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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Meanwhile, in real estate law ...
We're going over construction loans in class yesterday. Basically, a lender gives you money for the project as you complete each phase of construction. So, for example, you get enough money to build the foundation. Once the foundation is completed and inspected, you get more money to frame the building. There are quite a few nuances to the practice, but, basically, that's it.
Clear enough. Until you take a look at a sample contract.
Can't you imagine Daffy Duck reading this contract?
According to Why the King James Bible Endures, words that ended in -eth were outdated at the time of the King James and were used bring formality and aloofness to the prose. More than a half-millennium later, words ending in -eth would be funny if they didn't get in the way of understanding what the heck you just signed.
Black's Law Dictionary, the standard reference for this kind of thing, says,
Clear enough. Until you take a look at a sample contract.
Can't you imagine Daffy Duck reading this contract?
According to Why the King James Bible Endures, words that ended in -eth were outdated at the time of the King James and were used bring formality and aloofness to the prose. More than a half-millennium later, words ending in -eth would be funny if they didn't get in the way of understanding what the heck you just signed.
Black's Law Dictionary, the standard reference for this kind of thing, says,
WITNESSETH
witnesseth, vb. Shows; records. • This term, usu. set in all capitals, commonly separates the preliminaries in a contract, up through the recitals, from the contractual terms themselves. Modern drafters increasingly avoid it as an antiquated relic. Traditionally, the subject of this verb was This Agreement: the sentence, boiled down, was This Agreement witnesseth [i.e., shows or records] that, whereas [the parties have agreed to contract with one another], the parties therefore agree as follows.... Many modern contracts erroneously retain the Witnesseth even though a new verb appears in the preamble: This Agreement is between [one party and the other party]. After the preamble is a period, followed by an all-capped witnesseth. It is an example of a form retained long after its utility, and most lawyers do not know what it means or even what purpose it once served.
Black's Law Dictionary, 9th-by Garner - West, a Thomson Reuters business
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Transgendered Taxation Theater
The BBC reports that Pakistan is now allowing transgendered people to select a distinct gender category for their national identity cards.
Not only that, but the Pakistani Supreme Court has recommended that the transgendered be allocated a certain number of government jobs.
To use their "special skills" (the Supreme Court's phrase), small groups of transgendered are dispatched to the wealthier communities to collect taxes. The collection technique is elegant. In full regalia, they knock on the door of the tax delinquent and stay until the taxes are paid.
Not only that, but the Pakistani Supreme Court has recommended that the transgendered be allocated a certain number of government jobs.
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| A visit from the tax collector. Photo from BBC. |
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
G'bye, Father Bernie
Mike Benedetti reports that Father Bernie Gilgun has passed away. The wake will be held at Saint Anne’s Church in Shrewsbury on Thursday, with the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday.
I'd know Father Bernie for close to 40 years. My mother was a good friend of his as well. We knew him during a stretch of hard times for all of us.
Even as a non-Catholic, I felt no doubt that I was on a shared quest with hm. The quest was meant that what was broken spiritually inside of us had to be mended in great part of by action outside of ourselves. Faith without works, we knew, was dead, as were works without faith.
We can grieve, but not for long, because we've got to pick up where he left off.
I'd know Father Bernie for close to 40 years. My mother was a good friend of his as well. We knew him during a stretch of hard times for all of us.
Even as a non-Catholic, I felt no doubt that I was on a shared quest with hm. The quest was meant that what was broken spiritually inside of us had to be mended in great part of by action outside of ourselves. Faith without works, we knew, was dead, as were works without faith.
We can grieve, but not for long, because we've got to pick up where he left off.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Two countries, divided ... common ... what the ... ?
Just when you think that you understand English, the Brits start using it.
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| "Break his duck"is, apparently, a bit of cricket slang, meaning to improve one's score |
Walmart - dance with those who brung ya
I often return to friend Tom's observations about corporate DNA - companies that stray far from their original vision will generally falter or fail. We're now seeing Google struggle to become a social networking company when its roots are in search and high-order geekdom. Apple is a hardware company and Facebook is about nerds who understand social relationships.
