Items by Lefty

• Are you surprised?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  Let's do the quick recap:
  
  City Clerk, Carol A. Valcourt, announces her retirement
  Mayor Robert Correia appoints Assistant City Clerk Alison M. Brett to Valcourt's position
  Council secretary Colleen Taylor applies for the assistant position as does Correia’s director of communications Ines Leite.
  Leite's application prompts the majority of [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:36am EST
  by Lefty

• Cyber Monday!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  
  
  It's Cyber Monday, THE day of the holiday season for internet buying! What's the perfect gift for the blog reading loved one in your family? How about a A View From Battleship Cove travel mug, or a Fall River Blog coffee mug? How about a [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:52am EST
  by Lefty

• Conflict of Interest?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  A comment on a recent post brought up an interesting question...
   
  Anonymous said...
  
  
  
  I noticed Sterile Snooze Editor Lisa Strattan's Boyfriend Jimmy Mathes is on the mayor's transition team.
  Doesn't that failing paper know what a conflict of interest is?
  
  
  7:34' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:03pm EST
  by Lefty

• Big John at Battleship Cove

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  Recently Fall River-tastic featured a post about having a tournament for the board game Battleship at Battleship Cove aboard the USS Massachusetts. One of the commentors made a keen suggestion:
  
  
  Anonymous said...
  
  What about a Battleship board game where the pieces represent the actual ships [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:12pm EST
  by Lefty

• Cranberry Imposter

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 28
  What the hell?! Here it is DAYS away from Thanksgiving, the all-American holiday and what do I see in Saturday's Herald News? An article making the case for a cranberry stand-in, the lingonberry!
  
  Now, the article was an Associated Press article and not written by a local' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:57am EST
  by Lefty

• Fall River Thoughts

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  Will Power
  
  Originally I was going to do a post just on Mayor-elect Flanagan naming his current boss, Steven Torres, as his Corporation Council. It's an interesting choice. I would imagine that after working for him for 3 years our next Mayor feels that Torres is both qualified' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:31am EST
  by Lefty

• Keeping a roof over the unemployed

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 4
  The papers have been full of stories discussing Representative Barney Frank's proposal to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to stay in their homes. The money for this proposal would come from the interest the Fed collects from the financial industry bailout.
  
  I can't really argue against this.' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:17am EST
  by Lefty

• As FROED looks to expand its base, maybe we should look in a different direction.

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 4
  Good news the source of Fall River's economic turnaround, the key to our Renaissance is offering its assistance to our neighboring communities!
  
  That's right the Fall River Office of Economic Development "broadening its base to include the surrounding towns of Freetown, Somerset, and Westport".
  
  Oh Joy! Really [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:39pm EST
  by Lefty

• Election Day Thoughts - Part III

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 14
  OK, I'll admit I was shocked by the election results for Mayor. Not just by the decisiveness but just overall the result.
  
  I didn't expect Will Flanagan to win.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I knew he had a loyal following and I knew he had gotten all these' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:59am EST
  by Lefty

• Change...it aint' a comin'

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 18
  If anyone thought a new mayor would mean a new direction for Fall River they don't have to look any further than the City Council to realize that isn't going to happen.
  
  Not only is every incumbent City Councilor who ran for re-election returning for another term, but City [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:15pm EST
  by Lefty

• Election Day Thoughts Part II

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  It only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades....
  
  Being elected to the council is a lot like hitting a home run in baseball, it doesn't matter how far it goes as long as it clears the wall. Still, it's interesting to take a look at the vote totals in [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:30am EST
  by Lefty

• Election Day Thoughts Part I

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  WARNING - OBJECTIVITY MAY HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT THE WINDOW!
  
  Well it's over. All the build up over the last several months has come to a climax for some there is the warm afterglow of a hard fought race won, for others the bitter aftertaste off defeat. Let's rundown [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:17am EST
  by Lefty

• Questions and Answers on Fall River Blog

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 19
  Eleven days ago I reached out to both candidates and submitted to them, via email, three questions that I hoped they would be willing to answer. I asked for them to please submit their answers by October 26th.
  
