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Re: Swan, one of two released into Fitchburg lake, found dead

TwinCityTruth — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:53:33 -0000

Had these birds been placed in Barrett Park they would have both died

Re: Leominster City Councilors will take up trail easements at next meeting

TwinCityTruth — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:52:15 -0000

As Leominster votes on this, Fitchburg will be removing all their homeless along the trail

Re: Carnage across America - Sentinel & Enterprise

EastStreet — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:41:02 -0000

Typical AP garbage hit piece. What ? no mention of the 7 people killed and 46 wounded over the weekend in Chicago or don't black lives matter to you

Re: Swan, one of two released into Fitchburg lake, found dead

dan paquette — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:22:17 -0000

Geeez, I thought my Leominster water is bad!

Re: Phillies keep on battling - Sentinel & Enterprise

TwinCityTruth — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 20:31:29 -0000

I wish this league included young college talent. A place for kids to come back and play a solid summer of baseball. The few Phillies games I watched it seemed like a bunch of guys who chose this baseball league over men's softball. Young players on the bench and an older group on the field.

Re: Swan, one of two released into Fitchburg lake, found dead

William Williams — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:16:19 -0000

Ugg! That's so sad. I just finished the Fitchburg Military Band's summer program in which I welcomed our two newest fans. What a shame.

Re: Swan, one of two released into Fitchburg lake, found dead

pianoman — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 18:31:16 -0000

Very sad... I was scheduled to photograph the pair Monday afternoon.

Re: Budget includes North Central Mass. - Sentinel & Enterprise

Ellen Chambers — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:40:28 -0000

I write specifically regarding special education.

I am all for increased funding, so don't get me wrong. But readers need to
understand, at least in the case of special education, more money won't
guarantee that these students will receive the education to which they are
legally entitled. Our public school districts will continue to violate their
educational rights, and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education will continue to abdicate their regulatory enforcement
responsibilities to individual parents who have neither the legal training nor
the financial means to fight the system stacked against them and their
children.

Ellen M. Chambers, MBA
SPEDWatch
emchambers123@gmail.com

Re: Assault suspect now accused of threatening to kill Fitchburg District Court Judge

EastStreet — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 09:35:49 -0000

Don't worry Panagiotes, your client will get all the care he needs ...in prison

Re: Records detail frenetic effort to bury stories about Trump

pianoman — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:39:09 -0000

Keep telling yourself that if it make you sleep better at night, as you cuddle up with your life-sized cardboard Trump poster...

Re: They won't be baah-hck - Sentinel & Enterprise

behindthecurtain — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:56:41 -0000

Breathing methane gas and eating grass growing up from a toxic landfill. Surprised the sheep haven't died from that healthy lifestyle.

Re: They won't be baah-hck - Sentinel & Enterprise

TwinCityTruth — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:51:14 -0000

So, let me get this straight. The erosion is to blame, yet the erosion isn't to blame. It's actually the interaction with construction crews? But there wasn't an issue with the sheep being there last year, with the owner considering moving them out? Does anyone else read stories from year to year and see the constant inconsistencies in the City of Mazzarella? Wasn't this eroding area one of the great Amazon locations that Leominster was "asked" to submit? LMAO. This city never gets boring, does it?!

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

pianoman — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 02:42:51 -0000

"So would you rather buy a house with an abandoned rail line or an active bike rail-trail behind it?" - A bike trail for sure.

"Does it come with a privacy fence (which would make the trail more like an alley)?" - Are there privacy fences now?

"How would this add to the value of a business?" - Where is it written it needs to add value to any private property or business? This project is for the PUBLIC benefit.

"And who is going to keep this trail safe for the using public - and abutters? Who is paying for this? " - Who keeps local streets and parks and playgrounds safe? Who pays for that?

"Who will maintain this? Who will pay?" - See above.

"What about liability? Who is liable for injuries? Lawsuits?" - See above.

Any other stupid questions?

Re: Iconic swans return to Fitchburg's Mirror Lake

pianoman — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:54:26 -0000

Easy there Cupcake...

The swans don't actually care where they live, so long as there is food to eat.

Re: 30 displaced by fire - Sentinel & Enterprise

chloridenewmexico — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:02:23 -0000

Ditto . No one died . Thanks to everyone that helped .

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

Larry — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:37:50 -0000

Troll someone else please - I'm sure you can find someone else to disagree with, and feel free to take a toddler on a bike path.

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

John Sears — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:11:54 -0000

Sorry, I doesn't usually work that way. The norm is more like, people drive their car/suv to the trail. Unload the bike, stroller, kids etc. do their thing (in other words obstruct traffic at each intersection with local roads), return to where they parked, load up and go home. At least that what they always did when I was commuting through Hudson before I retired.

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

Larry — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:38:22 -0000

Try Googling bike path accidents - given that 1/2 of the first page of hits are for personal injury attorneys devotes to bike path accidents, I'm guessing the it's not a "freak" occurrence.

Re: Iconic swans return to Fitchburg's Mirror Lake

EastStreet — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:38:07 -0000

They didn't "return" you forcibly relocated them

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

TwinCityTruth — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:31:21 -0000

Poorly planned in a poor area. My point exactly. Seven roads crossings alone in Leominster. You won't be able to ride/walk a 1/2 mile without coming into traffic. Deal is done though, just like everything else stuffed down the necks of Leominster voters

Re: Host agreements called problematic - Sentinel & Enterprise

TwinCityTruth — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:24:34 -0000

What was expected? Cities/towns drew this business in because of the easy $$ that would come back to them, and that's it. The state (and the hack cannabis commission) wanted nothing to do with these agreements, and now they'll have to evaluate the laws being broken by municipalities.

Re: Tempers flare at Leominster info session on rail trail

behindthecurtain — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:46:40 -0000

At the March presentation at the Doubletree hotel, this was sold as a "12 foot path." At the council meeting, we learned that the city has to have about 85 feet of land on which to put the path in order to get the federal funding. CSX abandoned the land in 1975. Leominster bought it 2 years ago. For 40 years, abutters have cleaned up the abandoned land. I walked the Leominster portion and thank god they maintained that land cause the other areas are dumps. Yeah, they gotta move sheds, planter boxes and other stuff cause it's "city land" now and that stinks for them. All we've heard about from city hall is Phase 1 of this project. They're reluctant to discuss Phase 2, which will include land taking by eminent domain. Councilors had to push to get answers from city officials and the DOT people. In Leominster, people will have to push buttons on light poles to stop the traffic in all 4 directions at the intersections along a congested Rte 12. How is that safe for bikers and motorists? No tunnels or walking bridges. The council was told the rail trail will be accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year...and with no lights! Great?!?! I would love to see Leominster have a bike/walking trail, but not along RTE 12 with all those dangerous intersections. And the potential for this to become the heroin highway is real. Ask any police officer about what happens on the rail line now. We're not the Leominster of old anymore. Mayor Tinsel should have put Phase 1 and 2 out for public discussion instead of pretending this was a done deal.

Re: Hold e-cigarette makers accountable - Sentinel & Enterprise

Randy Philip Edward Orso — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:19:06 -0000

Coakley is trash for taking this disreputable job. Maybe she was tired of covering up for the Catholic Church in Marshfield, MA.

Re: Trump's remarks spark anger - Sentinel & Enterprise

pianoman — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:09:46 -0000

For telling the truth?

Re: Pair charged after chase - Sentinel & Enterprise

pianoman — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:04:30 -0000

"And I answer " liberal, bleeding heart judges"" - Oh, you mean judges that actually follow the Constitution and laws of this State and nation?

Bail is not a back-door for pre-conviction imprisonment.