We offered Mr Martin the chance to come on the air Saturday Morning to discuss the issue of his suspension from Pop Warner this last week, and he gladly came on.
The details got a little rough to understand, but basically he is claiming that there is a personal disagreement between himself and the treasurer and [...]

 

 Brian Martin responds on 980 WCAP [15:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I don’t think so, but speculation is rampant. That was the highlight of the Lowell Sun political column today.
When Matt Sheehan was running for office, it was clear that people were concerned with previous School Committee members getting jobs within the district.
It was a strong enough item to make it a campaign issue.
When he made [...]

We have come to understand that Brian Martin, the past president of Dracut Pop Warner football, has been suspended from the program for 6 months, followed by a one year probation (I’m not sure what probation means in this case.. probably another tribunal).
In addition, he has lost his Vice Presidency position.
This followed a Pop Warner [...]

In a letter to the editor this morning, someone named Angelo Karabatsos (obviously related to Mary, the director at  Dracut Housing) takes a swipe at the Sun for making statements last week inferring the Mary K. is not qualified for the position.
Referring to this quote in the Ruffled Feathers article last week:
The politically connected Taylor [...]

They deserve some extra sales today, really… go buy it.
Dan Phelps column just reeks with sarcasm over a school committee member saying “its been our goal to take politics out of this committee.”
His swipes at Deeb “I didn’t want to win anyways,” and the rest were highlighted by a point that we’ve all been hoping [...]

Long term planning is the goal.
Selectman John Zimini proposed last night that the town implement a 5 year rolling financial plan for the town.
The Capital Planning Committee already plans ahead this way, and the Town Manager does some significant planning (especially in terms of debt) in his annual budget.
Formalizing a long term plan for the [...]

A note from the Dracut Food Pantry this week tells us that things are still going well, but they still have some basic needs:
Most Needed Items for May 31:
100% Juice (cans or bottles, any variety) and Juice Boxes — Baked Beans — Pancake Syrup — Coffee & Tea — Spam or Small Canned Hams [...]

In his discussion this week regarding having to change his paper (the Valley Patriot) at the last minute, Tom Duggan gave us some good compliments during his Saturday Paying Attention show this week (980 WCAP, usually 12:00 to 2:00pm on Saturdays).

 

 Tom Duggan discusses Deeb's article (pulled) [2:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Again, no cell tower discussion… another good meeting.
And the fact is, it was a good meeting, but we’ll get back to that.
After approving the warrant for the June Town Meeting (which I’ll post here once it becomes available), the board quickly voted to appoint Selectman Bob Cox as the Chairman of the board for the [...]