Are they going to be able to cover it or are they looking for donations? (Not that I expect SJ to follow up on a comment/request. I'm still waiting for someone at SJ to notice that $10k Oxford County paid for a $150 video camera,)
Looks like someone didn't finish their thought up there.
"He asked his fellow citizens to do the"
And it would be nice if SJ actually gave the link instead of making folks copy and paste the url. Accessibility instead of discrimination is a plus. Kind of ironic considering the article.
Neighbors. Give them a try. The term homeless sucks. I work with a number of groups who assist the homeless here in Charlotte and that's the term that we use.
Not that anyone ever pays any attention to these comments....
edit: PLEASE FIX THE CAPTCHA! YOU CAN NOT MIX LOWER AND UPPER CASE LETTERS! WHAT PART OF THAT DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND, SUN JOURNAL?
Now a days, anything under the new floor limit of $25, they don;t check that closely. Or even a signature.
I have to wonder, and the article isn't 100% clear on this, was the card actually stolen? Or was it just the number? I know I used my business debit card quite often but I use it responsibly. I wonder if this card was used somewhere it wasn't supposed to be.
When I saw the headline, I was thinking it was just a mass break out organized by some sort of freedom animal group. Considering they took only specific dogs, sounds like it was targeted and maybe, as Henssis1 mentions, an inside job.
I have a feeling that 90% of those accounts are actually bot created with the plan to use them at a later date for spam runs. I consult with a number of online communities ranging from basic blogging sites to more web 2.0 social networks and that's the general thought.
I think it was blogger that had been estimated that 78% of their accounts were spam.
- Captchas are readable. Just looking at this site and the spam that it gets will show you that.
- Considering that only verified folks are going to be able to post comments, the spammers are going to have to deal with a phone call from the SJ before they spam. Do you think they're going to go through that?
Another letter with an issue: Y. Or is it a y? edit: Yup, didn;t get it right. Try #2
I don't see it on this comment so I guess you're right. But some days it takes 3-4 tries to get it right because of the lower/upper case issue or because my eyes are tired as noted up above.
I don't mind the verification. I did mind the process how it occurred though. I know I had to jump through hoops over and above what the stated policy is to get my account verified. I had to do this because I do not have access to a phone during the day. I wound up having to borrow a cell phone from a local homeless man that I know and work with to call I believe Pattie while standing outside of a local library.
Having said that, I note that a telephone number is listed on my account. I don't recognize the phone number and hope that it's not visible to anyone else. It's one thing to list a full and legit name on a comment. It's another to publish a phone number though.
I do hope though that someone at the SJ will get around and fix the issues with the Captcha though that I;ve pointed out a couple of times now. Lower case and CAPITAL letters should not mix on a Captcha. It's too hard to tell a c from a C. Or at the very least remove their usage from those accounts who are registered.
I keep bringing this up but SJ seems to be missing this issue. Did the now paid firefighters in Paris improve response time? Not being against them being paid. Actually interested in if it affected their response.
An aside to SJ, can we please fix the Captcha and make the letters either all CAPS or lower case? Took three tries to get that comment to save. It's kind of hard to tell a C from a c, an X from an X, etc.
I believe that accident was on Friday, a few days before Paris' firemen started working. I have a feeling that those were Oxford's per diem firemen. I don't think that those were Paris' firemen.
I would ask for a clarification from the SJ but we all know that never happens.
A previous article noted that the state had stopped reimbursing on the General Assistance requests and had recently just started again due to their own budget problems.
So who was the one who got caught throw the drugs over the fence right in front of the cop? I seem to recall the SJ mentioning that in one of their articles.
Sun Journal gave a bunch of links in the plane article but none in this one. I would have liked to see the blog mentioned. Would be nice to see links in something other than commercial copy. SJ, please give these ladies some credit.
As someone who does a fair amount of volunteering with groups and churches that offer assistance to the homeless, I assure you that the quoted 80% figure is way out of line. Less than 10% are in such a position. Most homelessness is caused by un or under employment, legal concerns or just a desire to drop out.
I gather the gentleman is not a Vet? I seem to recall there being a vet hospital in the area.
With all the churches in the Oxford Hills area, I;m surprised none of them stepped up to offer assistance.
While I share the need to save the building and I'm glad to see an effort to get others involved, weren't the folks hanging the letters actually trespassing on the property? I don't believe Barry Mazzaglia has been paid for the building yet so I would think the building is still technically his. (If not, please politely correct me.) The irony of this is they even provided a photo of this. I guess the police were too busy picking up party goers at the concert. :)
...Gotta admit the first thing that comes to my mind is me wondering where the rest of it is. Not that I'm pointing figures or saying anything bad about the Bridgton police. Just surprised that only some of it was put on display.
