I quit!
I quit doing both radio shows but, who’s the loser?
Last Saturday was my last radio show in Spanish on WCCM 1110 AM; I was already done with the English-language version on Tuesdays.
Pacific Mills
And this is my latest pet peeve!
The criminal investigation in New Hampshire against Brady-Sullivan (Brady-Sullivan is the name of the corporation, co-owned by Shane Brady and Arthur Sullivan) is still ongoing. The Manchester Union Leader is continuing reporting on the progress of the investigation by the City of Manchester, federal regulators from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) y and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, of the contamination at Mill West, the mill building converted into apartments by Brady-Sullivan. You may read more about this in our April 22, 2016 edition.
The sad part about it is that 10 truckloads of contaminated debris were buried under Pacific Mills at 300 Canal St. in Lawrence and we don’t hear anything about it. Thanks to a confidential informant who notified MassDEP, Tim Dame visited the Building 3 where the informant told him he would find the contaminated debris.
Removing asbestos, lead, arsenic, cadmium and any solid waste is very expensive. Burying it under a site that will be occupied by families is criminal, indeed.
Like the building in Manchester, NH, this one (and several other old buildings) are being turned into housing. The difference is that Manchester city officials forced the company to remove the contaminants even after families had moved in. In Lawrence, they are being remodeled without the benefit of an inspection for toxic materials or asbestos.
Again, where is the uproar? It’s easy taking advantage of this community because they don’t complain and no one seems to care.
Hiring a DPW Director
A few months ago, Mayor Dan Rivera selected a search committee in charge of reviewing the applicants for the position of director of the Department of Public Works. This group has met three times and will be meeting again on Tuesday, May 17th. They have been discussing whether the right candidate should have a professional engineering degree. I thought those things are already specified in the job description.
