By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Read about Covid Fraud in the Salem News link below….. Marblehead ‘monk’ and partner charged with $3.6 million COVID relief fraud | News | salemnews.com I am extremely grateful to : Courts reporter Julie Manganis for her excellent investigative work. can be reached at 978-338-2521, by… Continue reading Faith-based Groups Exploiting Pandemic and Residents
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Viola Davis Memoir: Essential Reading for Opening Minds and Hearts
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I love reading memoirs, especially when they tell inspirational stories involving overcoming adversity. Finding Me by actor Viola Davis is one such story that will hopefully open up hearts and minds, especially of people new to being “Woke” who don’t typically think about the realities of… Continue reading Viola Davis Memoir: Essential Reading for Opening Minds and Hearts
Political Lobbyist, Anna Siedzik Gets Her Way again, again and again….
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ How political lobbying works… Anna Siedzik’s political agenda Anna and her political lobby colleagues on the misnamed Hamilton Wenham Human Rights Coalition (HWHRC) are connected to the local religious institutions- Gordon College in Wenham and Gordon Conwell Seminary in Hamilton. The connections include individuals and/or their… Continue reading Political Lobbyist, Anna Siedzik Gets Her Way again, again and again….
Stop Calling Voices of Dissent: “Racists”, “Bigots”, “Classists” and worse….
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, My comments are in italics purple. I am grateful that the Salem News is covering this situation….Thank-you, Julie Manganis….. https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT ASKED TO CLARIFY PERMIT PROVISIONS The Salem News (newsmemory.com) By Julie Manganis Staff Writer SALISBURY — A provision of the state’s “Housing Choice” law that… Continue reading Stop Calling Voices of Dissent: “Racists”, “Bigots”, “Classists” and worse….
Why Did Anna Siedzik want Hamilton Town Manager’s Job Evaluation?
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Communication between town officials is open to the public….. There are thousands of emails between Hamilton Wenham School Board member, Anna Siedzik and Hamilton Town Manager, Joe Domelowicz on the town email servers. They are being widely distributed to provide transparency in our government and some… Continue reading Why Did Anna Siedzik want Hamilton Town Manager’s Job Evaluation?
Vote: NO, No, and NO on unfettered School Spending
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ A family on my street paid over $900,000 for a house with no garage and a small yard. if I paid almost a million $ … I, too would expect unlimited funding for the schools including turf (not TERF) …. Are these new families the “classists”… Continue reading Vote: NO, No, and NO on unfettered School Spending
Making Hamilton Town Hall ADA and Fire Code Compliant
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Item 6 from the town manager’s newsletter relates to Town Hall and lack of ADA and fire code compliance…. An internal team of staff is reviewing options formaking the Town Hall ADA and fire codecompliant. It appears that the town manager and the officials that he… Continue reading Making Hamilton Town Hall ADA and Fire Code Compliant
Town Manager Report includes Errors, Misinformation… let’s be honest … LIES!
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ From page 8 of Joe Domelowicz’s report… 1. “Phase 1 of the project (data collection on existing conditions) has been largely finished. Phase II will start back up in roughly a month with a consultant focusing on public engagement, committee facilitation and a collective future vision.… Continue reading Town Manager Report includes Errors, Misinformation… let’s be honest … LIES!
Save Hamilton Open Space
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, There is nothing racist, classist or bigoted about saving our open spaces and water supply….. The following is From the group “Save Chebacco Trails and Watershed” https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ We are thrilled with the preliminary decision of the Planning Board last night to deny the 133 Essex Street proposed… Continue reading Save Hamilton Open Space
Hamilton Master Planning Meeting 9/1/2022 and Coalition Demands
By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist, https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Please watch the following Hamilton Master Plan Meeting from September 1, 2022. I am highlighting speakers in black and my comments in purple. For convenience, I provide a photo with names of members present and a short description of their roles. I will use first names… Continue reading Hamilton Master Planning Meeting 9/1/2022 and Coalition Demands