Walmart, we read, is buying its way into social media and mobile access. Uh-huh. Walmart is feeling competition from other low-cost, low-price competitors and thinks that it needs to move into new areas - new to them and new in general - in order to keep their business growing.
Or, they might stick to what made them the retailing weather-maker of the world, the one with annual revenues (north of $400B)[1] that exceed about 90% of the world's countries.[2]. In other words, keep the aisle crowded with stuff that plain folk want and can afford.
According to Walmart's $1.85 billon dollar mistake - Daily Artifacts, Walmart asked customers if they wanted wider, less-cluttered aisles. The customers agreed that it would be nice. Walmart implemented the change chain-wide. Year-to-year, same-store sales dropped.
We have to wonder if Walmart's forays into social media, mobile presence, and online food shopping isn't more of the same. A kid from Arkansas grows up to be very successful, only to deny the people from home, and still wishes that the pretty kids from the coasts would send an invitation to the big dance.
Walmart, we read, is buying its way into social media and mobile access. Uh-huh. Walmart is feeling competition from other low-cost, low-price competitors and thinks that it needs to move into new areas - new to them and new in general - in order to keep their business growing.
Or, they might stick to what made them the retailing weather-maker of the world, the one with annual revenues (north of $400B)[1] that exceed about 90% of the world's countries.[2]. In other words, keep the aisle crowded with stuff that plain folk want and can afford.
According to Walmart's $1.85 billon dollar mistake - Daily Artifacts, Walmart asked customers if they wanted wider, less-cluttered aisles. The customers agreed that it would be nice. Walmart implemented the change chain-wide. Year-to-year, same-store sales dropped.
We have to wonder if Walmart's forays into social media, mobile presence, and online food shopping isn't more of the same. A kid from Arkansas grows up to be very successful, only to deny the people from home, and still wishes that the pretty kids from the coasts would send an invitation to the big dance.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Springtime in New England
Everyone was in good humor this morning, seeing the snow cover the ground at the Red Apple Farm. With grand-daughter, Cassie, and grand-niece-in-law, Jill, Sandra and I joined several hundred breakfasters in the function hall at the farm....
Read more at Springtime in New England on Telegram Towns.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Buzz down!
The Telegram uses Yahoo's Buzz service for its social networking promotions. You can find the BuzzUp! button at the bottom of every article on the Telegram site.
Well, according to Discontinuation of Yahoo! Buzz | Yahoo! Buzz Help, the Buzz Up site will go dark on Thursday.
Well, according to Discontinuation of Yahoo! Buzz | Yahoo! Buzz Help, the Buzz Up site will go dark on Thursday.
More on poker, True Finns, and the presidential, er, um ...
Various about government and politics that you may have missed or wished you had.
- Apparently, online poker is no longer the clear career path that it was even last week. According to the Wall Street Journal, in Online Poker Players Face Big Life Changes, when the Obama administration shut down various online poker sites this past weekend, it made life more difficult for folks who'd make as much as $75K from their couches on Sunday afternoons. Now, instead of being able to play up to 50 games at once, these players would have play live online games, one at a time, slowing the Fire Hydrant O' Cash™ to a mere garden hose.
Even Rep. Barney Frank thinks that shutting down these operations is a waste of time.
"Frank mocked the seizures as the administration 'protecting the public from the scourge of inside straights,' and lamented that the Justice Department is more focused on prosecuting online poker sites than those responsible for the mortgage crisis and financial meltdown."
- I'm gonna blame the Microsoft-Nokia deal for this one. The True Finns, a nativist, but still progressive party, surprised most every one by winning 18.6% in Finland's parliamentary elections this past weekend. In a parliament where no party has more than 21%, the True Finns' ascendancy will likely lead to their being part of a new coalition. The party gathered a just 3.7% of the vote in 2007. (via Helsingin Sanomat)
Among the True Finns who will be taking seats in the new parliament will be one Teuvo Hakkarainen. No known relation, but he does come from the town where my grandfather was born. - Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoes the Presidential Candidate Penis Identification Act.
