BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, FRIDAY SEPT. 29, 2023) — At a press conference today, Berkshire County District Attorney Tim Shurgue issues the finding of a report on the death by gunfire of Philip Henault at the hands of a State Police trooper. THE PLANET issues the entire statement […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1 SEPT 28 p.m. — As THE PLANET predicted down to the last dotted “t” and crossed “i” the Boring Broadsheet pretended it had uncovered news of the Clairmont-Mazzeo lawsuit settlement. We had it almost two days before the local daily. One of the paper’s newbies, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1 9-26 p.m. — Breaking news. The defamation case launched by Barry Clairmont, husband of Mayor Linda Tyer, against Tyer’s mayoral opponent Melissa Mazzeo has been settled. We’ll have more later. THE PLANET got word through our spies, and we got on the horn to Mazzeo, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY First of a Series (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION SEPT. 22-4, 2023) — So much for a clean campaign. Both Peter Marchetti and John Krol promised citizens from the start. Krol has kept his promise. Technically, Marchetti didn’t break his promise, since it appears that it wasn’t, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY SEPT. 20, 2023) — The voters have spoken. Unfortunately, they had a bad case of laryngitis, or, as the late, great Arthur used to call it, “larenjowie.” OVerall, turnout was abysmal: 16% for mayor, the only citywide office on the ballot; as predicted […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 2 SEPT. 15 P.M. — Here’s an update on the murder charge against Josiah Helmer from the office of Tim Shugrue, Berkshire County District Attorney: On Friday, September 15th, Josiah Helmer was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court for the charge of murder. The Commonwealth requested […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 2 SEPT. 13, 2023 — THE PLANET shares this information from the Pittsfield Police Department on last night’s stabbing, which proved fatal: On Tuesday September 12th 2023 at approximately 10:45pm officers with the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to the area of Melville Street near the […]
