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CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE: KROL’S PLEDGE FOR AUDITS OF CITY FINANCIALS A WINNING ISSUE … MARCHETTI MAKES MUM

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION OCT. 6-8, 2023) — If Picklefield’s mayoral race hinges on policy, John Krol will be the city’s next mayor. If high special-interest turnout and low-show of ordinary citizens occurs Nov. 9, it’s Peter Marchetti’s private treasury. Team Marchetti, says one of our […]

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STATE AG’s NEW TRANSGENDER OFFICE, BIDEN’S ATTACK ON * THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AND THE EAGLE’S GUTTER JOB ON JOHN KROL: WHAT ARE THE TIES THAT BIND?

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY OCT. 4, 2023) — What are the the ties that bind these three stories: AG Creates Gender-Affirming Office Biden Attacks Free Speech Gutter Politics Take Control in Picklefield? THE PLANET explains. Trans — Commonwealth AG Andrea Campbell has created a new office, with the […]

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KROL PROMISES TO GO AFTER ‘CORRUPTION’ IN CITY GOVERNMENT … ‘We know that clearly, there are very powerful interests in this city that do not want me to be mayor’

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY OCT. 2, 2023) — Mayoral candidate John Krol is auditing a crash course in crisis management at the University of Hard Knox. Grading, THE PLANET has learned, will be Pass/Fail. Pass and he’s the next mayor. Fail and he’s out. Meanwhile, Peter Marchetti […]

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D.A. REPORT FINDS STATE TROOPER JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF PHILIP HENAULT

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 […]

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‘THE RING OF FIRE’: KROL SETS STRAIGHT ‘BANKING ERROR’ TIMELINE; UNLIKE THE BB, PLANET PUBLISHES UNEDITED VERSION … PAPER TRAIL EXPLAINS GREYLOCK MISTAKE

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, […]

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!!! CLAIRMONT LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZZEO SETTLED … PLANET OUTS EAGLE, FORCES THE PAPER TO RELEASE THE SPIKED KROL-MARCHETTI DEBATE FROM SEPT. 21

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, […]

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THE PLANET DIGS: KROL’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AND YOU CAN TAKE IT TWO WAYS … FALLOUT FROM EAGLE STORY WILL BITE MARCHETTI IN THE BUM

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, […]

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VOTERS SPEAK … WITH LARYNGITIS; CANDIDATES NOW ON TO NOVEMBER WITH NO MANDATE

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 […]

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MURDER SUSPECT ARRAIGNED, NO BAIL … PLANET ENDORSES ALEX BLUMIN IN WARD TWO RACE … PRELIM ELECTION WILL NARROW DOWN BALLOT ON TUESDAY

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 […]

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!FATAL STABBING IN PITTSFIELD! … KRONICK ENDORSES BLUMIN IN WARD 2 … ‘IF YOU FIND YOURSELF FUMIN’ / CAST A VOTE FOR ALEX BLUMIN’ & OTHER RHYMES

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 […]

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ON THE THRESHOLD OF SCIENCE FICTION, THE AOR, AI PERFORM FLAWLESSLY

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY AUG. 30, 2023) — If all goes well, this post will be published today. While THE PLANET enjoys hiatus status, we have added the “activate and publish” function to the responsibilities of our Army of Robots (AOR). Yes, the appearance of this post […]

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THE PLANET TAKES AN EXTENSION

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY AUG. 14, 2024) — Half a league onward into our break, THE PLANET has decided to extend our leave. Why? You know the punch line: “Because we can.” Our next post will be Wednesday Sept. 6, after Labor Day. Can you hold out […]

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MAGIC AND CHANGE ARE AFOOT

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JULY 28-30) — The NFL camps have opened, baseball heads into its dog days, and THE PLANET moves off the map. Changes, as well as magic, is afoot. As we said on Wednesday’s post, starting with this entry, THE PLANET goes […]

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PLANET HOUSEKEEPING SHALL KEEP US DARK … plus … DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, BUT LAWN SIGNS DO VOTE

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2023) — THE PLANET opens today with important housekeeping news. THE WEEKEND EDITION, which normally posts late Thursday night, shall be published earlier, in the late morning or early afternoon. The following week, we shall be on our shutdown. Like the […]

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ADVENTURES IN POLITICAL ENTERTAINMENT: R-E-S-P-E-C-T ISN’T A RIGHT; IT MUST BE EARNED

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY JULY 24, 2023) — One of THE PLANET‘s most prolific and valued commentators, Kindergarten, praised the interview conducted on WAMC with our Right Honorable Good Friend, councilor-at-large Earl Persip. Parsnip. Dumpster. Kindergarten criticized THE PLANET for using nicknames. Disrespectful, (s)he said. Of course […]

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WE GOT THEM RATTLED, FOLKS!!

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JULY 21-3, 2023) — Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere — St. Thomas Aquinas (To contemplate and to give to others the fruit of your contemplation). That’s what THE PLANET has done for almost 3,000 columns. There are again that many if […]

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