WIFELY SUPPORT FOR KRONICK IN WARD 2 … ‘SNAPSHOT OF TOMORROW’ — THE PLANET’s Election Day PREVIEW
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
THE PLANET received this letter late, past “going to press.” Nonetheless, we want to share it with the citizenry in the hopes it will turn out more to the polls citywide but especially in Ward 2.
FROM CHARLES IVAR KRONICK: My wife, Ann, wants me to post her letter to the Berkshire Eagle. It was written yesterday, and it may be too late to be printed.
To The Editor:
Charles Kronick has been working very hard to get to know you in Ward 2. I ought to know. I am his wife. He comes home every night from campaigning door to door animated by the people who have shared concerns and ideas with him. Some have asked for his help with problems: a woman whose husband is house bound was worried she could not get him a booster COVID shot, a man was worried that he would be evicted if he complained about smoking going outside his Housing Authority apartment (he has serious lung problems), a worried father asked if he knew anyone that could give him a job. My husband helped them all following up several times, in fact. “My work begins now, honey!” My husband declared to me. Yet his opponent has made public statements questioning my husband’s character because he has had the nerve to campaign during Covid.
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was 3 years old and take a number of medications that compromise my immune system. My husband is also immune compromised. My husband knocks on your doors because it is his duty to do so and I fully support him in that effort. I know my husband is a deeply caring man. He is dedicated, has broad business and life experience and is very, very intelligent.
Yes Charles has knocked on your doors and will continue to knock long after November 2nd . I made a great choice 10 years ago when I said yes to Charles’ marriage proposal and you will make a great choice by voting for him for Ward 2 City Councilor on November 2nd.
Sincerely,
Ann Kronick, Ph.D.
THE PLANET thanks Ann K for sharing this support, testimony that we heartily endorse.
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(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY NOV. 1, 2021) — There’s an election tomorrow.
Not that you’d know it.
Things have been quiet. Too quiet, as they say in the Westerns.
With no president, governor, mayor, or D.A. on the chopping block, expect turnout to be low, between 20-30% with a turnout of 7,000+ — about 6,000+ of whom will have a connection to one of the Big 3 public employee unions. The Kapanski’s are defending the Alamo. FYI, in 2017, an election similar to tomorrow’s, a “whopping” 23.01% voted. Total electorate is 29,202.
Nonetheless, THE PLANET presents our snapshot of tomorrow, when shortly after 8 p.m., all will be known.
Here’s the official list of candidates from city clerk Michelle Benjamin.
Certified 2021 Municipal Election Candidate List
CITY CLERK
Michele M. Benjamin michelecetti@gmail.com
94 Barker Road
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AT-LARGE
Craig Benoit CRBENO3167@aol.com
150 Longview Terr.
Yuki Cohen yukiforpittsfield@gmail.com
71 South Church Street, N304
Karen M. Kalinowsky bkkalinowsky@yahoo.com
63 Shaker Lane
Peter M. Marchetti petermmarchetti@gmail.com
63 Valentine Road
Earl George Persip, III persip4pittsfield@gmail.com
190 Karen Drive
Peter T. White petewhite78@yahoo.com
239 Jason Street
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WARD 1
Kenneth G. Warren, Jr kgwarrenlaw@gmail.com
399 Cheshire Road
Andrea Christeen Wilson acw@gablemercier.com
90 Partridge Road
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WARD 2
Charles I. Kronick chak319@yahoo.com
93 Windsor Avenue
Matthew Ryan Kudlate mkudlate@yahoo.com
28 New Hampshire Avenue
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WARD 3
Kevin J. Sherman kevin.j.sherman@gmail.com
22 Kathy Way
UNOPPOSED
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WARD 4
James B. Conant jbconant78@gmail.com
78 Lucia Drive
Andrew M. Wrinn andrewwrinn3@gmail.com
1087 William Street
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WARD 5
Patrick Kavey patrickkavey@gmail.com
66 Spadina Parkway
UNOPPOSED
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WARD 6
Edward James Carmel pskj077@gmail.com
65 Columbus Avenue, 406
Dina G. Lampiasi dinaguiel@gmail.com
8 Trova Terr.
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WARD 7
Anthony V. Maffuccio amaffuccio@aol.com
256 Robbins Avenue
UNOPPOSED
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mark Brazeau mbrazeau0608@gmail.com