The legislation would have required presidential candidates to deliver proof positive that they met the criteria for "natural-born citizen" before their names could be placed on the Arizona ballot. Absent a standard, verifiable long-form birth certificate, candidates could also offer alternative proof, such as an "Early baptismal or circumcision certificate."
via Brewer vetoes gun, birther bills and
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Crime in suburbia
From The Landmark (subscription required):
[Editor's note: There were 14 suspicious items this week and 5 lock-outs]
Holden
Monday, April 4
8:56 a.m. Police transport person from high school to Bullard St.
11:00 p.m. Owl hit, Rte. 31. Person given phone number for Environmental Police
Tuesday, April 5
3:03 a.m. Request for officer to document hazard on rental property, Brentwood Dr.
3:08 a.m. Police reset barrels around sinkhole, Quinapoxet St./Windsor Ct.
2:44 p.m. Assist person at station in regard to child not using a restraint, Main St.
Wednesday, April 6
3:29 a.m. Sterling PD requesting Holden be on lookout for vehicle that left residence in their town, laid on horn for long time, possibly on way to Brentwood Dr.
5:51 a.m. 911 caller requesting police to remove hose between her house and her mailbox,Brentwood Dr. Caller told it isn’t an emergency situation
11:53 a.m. Person on front lawn of public safety building taking video, Main St.
2:35 p.m. W. Boylston PD requests backup for possible break-in in progress, Prospect St. Homeowner came home and advised house is always in state of disarray
3:24 p.m. Police attempt medical notification, Manning St.
3:48 p.m. Police check on group of kids, one lying on the ground, Shrewsbury St.
4:24 p.m. Meet Princeton PD at town line for paper work swap, Wachusett St.
5:26 p.m. Suspicious white vehicle, Jackson St.
5:57 p.m. Group of kids hanging around store, Main St.
6:38 p.m. Police off with group of kids, Main St.
8:34 p.m. Suspicious vehicle near school, Bullard St.
Thursday, April 7
2:46 a.m. Suspicious male on foot, Main/Salisbury Sts. Transported to Powers Rd.
10:45 a.m. Caller reports she is lost near water wheel on Mason Road, unsure how to get back to Trout Brook. Police assist
5:13 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
5:46 p.m. Police out with suspicious vehicle, Wachusett St.
8:31 p.m. Female reports someone has her voting information and is sending harassing emails, Main St.
Friday, April 8
7:28 a.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Main St.
8:36 a.m. Loose poodle on Main St, person in vehicle chasing it
1:32 p.m. Poodle finally caught by owner behind Grove Cemetery, Main St.
7:06 p.m. Four teenagers looking into vehicles parked in lot, Reservoir Rd.
10:37 p.m. Caller reporting partial power loss at home, afraid to go in basement, Highland St. Police assist
Saturday, April 9
1:29 a.m. Police out with group of 10 individuals on South Rd. Some juveniles transported to station to be picked up by parents
3:04 a.m. Person at station opened door, then took off, Main St.
1:37 p.m. Trash dumped on property, Harrington Dr.
2:28 p.m. Report of rabid raccoon, Powers Rd.
5:42 p.m. Report of two youths that left without paying entire bill, Main St.
5:45 p.m. Suspicious incident at restaurant, Reservoir St.
8:20 p.m. Loud music, Raymond St./Meadow Wood Dr.
8:59 p.m. Person in dark clothing on dirt bike, in and out of roadway, Highland St.
9:33 p.m. Loud music, Raymond St.
10:15 p.m. Report of loud music, Main St.
Sunday, April 10
12:55 a.m. Male in road attempting to stop vehicles and/or jump in front of them, appears to be intoxicated, Shrewsbury St./Anderson Ave. W. Boylston PD transported individual home
3:06 a.m. Rutland PD requests courtesy transport of person from Rte. 68 to Main St., Holden
8:12 a.m. Caller upset with group of people doing yard work at 8 a.m., Lexington Cir.
1:22 p.m. Male fell off bicycle, Highland St.
8:51 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with lights on, Sunnyside Ave.
Paxton
Monday, April 4
12:19 p.m. Male pushing car on side of road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
Tuesday, April 5
8:49 p.m. Abandoned 911 call, Pleasant St. On call back, female reports three suspicious people possibly known for robberies
Wednesday, April 6
12:30 p.m. Officer requested to athletic field for group of kids sitting on roofs of dugouts, Pleasant
St.