  The 26th came and not hearing back from either candidate I [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 10:19am EDT
  by Lefty

• Political Satire

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 16
  Back when John Kennedy ran for President it was decided that he needed a snappy, catchy little jingle, something that would stick in people's heads. Well who better to turn to than Jack's friend Frank Sinatra! Didn't Frank have that catchy little hit? Couldn't the lyrics be worked over for [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 11:14am EDT
  by Lefty

• Reaching Out

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  I received a recent blog comment that stated,
  
  "Anonymous said...
  Lefty:If Cathy Ann wins it will be a shocker. The people voted Bob Correia out of office on 09/15 and there is no way they will replace her with CAV. And Lefty have you spoke with Mr. Flanagan or" [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:13pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Dropout Age

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  I came across an article on Mass Live.com that makes the case for raising the dropout age to 18. This is something that I have advocated for years!
  
  By raising the age to 18 our educators will be given more time and hopefully more options to address the [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 8:52am EDT
  by Lefty

• Who are you voting for and WHY?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 17
  November 3rd is coming up fast! Have you decided who you are voting for Mayor? for council? for school committee?
  
  Over the last few months I've read, here and on other blogs and the Herald News comment section, comments stating who people were NOT voting for. So the question' [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Cathy Ann Wins!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 32
  The poll on Fall River Blog is over and the majority have selected Cathy Ann Viveiros for the next mayor of Fall River with 53% of the vote. Will Flanagan finished with 35% of the vote and 9% voted for "none of the above". [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:22am EDT
  by Lefty

• The Winner and Loser in last nights Mayoral Debate!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 20
  The big winner in last night's debate has to be Fall River Community Television. FRCTV has really proved that they are determined to be a major news source during local elections. I think we saw a big push in their election coverage in 2007 which has expanded in 2009 with' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:47am EDT
  by Lefty

• Who should be Fall River's next Mayor?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Who should be Fall River's next Mayor? Vote in the poll on Fall River Blog!' [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 1:29am EDT
  by Lefty

• Sick of Flannagan Supporters

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 49
  Sick of Flannagan Supporters, that's the screen name someone recently used to leave a comment on the blog.
  
  I'm starting to share the sentiment. Will Flanagan seems like a pretty nice guy. He comes across well, and speaks with a Kennedy-esque style, (although a somewhat wooden one). He promises [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 9:55am EDT
  by Lefty

• Short Sea Shipping, Long-term Outrage

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 14
  Shamrock over at Fall River-tastic has just blogged that Fall River will not be in the running for federal stimulus money to develop a short sea shipping port.
  
  Why?
  
  Well according to the source of this information, the Providence Journal, it's because the Commonwealth chose between' [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 11:48pm EDT
  by Lefty

• How are you sleeping?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  
  

  How did you sleep last night? Did you keep one eye open and listen for any strange sounds in the middle of the night that might signal a home invasion?
  
  Did you toss and turn worrying that your children may be abducted when they [...]

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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Lefty for City Council!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 1
  "So why does it matter if a blogger with an anonimous name is actually a candidate for city council?This is the best rumor of the year actually!"
  
  "Since it is the best rumor of the year which city council candidate is it and which blog do they run? Fall" [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:09pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Working for Change

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 74
  Originally I was going to title this post, voting for change. I was going to discuss the preliminary vote totals and compare them to the 2007 preliminary vote totals as well as the results of the 2007 general election.
  
  In 2007 most if not all the candidates gained votes [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 12:54pm EDT
  by Lefty

• The downfall of King Bob and other election night observations

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 10
  It used to be that once the polls closed interested citizens would sit listening to their radios for hours to find out what the results of the election were as each precincts results were tallied. Last night it took less than an hour to find out that Bob Correia's bid' [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Voting thoughts

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  Tomorrow is the preliminary election! The votes you cast tomorrow will decide which candidates will move on to the general election.
  
  If you're wondering which candidates to vote for when you step into the voting booth, let me share some thoughts with you.
  
  School Committee
  
  The last' [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:12pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Plunking for Change

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 16
  Tuesday, September 15th is election day and Fall River voters will have the chance to vote for:
  
  1 Mayoral candidate
  6 School Committee candidates
  9 City Council candidates
  
  I remember the first Fall River election I voted in. As I stood there in the voting booth I easily [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 8:33pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Rally

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 12
  
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
  by Lefty

• WTF

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  In what has to be one of the funnier "headlines" in recent memory...
  
