @BE_hbellow and 413-329-6871.

How about those Nats.

I commend DA Andrea Harrington for issuing a statement about Bard College however her motivations were very clear by releasing that level of data. She has now polluted the jury pool forever, making prosecution of the complainant nearly impossible.

I completely understand that she needs to get the information out there to quell the “woke” students and community that jumped to conclusions and squarely put the blame on a phantom white racist male or males but her blind ambition ruined a future case.
Was that purposeful or due to her inexperience? I’d say both. Talking with an employee in her office they had a big meeting on how to release the information. This woman should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
She was actually the person on tape, along with at least two other “students of color” who carved the swastika in the partitions and who scribbled the N-Word all over campus bulletin boards.

This “woman of color” and her “friends of color” should be prosecuted.

How hard would it be to make any and all city workers to both live here and send their kids to school here. One stroke of a pen. We are talking millions on the school end. The country is using body cams everywhere,no? Not possible? Another idea,cameras in strategic locations throughout the city,just nighttime to begin with. Why not?