Thursday, April 7
10:05 a.m. Person at station to report catch basin cover was removed, Crocker Hill Dr./Richards Ave.
Concerned someone may fall in
11:22 a.m. Person locked keys in car, Pleasant St. Police gain access
4:02 p.m. Broken glass and hypodermic needle in Indian Hill Rd.
Sunday, April 10
Princeton
Monday, April 4
11:08 a.m. Strange noises coming from boarded up building, Mountain Road
10:11 p.m. Truck driving up Wachusett Mountain ski trail, Mountain Rd.
Tuesday, April 5
9:55 p.m. Suspicious person walking up and down the road, shining flashlight in driveways, Wheeler Rd.
11:37 p.m. Tree down and across Rte. 140 N. Police remove tree
Wednesday, April 6
6:46 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Bigelow/Wheeler Rds.
7:08 a.m. Suspicious red vehicle stopping at driveways. Found to be person delivering newspapers, Ball Hill Rd.
4:54 p.m. Assist Holden PD, deliver letter to person on E. Princeton Rd.
Thursday, April 7
5:53 p.m. Police transport person to home on Rte. 140 S
Sunday, April 10
2:52 a.m. 911 abandoned call. Police find individuals arguing inside home, Sharon Dr.
4:42 a.m. Caller requesting assistance with group of individuals interfering with tow truck driver
trying to extricate vehicles stuck on Bigelow Rd. Hubbardston and Rutland PD officers also respond to scene
Rutland
Monday, April 4
2:26 p.m. Person wants to speak with detective regarding meat company, Pommogussett Rd./Sunnybrook Dr.
4:06 p.m. Person at station lost his wallet, possibly at Main St. coffee shop
4:16 p.m. Person at station to speak with officer about incident at coffee shop earlier in day, Main St.
Tuesday, April 5
6:35 a.m. Caller reports being threatened in his own yard by neighbor’s dog, Locke Rd.
10:07 a.m. Female wants to speak with officer regarding notice she received for a package, Maple Spring Dr.
11:57 a.m. Person locked out of vehicle, Grizzly Dr. Police gain access
12:58 p.m. Suspicious vehicle following person walking with garbage bag, Briarwood Rd. Person
delivering phone books
Wednesday, April 6
7:58 a.m. Keys locked in vehicle, Wheeler Rd. Police gain access
8:22 a.m. Low-hanging wires, bus can’t get through, Bushy Ln.
1:24 p.m. Employee requesting officer to disperse large group of youths blocking entrance, all smoking cigarettes, Main St.
1:50 p.m. People at station to speak with detective regarding earlier incident, Main St.
8:20 p.m. Person locked out of vehicle, Miles Rd.
Thursday, April 7
11:54 a.m. Suspicious male entered back yard of home, Sycamore Dr.
Friday, April 8
7:36 a.m. Complaint about person that lets her dogs “do their business” wherever they please and doesn’t pick it up, Main St.
12:58 p.m. Request for police to check out shed near water tank, Wheeler Rd.
5:00 p.m. Person having problem with sick skunk, Central Tree Rd.
Saturday, April 9
9:22 a.m. Person at station with deceased cat that got caught under fence, Marsh Field
3:34 p.m. Skunk with severe leg damage in back yard of home, Central Tree Rd.
4:07 p.m. Caller saw missing bike, Kosta Ave.
Sunday, April 10
6:25 a.m. Caller requesting police assistance getting her dog on a leash, Main St.
Sterling
Monday, April 4
5:29 p.m. West Highland terrier missing, Old Princeton/West Rds.
Tuesday, April 5
12:52 a.m. Vehicle hit by egg in area of old cemetery off Clinton Rd.
5:04 p.m. Lost wedding ring, Sandy Ridge Rd.
Wednesday, April 6
3:29 a.m. Person pulled into driveway andconstantly blew horn, Boutelle Rd.
9:28 a.m. Escort services, Worcester Rd.
12:06 p.m. Person reached through fence, bitten by dog, Lakeview Ave.
