I’m heading east on the Mass Pike returning from a ten day vacation in Westhampton – a small town near Northampton. This part of Pioneer Valley is right up my alley and I leave it reluctantly and with a heavy heart. Also known as the Happy Valley, at least this part has much that appea ...
If this article is any indication, Marsha will have a tough time in the next election. All of the comments are indicative as well. April is a long way off and so far marsha has been tough to beat.
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I have posted the link to the Middleboro Gazette. There are two fantastic pieces by Jane Lopes today. She writes about Monday night’s Selectmen’s meeting for the front page and has dedicated her editorial to Mars ...
I’m on vacation in north hampton massachusetts. I fell down some steps the very first morning and wrecked my ankle. North hampton is a great town very liberal and people seem to really care about their quality of life. Sorry if this post is clumsy i’m dictating to my wife’s phone. ...
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/x84262225/Backlash-to-new-Middleboro-selectmen-policy-expected
A quick reminder to our readers. Tonight should be a wonderful Selectmen’s Meeting. Can’t miss TV – but I think it would be more important for you to attend the meeting. I will be ...
For any late afternoon or early evening ‘Netizens:
I’ll be playing at the Flat Iron Cafe in Middleboro tonight – Saturday Aug 31 – from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Joining me for a few songs will be Bery Rinaldo all the way from California. Also on program is Gary Coole – ye ...
Post from contributor Rich Young.
In the few blog postings I have written here, I have always tried to convey my admiration for anyone that serves their local community. We should always be thankful when someone comes forward to lend a helping hand. For me, this applies to local government, the sc ...
Lawyers representing the Mashpee Wampanoags have made a public record request to the town of Middleboro for any document, video, or audio anything that contains the word “Casino”, “Wampanaog”, or curiously “Adam Bond” according to a Brockton Enterprise story. The ...
Here is video of the BOS discussion from 8/9/2010 about proposed rule changes that many see as a serious curtailing of the public’s ability to speak. Public comments would need to be submitted on the Wednesday before the meeting.
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In the video, resident Allin Frawley expresses his concern wi ...
Playing at Flat Iron Cafe 8/21/2010I’ll be playing at the Flat Iron Cafe this Saturday Aug 21 from 7:30 to 10:30 PM. Check out their event announcement.
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The Flat Iron Cafe is located at:
444 Centre Street
Middleboro, MA 02346
(508) 947-3358
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This is historically their slowest week with peo ...
My bi-weekly column is in the week’s Middleboro Gazette and discusses in some detail things I often mention but perhaps haven’t fully explained: Various offers of help I’ve made to Middleboro BOS and the deafening silence that greeted the offer. This is framed in the discussion of ...
Playing at Soule Homestead 7/31/2010I’ll be playing at Eddy Homestead this coming Saturday 8/14 from around 12-1. I’ll also be at the Flat Iron Cafe on Saturday 8/21. I’d love to see you there to support this cool local asset. I’m referring to the Homestead not myself. Thou ...
One of the oft-repeated mantras of Fox News, Teabaggers, and other right-wing factions is that the current Democratic-controlled Congress and President are somehow violating the Constitution or wishing to. This is indicated by statements such as this Sarah Palin quote implying that Barack HUSSEIN O ...
Here are a few pics from a recent camping trip to DAR State Forest. This is one of the best places I’ve ever camped at – keeping in mind that I don’t go camping all that often. The sites were big and well separated. The whole place had (I think) only 50 sites. The firewood was ...
I’ve been posting recently about my problems with Windows and touting Linux. One of the main benefits of Linux is that updates are centrally controlled so that you get updates to the base operating system(Linux) and all the applications as well. This is in contrast to Windows which has one ...
As I recently posted – my Windows XP machine at home was infected with Antivir Solutions – an “antivirus” program that infects you with itself and then tries to get you to pay to remove it. That was three hours down the toilet.
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Yesterday my family informed me that the comp ...
I played at the Soule Homestead in Middleboro last night as part of their Summer Concert Series. Due to the EEE threat, the gig was moved indoors. I was really looking forward to playing outside and was disappointed. The room was small but held a decent amount of people – it was completely ...
Image courtesy of Metin Seven, Seven's HeavenThe topic of switching to Linux came up via comments on a recent post. Coincidentally I saw this article this morning titled “Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux”.
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I basically agree with most of the article’s tenets ...
Proof that I'll soon be rich
Ed. The following post is sarcasm in response to an obvious email scam. Do NOT give personal details to anyone you don’t know. Trust me – nobody is going to give you money no matter how official looking it is.
I’ve just received this official-looking ...
The name of my painLeave it to Microsoft Windows to suck so bad that it even ruins the productivity of people like me who don’t even use it.
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So I’m under the gun to get my next Middleboro Gazette column done, trying to rehearse for my next gig, and inundated at work. My wife – wh ...
Reminder of this good cause:
The Middleborough Historical Association will celebrate July, National Ice Cream Month, under the tents at the group’s annual Ice Cream Social on Sunday, July 25 from 2-4 pm. on the grounds of the Middleborough Historical Museum, 18 Jackson St.
This is fairly clo ...
Me and my darling bride(I’ve been told emphatically not to call her “the wife”) went out with our friends Rich and Sue to see one of my favorite bands – Crooked Still at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Fantastic show. In the “ain’t technology cool” depar ...
Bottle and can drive at Muckey's - Sat. 7/24 10AM - 2PMI was asked to post this. Seems like an extremely easy way to pitch in for a good cause:
Help the Middleboro Little League 10B All Star team take a swing at cancer!!
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The team is raising money for the Jimmy Fund. We are holding a bottle and ...
I’ll be opening for the Nashville Clippers at the Soule Homestead Summer Concert Series on July 31, 2010 at 6:00 PM until the main act comes on at 7:00 PM. This is a really idyllic setting with beautiful views of fields, trees, old New England stone walls and gorgeous sunsets.
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Admission is ...
This week’s Middleboro Gazette has an article about the presentation by Jeff Stevens of the Green Energy Committee:
The town could cut its energy costs by up to 20 percent, or close to $200,000, with initiatives that would mainly involve conservation and better control over existing systems, ...
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