Whats up with that?

Democratic Candidate for Auditor, Suzanne Bump, has called out her opponent Guy Glodis, for what looks like manipulating the rules to get more money for his campaign.

Suzanne Bump

It seems that he got a personal loan for $20,000.00  from  a hedge fund manager, Amit Mathur (who later  went to jail for up to 10 years  for defrauding investors of 10.5 million dollars).

Funny that, Glodis then made two loans of $10,000.00 each to his own campaign account 3 and 5 days later.

And we’re supposed to believe that this is all transparent and clean?

This guy wants to be the state auditor, who’s supposed to be able to review the state, city and towns.. as well as the quasi-state agencies like the authorities.

How would we be able to trust what comes out of that office?

+1 to Suzannne Bump for calling this to our attention.

I may be registered Republican, and can’t vote in the Democrat primary, but if she makes it to the November election, she has a good chance at getting my vote.

Patrick Rahilly: TOMASEK SHOWS A LACK OF LEADERSHIP

Tewksbury, MA- Republican candidate Patrick Rahilly is calling on his primary opponent to reveal his economic plan. Rahilly states, “Mr. Tomasek is showing a lack of leadership by touting the fact that he is a CPA and that he has a fix-all economic plan for Lawrence but refuses to share it with the public.  The voters, even in the primary, deserve transparency that he seeks for government but refuses to impose on himself. The voter sentiment is strongly against those running for office who state they have a plan to fix a problem but don’t outline the plan sufficiently so the voter can fully understand the ideas put forth and come to their own conclusions.”

Patrick Rahilly told WCCM 1110 AM Tuesday morning that “The difference between Mr. Tomasek and myself is that I am looking to take an active roll in legislature while it seems that he is just looking to support legislation and not take any active steps.  He has also done a good job of pointing out problems but has yet to put forth an idea to solve any of them.  However, my ideas have been put forth so the public can view them and make informed judgment on my ideas.  Its unfortunate that he does not abide the same principles he preaches.”

“Mr. Tomasek has called for audits to be done. The audits can be done on every department in Lawrence but it does not change the fact that there has been severe mismanagement.  The City so far has taken $24 million, with the ability to borrow up to $35 million, under the guise of no layoffs. Even after they received the money the city still layed off roughly 50 public safety employees creating a state of imminent harm.  Unfortunately, City Administrators and Mr. Tomasek’s definition of imminent means that some grave event must happen before they take appropriate action.”

Nobody questioned it at the meeting, but I was thinking it as I sat there.

Selectman Bob Cox openly said that he was on the Board of Directors for the Centerville Sportsman’s Club, and that “we” had never needed a Police Detail before for the many events held at the club through the years, and even argued against the added cost for the club.

It didn’t feel right to me, but I figured that Chairman Malliaros would have flagged him if it was a questionable vote, and they were going right into executive session so there wasn’t any significant time to talk to them.

The paper this morning has a story on it, but interestingly does not say whether there was anyone questioning the vote.

Check out the story, see what you think.

Because he was last, I now make him first..

In this series of candidate interviews, I asked the candidates to speak to “the Lawrence issue..” and let them take it as they liked.

Here we have Patrick Rahilly’s response..

 

 Patrick Rahilly on Lawrence: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Legal action is just beginning — George Malliaros

“Its come a long way in three months,” Selectman Joe DiRocco tells us.. but not far enough.

The audience for Tuesday night’s board of selectmen meeting filled more than half the room. Almost everyone was there to watch for a decision regarding the property at 91 Sesame Street, the “Cat” house.

Condemned over 90 days ago, the owner has been slowly attempting to clean the place herself. Just today, Margaret Emory tells us, she had a state certified air quality specialist in to report that the “air quality in every room meets and exceeds the minimum standards for human habitation.”

But then she continued, regarding board members who visited the site that day, that “If they thought they smelled cat urine, its in their head.”

The board members were not happy, but were careful not to comment in any way knowing that this is going to go to legal action.

Board of Health Director Tom Bomil had earlier reported that Mrs Emory had requested a 45 day extension to allow her to continue efforts to clean the property.

The neighbors have been continuing to complain all summer, and many reported that they still consider the odor from the property to be a nuisance.