33 Melrose Avenue
William J. Cameron williamcamerone@hotmail.com
1016 West Street
Daniel C. Elias delias@pittsfield.net
201 Mohegan Street
Sara L. Hathaway Hathawayforpittsfield@yahoo.com
17 Walnut Street
WITHDRAWN FROM RACE Katie E. Lauzon edukate4pittsfield@gmail.com
197 Second Street, WITHDRAWN FROM RACE
Alison McGee aamcgee@gmail.com
979 North Street
Karen Reis Kaveney Murray karenkaveney@gmail.com
177 Burke Avenue Ext.
WITHDRAWN FROM RACE Nyanna L. Slaughter nyannaslaughter96@outlook.com
55 Backman Avenue WITHDRAWN FROM RACE
Vicky M. Smith Vicky.smith4550@gmail.com
1218 West Street
Bill Tyer billtyer@mail.com
17 Richardson Street
WHAT HAPPENS
Let’s be done with the easy stuff first: clerk Benjamin, Sherman (Ward 3), Kavey (5), and Maffuccio (7) will vote for themselves and win by a landslide. They are unopposed.
As for the other races:
At-Large — Six running for four spots. Benoit knows which way the buns are toasted. Yuki bar-top danced once too often. Combine that with zilch as a councilor, and it’s fatal. Kalinowsky, too much “Karen” and not enough “Owsky.” Still, she has the blessed status as challenger. Of the incumbents, Marchetti is still looking for a political spine. Persip rebuilds the family name. White is both “houseless” and clueless. THE PLANET endorses Benoit and Kalinowsky in a bullet vote. We predict Benoit outs Cohen, with the other three incumbents sentenced to another two years.
Ward 1 — Not much is known about these two. Warren‘s retreads are coming loose. Wilson has the right plumbing. THE PLANET endorses Wilson. She’s new. That’s enough. We predict Wilson by a cup.
Ward 2 — The “Special K” race. Kronick has proven this campaign’s most capable candidate. Kudlate was put up by the Administration to get another stooge on the dais. THE PLANET endorses Kronick. We predict an upset, with Kronick taking it.
Ward 4 — Conant has many “friends” on the inside. Wrinn, the ex-fire fighter, runs out of hose. THE PLANET endorses Wrinn. We predict Conant.
Ward 6 — Lampiasi plays electoral dominatrix to the resolute Carmel. THE PLANET endorses Carmel. We predict Lampiasi in a landslide.
School Committee — Eight running and two must go. Brazeau doesn’t well wear incumbency. Neither do Elias or McGee. Cameron gets hurt mainly by his association with this do-nothing bunch. With the departure of Kathy Yon and the clueless Nyanna Slaughter, the new committee will be improved. Just how much remains to be seen. Challengers are Hathaway, Murray, Smith, and Tyer. Thumbnails? You got it.
SC CHALLENGERS
Hathaway: A policy person who as former mayor will bring a great perspective to the position. The only one to bring up the schools’ bullying problems.
Kaveny-Murray: Another Kaveny in city office? Why not? She’s multilingual and hasn’t been shy about criticizing the administration for not backing teachers.
Smith: Lots of experience, including a doctorate in curriculum and instruction. Slam dunk.
Tyer: Former Lee selectman and member of that town’s planning board. Experience.
SC INCUMBENTS
Brazeau: Seeks third term but hasn’t done much in the first two.
Cameron: Solid on policy, long on sound judgment.
Elias: Has served 24 years. Shelf-life has expired.
McGee: Proved her ethics being bought and sold by the Bike Mafia. McGee needs to be McGone.
THE PLANET endorses Hathaway, Kaveny-Murray, Smith, Tyer, and Cameron. That’s a bullet vote for five. We expect Hathaway, Kaveny-Murray, Smith, Cameron, Brazeau, and Elias.
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Remember, if you vote, do it more than once. Happy polling, all.
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“It eats 75% of the city budget, but funny how it never gets enough” — Sir Donald Turpentine, Knight of the Bath.
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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I agree with your analysis, Dan. Best of luck to those endorsed by the Planet.
And people, if you see any funny stuff going on at the polls, speak up, report it to the police officer standing guard. Better yet, take pictures if possible.
Undermine the election with Trump does not Trust democracy nonsense and only dumb Don can fix it.
In the end nothing in the arm pit of MA will change.
Nah. Got Warren, Guiel,Kronick, Kalinowsky,Benoit,Marchetti,White,Conant,.
The word on the street is that Squeaky Harrington put Wilson up to run. Barry been buying chapstick on his 3 am excursions for Linda’s gobsig buddies.
Arm pit for some.I would say the majority of people love and live good lives here in Pittsfield.
If we can vote out one buffoon at a time that’s good. Let’s hope Karen and Craig get in . In any case let’s concentrate on finding more good people.
It all depends on who gets their vote out. There’s a lot of support out there for the two at large challengers.
At least go to two new bees. It’s two years not two decades.There should have been more challengers,
More challengers would just split up the anti incumbent vote.