So if I get on the planning board and hate wind power for some reason, I can sit on a single request, never act on it and that'll stop all other development? Either something's missing here in this article or this ordinance hasn't been well thought through.
While I don't like seeing money being wasted either, having a 5% increase to offset a 12% loss doesn't really justify throwing someone out of office. Wasting $9k on a video camera is a different story though. I didn't see you complaining about that.
"Better be good in class, students! Or else it's off to the wood chip boiler to shovel wood chips for a couple of hours!"
Silly question though. Not one that I expect the Sun Journal to have an actual answer for since it's their policy to ignore these comments but why is a "new sprinkler system" being worked in here, dependent on the boiler? I don't recall fire sprinklers needing hot water. I would think that would be against their purpose.
$10k for video conferencing equipment? Doesn't your local WalMart sell camcorders for $150 that also double as a video camera? Hook that up to a laptop, hook that up to a cable modem and you've got your video conferencing.
I'll gladly pay the 20 bucks to get a local high school student over to the jail to get him or her to explain this to them if that's needed.
It's costs nearly $500k for a town to pave a half mile? Wouldn't that be nearly the entire Hartford's town budget since they only have a budget of $688k? Can someone please kindly check on that? Maybe it's $50k for a half mile?
I honestly don't know but those numbers don't sound right.
I guess many folks don't recall when they tried this back in 1988. The Further is the most recent incarnation of the Grateful Dead. I guess folks don't remember.
Excuse me, That's a false report in New Hampshire. My bad. Pity you can't edit your comments here although considering the merits and number of popups you get off this site, I gather the admin have limited Internet experience.
Interesting how the person who made the report wasn't charged. I guess making a false report in Maine is legal now while being nervious about sitting next to a possible bomb will get you arrested.
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ADA complaint
God forbid anyone from SJ actually pay attention to a complain about their website. Do I need to file an ADA complain with your host?
Medical exceptions?
I hope they'll reconsider their exceptions policy. Else they're leaving themselves open for their first chemo patient who has lost their hair.
Donation
Are they going to be able to cover it or are they looking for donations? (Not that I expect SJ to follow up on a comment/request. I'm still waiting for someone at SJ to notice that $10k Oxford County paid for a $150 video camera,)
Typos
Looks like someone didn't finish their thought up there.
"He asked his fellow citizens to do the"
And it would be nice if SJ actually gave the link instead of making folks copy and paste the url. Accessibility instead of discrimination is a plus. Kind of ironic considering the article.
Typo Fix
I believe the word is 'never'.
"Frederic said that method has never been successful in Maine."
Makes more sense that way.
Name suggestion
Neighbors. Give them a try. The term homeless sucks. I work with a number of groups who assist the homeless here in Charlotte and that's the term that we use.
Not that anyone ever pays any attention to these comments....
edit: PLEASE FIX THE CAPTCHA! YOU CAN NOT MIX LOWER AND UPPER CASE LETTERS! WHAT PART OF THAT DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND, SUN JOURNAL?
reedit: Third try
Signing my life away...
Now a days, anything under the new floor limit of $25, they don;t check that closely. Or even a signature.
I have to wonder, and the article isn't 100% clear on this, was the card actually stolen? Or was it just the number? I know I used my business debit card quite often but I use it responsibly. I wonder if this card was used somewhere it wasn't supposed to be.
An arcade?
As in a coin operated arcade with like Pac Man (Yes, I;m that old) games?
Can we get a clarification please?
Silly question
Just curious. From reading the story, it sounds like the local police called in the county police when they detected the drugs.
Is there a reason why the local level police couldn't do the search? Or obtain the search warrant? Is it a policy concern? Procedure?
Just curious.
They'll never take away our FREEDOM!
When I saw the headline, I was thinking it was just a mass break out organized by some sort of freedom animal group. Considering they took only specific dogs, sounds like it was targeted and maybe, as Henssis1 mentions, an inside job.
Spam spam spam spam and more spam
I have a feeling that 90% of those accounts are actually bot created with the plan to use them at a later date for spam runs. I consult with a number of online communities ranging from basic blogging sites to more web 2.0 social networks and that's the general thought.
I think it was blogger that had been estimated that 78% of their accounts were spam.