Bomil, when asked about the extension, said that although the house had been cleaned out of debris, furniture and whatever to the tune of six to seven dumpsters, the complaints and thus the situation continues.

Estimates from a cleaning company (Serve-Pro) to clean the property and to epoxy coat and seal the property to trap any remaining odor would be over $20,000.

Bomil stated that he would only approve an extension if the owner hired this service and had them start operation within 15 days.

Emory refused. She claims that she is using better equipment and products than Serve-pro would, except that she does not plan the epoxy sealant. “I have met the goal [stopping the odor], whether the people like it or not” she said.

A discussion then began regarding the next steps. Attorney Hall went over a number of options, making the point repeatedly that this will be a complicated situation.

Bomil will probably first take the case to Housing court as a health hazard. The Town would take a path via Superior Court as it being a nuisance.

All along, Mrs Emory will continue to try to clean the place up to be able to get the place to the point where it is able to be sold, which has always been her goal.

The problem, the neighbors and most others agree, is that the house will probably never be able to be sold to someone to live in it. This would be the most profitable situation for Mrs Emory, but nobody believes anyone would live in there.

Developers have offered to buy the property as is, to demolish it and build something new on the property.. but she has refused those offers so far.

“I find it insulting,” Selectman John Zimini remarked ” that the smell of urine was in our heads” according to the owner. He is prepared to call for a public nuisance hearing at the next meeting of the board.

And all along, the neighbors are starting to understand that this legal action has only just begun.

Is it the training academy? or is it the laws that make giving out tickets a lucrative endeavor?

I got pulled over in Hudson NH on the way to work this week. Cutting through a back neighborhood, a cruiser was hidden around the corner, and when his lights came on I couldn’t think of what I could have done wrong. My lights were on, my seatbelt was on, I was driving very slowly because I knew of the low speed limit.

I guess I didn’t come to a complete stop at a stop sign (at 5:00 in the morning.. lol). “License and registration, please”

And what did I get for that? What were the long term implications?

The officer somes up from his cruiser, identifies himself completely, and starts a conversation.

“We’ve had a few problems with this intersection over the last few months, sir, and we’re just trying to educate the local drivers.” the officer said. He didn’t stare down at me, march back to the cruiser to intimidate or even act threatening in any way. We actually had a good chat.

Handing me back my id, the transaction ended with “Have a nice day. Thank you” from the officer.

Problem solved. I’ll stop more completely at the intersection, and I have now have a very positive image of the New Hampshire (and especially Hudson) Police Departments.

Compare this to Lowell.

Recent reports listed the number of citations and amount brought in from ticket revenue is skyrocketing. Everyone knows someone who has gotten hit with a ticket in Lowell.

Because of this, I go into the city on Saturday Mornings at 5:30 a.m. and get out at 10:00 a.m.

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Sam Meas, in his race for the Federal congressional seat currently held by Niki Tsongas, has decided to come out with negative attacks on his main competitor in the Republican primary.

In an email he put out last night, he put out a video “that underscores Golnik’s questionable decisions to not register to vote.  ”

Golnik has been up front about his discouragement after earlier elections and the lack of good work by the Republican party. There’s been no surprise here. Its all transparent.

Now, it is primary time, so you should look for some back and forth in a campagin, but any effort used by one candidate againt another in the primary is simply fodder for the Democratic contender to use later in the final campaign.

Its starting to look like Jon Golnik is taking the lead, especially after his debate performance last week on 980 WCAP.

Rumor continues regarding volunteers jumping ship from Meas to the Golnik campaign after they were uncomfortable with efforts they were being directed to do.

Hey Republicans.. knock it off.

The race is against Tsongas, not each other. Campaign on what you have to offer, and what you bring to the table.

Rahilly challenges Tomasek in the Republican primary in a few weeks in the race for the State Senate Seat that represents Dracut.

 

 Partick Rahilly on the Dracut issues: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Soon, I think its time to throw up some of the different candidates opinions on gambling, 40b, and Lawrence.. stay tuned!

As I continue the parade of candidates, here we have Jack Wilson’s first clip, on what he sees the Dracut issues are..

 

 Jack Wilson on the Dracut Issues: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download