6:48 p.m. Doberman hit and injured by vehicle ran into woods, Runway Brook Rd. Found and taken to vet
7:23 p.m. Assist citizen, Acorn Way
Thursday, April 7
7:15 a.m. Suspicious abandoned vehicle, keys in vehicle, Worcester Rd. Car died, operator got ride
to coffee shop
Friday, April 8
8:39 p.m. Three teenagers walking along Clinton Rd. and not staying to side
Saturday, April 9
3:43 p.m. Caller reports someone is stealing rocks from his stone wall, Tuttle Rd. White pickup truck
turned onto Taft Rd.
8:16 p.m. Two dogs with no tags hanging around home, Pratts Jct. Rd.
8:53 p.m. Group of kids hanging around abandoned vehicle, Griffin Rd.
11:50 p.m. Person hitchhiking on Rte. 12, all dressed in black
Sunday, April 10
10:16 a.m. Person brought dog she picked up while running on Rte. 2 to station. Returned to
owner
10:57 a.m. Caller says she may have puppy stolen from shelter. Sterling ACO and police went to
address to scan dog and found it to be the last puppy, Water St., Clinton
3:10 p.m. Caller reporting noise from bikes and drag racing at club on Rte. 140, Redemption Rock Trl.
4:14 p.m. Dog sitter reports boxer got loose, Country Club Rd.
5:47 p.m. Kids riding ATVs speeding on roadway, Colby Rd.
[Editor's note: There were 14 suspicious items this week and 5 lock-outs]
Holden
Monday, April 4
8:56 a.m. Police transport person from high school to Bullard St.
11:00 p.m. Owl hit, Rte. 31. Person given phone number for Environmental Police
Tuesday, April 5
3:03 a.m. Request for officer to document hazard on rental property, Brentwood Dr.
3:08 a.m. Police reset barrels around sinkhole, Quinapoxet St./Windsor Ct.
2:44 p.m. Assist person at station in regard to child not using a restraint, Main St.
Wednesday, April 6
3:29 a.m. Sterling PD requesting Holden be on lookout for vehicle that left residence in their town, laid on horn for long time, possibly on way to Brentwood Dr.
5:51 a.m. 911 caller requesting police to remove hose between her house and her mailbox,Brentwood Dr. Caller told it isn’t an emergency situation
11:53 a.m. Person on front lawn of public safety building taking video, Main St.
2:35 p.m. W. Boylston PD requests backup for possible break-in in progress, Prospect St. Homeowner came home and advised house is always in state of disarray
3:24 p.m. Police attempt medical notification, Manning St.
3:48 p.m. Police check on group of kids, one lying on the ground, Shrewsbury St.
4:24 p.m. Meet Princeton PD at town line for paper work swap, Wachusett St.
5:26 p.m. Suspicious white vehicle, Jackson St.
5:57 p.m. Group of kids hanging around store, Main St.
6:38 p.m. Police off with group of kids, Main St.
8:34 p.m. Suspicious vehicle near school, Bullard St.
Thursday, April 7
2:46 a.m. Suspicious male on foot, Main/Salisbury Sts. Transported to Powers Rd.
10:45 a.m. Caller reports she is lost near water wheel on Mason Road, unsure how to get back to Trout Brook. Police assist
5:13 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
5:46 p.m. Police out with suspicious vehicle, Wachusett St.
8:31 p.m. Female reports someone has her voting information and is sending harassing emails, Main St.
Friday, April 8
7:28 a.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Main St.
8:36 a.m. Loose poodle on Main St, person in vehicle chasing it
1:32 p.m. Poodle finally caught by owner behind Grove Cemetery, Main St.
7:06 p.m. Four teenagers looking into vehicles parked in lot, Reservoir Rd.
10:37 p.m. Caller reporting partial power loss at home, afraid to go in basement, Highland St. Police assist
Saturday, April 9
1:29 a.m. Police out with group of 10 individuals on South Rd. Some juveniles transported to station to be picked up by parents
3:04 a.m. Person at station opened door, then took off, Main St.
1:37 p.m. Trash dumped on property, Harrington Dr.
2:28 p.m. Report of rabid raccoon, Powers Rd.
5:42 p.m. Report of two youths that left without paying entire bill, Main St.
5:45 p.m. Suspicious incident at restaurant, Reservoir St.
8:20 p.m. Loud music, Raymond St./Meadow Wood Dr.