Maybe next time
I was too actually. Need a new external hard drive. :)
Not to make light of this but....
What's sad about this is that one of the winners has actually commented previously.
edit: Try #2 on the Captcha....
Not really. - Captchas are
Not really.
- Captchas are readable. Just looking at this site and the spam that it gets will show you that.
- Considering that only verified folks are going to be able to post comments, the spammers are going to have to deal with a phone call from the SJ before they spam. Do you think they're going to go through that?
Another letter with an issue: Y. Or is it a y? edit: Yup, didn;t get it right. Try #2
I don't see it on this
I don't see it on this comment so I guess you're right. But some days it takes 3-4 tries to get it right because of the lower/upper case issue or because my eyes are tired as noted up above.
My thoughts
I don't mind the verification. I did mind the process how it occurred though. I know I had to jump through hoops over and above what the stated policy is to get my account verified. I had to do this because I do not have access to a phone during the day. I wound up having to borrow a cell phone from a local homeless man that I know and work with to call I believe Pattie while standing outside of a local library.
Having said that, I note that a telephone number is listed on my account. I don't recognize the phone number and hope that it's not visible to anyone else. It's one thing to list a full and legit name on a comment. It's another to publish a phone number though.
I do hope though that someone at the SJ will get around and fix the issues with the Captcha though that I;ve pointed out a couple of times now. Lower case and CAPITAL letters should not mix on a Captcha. It's too hard to tell a c from a C. Or at the very least remove their usage from those accounts who are registered.
*sigh*
When will it end?
Anyone else think everybody should just move out of Paris and replace all of the residents? Maybe they'll all get along then.
Not newsworthy?
Gotta admit that I'm wondering about that as well. I gather SJ didn't want to follow up on that either.
Music and dance??!? Oh my
Insert Music Man reference here.
Quick response?
I keep bringing this up but SJ seems to be missing this issue. Did the now paid firefighters in Paris improve response time? Not being against them being paid. Actually interested in if it affected their response.
Next on the mike....
I look forward to Diane Cummings dropping by the high school every morning to recite the pledge. After all since it's so important to her....
I'm actually glad that this is being done. Please don;t get me wrong. I just hope that Diane will put her actions where her words are.
What about....
Just curious. I think this is the first real fire since Paris started the paid fire fighters. Did it help? What was the response time?
No offense to the family of course. Just rather surprised that SJ didn't touch on this.
Easy fix
Ban the trouble makers.
Fix the Captcha
An aside to SJ, can we please fix the Captcha and make the letters either all CAPS or lower case? Took three tries to get that comment to save. It's kind of hard to tell a C from a c, an X from an X, etc.
The numbers are weird
Good for her but if she's paying off $10k over 7 years, that means she's saving a little over $100 a month.
Not sure what the average bill up in Maine is now a days but that's a pretty big bill from the start to be saving that much.
Typo
>So who's going to be there?
SJ, if we're going to display a edit comment link to logged in users, how about having the access to do so?
Main Street is awfully long
For those who might be interested in coming in from out of town, maybe some better directions would be a plus.
So who's going to me there?
OK, I'll ask
Not that I'll get a response but how is from Texas (where I'm assuming the truck started) to York transporting funds into or out of the country?
Guess not
Guess not
The dates are wrong
I believe that accident was on Friday, a few days before Paris' firemen started working. I have a feeling that those were Oxford's per diem firemen. I don't think that those were Paris' firemen.
I would ask for a clarification from the SJ but we all know that never happens.
A previous article noted that
A previous article noted that the state had stopped reimbursing on the General Assistance requests and had recently just started again due to their own budget problems.
What's with the pictures?
OK, I'll ask. What does adding in a security screen at the courthouse have to do with the two included pictures?
So who was the one...
So who was the one who got caught throw the drugs over the fence right in front of the cop? I seem to recall the SJ mentioning that in one of their articles.
Typos?
Can SJ correct the typos please so we can understand the article?
No link?
Sun Journal gave a bunch of links in the plane article but none in this one. I would have liked to see the blog mentioned. Would be nice to see links in something other than commercial copy. SJ, please give these ladies some credit.
One minor point
I believe the plane models in question are the SR20 and the SR22:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR20
Google'ing for the SF20 and 22 does not pull anything up related.
Please kindly get the percentages correct
As someone who does a fair amount of volunteering with groups and churches that offer assistance to the homeless, I assure you that the quoted 80% figure is way out of line. Less than 10% are in such a position. Most homelessness is caused by un or under employment, legal concerns or just a desire to drop out.
