Last five posts from the CHAT-M-Room
(Town Common) are:
By the way, the no Kings March, have a focus towards hate, not hope.
Alan
USA - Thu 03/12/2026 - 10:24:24
Yes, let's open the window, that fresh air could bring respect to our USA pilots and crews, along with , all hands on deck on the USS Gerald Ford and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carriers who support this effort every day. Been there done that. Lives our lost, so people like you can make the negative nasty comments freely without fear. A little sunlight about transparency of how local gov't functions and some honest talk about Marches, should never hurt anyone. By all means, lets open the window and may God be with the soldiers and their grieving families.
Alan
USA - Thu 03/12/2026 - 09:50:52
wow almost 2 weeks of "dead air" in the Chat M Room and then 2 negative thoughts. Please someone open a window and let the bad air out. Heard peepers. recently. There is hope.
Cynthia <cynthiamoore120@yahoo.com>
South Chatham, MA USA - Thu 03/12/2026 - 07:54:56
now one is beginning to hear about some Chatham no Kings rally to be held on March 18
First, I would suggest that folks supporting this rally, look a little inward and at their own local Gov't. and spend some time in bring true democracy under control. The wrong here is so obvious that a kindergardener could step up and provide corrective solutions.
Second. we are on the battle field now with our military, who have done nothing less than a spectacular job and deserve all the support one can obtain. Instead we see some leaders and "regular people" criticizing the effort to the point they are hoping some kind of failure might occur. Oh there will people who will come to the forefront here and announce this thought is totally not in the context of our rally. To those I can only say no matter what happens at this point, our service men and woman have made Chatham, Mass, and the USA a safer place to live in.
John where have all your readers gone, whatever the case, at some time maybe a few will come back and if not, it might be a bit sad, but that's OK. maybe I am missing something.
Alan
USA - Wed 03/11/2026 - 20:08:24
Ms. Goldsmith's 2031 contact as reported in the Chronicle. Whoa! Lot to unpack here and I hardly know the Characters.
If there is not outright breaking of Ma. law, there is certainly trust and poor Gov' optics with this action. One large question, is Mr. Nicastro being paid for his services as the town's labor counsel? If this is true in any way, this is statutory conflict of interest. And why did Mr. Nicastro not abstain? Better yet, why was not outside counsel brought in to overview this contract situation? What about Mr. Metters. why was he obtaining.
Ms. Davis's lame duck vote on a long term contract needs to be reminded that reinforcement of a commitment to stable Gov't stems from institutional processes, not long term contracts. Certainly there is an a precommitment by a departing majority that will make it harder for renegotiating, however this kind of Gov't maneuvering should not prevent reopening, it should be a case of, it must.
Where is even th list of performance analytics that warrants this whole situation. As just one example, if the fish peer had ever been evaluated, how could one vote for this kind of long term contract.
What about this statement "I am not uncomfortable" with this action. One might think this statement is another way of acknowledgement of controversy, but it could be much more.
This whole process is questionably unethical at the very least. This action has " stink" written all over it!
Alan
USA - Wed 03/11/2026 - 11:29:04