8:59 p.m. Person in dark clothing on dirt bike, in and out of roadway, Highland St.
9:33 p.m. Loud music, Raymond St.
10:15 p.m. Report of loud music, Main St.
Sunday, April 10
12:55 a.m. Male in road attempting to stop vehicles and/or jump in front of them, appears to be intoxicated, Shrewsbury St./Anderson Ave. W. Boylston PD transported individual home
3:06 a.m. Rutland PD requests courtesy transport of person from Rte. 68 to Main St., Holden
8:12 a.m. Caller upset with group of people doing yard work at 8 a.m., Lexington Cir.
1:22 p.m. Male fell off bicycle, Highland St.
8:51 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with lights on, Sunnyside Ave.
Paxton
Monday, April 4
12:19 p.m. Male pushing car on side of road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
Tuesday, April 5
8:49 p.m. Abandoned 911 call, Pleasant St. On call back, female reports three suspicious people possibly known for robberies
Wednesday, April 6
12:30 p.m. Officer requested to athletic field for group of kids sitting on roofs of dugouts, Pleasant
St.
Thursday, April 7
10:05 a.m. Person at station to report catch basin cover was removed, Crocker Hill Dr./Richards Ave.
Concerned someone may fall in
11:22 a.m. Person locked keys in car, Pleasant St. Police gain access
4:02 p.m. Broken glass and hypodermic needle in Indian Hill Rd.
Sunday, April 10
Princeton
Monday, April 4
11:08 a.m. Strange noises coming from boarded up building, Mountain Road
10:11 p.m. Truck driving up Wachusett Mountain ski trail, Mountain Rd.
Tuesday, April 5
9:55 p.m. Suspicious person walking up and down the road, shining flashlight in driveways, Wheeler Rd.
11:37 p.m. Tree down and across Rte. 140 N. Police remove tree
Wednesday, April 6
6:46 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Bigelow/Wheeler Rds.
7:08 a.m. Suspicious red vehicle stopping at driveways. Found to be person delivering newspapers, Ball Hill Rd.
4:54 p.m. Assist Holden PD, deliver letter to person on E. Princeton Rd.
Thursday, April 7
5:53 p.m. Police transport person to home on Rte. 140 S
Sunday, April 10
2:52 a.m. 911 abandoned call. Police find individuals arguing inside home, Sharon Dr.
4:42 a.m. Caller requesting assistance with group of individuals interfering with tow truck driver
trying to extricate vehicles stuck on Bigelow Rd. Hubbardston and Rutland PD officers also respond to scene
Rutland
Monday, April 4
2:26 p.m. Person wants to speak with detective regarding meat company, Pommogussett Rd./Sunnybrook Dr.
4:06 p.m. Person at station lost his wallet, possibly at Main St. coffee shop
4:16 p.m. Person at station to speak with officer about incident at coffee shop earlier in day, Main St.
Tuesday, April 5
6:35 a.m. Caller reports being threatened in his own yard by neighbor’s dog, Locke Rd.
10:07 a.m. Female wants to speak with officer regarding notice she received for a package, Maple Spring Dr.
11:57 a.m. Person locked out of vehicle, Grizzly Dr. Police gain access
12:58 p.m. Suspicious vehicle following person walking with garbage bag, Briarwood Rd. Person
delivering phone books
Wednesday, April 6
7:58 a.m. Keys locked in vehicle, Wheeler Rd. Police gain access
8:22 a.m. Low-hanging wires, bus can’t get through, Bushy Ln.
1:24 p.m. Employee requesting officer to disperse large group of youths blocking entrance, all smoking cigarettes, Main St.
1:50 p.m. People at station to speak with detective regarding earlier incident, Main St.
8:20 p.m. Person locked out of vehicle, Miles Rd.
Thursday, April 7
11:54 a.m. Suspicious male entered back yard of home, Sycamore Dr.
Friday, April 8
7:36 a.m. Complaint about person that lets her dogs “do their business” wherever they please and doesn’t pick it up, Main St.
12:58 p.m. Request for police to check out shed near water tank, Wheeler Rd.
5:00 p.m. Person having problem with sick skunk, Central Tree Rd.