I gather the gentleman is not a Vet? I seem to recall there being a vet hospital in the area.
With all the churches in the Oxford Hills area, I;m surprised none of them stepped up to offer assistance.
So are we talking about 5% or 50%?
Would be interesting to know how many pieces of property exist in the town of Harrison as a comparison against the 164 that are to received liens.
What a waste of time
With all the infighting that is now occurring with these local governments, I;m amazed anything gets done.
Do the cameras not work?
Could have sworn the county just spent $10k on a video camera system to cut back on transportation costs. Are they broken?
It's only $4,400
Does the town currently have a first responder vehicle? If not, $4,400 for one is better than nothing.
All these complaints...
With all these complaints, how come no one aired them at the meeting?
Trespassing?
While I share the need to save the building and I'm glad to see an effort to get others involved, weren't the folks hanging the letters actually trespassing on the property? I don't believe Barry Mazzaglia has been paid for the building yet so I would think the building is still technically his. (If not, please politely correct me.) The irony of this is they even provided a photo of this. I guess the police were too busy picking up party goers at the concert. :)
Just curious
Just curious. How long of a stretch of Elm Hill Road are we talking about?
Old News
What's done is done. Let's just move on.
Hmmm
Good point.
Not pointing figures but...
...Gotta admit the first thing that comes to my mind is me wondering where the rest of it is. Not that I'm pointing figures or saying anything bad about the Bridgton police. Just surprised that only some of it was put on display.
If I wanted to jump through hoops....
Sure would be nice if the Sun Journal didn't require one to jump through hoops to report spam.
One at a time
So if I get on the planning board and hate wind power for some reason, I can sit on a single request, never act on it and that'll stop all other development? Either something's missing here in this article or this ordinance hasn't been well thought through.
Speaking of going...
While I don't like seeing money being wasted either, having a 5% increase to offset a 12% loss doesn't really justify throwing someone out of office. Wasting $9k on a video camera is a different story though. I didn't see you complaining about that.
Maybe they did
What makes you think they haven't passed on some of the costs to the town employees?
New form of detention?
"Better be good in class, students! Or else it's off to the wood chip boiler to shovel wood chips for a couple of hours!"
Silly question though. Not one that I expect the Sun Journal to have an actual answer for since it's their policy to ignore these comments but why is a "new sprinkler system" being worked in here, dependent on the boiler? I don't recall fire sprinklers needing hot water. I would think that would be against their purpose.
Seriously?
You expect someone from the Sun Journal to respond? heh Good luck with that.
So much for that
I guess no one at the Sun Journal is interested in following up on this. I would think a waste of over $9k would be important. Guess not.
Someone needs to check these numbers as well
$10k for video conferencing equipment? Doesn't your local WalMart sell camcorders for $150 that also double as a video camera? Hook that up to a laptop, hook that up to a cable modem and you've got your video conferencing.
I'll gladly pay the 20 bucks to get a local high school student over to the jail to get him or her to explain this to them if that's needed.
Someone please kindly check on this
It's costs nearly $500k for a town to pave a half mile? Wouldn't that be nearly the entire Hartford's town budget since they only have a budget of $688k? Can someone please kindly check on that? Maybe it's $50k for a half mile?
I honestly don't know but those numbers don't sound right.
Bad Taste
...And pictures along with their specific street address.
"Hey kids! Why don't we go past that house that just got condemned and point at the family? And then we can stop for ice cream!"
"YEAH!"
Sing a different tune
And if it's your life that's saved thanks to the new pad, you'll change your mind.
Them some big bucks
Nice to see a mention of how this was paid for. Gotta admit that was the first question through my mind as i read this.
STOP SHOUTING!
Dude, turn off the Cap Lock. It's rude. Maybe someone will listen to you for a change if you do.
Helmets and elbow pads?
I wonder how quickly the town attorneys will make the town change their policies after the first injury lawsuit and enforce helmets and pads.
Age does things to one's mind
I guess many folks don't recall when they tried this back in 1988. The Further is the most recent incarnation of the Grateful Dead. I guess folks don't remember.
Oops
Excuse me, That's a false report in New Hampshire. My bad. Pity you can't edit your comments here although considering the merits and number of popups you get off this site, I gather the admin have limited Internet experience.
Wasn't it a false report?
Interesting how the person who made the report wasn't charged. I guess making a false report in Maine is legal now while being nervious about sitting next to a possible bomb will get you arrested.