  GUEST OPINION: WTF must be fully funded, 09-05-09
  
  WTF! We're not fully funding WTF??!
  
  With all the things that seem to be going wrong around here a WTF fund seems like something we SHOULD' [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:53pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Poulin Rally

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 1
  If you voted for and supported Eric Poulin for Mayor in 2007, here is your chance to support his candidacy for City Council!
  
  Rally with Eric Poulin Candidate for City Councilor
  Friday, Sept. 4th 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
  Flaunt Lounge 32 Sixth Street Fall RiverCatering by:Mesa 21Donation: $20 per [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:48pm EDT
  by Lefty

• What's happening with the Chow Mein company?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 7
  "What's happening with the Chow Mein Company?" It's a question I get asked over and over. Sometimes by people visiting the blog, more often from friends and family who no longer live in the area and want to know when they will be able to get Fall River style chow [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:59am EDT
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Here it is August's SouthCoast Photo of the month! The end of August is sure sign that Summer is coming to an end and Fall is on the way. It seems like there is no better way to spend those final days at the beach. [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:40pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Is it time to move?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 1
  Is Fall River as safe as it was just a few years ago? Are your kids getting the education they need? Are the potholes getting filled or the sidewalks getting fixed?
  
  Municipal layoffs have resulted in less police on the streets, less firefighters to respond and less teachers to [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Who will be our next Senator?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  It's hard to believe Ted Kennedy is gone. Like him or hate him Senator Kennedy was a larger than life figure, a powerhouse in the senate, and a living link to the days of Camelot.
  
  With the passing of "the Lion of the Senate" there seems to be a' [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 10:27pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Part II of Monday Nights Mayoral Forum's Quick Review

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 12
  Part II of Monday Nights Mayoral Forum's Quick Review
  
  LNG - If Mayor how would you continue the battle ?
  
  CAV - She would use the Mayoral soap box
  
  MA - Bring it in and lets get some revenue
  
  SC - He fought LNG [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Mayoral Forum - A Quick Review`

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  This past Monday we finally had our first Mayoral Forum, a chance for you the voters to hear where the candidates for office stand.
  
  What follows are my observations about the forum, the candidates and the answers they gave. I hope you'll share yours.
  
  Initial reactions....
  
  The' [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 11:47pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Poison Blogs - A letter to Marilyn Roderick

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 16
  For over three years I have typed away on my keyboard to share my thoughts and my observations with those of you who have found your way to my site. My intention was to offer up a viewpoint and hopefully stimulate some conversation. Over the past three years I have [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 11:20pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Coming soon....

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  For months I've been clicking on the links of candidates for this office and that. For months I've seen smiling pictures and sugarcoated biographies. For months I have anxiously waiting to learn more about where the candidates stand and what they want to do. For months I've been reading...platform -' [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Bud's by the Beach

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  
  Normally I would leave the restaurant reviews to my friend Laura over at New England Bites but I just had to share a new favorite spot.
  Bud's by the Beach is located on 9 Bridge Road in Westport. It's just before Horseneck [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 5:01pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Call me Jennifer...

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  I was somewhat amused Monday when I read Marc Monroe Dion's latest column in the Herald News. Just paint the thing already says Marc. The whole idea is a stupid diversionary tactic by those of us who are too easily diverted. Such simple ideas may work in the land' [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 10:20pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Deadline passes: Who's running??

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  With yesterday's deadline for submitting nomination papers now passed we can officially declare, thanks to the Herald News, that some are running and some are not.
  
  Certainly if you're Steve Camara and you've just picked up your morning Herald you have to be pleased. Not only have you just [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 10:15am EDT
  by Lefty

• The Seesaw Bridge

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  I suppose I can't fault the Herald for trying to sell more papers but their recent article "Coming to a river near you: A bascule bridge" has just rubbed me the wrong way. The Herald boasts 5 things to know about bascule bridges that you will need to pick' [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Color Clash

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 9
  It seems any thoughts of seeing a majestic orange or millstone red Braga Bridge will be dependent on your imaginations. The Herald News is reporting that green is to remain the bridge's official color.
  
  
  After months of rumors about the future color of the soon-to-be-painted Charles M. [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Saying Goodbye to a Friend

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  In September of 2007 the Fall River Community blog was launched. By this time I had traded lots of emails and IM's with Fall River Community and he had commented frequently here on A View From Battleship Cove.
  