Ward 4 always decides the citywide vote, along with middle class and upper class Ward 4, of course. There is no opposition in Wards 3, 5, & 7. Wards 1, 2, & 6 have opposition. Mayor Linda Tyer’s term doesn’t end until the end of 2023 so she is not up for reelection in 2021. The School Committee needs new members because of Pittsfield’s indefensible Level 5 inner city public schools. I hope that all of the challengers win their elections in Pittsfield politics, even Sara Hathaway. I dislike that the Dirty Bird (Berkshire Eagle) endorsed all of Mayor Linda Tyer’s rubber stamp incumbent and establishment candidates. Despite Pittsfield politics being so weird that it is like it is on another Planet or Moon in our Solar System, I believe that there still needs to be opposing viewpoints in Pittsfield politics. I listen to all sides within reason in politics. I dislike how divided our country has become lately. Politicians are supposed to find common ground around their agenda for government to work for the people. Mayor Linda Tyer and her rubber stamp municipal elected officials need to work with opposing viewpoints because we live in a Democracy. Pittsfield politics needs to do away with its provincial factions and use of retribution against the ruling elite’s opposition. The reason why voter turnout will probably be less than 20% of registered voters on November 2nd, 2021 in Pittsfield Massachusetts is because the fix is always in with Pittsfield politics where voters know all too well that it is always “Business as usual” in City Hall.
I live in Ward 4 and do not vote for the current incumbents. Please stop generalizing about our level of wealth and who we vote for. You don’t know and you are insulting many of us.
Numbers don’t lie
He forgets to mention many of the people who live in the area are hardworking two income earners who earned what they have and work to keep what they have.They pay through the nose in taxes and other fees to have a decent place for themselves and children. There is a mixed bag of people who vote, work and live differently. The one most common thing they have is working hard to maintain.
I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Ditto that, Jon. I agree with Been There. Definitely easy to see that you are a Socialist.
Cameron? Seriously? He’s the poster boy for GOBSIG hacks. The rest of the school committee candidates are all Kathy Yon clones without the cheap perfume with Elias and Tyer the only ones not tied to the big education establishment. Vickey Smith is a clown as well as a clone.
Cameron should know better than to approve 100% of school budgets.Two high paid administrators are moving out of Pittsfield and taking that school choice money and sending it to another district.That takes guts to pull your kids from the very system that pays you 200k as a couple.Same administrator that had Halloween party during COVID last year.Its not the teachers or students its the leadership.
And what does it say about the school system that these two are bailing? It says all you need to know when deciding whether to school choice your kid to a more hopeful environment. And they are just the tip of the iceberg.
If they are working for the school system aren’t they part of the problem?
Conant seems like an insiders insider. May have a RUBBER STAMPER tattoo on his lower back. Mayor has gifted him an aluminum bucket to make carrying her water easier.
Shame that you can get a phd and still miss out on basic grammar and punctuation.
Party should be at Yukckies tommorrow night . She should float it for free all the K Kashmir she received and now fine-less that’s to Dick.
Will there be bar-top dancing?
Probably a lot of special interest laps to thank. Shake that booty..
No, no Yuki. I said laptop not lap dance.
Her husband is a good candidate.
Watch it buster. You don’t want to find yourself in the way of her Danish temper.
Good luck sir. And may I remind you that once you win, criticisms of your punctuation may be the nicest criticism you get. Politics is a blood sport here and to the winner the spoils.
seems like only a year ago
I smell a landslide win! Fritz 10/13 My prediction – landslide for Trump! 11/01/2020
And you’re one of the idiots who voted for Dementia Joe, destroyer of the United States.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/31/chuck-todd-shocking-nbc-poll-shows-71-believe-u-s-is-on-wrong-track-scary-news-for-the-democrats/
Joe is a great democratic union man and not a Supreme member of the party
Yeah , the union guys working on the pipeline that he nixed want to give Creepy Joe a big thanks….. I think you meant Soviet Union.
Come on fritz lighten up.
Trump will win by a landslide! MAGA! 8/15/20 Mr. Fritz
And I stand by that statement. Tommy Boy, if you’d get your head out of the comics and pick up a book like “Rigged” by Mollie Hemingway, you wouldn’t be such a dunce in believing that Dementia Joe corralled enough votes to win legally. Where are all his adoring supporters? Oh wait, they’re in the stands at the World Series chanting “F#&k Joe Biden!”
Let’s go Tommy!
Your very good at name calling but not so when it comes to predicting elections.
Did you know Rod Steiger fritz?
“Rigged,” and other garbage like it, was penned by Federalist Society stooge and aimed directly at the Trump bobbleheads. It is a meretricious and irresponsible heap of nonsense and yet additional proof that a fool and his money are soon parted.
