Archive for March, 2008

Tortured by News of a Child Deserving Hugs »

Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Postsby Dennis Shaughnessey, The Valley Dispatch
I called my wife from work the other day and asked her one question:
“Hi Honey. Hey listen, how would you feel about adopting a little boy?”
There was extended silence on the other end of the phone.
“Honey? You there?”
Diane and I [...]

DSS Failure, again, is our Responsibility to fix »

I read Dennis’s Copious Notes this weekend regarding the boy who had been tortured by his mother’s maggot of a live-in boyfriend.. and I agreed with him.
Dan Phelps took some similar swipes last week as well, and I agreed with him as well.
And Dennis knows me, I am the first to defend the Department of [...]

Back to Business »

With another successful completion to the annual Scholarship Foundation Telethon, we now move back into our regularly scheduled program.
Tuesday evening we finally have the joint meeting between the School Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the Capital Planning committee to make a decision as to how, if at all, we should start [...]

Newsie Performs for DSF Telethon »

Our own Dennis Shaughnessey once again performed for the Dracut Scholarship Foundation on Friday evening.
This year he performed one of my favorites, Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle”
Congratulations and thanks go out to all those who performed in this year’s telethon for such a great cause.

 
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Dancing with the Dracut Stars »

Final reported figure: $113,743.00 
I stopped in yesterday to tape the competitors for the Dracut Scholarship Foundation’s “Dancing with the Dracut Stars” dance competition.
I understand that in the end, Selectman John Zimini brought in the most votes.
Congratulations to all the contestants:

 
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icon for podpress  Leo Gaudette: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
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Did I see that? Replace Officers with Flag Men? »

Did I really read that?
Is our legislature.. our governor.. really looking at replacing expensive overtime officers with civilian flagmen?
April 1st is next week, I’m not sure what to believe here.
The next thing you know the government will be sending us checks to help improve the economy!

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