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On the article REPORT: Three Arrested in New Bedford in Relation to Marathon Bombings
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On the article Should Boston's First Responders Get a Duck Boat Parade?
khluvr621
11:27 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
ReplyIn regards to the negative comments on the Facebook page concerning the "celebration", I could be hated for this, but there are vigils and memorials to pray and put thoughts for those whom lost their lives and was physically injured. However, we all must know that the hurt wasn't the only ones that was involved in the entire week's events.
"First responders" isn't quite just the police officers, EMTs, firefighters, etc. I stand by my word since Monday afternoon on this, but they also include the Massachusetts National Guard, the finish line timekeeper, and every single civilian that ran towards ground zero to help (not ran away), grabbed people, and rushed them to the hospitals. Raw video footage can actually show you the N. Guard and the timekeeper both tearing up the posts. There's several posted stories on the Globe and other sites that loved ones and family members of victims raced to help ( http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/17/patriot-day-heroes-marathon-spectators-become-first-responders/8uoVeyShelDuUjKRUcDKyM/story.html ) These are the people whom also should be praised and to me, classified as "first responders", not just government-based organizations and certified medical groups.
Because I reside in Fitchburg, I'm waiting for a confirmed event (vigil, celebration, etc) that is doable to attend and wouldn't hesitate to thank/shake hands w/ anyone out there that helped - uniform or not.
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On the article Survey: Riders Want Late-Night MBTA Service
khluvr621
4:02 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Reply"Over 85 percent of respondents said they would be willing to wait 10 to 19 minutes for a late-night bus or train" - lol. Route 70 runs once an hour between 9 pm and 1 am, which is the last service.. I'm still happy about it because the express buses around Newton/Waltham either don't operate on the weekends/holidays or stop service at 7:30'ish. If a potential "late night service" were to run, I'd still wait an hour. An hour is better than no service until the next morning or the next week for one express bus.
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On the article More Details Emerge on Proposed Waltham Development
khluvr621
12:01 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Sounds reasonable, thinking that space is probably the one of the very few areas along Moody/Main area do to so.
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On the article More Details Emerge on Proposed Waltham Development
khluvr621
10:53 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Reply"Main Street sidewalks near the site would be widened from 8 feet to 15 – 17 feet." --- Please, please tell me that this will not affect the current lane width and just be a "15 to 17 foot patio of some sort". Because it's ridiculous to know how small the turn pivots there are in Waltham like Moody & Spruce & it'll be really an epic fail if this project affects the current lane layout on Moody.
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On the article More Details Emerge on Proposed Waltham Development
khluvr621
10:47 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Reply"Main Street sidewalks near the site would be widened from 8 feet to 15 – 17 feet." --- Oh like people, especially MBTA bus drivers and delivery trucks have a hard enough time attempting to make turns in Waltham with small roads.. just look at Moody and Spruce! Widen the sidewalks double the length? Yes, why don't we do that and decrease the lane/turn pivot by double.
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On the article More Details on Blizzard Plowing/Future Storm Plans
khluvr621
11:57 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
It's winter. Whether it's snowing single digit inch amounts like last year or a single weekend of 2 feet of snow, equipment should be operating at a normal standard. If the mayor is in charge of everything and the reason of cutting the budget, then she is the foundation for these issues; I've never disagreed about that. However, when you attempt to call the CPW multiple times a day, multiple times a week just about one single bridge and wondering about your safety for who knows when and get nothing but the "We're sorry, all lines are busy. Please try your call again later" message, who's for that? CPW or the mayor? Because the city's website instructed me to call CPW ;)
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On the article More Details on Blizzard Plowing/Future Storm Plans
khluvr621
10:20 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
ReplyEven though I reside on the Newton side of the border, I do my grocery shopping (and other leisure activities) by foot in Waltham. I have personally communicated with Mr. Doucette concerning street/sidewalk cleanup after the blizzard via Twitter and I have to applaud him, Waltham Police, Mr. Logan, and other people whom have reached out to residents greatly over the CPW and the city OVER SOCIAL MEDIA (which I greatly disagree with Chiasson's response about because even a small "be safe out there" really goes a long way). The excuses concerning "tedious work" and "not wanting to come in to help" aren't buying anyone. I didn't need to scout Newton nor any other city for comparisons for conditions. I just had to walk down the block in slush one day in Newton after the blizzard, but then deal with a snowed/iced non-treated bridge for 3 weeks in Waltham - during the day and night. The city had no part in any cleanup.. the warm weather and rain did all the work. It's a shame that residents had to play the "Where Is The Plow?" game for this long and sincerely hope this blizzard be the utmost reality check for the city and mayor concerning future natural disasters - not just winter related issues.
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On the article More Details on Blizzard Plowing/Future Storm Plans
khluvr621
10:20 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
ReplyEven though I reside on the Newton side of the border, I do my grocery shopping (and other leisure activities) by foot in Waltham. I have personally communicated with Mr. Doucette concerning street/sidewalk cleanup after the blizzard via Twitter and I have to applaud him, Waltham Police, Mr. Logan, and other people whom have reached out to residents greatly over the CPW and the city OVER SOCIAL MEDIA (which I greatly disagree with Chiasson's response about because even a small "be safe out there" really goes a long way). The excuses concerning "tedious work" and "not wanting to come in to help" aren't buying anyone. I didn't need to scout Newton nor any other city for comparisons for conditions. I just had to walk down the block in slush one day in Newton after the blizzard, but then deal with a snowed/iced non-treated bridge for 3 weeks in Waltham - during the day and night. The city had no part in any cleanup.. the warm weather and rain did all the work. It's a shame that residents had to play the "Where Is The Plow?" game for this long and sincerely hope this blizzard be the utmost reality check for future natural disasters - not just winter related issues.
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On the article MAP: Where are Newton's Uncleared Sidewalks?
khluvr621
2:08 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
ReplyThe entire cemetery sidewalk area on North Street (borderline of Waltham). And as of today at lunchtime, Fiorella's on North Street has not shoveled their sidewalks; only their entrance.
khluvr621
4:33 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Completely no offense, but CNN basically had only its information right half the time. If CNN needed a correspondent reporter for an international story as big as a terrorist-themed involvement, they should have brought over someone with more knowledge of the city and would have been more comfortable with a delicate situation rather than plugging Drew Griffin in the field because every time I flipped the channel to see what kind of information my family on the other side of the country was hearing, Drew was either completely lost, interviewing CNN's own photographer, or mumbling thoughts into the microphone. Anyways, here's a good read of what our Twitter comedy was like, http://twitchy.com/2013/04/17/ouch-cnns-sloppy-boston-bombing-coverage-inspires-major-mockage/ .