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To the MyBackYard Editor:     It is the comments by Council president Frank Cook, after the verbal ‘tiff’ between Felos and White during a Council committee meeting, which are really revealing.    If you note Cook’s words carefully, he provides evidence that he has not attempted to stifle the current Ordinance committee chair, Felos . [...]

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The Ash Bin of History?  We used to celebrate Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday: each in February, and each worth celebrating. But now we have a Presidents’ Day—a deliberately vague holiday—that apparently fails to distinguish between Presidents Lincoln and Fillmore. So who’s teaching about Presidents? You’d think that higher education in our democracy would lead [...]

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To the Editor;    Just a personal and passing comment on the great Mayoral pay raise fiasco of a few weeks ago, which already seems to have become yesterday’s news…If you’re unhappy about it, feel powerless with the decision or just think that the timing was all wrong, the coronation may not be a foregone [...]

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To the Editor:     This is an open letter to the voters of the City of Attleboro.     The recent Council approval of a raise for the mayor is not what it appears to be.   What really took place was a carefully-linked dual effort:  the raise was the “decoy”—-the significant change in the procedure to [...]

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To the editor;   Perfect job on clearing the sidewalks of snow, Attleboro homeowners, after the great Christmas weekend blizzard…perfectly disgusting that is. It’s impossible to walk on a continuous straight path for more than several properties, especially on South Main Street, before running into uncleared walkways. I thought that homeowners had a legal responsibility to [...]

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To our Friends: In March and April of this year, the Museum was hit by a flood, essentially wiping out all of the wooden cases and requiring extensive repair of the inside walls.  Thanks to the quick work of a couple of wonderful volunteers, none of the exhibits were lost.  We have filed claims with [...]

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To the Editor:    I had the privilege of speaking at the recent public hearing regarding the tax classification “split” in Attleboro.    I believe that, in the long run, for most folks, it comes down to the following two questions:       1.   Can, or will, your offspring be able to afford a house in [...]

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To the Editor:    The supposed not-for-profit Sturdy Hospital has been in the black financially for pushing twenty years, despite paying just one person a cool million per annum of late.   Holy Cow:  one million clams.   Think about that the next time you get a bill from them!   [BTW, I really do like doctors and [...]

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Greetings,  We would like to thank everyone who attended our recent Pasta & Meatball Dinner at the Elks Lodge in North Attleborough.  The dinner is our major fund-raiser; and it was a very successful night.  All proceeds from the dinner benefit the Falls Fire Barn Museum and help with the maintenance and expenses, including heat [...]

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Thank you all so much for making the Republican candidates for the 3rd Congressional District feel welcome to Attleboro!  As usual, Jim hand undercounted….but we can count on that!  I hope you all get a chance to go to North Attleboro on June 15th for a similar event.  These candidates cannot get enough press or [...]

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