  Almost two years later and many blog posts later I'm sorry' [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 7:13pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Is Someone 'Poulin' My Leg?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  Ugh...
  
  Is someone 'Poulin' my leg? Just yesterday I'm reading Eric Poulin's latest press release and thinking that it's great to see a candidate come up a solid position and today I'm reading in the Herald that he has taken out papers to run for School Committee!
  [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 12:01am EDT
  by Lefty

• What Color Should We Paint the Braga Bridge?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 17
  A few years ago one of overpasses over I-195, near Government Center was painted from it's familiar green to a pale blue color. I was struck by the difference a simple color change made. I wondered if the rest of the bridge work around there would be painted the same [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 10:03am EDT
  by Lefty

• 10% Confusion

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 28
  For months I've been hearing the rumor that instead of having his salary cut, Mayor Bob Correia writes a check back to the city for the 10% pay cut he said he would take.
  
  Really, I've had people instant message me on the blog about this, I've had people' [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 11:59pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Revisiting the Rules

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  A year ago there were easily 8 local blogs commenting on the local happenings of Fall River. I was excited to see so many new local bloggers join our blogosphere. It's interesting to see the topics others chose to write about and to read the opinions they chose to share. [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  
  Here it is the June's SouthCoast Photo of the Month!
  
  This submitted photo looks like something out of a new Indiana Jones movie. I can almost hear that eerie music that usually plays as Indy discovers some mystical object.
  
  The reality is, [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 7:10pm EDT
  by Lefty

• 8% Confusion

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  I don't get it.
  
  Fall River is facing a dire budget situation. State aid is being cut and the city has limited means to raise any revenue on its own.
  
  So the city is forced to tighten its belt. You would think this would mean that our city' [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Budget Issues

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  Budgets....
  
  
  
  I keep reading news articles or catching bits of city council meetings, all revolving around the FY-2010 budget. The budget situation is grim. The city has limited ability to raise revenue yet is facing reduced state aid. It's important for our local government to identify waste [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Can Two Wongs Make It Right?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 4
  
  There is nothing like Fall River style chow mein. Its golden crunchy noodles set it apart! It's kind of funny that in a city that is so identified with Portuguese culture and food, these fried noodles are certainly one of the most notable foods from [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2009, 8:17pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Feeling Bad for Bob

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  I'm sure by now you've heard:
  
  On Friday afternoon Mayor Bob Correia got into a little fender-bender at the intersection of Davol St. and Central. The police cited the Mayor for being at fault.
  
  It seems almost everywhere I went yesterday I heard some sort of mention [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 8:26am EDT
  by Lefty

• Change for a Dollar

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  Twenty dollars for breakfast? Thirty dollars for a clam boil? Fifteen for a spaghetti dinner?
  
  
  There's no doubt about it running for office is an expensive undertaking and these types of events are a big part of how candidates for office fund their campaigns.
  
  But here's a [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 9:33pm EDT
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Fall River is a walking city! Really it seems no matter what corner of the city I visit to I see people walking for exercise.
  You can't go past Battleship Cove without seeing all the people using the boardwalk. You can't go past Kennedy [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Eric Poulin for City Council

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  Two years ago when Eric was running for Mayor I was impressed. Right from the start Eric had a well thought out platform that not only detailed what he wanted to do, but how he would achieve it. There was no doubt that he was putting his six years of [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 8:45am EDT
  by Lefty

• Beware of Blogs

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 5
  The other day I happened to be in earshot of some of our elected officials and overheard them discuss some comments left by 'one of those bloggers'. Well, the name they referenced was that of a frequent Herald News commentor, but not of one of our local bloggers. I read [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 8:26am EDT
  by Lefty

• Bad timing for trash talks?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  Folks, Fall River is having some trash issues, the question is when is it too soon to discuss it? Apparently the majority of the city council felt Tuesday's meeting was too soon. The Council refused to even allow two resolutions concerning the DPW to be read aloud!
  