Saturday, April 9
9:22 a.m. Person at station with deceased cat that got caught under fence, Marsh Field
3:34 p.m. Skunk with severe leg damage in back yard of home, Central Tree Rd.
4:07 p.m. Caller saw missing bike, Kosta Ave.
Sunday, April 10
6:25 a.m. Caller requesting police assistance getting her dog on a leash, Main St.
Sterling
Monday, April 4
5:29 p.m. West Highland terrier missing, Old Princeton/West Rds.
Tuesday, April 5
12:52 a.m. Vehicle hit by egg in area of old cemetery off Clinton Rd.
5:04 p.m. Lost wedding ring, Sandy Ridge Rd.
Wednesday, April 6
3:29 a.m. Person pulled into driveway andconstantly blew horn, Boutelle Rd.
9:28 a.m. Escort services, Worcester Rd.
12:06 p.m. Person reached through fence, bitten by dog, Lakeview Ave.
6:48 p.m. Doberman hit and injured by vehicle ran into woods, Runway Brook Rd. Found and taken to vet
7:23 p.m. Assist citizen, Acorn Way
Thursday, April 7
7:15 a.m. Suspicious abandoned vehicle, keys in vehicle, Worcester Rd. Car died, operator got ride
to coffee shop
Friday, April 8
8:39 p.m. Three teenagers walking along Clinton Rd. and not staying to side
Saturday, April 9
3:43 p.m. Caller reports someone is stealing rocks from his stone wall, Tuttle Rd. White pickup truck
turned onto Taft Rd.
8:16 p.m. Two dogs with no tags hanging around home, Pratts Jct. Rd.
8:53 p.m. Group of kids hanging around abandoned vehicle, Griffin Rd.
11:50 p.m. Person hitchhiking on Rte. 12, all dressed in black
Sunday, April 10
10:16 a.m. Person brought dog she picked up while running on Rte. 2 to station. Returned to
owner
10:57 a.m. Caller says she may have puppy stolen from shelter. Sterling ACO and police went to
address to scan dog and found it to be the last puppy, Water St., Clinton
3:10 p.m. Caller reporting noise from bikes and drag racing at club on Rte. 140, Redemption Rock Trl.
4:14 p.m. Dog sitter reports boxer got loose, Country Club Rd.
5:47 p.m. Kids riding ATVs speeding on roadway, Colby Rd.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
More on college textbooks
Anyone who goes to college or pays for someone who goes to college knows that the tuition is just the cover charge, just the amount that lets you get in the door to start the real payments. Fees, of course, are the major breath-taker, five or more times the tuition figure.
And then come the textbooks. In one class a couple of years ago, I paid $185 for one book. Typical charges are around $100 per book. They're like bridesmaid dresses, expensive items good for just that one occasion. Good study habits would have a student mark up a book with underlines and marginalia. If you hope to resell your book, though, you have a strong incentive to keep your highlighter holstered.
Textbook quality trades in a narrow range, from C+ up to a high B or very low A-. The publishingook process has a fundamental contradictory set of goals - provide the most timely information, but don't revise the book too often. (The publishers aren't being charitable. It's expensive to order a new printing, even if they get to charge fresh prices.)
A good textbook will lead you through the material in way that fosters good retention. You'll get the key concepts as you need them, often as sidebar definitions. There will be example to illustrate complex points, study guides to help you review, and a good index to help you locate information quickly.
Even among good textbooks, there can be failings. For example, in my current real estate law text (Daniel F. Hinkel. Practical Real Estate Law. Delmar Pub, 2010.), there are 13 pages(!) of a mortgage amortization schedule. What's worse, one of the columns shows the per diem rate (the amount that would be charged per day if the loan was paid off before the end of a billing cycle) is .0000 for each line for all 13 pages. (The term per diem, it should be noted, doesn't appear in the glossary or index.)
Granted, 13 pages of stuff that's useless because it only shows the amount for one mortgage price at one interest rate for one term isn't a big deal in a 700+ page book. It does, though, make you wonder how much other filler material could be jettisoned in an effort to save the student a few bucks.
