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Dave — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:13:16 -0000

I am glad the PI saw thru the BS and reported it. Thanks chief for going outside. Great report and it proves Phillips was being set up by 3 or 4 of his FELLOW ????? officers. Now lets move on and get rid of the bad seeds. I hope my dept never goes thru something like this.

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MjB — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:10:26 -0000

At first I was going to say "Waaaaa!" and leave it at that.

But now I see that it looks like there is some bad blood between these two officers. Whatever the reason I predict the following. There will be a financial payout for one officer, the other won't be disciplined and nothing more will be done to change the atmosphere at the PD.

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whatabunchofwimps — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:30 -0000

If you were a taxpayer you would care what these shmucks are doing, too.

Go away apartment-dweller. Maybe you should get a job and start paying like the rest of us. Then MAYBE you sould understand WHY we care.

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Chris — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:02:42 -0000

Bill he may not be in our union but he is a union member and is a PO. He may not be the nice sarge we would want as aour supervisir but if my ass is in a sling out there he is the guy I want calling the shots. Blue line means crap to you, Aiello, Ronnie and Danny O. It's all about getting your guy unfired and back on the tit. I have always been proud to be a PO but you are making me ashamed of my department.

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God Not Again — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:14:55 -0000

I agree with you except they need more than a time out. They need to realize it is ZERO tolerance for the bs that has gone on.High School administrators could deal with this situation better than the Police Administration has.What shame these pathetic flunkies have brought to their department and their town. Police officers used to be highly respected but not in this town anymore. How very sad

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Sad — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:38:24 -0000

I just want to know who will appoligize to Phillips when this is all said and done? All you little Soloman cronies are such sad little pathetic men. I sometimes feel sad for you. This Dept needs to do something and do it fast. There are so many great guys and women there. And then to drag down people in their family. Are you all that unhappy? I pray to god that this all ends and EVERYONE can just move on.....

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Time out — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:26:31 -0000

Chief MacDougal was a fair and honest man. Great job Chief Lavigne in hiring his firm. They will get to the bottom of this. Also they will be checking Vallierre to see if he is working in his construction company. She is right on the ball. She has a bunch of brats working for her and they all need a time out!

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Fairness and Honesty Prevail — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:24:45 -0000

Sorry unbelievable , to claim that Bully Manzi ( AKA Boss Hog - those jowls are incredible ) is the hardest working mayor Methuen has had is a ridiculous statement so far from the truth that to speak it you are living in a dream world or you're related to him or one of his temporary friends , until you do something that will reflect on him and he has to stab you in the back and dump you to save his own hide. His hard work has all been in trying to save himself from poor administration of his duties and allowing his friends to dictate the leadership of the city until something goes wrong.
The only hard working mayor the town has had was Dennis Dizoglio , period , case closed.
I was not a friend of Dennis's nor did I ever ask him for a favor. I have never had a friendship nor a personal relationship with ANY Methuen politician. I never knew Mr. Solomon either. I am solely a person interested in right and wrong , interested in the truth , interested in good government and responsible spending , things that are all seriously lacking within the confines of Methuen. All your claims of the city's financial standing are lies and you don't address the fact of all the taxpayer dollars flying out of city hall to cover all these lawsuits and settlements , Bully's stamp firmly planted on all of them , he's the guy that chose to run for mayor , he wanted to be in charge , he mishandled the job , he has to be held accountable. He was warned 15 years ago that his association with Mike McLaughlin would lead down a bad path and come back to haunt him. He was a young kid with big dreams , be everybody's friend , run the town , be the man. He became a politician , greasy back room deals , favors granted here and there for votes and support , sidestepping rules and regulations till the poop hits the fan , then dumping those who get caught while professing to be innocent and all knowing and then repledging himself to the voting public to clean it all up and restore respectability. The respectability will never return to Methuen while Bully is in office , nor will it ever come back with a politician in office. Methuen is clearly the frontrunner in the Commonwealth when it comes to being the laughing stock and Bully is it's leader. RECEIVERSHIP. NOW.

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Justice — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:08:13 -0000

The Methuen Police department is nothing but trouble. There has been numerous times where I have been in the TGI Fridays where I will see a MEthuen SUPERVISOR drinking at the bar on duty. I wanted to give this indiviual the benefit of the doubt, so when I sat at the bar to listen in, I found out that wasnt just a Coca Cola they were ordering. This is an embarrassment to the badge, Methuen, and the officers families as well. I think its time to clean house.

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Justice — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:02:10 -0000

I think the officer is being a complete crybaby... welcome to training. You train like you fight. Obviously if you got hit, then you were doing something wrong.

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Fairness and Honesty Prevail — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:58:08 -0000

Sorry to disappoint you , no Ellen here , don't know her , don't want to. Not even female , not even a Massachusetts resident anymore , finally got fed up enough to get out. Heard too much , saw too much , the truth prevailed. Anybody who can back Manzi at this point is either related to him or still getting favors from him. Have no use for you or your comments , you care not about your community , just yourself. If you were an honest person , you would just shut your mouth and work toward the good of the town and it's people , work towards getting rid of the system , the corruption , the favors , the gladhanders. I have never had a personal relationship or friendship with any of Methuen's 3 mayors , nor any of it's past town managers. I was supportive of only 1 mayor's administration , the original one , Dennis Dizoglio , an honest man who was NOT a politician and performed an admirable job in running Methuen without kowtowing to the everpresent political systems and history that have long been ingrained in the city's history. The full intent on getting away from having town managers was to get away from political groups and friends and deals and favors. Dennis Dizoglio ran Methuen with benefit for all and put it back on it's feet and pointed it in a good direction without granting favors to anyone , without any scandals , without any secrets. The idiots of Methuen who chose to install a politician as mayor after Dennis left office are responsible for the return to the old style politics and problems. Dennis didn't please everybody , because you can't when you don't give in to political pressure from the old timers. Dennis was chosen as a candidate for the fact he was very experienced in municipal administration from his days in Peabody. He worked hard and straightened out all the issues in the town. Sharon Pollitics came in after him and made a quick return to the old political game of favors and friends first and destroyed all of the good foundations that Dennis put into place. The idiots of Methuen then compounded their mistakes by putting Bully Manzi in the chair , who's next Greg Hyatt?

