Planet Valenti

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY MAY 4, 2022) — Today, THE PLANET breaks from the madness and mysteries of the streets. On Friday, Pittsfield registers its inaugural First Friday ArtsWalk. Tops among the several venues, according to our biased review, is the gathering at the Universal Unitarian building […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1, MAY 3, early evening: Bob Sullivan has ended his bid for Berkshire County district attorney and has endorsed Democrat Tim Shugrue, who will face D.A. Andrea Harrington in September. Here is the full test of Sullivan’s statement: ROBERT D. SULLIVAN, JR. CANDIDATE FOR BERKSHIRE DISTRICT […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2022) — Now that we have put the topic of moral, morbid obesity behind us, THE PLANET turns to another topic. The topic is on of welcome. We found our inspiration on Elm Street. In front of the […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1, 4/27/22 AFTERNOON — THE PLANET has two items of interest involving public safety. The first is from the Pittsfield Police Department. It is their official, preliminary internal investigation of the fatal shooting of Miguel Estrella on March 25. The officer who fired the fatal round […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY APRIL 25, 2022) — THE PLANET knew going in that the story of 10-month-old Kristoff Zanopoulas while in the foster control (we won’t say “care”) of Cassanda Barlow-Tucker and Matt Tucker would hit an ethical nerve, a judicial cranial, and a political funny […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION APRIL 22-4, 2022) — THE PLANET‘s foil, John Q. Public, based his criticism of our coverage of the Tucker Infanticide Case on the major premise that since we didn’t read the 17 pages, we therefore had it wrong. JQP challenged me […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 2022) — Quick takes, today, gang — otherwise known as cleaning out the files. DEBT TONATION — Syracuse Joe, spurred in the ribs by AOC and the Gang, want to cancel student debt. Wipe it out with the magic wave of […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY APRIL 18, 2022) — Happy Patriots Day, when all public workers get a French $$ kiss from Mary Jane and Kapanski. The bedraggled Kapanskis, meanwhile, have to toil at their jobs to support the scam. Only in Massachusetts, literally. THE PLANET is trying […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION APRIL 15-7, 2022) — THE PLANET begins The Weekend Edition with news from Grand Rapids, MI. A white cop killed a black man. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Patrick Lyoya, 26, a native of Congo, was shot by […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2022) — While other cities — large, metro areas such as Memphis, TN; Dallas, Texas; Paris, France; and Syracuse, NY — have either tried-then-banned e-scooters or did the right thing in the first place and not allowed them at all — […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY APRIL 11, 2022) — First, in our effort to keep you informed on the most important race to take place this year in Berkshire County, we present this statement sent to THE PLANET by Bob Sullivan, independent candidate for district attorney: We are […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY WARNING! THIS COLUMN IS SATIRIC IN NATURE. CARICATURES ARE NOT PORTRAITS. THEY ARE EXAGGERATIONS. THE PLANET IS OBLIGED TO INCLUDE TO LEST SOME OF THE MORE FRAGILE PERSONS MENTIONED FAIL TO ROUSE THEIR SENSE OF HUMOR. WE ARE ON THIS EARTH TO LIVE, LIGHTEN UP, LAUGH, AND […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 2022) — The most enjoyable part of smash-hit game show Ricky’s Rumpass is that it’s the gift that  keeps giving. One would join Dwight Frye eating flies in Carfax Mental Hospital trying to figure out the whys and wherefores of the […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY ADD 1, 4/4/22 9:42 p.m.: This just in from the Pittsfield Police Department: On Monday April 4th 2022 at approximately 4:22 pm members of the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to an area near the intersection of King Street and Von Nida Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation.  […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION APRIL 1-3, 2002) — Head ’em up and move ’em out. ANOTHER SHOOTING: THE PLANET leads with this from the Pittsfield Police Department: On Wednesday March 30th 2022 at approximately 9:51pm members of the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to an […]

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2022) — Something’s not adding up. THE PLANET speaks of Miguel Estrella, 22, shot to death by a PPD officer in front of the old school (now apartments) at 279 Onota Street. That’s to be expected in such a sensitive case […]