As usual you are not accurate. In all that you state. You need to try harder to not lie. I know it’s hard
This from the guy you needs Tucker Carlson to tell him what to think.
I don’t need cnn like you thief. Why are you still here? To quote your ex wife you are not wanted here
Steve, you are such a Trump fan boy it’s hilarious. I don’t have an exwife.
Yes you do Matt. She tossed you out after you were busted. Ha ha
Poor, hapless Steve. Lies are all he has.
Matt everyone knows I am 100% right
Steve, you are obsessed with Matt. Why? What did he do to you?
Why do you bring his name into every blog post Dan makes?
It’s pathological.
You can’t defend a buffoon like Trump so you drag some lawyer no one cares about into every discussion. Pathetic.
You are Matt you massive tool. You were busted. Everyone knows this. So funny and yet sad
OK, fellas, can you guys drop the “You are Matt/I’m not Matt” stuff. More substance, please. Thanks.
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!!
I do not like your mental haze.
I do not like your leftist ways.
I do not like your son on blow.
I do not like you Sleepy Joe!!!!
But, but…he got to be president of the United States and you…hee hee, you…are some lonely smuck drinking wine from a box and typing insults from a dark dank basement.
(and a lot of your shit is incredibly immature) but it is America and you are thus entitled so go for it
Its a shame for ward 6, Ed would not be a rubber stamp but he’s to unpolished to get in.
Dina will win because she’s easy on the eyes and her wife’s eyes are in a contest to reach her nose.
Yes, Carmel would be the better choice if only for his independence. Loose canons are better than rusty muskets.
Ivar’s wife sounds just as nuts as he is.
I like her. But I think Marchetti has already made up the new name plates. He knows how strong the machine is. He is an integral part of it. Probably not the legacy I would want to cart around for the rest of my life though.
True,but they didn’t a lot of stupid and lazy same old. I can’t believe Mazzeo supporters won’t vote for Craig?
It is nuts that homeless people poop on North Street. It is nuts that over 80 Pittsfield residents have died of Covid-19. It is nuts that Pittsfield’s inner city public schools are rated Level 5 by the state in Boston. It is nuts that state and local Pittsfield politicians, such as Mayor Linda Tyer living in her elitist gated community, are totally DISCONNECTED from the people who live in Pittsfield. It is nuts that Pittsfield’s municipal budget spending always increases by 5% every fiscal year and that Mayor Linda Tyer has passed several record high city budgets, fees, public debts and other liabilities that will never be paid off in our lifetimes, along with Matt Kerwood’s multimillion dollar Slush Funds that belong in the pockets of Pittsfield taxpayers. It is nuts that PEDA is a 23-year-old mostly vacant and polluted failure with millions of dollars in liabilities that nobody in City Hall has yet to explain how PEDA’s huge debts/liabilities will be paid off. It is nuts that Pittsfield Massachusetts always ranks in the top 10 communities in the state for violent crime, according to the FBI. It is nuts that Mayor Linda Tyer’s Vibrant and Dynamic Propaganda is always printed by the Dirty Bird (Berkshire Eagle) newspaper. I could go on, but Ann Kronick, who is the wife of Ward 2 candidate Charles Ivar Kronick, is far from nuts for expressing her opposing views in Pittsfield politics, which is supposed to be a Democracy that serves the people instead of only Linda Tyer and her rubber stamp cronies.
You are definitely an expert on “nuts.”
No Stigma
I have a thought. When they give homes a higher assessment it’s to raise the tax threshold,,everyone knows that. But stop saying well it’ll improve your sale price if you sell.?…. That’s the f Ing point,I don’t want to sell and am sick of these assessment hikes and the rhetoric reasoning.
The Eagle did a grammar school type interview with the candidates. (and they got grammar school like answers) Pete White says he thinks taxes are fair and there is no where he would cut. Now there is a councilman who just knows he is not going anywhere. And there is a councilman who has no idea why he was elected. (or just does not care) Probably both
Pete can’t relate to retired people having less income.Pete knows what Pete can afford to pay.He really only gets edgy if people say we need a tax cut.Pete must have a great paycheck.
and maybe a silver spoon
Give Kronick a chance because he’s already doing the job for free!!!!’
Well stated, MAJOR.
I seen lawn signs for the at large women candidates are disappearing just sayin anyone look behind Paul Rich?
Benoit’s ad states he wants an “audit of city finances.” This is how disconnected he is, since the city does audit every year. Isn’t his campaign manager Melissa Mazzeo, who would know this being a councilor for ten year right? She’s not managing well.
Haven’t seen him at any city council meetings either.