  The' [...]
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  Posted: May 17, 2009, 8:40am EDT
  by Lefty

• Blogservations

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  Comment Moderation
  
  Over the 3 years since I first created this blog I have tried to let others have their say. I look forward to others sharing their comments and their opinions. However from time to time I have had to delete comments that I felt were inappropriate. Most [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Here it is the April's SouthCoast Photo of the Month!
  Once again, I see a great shot but don't have my camera with me and once again I reach for my cell phone. I'll admit the photo above isn't perfect but it's a great catch' [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 11:28pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Who's running for office?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 12
  This is the dilemma for a blogger with not enough time on his hands. I was going to blog about City Councilor Steve Camara officially announcing his mayoral bid, and suddenly ever story in the Herald seems to be about someone announcing their intentions to run for some office [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 4:51pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Easter Sweet Bread

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  Perhaps the best sweet bread in Fall River - a "1-egger" from Lou's Bakery
  
  When people ask me what is so great about Fall River, I usually answer the food! Of course Fall River owes much of it's identity to the Portuguese immigrants who [...]
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  Posted: April 28, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
  by Lefty

• A little comfort, a little soup for the soul

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  Shamrock, over at Fall River-tastic, sent me the link to a great article from the New York Times. The article touches on the tough times that we're going through here in Fall River, but it features Ines De Costa, from the St. John's club.
  
  I wish it was [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 10:45am EDT
  by Lefty

• Fall River Fight

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 144
  Have recent budget cuts hurt our public safety?
  
  
  
  The video runs just over 2 1/2 minutes but looks like it begins after the fight is already well underway. As the video plays you can hear yelling and screaming, shouting and profanity, but never once do you hear [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2009, 10:26pm EDT
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  
  Here it is the March SouthCoast Photo of the Month!
  
  Lately the Photo of the Month has taken a beating. Originally I thought it would be a great way of sharing my novice picture taking efforts and invite reader participation. Well, truthfully the reader [...]
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  Posted: March 31, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Fall River Thoughts

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 22
  And an Eagle rises from the ashes...
  
  Of course I've just talked about the dire situation at the former Central Congregational Church. Not only does its closing cast a bleak picture for any chance of working out the the financial problems the school finds itself in, it has also' [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2009, 9:53pm EDT
  by Lefty

• How do we save the Abbey Grill

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  It seems sudden. The International Institute of Culinary Arts, which includes the Abbey Grill and the Great Hall has closed its doors just weeks after finding out that the building is slated for public auction.
  
  Honestly, we should have seen this coming. I've heard complaints over the last' [...]
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  Posted: March 22, 2009, 9:24pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Lefty to state: Please take over our schools.

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 30
  It seems like for the past year all our school department and our school committee have done is squabble. They've squabbled over which schools to close, they've squabbled over money or the lack there of, they squabbled over how well the department was doing. They squabbled over who should get [...]
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  Posted: March 19, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Go to the Library and check out Pawtucket Rising

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  If you STILL haven't seen Jason Caminiti's documentary Pawtucket Rising, here is your chance!
  
  The Friends of the Fall River Public Library are hosting a showing of Pawtucket Rising tomorrow (Thursday, March 19th). Visit Fall River Blog for all the details! [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Why LNG is still not a good idea..

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  The global economy is struggling and those effects are being felt right here in Fall River. Times are tough. The city is struggling with budget issues and layoffs that have impacted every city department, especially those dealing with public safety.
  
  
  We need tax revenue, we need jobs, we [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 11:10pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Hague not Vague on opposition to LNG

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 20
  Council Vice President Raymond E. Hague called his colleague “courageous,”
  adding, “I’m not saying I agree with him.” The audience laughed. - Fall River
  Herald News
  
  If anyone has missed it, Councilor Leo Pelletier caused some shock waves when he announced he was now supporting the Weaver Cove [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Mayor Bob Correia - The State of the Campaign

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 3
  A few hours ago, Mayor Bob Correia delivered his State of the City address. It is no secret that Fall River is facing some of its darkest days. It is also no secret that Mayor Correia has made many unpopular decisions and has many detractors.
  
  As Mayor Correia [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 12:01am EDT
  by Lefty

• Will of the people?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 43
  Last night mayoral challenger Will Flanagan kicked off his campaign at the Water Street Cafe. According to the Herald News there was a turnout of over 150 people.
  
