Back in November of 1999, I applied and was hired to be the principal reporter and editor of the Chicopee Herald. The Buendo Brothers, then owner of Reminder Publications, had bought the Herald in 1998 and there was a job opening when the initial editor left.
Massachusetts should be proactive as new concerns over the safety and environmental impacts of “clean energy” battery storage facilities after numerous fires at these facilities have led governors in California and New York to call for investigations into the safety and risks associated with this new technology.
The other day I wandered into the kitchen and calmly told my wife I have had it with chores. Of course, I would never stop doing the laundry, cleaning the house, paying bills and arranging for someone else to do yardwork.
This is all a very longwinded way of introducing myself as the new executive editor for Reminder Publishing. It’s hard to explain what I plan to do without first explaining where I’ve been. I suppose a much simpler way to put it is I’m a news man and I always have been, whether I knew it or not.
I am writing this letter to explain to the residents of Longmeadow why I have resigned as the Chairperson of the Board of Assessors in Longmeadow.