31 Mar 2012
Another Cohasset contract bites the dust Your diligent TU blogger learned Saturday AM that Mark Brennan, of the newly formed operations department at town hall was ousted last Friday. Wonder if Cohasset acting Town Manager Mike Milanoski frisked him before he escorted him to the parking lot – he loves doing that tough guy kind [...]
30 Mar 2012
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In the last 24 hours we have had a barrage of would-be commentators attempting to bridge our cyber-fence to no avail. Many of them are tinytown officials. You know them as: cohasset-townie at nottannak@gmail.com (so cute), stumpythelobster at stumpythelobster@gmail.com and a few others. They are confused when they register and discover their passwords no longer [...]
28 Mar 2012
Left to right: William Hannon, Charles Samuelson, Stuart Ivimey, Clark Brewer, Al Moore They may be smiling in the photo above, but the Cohasset Planning Board is very upset with the board of selectmen. Planners are the second board in March to send a vote of NO CONFIDENCE to the selectmen, the first being [...]
27 Mar 2012
by the TU Water RFP Expert (Click here to read the 10-Year Cohasset WaterRFP) Last night sounded like a clear signal that the water commission is feeling the heat and light of public scrutiny. I wonder, did Aquarion back off – too many bright lights and too much controversy for the Cohasset deal to be [...]
26 Mar 2012
Water RFP to be discussed Monday, March 26, 7PM at Cohasset Middle/High School – Pond Street The Water Commission’s proposed concession contract has nothing to do with water; water is merely the currency. It has everything to do with ‘the deal’ and consolidating power within the commission. First, at one time it was the Water [...]
26 Mar 2012
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Tearing Down Weymouth to Build Up Southfield Comparing budgets at an annual cost and (8760 hours per year rate) by Dominic Galluzzo, Weymouth Resident
14 Mar 2012
“If I had treated my staff the way Mr. Coughlin has been treated, I wouldn’t have a staff.” -Coral Grande Cohasset Town Manager Mike Coughlin’s public hearing to give his side of the story on his pending termination lasted almost five hours. There were over 200 people in the high school media room, with Coughlin [...]
12 Mar 2012
by Tom Wolf For decades the special interests of a select Cohasset group have been covertly served by a succession of elected and appointed officials. These interests include Sandy Cove, Treats Pond and Cat Dam to name a few. It seemed like a good deal for everyone; most citizens either didn’t know what was going [...]
11 Mar 2012
This comes from a mid – 2000s tanPublic Citizen document. I know a little of the inside ball on Atlanta, as I have worked for years with a consulting engineer down south who was fired for saying critical things about the United Water proposal and pointing out that rates for water would have to go [...]
11 Mar 2012
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This is the contract that was issued March 27, 2012 and on which our water expert is making comments. Cohasset WaterRFP
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