  
  Wow, that seems pretty impressive for a kickoff for a candidate that has never before held office. What's his appeal?' [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  by Lefty

• Layoff Crisis

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 29
  On Friday union leaders reported that the city will layoff almost 100 police and fire department members. Of course the layoffs don't stop there, the Mayor has previously stated that a minimum of 175 municipal workers would need to be laid off to close the budget gap that' [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2009, 12:14pm EST
  by Lefty

• A look back at Ol' Fall River

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 1
  The website www.preservemasshistory.com features an interesting little piece about Fall River! It's from an article in the New England Gazetteer from 1837!
  
  "This town took the name of Troy, in 1803. It was formerly a part of Freetown.
  In 1834, the name was changed to that of the'" [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  by Lefty

• Letters to Lefty

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  When I first started working on Fall River Blog in the Fall of 2007, the idea was that it would be a 'one stop' for local blogging. I envisioned it as a place where people could keep up on what was happening in our local blogosphere.
  
  By the [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 1:13pm EST
  by Lefty

• Gas Tax

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  Governor Patrick has proposed a 19 cents increase in the state's gasoline tax.
  
  This has to be one of the stupidest things the Governor has come up with. The Governor states that the tax increase will cost the average motorist the equivalent of a large cup of coffee' [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 9:41am EST
  by Lefty

• Short Sightedness Massachusetts

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 45
  What if we could start construction tomorrow on an LNG platform south of the Braga Bridge? What if we just tore down 64 Durfee Street and put up a nice modern 'rent controlled' building? What if we tore down some of the eyesores near the the new Downtown courthouse and [...]
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  Posted: February 23, 2009, 3:06pm EST
  by Lefty

• Vote for the Big Mamie!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 8
  
  The U.S. Mint will be releasing a new series of state quarters and has asked Governor Patrick to submit one preferred and three alternate national sites to be featured on the 'tails' side of the Massachusetts quarter.
  
  The Governor is asking for public input [...]
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  Posted: February 10, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Lefty

• Lead by example

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 48
  With the city facing a fiscal crisis Mayor Correia has proposed that all municipal employees take an 8% pay cut for 2009 and a 10% pay cut for the 2010 fiscal year. Without these cuts the Mayor says the city will be forced to layoff close to 200 city [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2009, 9:48am EST
  by Lefty

• Three Years Old

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  Break out the cake and ice cream! A View From Battleship Cove is 3 years old today!
  
  I never suspected that when I published my 1st post in 2006 that I would still be blogging 3 years, and 287 posts later!
  
  It's exciting to have some refer' [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2009, 3:21pm EST
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  
  Here it is January's SouthCoast Photo of the month!
  
  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this one certainly inspired that many to be written on Fall River-tastic!
  
  I find this picture to be incredibly symbolic. What' [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2009, 11:58pm EST
  by Lefty

• The Television Debut of Pawtucket Rising

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 118
  Pawtucket Rising, the documentary by Fall River's own Jason Caminiti, will air twice this week on Rhode Island PBS, WSBE.
  
  Back in September I had the chance to watch and review Pawtucket Rising, Jason Caminiti's first effort in filmmaking. I was impressed. Pawtucket Rising is a documentary with [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:00am EST
  by Lefty

• Podcasting!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  For those who miss the sound of Keri Rodrigues' voice emenating from their speakers technology has provided an answer.
  
  Keri has recently posted a podcast on her blog Radio Free (http://radiofreekrod.blogspot.com). The Radio Free editorial titled Bob Correia and The Fight Against LNG pulls no punches' [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2009, 6:43pm EST
  by Lefty

• Dear Herald News, It may be time to screen your calls.

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  I couldn't help but chuckle when I checked out Fall River-tastic this morning. Mayor Correia has a letter in the Herald News today and Shamrock's feeling on this were pretty clear.
  
  However I wasn't chuckling when I read the Mayor's letter. The Mayor, prompted by a Herald [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  by Lefty

• A Ratings Hurricane

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 54
  It seems no matter what the topic that somehow, someway, someone will eventually insert a comment about Mike "The Hurricane" Herren.
  
  Now Mike Herren has been the host of WSAR's afternoon drive for a little less than a year now. He can be rough around the edges. He lacks' [...]
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  Posted: January 15, 2009, 10:51pm EST
  by Lefty

• LEFTY FOR MAYOR!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 17
  Yesterday morning I grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down to check my email and scan the latest on my favorite blogs. Imagine my reaction when I came across the following comments on Fall River-tastic:
  
  
  Anonymous said...
  Sorry : LEFTY FOR MAYOR
  
  Anonymous said...
  [...]
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  Posted: January 13, 2009, 8:02am EST
  by Lefty

• It's Eleven degrees outside, where are you sleeping?