TONY
There are audits and there are Audits. An audit checking the math does not reveal corruption, malfeasance, misappropriation of funds. A management (forensic) audit, does what a math audit doesn’t do. The city, with its friendly auditor Scanlon, does a math audit. Nothing to see there, Tone.
Is Barry C. wearing a Tony B. costume?
A forensic audit would open the books and no one, NO ONE, at city hall wants to see that happen because if they did it would be happening. Has mayor Tire ever addressed this subject directly?
Dan,
If you only had an idea what you are talking about. Sorry, buddy.
That is the issue the city is not transparent to its citizens. It shone open and transparent. City Hall should be open and the council with all its boards should meet in person and open. That is why an audit should be done and not one like Enron and MCI
And Mr. Tyer peaks his head out of the gated community. Try and stay out of the clerk’s office this election. Your wife doesn’t need anymore bad press.
Barry could you explain what could be done to expose the honesty of our budgets.
Fair question.
Yah. Without actually letting anyone actually see what is in them. Should we just take you and your wife’s word for it? Is that what you are saying Barry? Because you guys are so open, honest and reputable?
Congrats Dan! You brought Mr. Mayor out of hiding, you evidently hit a nerve. But then again it is Barry’s favorite time of year. Wonder how his lawsuit is going? Also noticed that all the Tyer trolls are back posting on your site. Wonder if there is a pay-off from the Mayor for these posters to also come out of hiding? Off to vote for NO INCUMBENTS.
Yeah, maybe they get three cents for each mayor- and Suit-friendly post!
Scanlon has been in bed with the Clairmont’s for awhile. The thought of Benoit winning clearly has the Tyer-Clairmont cronies camp on high alert.
Was Kenny Warren spotted a month ago standing in the middle of a North Street crosswalk at 1:00 a.m, sloppy and shitfaced drunk after leaving the safe consumption space owned by a current at large councilor?
As a matter of fact, YES.
Did sloppy shitfaced Kenny then start to approach a random non inebriated woman walking home from an evening out?
Yes he did.
Is a vote for Kenny Warren a vote for active addiction?
Word on the street is…
Did the machine spend years grooming
Mr. Warren to be their patsy, or is he is own man?
Word on the street is….
Hey Kenny if you don’t win the seat I’ll let you wear my letterman jacket for a WHOLE day, dude, pinky swear!
She is not supposed to serve a customer over .08
Whooped counting.
What kind of breathalyzer should she use?
except that the guys over.08 are the biggest tippers. Right Yuki?
I have dogs pooping on my lawn any suggestions?
It might be TSC
The reality of tomorrows farcical alleged election is that even if NO ONE, not a single soul, showed up to any of the poll sites, or better yet, the ballot boxes remained mothballed for the day, the obnoxious gasbag pee pee marchette would still claim a shitload of alleged votes, or more precisely, a load of SHIT VOTES. I’m convinced elections/election days are just more of an unnecessary waste of taxpayers money in schittsfield.
And on creepy Kenny, the alleged sloppy shitfaced drunk, allegedly accosting women on the street, I’m surprised habitual offender super spreader Kumchi Puki yuki wasn’t giving out super spreader twerkalators to every sloppy shitfaced drunk as they left her METH BAR. You can bet that all the scoundrels claiming victory in tomorrows election farce will be the same ones possessing an abundance of moral turpitude. The possessing of moral turpitude applies either way.
Speaking of Tire trolls
Consuming alcohol to the point of intoxication is not illegal.
Ironically, your post points out that the actual crime committed here was an alleged over serving at the bar owned by a sitting city councilor. Great point dude.
Meanwhile, another sitting councilor finds himself in the middle of another drug-induced inquiry as the first born son of a known drug dealer and brother of a bonafide gangbanger.
Mr. Warren’s alleged weekend plans are probably far less harmful to the public than the other two.
Ladies and gentlemen we give you the Incompetent DA Andrea Harrington. Harrington’s office can’t even properly prosecute a drunk driver with a BAC twice the legal limit and 2 dozen empties because of lack of evidence!?!!?
Lenox man acquitted of second offense drunken drivingBy Amanda Burke, The Berkshire Eagle 4 min ago
A jury acquitted Daniel Tighe, 27, of Lenox, of second offense drunken driving after a one-day trial in Central Berkshire District Court. Though police said they recovered well over two-dozen open or empty nips and other bottles of alcohol from the car Tighe was driving the night of the offense in 2018, the state agreed to decriminalize a charge of possessing open containers of alcohol in his motor vehicle.
PITTSFIELD — A Lenox man has been acquitted of second offense drunken driving after a one-day trial in Central Berkshire District Court.