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NAcouple — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:51:17 -0000

Next time they should use guns on each other

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dave — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:03 -0000

The overtime at the PD is not distributed evenly...The Tribune should check out the inordinate amount of overtime Captain Fram and Lt. Martin are making. They change their hours weekly to accommodate more overtime. This is what Manzi claimed happened with Solomon... How come it is still going on but just by different people?

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I KNOW — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:20:51 -0000

HI ELLEN

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Unbelievable — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:17:32 -0000

HI BOB!!!

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Unbelievable — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:14:28 -0000

You solomonites are everywhere. Just in the nick of time too. solomon's civil service hearing is next month I am sure you have much planned to muddy the waters before then. You just can't let it go. The little man is done. It is over but you just keep blaming the Mayor for all your woes... boo hoo. And of course the loss of all that lucrative overtime you got uner the little man. Now the overtime is equally divided there is no more overtime empire like before. But you just can't stand it so you continue and continue to blame the Man you had to clean it up. Mayor Manzi is the hardest working Mayor Methuen has ever had. He has had to make tough choices that even involved his good friends i.e. solomon and salvo. But he made the right decisions for this City and the City thrives, with the lowest property taxes and water bills in the whole Merrimack Valley. The police department needs to just GET OVER IT.!!

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Unbelievable — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:06:04 -0000

Oh it's Ellen Bahan--I wondered when you would weigh on this. How about running for Mayor again! I love watching you get trounced publicly. Your list is incorrect. You so-called facts your own aberetions and your sanity continually questioned.

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Shaggy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:59:12 -0000

Methuen = Mayberry? ooook

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Fairness and Honesty Prevail — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:25:56 -0000

YES. Bully Manzi was a very big supporter of Sharon Pollitics and Bully was also a very big supporter of former town manager Mike McLaughlin's too , don't EVER forget that. Bully Manzi was a supporter of anybody that could possibly present votes to him. Bully Manzi's backroom at the liquor store quite often had more politician's in it than the town council meeting hall did. Much more was bought and sold in that back room than liquor. With all that has gone on during Bully Manzi's administration it has proven that he is more dangerous than Brutus and Benedict Arnold combined. He has no honor whatsoever and certainly no shame , no remorse , no guilt.

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karma is cool — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:18:37 -0000

you lie..the city NEVER said no theft..what do you think it was a donation??and if you read Rumbo you will know who the cops with records are..it has been statedthere many many times.

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Fairness and Honesty Prevail — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:13:12 -0000

To continue to invoke the Solomon name is to continue beating a dead horse , he is no longer here. People need to focus on the true problem which apparently and quite obviously , the mayor , Bully Manzi. Solomon's service as a police officer pre-dated the current mayor , pre-dated Sharon Pollitics , and possibly the first mayor. The one individual at the center of ALL Methuen's problems is the man who is charged with the central responsibility of running the town government because he chose to run for the office of mayor , Bully Manzi. All of this stuff has blown way out of proportion under HIS administration , he seemingly had NO qualms or problems with Chief Solomon when he ( Manzi ) took office , only after questions started to arise about the management and use and accounting of federal monies did Bully Manzi have a problem with Chief Solomon as being the mayor , the whole situation would reflect back on him and cause people to take a good clear look at HIS government and administration , therefore he jumped ship and Chief Solomon was no longer a friend or compatriot. Not only has the police department finances and accounting come under scrutiny while Bully Manzi is mayor but so has the School Departments finances , spending , and accounting through the Joe Salvo investigations. Bully Manzi is the one who professes to be in control , barks orders at every one , makes public statements to appease the voting masses , whatever they want to hear in order to get the votes. He and Tom Kelly are the ONLY 2 people who have their fingers on ALL the towns financial information and have FULL control of every penny of it. They are the ones that need to be held accountable for all of this mess. If you are Bully Manzi's friends today , that will change if you come under scrutiny for anything tomorrow because he no longer has use for you or wants to be associated with you if it's going to come back on him as mayor. If there is wrongdoing in his administration , Bully Manzi pleads idiocy and claims he knows nothing of what is taking place or has taken place , but for you , the voters and good citizens of Methuen , he will act to clean it up. Let's get over the Solomon thing and turn our collective attention to the ROOT of the problem , Bully Manzi.

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ED — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:07:11 -0000

Wasn't Manzi her biggest su[pporter?

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Bill — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:04:21 -0000

Chris,
Nice try but Phillips is not in the patrolmans union and you know that. You should be outraged that a superior officer assaulted one of your own.
As to criminal records those officers are "Jajugas Boys"

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REALLY..YOU DO HAVE TO BE FAIR — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:50:00 -0000

"grant thiefs"?? city said no theft! if there had been the Mayor would have had to fire ALL involved !!

"cops with records" ???does that include chief and at least five others???

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whatabunchofwimps — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:49:34 -0000

Hell hath no fury....

like an ex shamrock