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 25
  The other morning I'm commuting and weather guy announces that it's eleven degrees outside.
  
  Eleven degrees is cold! In fact it was so cold the car still hadn't warmed up even though I had already hit the highway. The steering wheel still felt cold, and the fabric on the' [...]
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  Posted: January 05, 2009, 9:56pm EST
  by Lefty

• 2008

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 66
  A year ago, who could have predicted what locally, 2008 would bring?
  
  Sure, Kevin Aguiar becoming State Rep. was something 'I predicted' but all the rest? Who could have seen Mayor Correia garnering all sorts of good will in his first 100 days, just to throw is all away [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2008, 9:09am EST
  by Lefty

• Twas' the night before Christmas

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 15
  Twas' the night before Christmas
  I was out running errands
  Hoping I didn't bump into Mike Herren
  
  The doors were all bolted
  The windows shut tight
  While Fall River bloggers all huddled in fright
  
  We shared our opinions
  Our speech should be free
  Instead we feared a Hurricane [...]
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  Posted: December 24, 2008, 10:29pm EST
  by Lefty

• Merry Christmas Y'all!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 2
  Fall River-tastic has posted one of the funniest things of the holiday season. I got such a kick out of it I just had to try it out myself. I hope you enjoy, and make sure to visit Fall River-tastic to check out the post there!
  
  Merry Christmas!
  [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2008, 11:05pm EST
  by Lefty

• Developing the Old Durfee Textile School

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 1
  If we could change Fall River, like it was in some sort of computer game, where we could just click on buildings and roads and move them around we would make things different.
  
  We would relocate the highways so they didn't cut off the city from the waterfront or' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 9:43pm EST
  by Lefty

• Who cares about a dead veteran? It looks better now!

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 37
  In the south end of Fall River there is a little triangle of land that has been dedicated to the memory of Paul K. McGovern, a city advocate and the late owner of McGovern's restaurant. The problem is that over 60 years before the same patch of land was dedicated' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2008, 3:56pm EST
  by Lefty

• Fall River and the Big Yellow Taxi

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 7
  Recently, I and several other bloggers were called out in a post on Mondo Lizzie Borden.
  
  "Hey, Lefty, do
  you care? Hey, HMSImpossible, do you
  care? Hey, Fall River
  Community, do you care? Hey, Fall River-tastic, do you
  care? Hey, Keri Rodrigues, do[...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2008, 6:12pm EST
  by Lefty

• Hibernation

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 4
  Lately I haven't felt much like blogging.
  
  It seems that the only thing going on in Fall River is the debacle with our school department. Frankly, I'm sick of talking about it. It's not because of a lack of interest but the bickering and the finger pointing is not' [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2008, 2:17pm EST
  by Lefty

• Fall River Observations

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 19
  Marc Monroe Dion had an article in the paper the other day about how Government Center was an example of brutalism. (Insert joke here). Brutalism is an architectural style popular in the 60's and 70's that unfortunately matches what most people think of our City Hall.
  
  I've made' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2008, 9:08pm EST
  by Lefty

• The future of the Republican party

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 6
  
  Now that Barack Obama is the President-elect, Republicans are wondering who can lead them to victory in 2012. Who can take back the White House?
  
  Bob Dole! Bob Dole is experienced. Bob Dole is rested, and Bob Dole is ready!
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 10:51pm EST
  by Lefty

• SouthCoast Photo of the Month

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Here's October's SouthCoast Photo of the month!
  All summer long the Taunton River is dotted with sailboats. It's really something to see them riding the waves. By the time October rolls around, the sailing is reduced to just those few Indian summer days. So for [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2008, 5:17pm EDT
  by Lefty

• Durfee Textile School - A lesson in short term thinking

  —A View From Battleship Cove

  Number of comments: 24
  The Herald News recently reported that the Redevelopment Authority is ready to accept proposals for the Bradford Durfee Textile School. The building which sits prominently on the corner of Durfee Street and Central was last used by Bristol Community College about a decade ago.
  When the city acquired [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
  by Lefty