Daniel Tighe, 27, was found not guilty by a jury of six on a charge of OUI second offense. Prompted by an oral motion from defense lawyer Timothy Shugrue, Judge Jennifer Tyne ruled that prosecutors failed to present enough evidence to convict Tighe on a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and entered a required finding of not guilty.
The office of District Attorney Andrea Harrington agreed to decriminalize charges of possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and disturbing the peace that Dalton Police initially pressed against Tighe, court files show, resulting in not-responsible findings.
Officers spotted Tighe driving a Ford Explorer conspicuously slowly east on Main Street just after 2 a.m. June 18, 2018, according to a Dalton Police report. Tighe pulled into a Maple Street driveway, then reversed and entered another driveway nearby.
After Tighe walked into a four-unit apartment building off Main Street, an officer reported seeing several open beer cans in his vehicle.
After knocks failed to summon anyone to the door, the officer entered the communal entryway to the apartment and saw Tighe at the top of the steps. A resident told an officer that he had been awakened by Tighe, a stranger, knocking on his door, and that he jammed a chair under his front doorknob in fear.
Tighe told police he had been looking for his friend, but got the wrong apartment building.
Police and the resident reported smelling alcohol in the hallway of the apartment building. Tighe was placed under arrest and initially was held at the station on $7,500 cash bail set by a magistrate. Police found 26 open or empty bottles of alcohol, including 21 nips of Fireball, in a search of Tighe’s vehicle.
A breath test administered at the police station registered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16, according to police. Shugrue succeeded in getting at least one other field sobriety test excluded from trial, court documents show.
Tighe was arraigned on an OUI charge in July 2017, which remained open at the time of his 2018 arrest in the Dalton case.
The trial was heard Thursday. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Stuart Weissman.
Amanda Burke can be reached at aburke@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6296.
Not shocked. The DA is making a travesty of a mockery of a sham of our justice system.
A superior court attempted murder case was dismissed by the judge because the ADA did not summons witnesses for the trial date. Just didn’t do it. The worst part? The victim is a child.
Harrington MUST resign.
Her legal staff is poorly trained and supervised. It is no longer a law office, it is a social services agency. Community engagement and education are important aspects of the office’s prevention efforts, but it is a prosecutor’s office. ADAs must be trained, mentored, and supervised by senior ADAs. There are but a few good trial lawyers on staff; all the clinicians and social workers in the world are not going to support the statutory obligation of the office to represent the citizens of Berkshire County in all criminal cases.
No matter what she says, she is NOT pro-victim.
No matter what she says, she is NOT a prosecutor.
No matter what she says, she does NOT support public safety.
Harrington proves, again and again, she does not know what she does not know.
Shame on the gullible fools who bought her “reformer” routine.
She’s just another politician (making $191,000 a year) looking for her next big score.
Disgraceful.
I thought Sara Hathaway might be a good candidate for school committee, but you read her plans if elected and she uses all the far left buzz words of “equity” and “inclusion”. Vicky Smith seems like good candidate because she mentions parents having a voice in what their children are being taught so she probably won’t win in far leftist Pittsfield, but I’ll vote for her.
She’s a Bernie loon Pat only Bill Tyer and Elias aren’t left wing loons.
Thanks. I could find so little information on these school committee candidates and that’s probably intentional. I’ll vote for Tyer and Elias.
You could find so little but then took advice from an unknown blogger. But, why not?
Knock it off Barry. We don’t need your good ole boy friends running and ruining the city.
Know your candidates they are all left wing liberals.
Hathaway was a horrible hideaway mayor who said the shootings on north street were an aberration. I won’t comment on her teaching career because I’m a nice guy. Nuff said.
Well she was living in Richmond with her girlfriend at the time, they didn’t have any shootings there
A mayor living outta town? Say it isn’t so
Thank God for Joe Manchin. He is the only adult in a room full of childish Democrats. He will not pass the Biden big social infrastructure bill until he can see what’s in the bill first of all unlike Pelosi. She of let’s pass it first and see what’s in it later. He wants to know what effect it could potentially have on the economy. We already have runaway inflation. His thinking is logical. He wants to save America. He cares about America. It goes against everything the far left wants from this bill. Using some social programs as a shield to hide what this bill is really about…..control and bringing down our country to “build back better” meaning authoritarian government. Just like they are selling to Joe over in Scotland now and they want him to hurry up and get this done, just as Obama says, it’s so urgent, not because of climate change, but for the “Great Reset”.
Yes,Marge Green and Matt Gaetz are your average republican thinker.How many flags did you guys use to attack the peoples house
Ask the FBI they supplied them, or haven’t you watched the FBI Director not answering questions
What an embarrassment…..
