tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post4411277188001129128..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: End of storyLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-21838838233269236072008-08-19T23:00:00.000-04:002008-08-19T23:00:00.000-04:00> Was she not the one that wanted > the walk...> Was she not the one that wanted <BR/>> the walk light buzzers changed <BR/><BR/>Since it doesn't cost the town anything extra (as the are all electronic anyway) I don't have a problem with this. If they have to make noise, less noise is better. (Isn't noise a common complaint about UM students???)<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-23297893369655452322008-08-19T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:24:00.000-04:00Well, I think Stephanie is showing her polite rook...Well, I think Stephanie is showing her polite rookieness. “Do this for so long”??? In Amherst 8 years of “public service” is like bragging about a Bachelor’s degree in town oversaturated with PhD’s.<BR/><BR/>And, like Weiss, she had no prior experience on any Boards or Committees prior to winning the Select Board seat riding that Pot wave in 2000.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35426739003880808182008-08-19T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:43:00.000-04:00Stephanie O'Keefe said, "I'm absolutely in awe of ...Stephanie O'Keefe said, "I'm absolutely in awe of your willingness to do this for so long." Do what? Control the town?..maybe we can finally get our heads out of our asses and get someone who can help us, and not consider that what they feel,<BR/><BR/> is not necessarily the way that we feel.<BR/><BR/>Was she not the one that wanted the walk light buzzers changed as not to remind her of a Nazzi concentration camp? From buzzer to tweety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36144148836715111022008-08-19T10:00:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:00:00.000-04:00I think the Select Board has a little slush fund f...I think the Select Board has a little slush fund for these kinds of things. After all, every year one or two has a fair chance of leaving via those uncivil voters who get pissed off about this issue or that. <BR/><BR/>Take for instance her hubby, Robie Hubley, who lost by more than 2-1 (although I don’t remember him getting a going away party with cake.)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-68180123031911761982008-08-19T09:57:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:57:00.000-04:00> Awad told those who gathered,> including t...> Awad told those who gathered,<BR/>> including town officials, former <BR/>> Select Board members and state <BR/>> Rep. Ellen Story, D-Amherst, <BR/>> that what happened "crossed<BR/>> the line." <BR/> -- DL, SpfdRepb.<BR/><BR/>Larry is a registered Republican if I am not mistaken. Ellen Story is a Democrat. As, I suspect, are Awad, Wiess & the Town Mangler.<BR/><BR/>And were town employees expected to show up for this?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if the state ethics commission would have anything to say about this event? Or is the Town duty-bound to let Larry use the Town Room (and all the same resources) for a "Glad She is Gone" party?<BR/><BR/>Lots of people didn't think it at the time, but the Springfield Housing Authority mess started out with a similar spark, also involving a state rep....<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-15490295853490997222008-08-19T09:48:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:48:00.000-04:00Actually, who did pay for the event? If it was pu...Actually, who did pay for the event? If it was public funds (including in-kind use of town space, remember how the Boy Scouts can't do that without paying) then it arguably is a campaign event and there may be election law issues...<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63163380941526067752008-08-19T08:32:00.000-04:002008-08-19T08:32:00.000-04:00was that our tax dollars spent on that reception?h...was that our tax dollars spent on that reception?<BR/><BR/>however much that cost, they should have given it to ME instead, for my unpaid work on academy square for the 250th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41278961794821740302008-08-19T07:28:00.000-04:002008-08-19T07:28:00.000-04:00Nah, she--I mean they--live in an expensive part o...Nah, she--I mean they--live in an expensive part of town. <BR/><BR/>I need a Dave Keenan kind of chalet.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88541250264831876392008-08-19T07:22:00.000-04:002008-08-19T07:22:00.000-04:00Way to go , Larry. Moving in next door to Awad?Un...Way to go , Larry. Moving in next door to Awad?<BR/><BR/>Until later...............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com