Peabody Politics

I have taken the time to check out the new Peabody Politics political blog.  I like the tone that the owner wants to set and wish him/her the best of luck in the Peabody blogosphere.  This is proving to be an electrifying election year in the dark city.  That being said, I simply do not have the time to constantly monitor The Twisted Tanner as it seems the owner of the Peabody Politics blog has.  That being said, I am turning over the reigns as the most visited Peabody Blog to the Peabody Politics site effective immediately.

At some point in time, I may decide to open up shop again, just not sure when.  I will be watching from the sideline and commenting where I see fit.  So, for now I hope the Peabody Politics blog continues to "Let Freedom Ring!"

HERE IS YOUR LINK TO PEABODY POLITICS

Signing off,
The Twisted Tanner

Really? Why not? Oh!!

Recently the City of Peabody offered open enrollment to all surrounding cities and towns to enter our "elite?" Public School System.  They have had this "Open Invitation" up for nearly 2 months!  We have just recently gotten the astounding responses!!

0

That is not a typo!  ZERO!!!! 

Does that not tell you something?   When Torigian was mayor neighboring cities and town were knocking down our doors to bring their kids here!  Somewhere in the past 10 years we lost the whole freakin' thing!  Hopefully the next mayor will pay more attention to the FUTURE of Peabody and actually purchase enough books and supplies for the kids we have!   Bus and user fees just add to taxes.  If I wanted to live in Lynnfield I would have just bought a house there!

We don't have enough books or gas money for the kids in PEABODY!

Until Next Time, Let Freedom Ring!
TT

The light has been seen!

The origin of the bat signal varies between timeline and media. It made its first appearance in Peabody in November of 2007.  Batman then gave the signal to the police as a gift enabling them to call him when the city is in danger. Then-political activist The Outfront Guy creates his own signal light, inspired by an incident when Bonfanti strapped the taxpayers of Peabody and residents built a large searchlight, which created a roughly bat-like image from the light's beam due to Bonfanti's tiny legs wide mid-region and beady little head.

The signal was illuminated early this month as the 4 incumbents in the At-Large race seemed to have a coast to coast win and newcomer Tom (Mocha Chip) Gould was coined as a "shoo-in" to occupy mayoral candidate Ted Bettencourt's vacated seat on the Peabody City Council. Robert (Bob) Croce pulled nomination papers today at city hall at @ 4:30pm ET to make it a six man/she man race.

Welcome to the fray Bob, full steam ahead!  The taxpayers of Peabody need a candidate that has no hidden agendas and is a fiscal conservative. 

Hallelujah,
TT

TRASH TALK

A lot has to be said about the negotiating skills of our current mayor!   I did not think that it would possible to publicly show the people of Peabody how he can negotiate a higher rate for a company's services, while receiving less service!  Well once again this nitwit blows my mind, this new trash contract is giving the residents of Peabody a royal screwin' while he moves toward retirement with his cushy pension.

Just last week I witnessed 2 different homeowners chasing a trash truck down the street with bags of trash in their hands!  And now, I'm told that they won't pick up barrels if they are not the correct size!!   If that wasn't bad enough, white goods stickers have also doubled in price!!  Once again the backroom deals and secret handshakes cost us money and unneeded aggravation. 

Before you know it he'll be raising property taxes again while valuations plummet,  oh wait,  he's done that 10 years in a row.

Until Next Time, Let Freedom Ring!
TT

Update from Council Meeting...

Just got back from the council meeting, folks. I know that there are a couple of topics that were heavily debated here at the Twisted Tanner so I though I'd take the liberty of informing my audience to the outcome.

Dunkin Donuts was DENIED a special permit to open a location at the Lynnfield Street plaza in Ward 2. It was a 6-5 vote.

Bonfanti Mayoral Appointments were all approved.

Until Next Time, Let Freedom Ring!
TT

Challenger steps up in Ward 3

According to The Peabody Patch , a few of the races are starting to heat up in the dark city. A newcomer to city politics has chosen to pull papers to run against entrenched longtime ward 3 councilor Rico Mello. Nobody seems to know much about TOM SERINO, but rumor has it he is somehow related to the Fitzgerald clan. I believe the rumor is that his brother is married to Sean's sister?

This could certainly pull Sean some votes from the ward 3 area and add to his strength in ward 1. I see no other wards in the city that Sean could muster more than 1000 votes from. My early prediction is Bettencourt with 85% of the total vote count.

Until Next Time, Let Freedom Ring!
TT