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/01/watch-sleepy-joe-biden-struggles-to-stay-awake-during-climate-change-summit/
You do know that breitbart is a KGB controlled alternative news feed right? Don’t let them make a fool of you.
Having remoRse you voted for a bumbling idiot Yet?
Biden Apologizes for Repeating Himself, Loses His Train of Thought, Then Repeats Himself Again (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/biden-apologizes-repeating-loses-train-thought-repeats-video/
Lost and Exhausted Joe Biden Checks His Watch as Boris Johnson Concludes Remarks at Global Warming Conference
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/lost-exhausted-joe-biden-checks-watch-boris-johnson-concludes-remarks-global-warming-conference/
Scary: Biden Repeats Himself and Doesn’t Even Realize It
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/11/02/scary-biden-repeats-himself-and-doesnt-even-realize-it-n468279
Biden’s Response to Paying $450,000 to Illegal Aliens Is Classic Biden
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/11/01/bidens-response-to-paying-450000-to-illegal-aliens-is-classic-biden-n468027
Video: Joe Biden Fell Asleep at the Climate Summit. An Aide Woke Him Up.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/11/01/joe-biden-fell-asleep-at-the-climate-summit-a-panicked-aide-tried-to-rescue-him-n2598368
But what he did NOT do was lead an insurrection of the Capitol building endangering Americas democracy. Do you see where I am going with this or has the fog of your trump idolization scrambled your ability to tell what is real and what is not?
Trump didn’t lead any insurrection. There was no insurrection. The FBI had plants in the crowd who tried to incite them. Many were on to what was going on. A small part of the crowd took the bait and fell into the trap.
Flies are like Biden supporters.
Even if the bee explained to the fly why pollen is better than manure, the fly wouldn’t understand………
Breitbart gets at the truth. MSNBC and CNN are Russian assets.
I thought the Chi-Coms owned them?
When I was an 18 year old recruit, I fell asleep during an academic class at Parris Island. It happens.
Sorry I haven’t posted. Been down in VA filling out absentee ballots for McAuliffe
Kalinowsky, Benoit and Kronick signs disappearing. I wonder who the culprit could be?
Check the dumpsters.
Check the dumpsters on Pheasant Way.
Which signs of mine are gone?
I saw a Mike Daly post saying yours were among the missing.
It wasn’t the trick or treaters.
How tone deaf is our city? In Albany voting polls are open, here not until 8am. Does the city know some of their citizens work…some more than one job? Talk about disenfranchising the tax paying citizens
Agree Shirley, while voting at Somerset there was an employee from the City Clerk’s office feeding absentee ballots into machine while actual walk-in voters had to wait. Nothing makes sense in this City!
Are you sure they are “absentee”? Was anybody behind the counter at the time? What did this employee look like? Curly hair?
Was a woman with brown hair. She had a handful of at least 10 small manila sealed envelopes, she would check in with the worker, then tear open the envelope and feed it into the machine. Got me what she was doing.
In ward 4 I witnessed the voting clerks opening brown manila folders and crossing off names on the voting list. Was a little surprised that this was taking place at 12 noon, as it seems to me that the city clerk should have taken care of these absentee ballots the day before. What if someone who submitted an absentee ballot had come in before noon and also tried to vote in person?
Lenny, you are right, never thought of that. Found it a bit strange. How do we not know if these clerks didn’t toss a few of them?
What difference does it make? Anybody can vote several times per election. They don’t card anybody.
By law has to be done day of. The voting machines have to be at the polling places and ready to go by 8 am so they need to be there well ahead of time.
Most of Tires union people voted early so she has probably oppped the cork by now. Nine rubber stampers is plenty to keep full control of the piggy bank.
I’m intrigued by Yuki’s home address on basically the Eagle newspaper grounds. Fascinating that she ‘lives’ here.
If the public get rid of her it will be a good first step. She is so arrogant, lazy and entitled. There are too many tone deaf articles in the Eagle where she has no grace and is spouting how maligned she is.
She has caused far too many avoidable problems with her business, too many underage drinkers getting shot at her bar, so much drug traffic at her bar, too much public money going to her family (500k last year) for no good reason. She emotes too much slack jawed stupidity to be taken seriously as anyone who has a dime of reason helpful as a public servant, not a self servant.
Well put…she is not unlike a few other councilors who think their stools do not get putrid and covered with flies on a hot sunny day
Democrats’ future is dim. Biden’s agenda is to destroy our country.
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/02/it-doesnt-matter-who-wins-in-virginia-democrats-have-already-lost/
“The steal” is on again….
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/happening-judge-virginia-dismisses-case-allows-fairfax-county-include-absentee-mail-ballots-governor-election-violate-law/
Absentee ballots and drop-off ballot boxes have become the new additions to “How To Rig An Election.” They supplement the messing with the electronics inside the computerized voting systems. These methods are too easy to rig, and with so much power and money riding on every election — local, state, and national level — AND human nature being what it is, it is only reasonable and logical to assume fraud. Until proven otherwise, which it never is these days, the illogical position is to assume balloting to be 100% (or close to) the up-and-up.
I still believe Mazzeo Mayor election was rigged. You just couldn’t vote Tyer last election. We’ll see what happens tonight with the at large,I see a ton of Kalinowsky and Benoit signs. Can Yukie actually get in off of the way she carries on?
Many of the Pittsfield voters view the at large race as if it were a high school popularly contest. Biggest buffoons get elected and Pittsfield wonders why Pittsfield is a mess.
China Joe continues the destruction of America’s energy independence under Donald Trump.
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/02/joe-bidens-speech-in-glasgow-was-an-advertisement-for-chinese-coal-and-russian-gas/
Rest In Peace REM Dawg.
Thanks, MVB.
Sox Nation lost its Prez. I met Jerry in 1981 in spring training. Got to know him well during my collaborations with Sox Voice Ken Coleman. Losing Rem was tough, even though we knew he had taken a turn for the worse. Being a little bit on the inside of the “family,” one feels the impact a bit stronger. Tribute to him. Jerry never quit fighting, either as a player or a patient. The thing that stands out for me is his sense of humor. Great kidder, all in good taste and innocent. Could take needling as well. Just an overall good man. May he rest in peace.
As a lifelong Sox fan beginning with watching Yaz stats in the paper and molding my own exploits as a little leaguer as Yaz as my long distant mentor (Lol) I actually was quite good as a little leaguer Jerry was my favorite player later on, loved him immensely as a player then broadcaster (one of the best). Have a story about Yaz Dan, Watched the Sox play a series with Baltimore and saw Brooks Robinson make two errors in one inning. Anyway, we stayed at the Somerset Hotel near Commonwealth and not far from the combat zone. Being a mischievous kid we went down to the bar well after midnight to see if we could heist some booze ( beer mainly) so we get there and the place is dark, closed. We hear someone entering the bar area.
We stood there and who enters! Carl Yaztremski and his wife. We were in awe. He had left his car keys at a table. We asked him for his autograph,he obliged. We were in Heaven Dan. He left and we left with a memory of a lifetime.
Great story, SOPH. Back in the day, when we went to Fenway, we’d stay at the HoJo’s behind Fenway’s rf. Sox players used to hang out there after games. I got to know Yaz pretty well (he did the foreword to one of my books). An intense guy but in private, after a couple of beers to loosen up, hilarious and insightful. Glad to see his grandson doing well in SF. My wife and I were at Fenway when Mike came up for the first time in Fenway. It was so cool to see the name “Yastrzemski” on the board. He hit an HR!
Oh Dan, did you where who coined the nickname for big papi? Yup REMdawg.Wow Dan,small world. I’ve seen many Giants games and a couple where Mike played in. I am a Red Sox fan an a S F fan.lived in Pleasanton and Modesto Ca. for two years.but my heart lies in S F.
High on a hill?
Re: Russia & China no USA yes in 2030 – 2Nov2021
Russia and China won’t sign onto global agreements to reduce greenhouse gases, while US President Joe Biden says yes in the year 2030; we are now in the year 2021. What a joke! The USA, Russia and China combine for well over 50% of the world’s global warming emissions. The rest of the world must be scared of these three countries when it comes to global warming and sea level rise in the 22nd Century. Joe Biden is a multimillionaire and John Kerry is a billionaire, both of whom are near 80 years old. In 9 years from now in the year 2030, Biden and Kerry will most likely be bad memories the world will be happy to forget about. In closing, all Joe Biden and John Kerry do is emit more hot air.
Jonathan A. Melle
All another cri$i$ they have created and claim they will solve after spending billions of taxpayers money to enrich themselves and cronies.These politicians and climate change global warming people don’t seem really worried as many have had and also recently bought beachfront properties and it is the most expensive property to purchase around. I can’t fathom them making such a bad investment if things are so bad.
Personally I’m Enjoying the beautiful climate change global warming of the fall colors — All Normal — Been going on for Millions of years.
Bad news from the Mayo Clinic to those who have received the J&J shot…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/researchers-find-recipients-johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-3-5x-likely-general-population-develop-rare-deadly-blood-clotting-condition-brain/
Wonder what. The private convo withDina and a cop was at Conte? Shouldn’t he be in the school? On his o t
Biden ratings way down.
Poll still open. You go vote. This important big erection.