And, oh, by the way, there's a small section on subprime loans, the kind that have been in the news so much. Well, because laws and practices are changing so fast, here's what the book has to offer:
And then come the textbooks. In one class a couple of years ago, I paid $185 for one book. Typical charges are around $100 per book. They're like bridesmaid dresses, expensive items good for just that one occasion. Good study habits would have a student mark up a book with underlines and marginalia. If you hope to resell your book, though, you have a strong incentive to keep your highlighter holstered.
Textbook quality trades in a narrow range, from C+ up to a high B or very low A-. The publishingook process has a fundamental contradictory set of goals - provide the most timely information, but don't revise the book too often. (The publishers aren't being charitable. It's expensive to order a new printing, even if they get to charge fresh prices.)
A good textbook will lead you through the material in way that fosters good retention. You'll get the key concepts as you need them, often as sidebar definitions. There will be example to illustrate complex points, study guides to help you review, and a good index to help you locate information quickly.
Granted, 13 pages of stuff that's useless because it only shows the amount for one mortgage price at one interest rate for one term isn't a big deal in a 700+ page book. It does, though, make you wonder how much other filler material could be jettisoned in an effort to save the student a few bucks.
And, oh, by the way, there's a small section on subprime loans, the kind that have been in the news so much. Well, because laws and practices are changing so fast, here's what the book has to offer:
More information concerning subprime lending can be found on the Internet using a keyword search on a search engine such as http://www.google.com.It might have been better to use Let Me Google That for You: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=subprime+lending
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
One alleged spring day
We got out of town without a moment to spare. It was Personal Document Shredding Day in Holden and you can never be sure if things might get out of control.
The road through the woods, well-sheltered by a tent of evergreens, still had snow and ice. A lot. A couple of feet thick in places, mushy and rutted, but still snow and ice. Our Subaru, sure-footed, could still easily slide off the hard pack in the middle and into the culvert. We stopped the car mid-way and went on foot.
Between these mini-glaciers was soft ground where your feet settled in for a few inches. We turned the corner and walked into a patch of sunlight. There the road was firm and dry, making the walking easy. A hundred feet later and we're back into winter.
The ice-out contest on Queen Lake takes place at the north end of the lake. Two things happen there - the sun shines strong and the prevailing northwest winds generally push the ice toward our cove. So, while Queenie fell into the lake last week, we still have a half a foot of hard ice around our dock.
Things are in good order. Some branches came down, but nothing major and no damage.
We have a lot of work planned for this year. Knowing that but also knowing that the snow and ice and mud will hang on through the rest of the month puts us in an odd space. It's spring, but it's not. We have much to do, but not yet.
To every thing there is a season, right? If the seasons are muddled, then the things can be muddled, too, I guess. There's a lot of work to do, but not yet. Don't you just love those life lessons?
From the public beach, we look north and see plenty of ice remaining. A few ducks have come in to enjoy the patches of open water. They've got duck things to do. They're ready for spring as well.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Uphill in the snow both ways
At this writing, we have four inches of snow (.032 cubic hectares for our metric readers). The forecast suggests that we'll double that and then some before the day is over. We have a couple of plans for the afternoon and will make a decision late morning. I don't mind a day at home. I have school work and work work aplenty.
Late-season winter blasts are nothing new. I'm not sure that I'd even call this a late-season event. Last year we had a hard freeze in mid-May. The crocuses were peeking out in the warmer parts of our yard a couple of days ago. They're not silly. They grow based on the ground temperature, which is getting progressively warmer even as the air above does its own weird thing.
The April Fool's Day storm of 1997 was as big a storm as you'll get, two feet of white cement. That's another thing about later-season storms - the snow contains much more water. A mid-January storm can have a fluff factor of 15:1 - 15 inches of snow for each inch of melted liquid. Storms during April and May can have ratios down to 8:1.
I was working at a small startup in Westford. (We were building a $100K 100GB fileserver.) Our CEO and CFO were scheduled to start their big roadshow that would prepare investors for our initial public offering later in the year. Important meetings were scheduled for New York that day and later in Miami.
The execs went to the airport while the rest of the crew was back at the office. (Working from home wasn't much of an option. The company shared a single 56K modem line at its corporate Internet connection. Microsoft's PPTP was just rolling out and not well understood.) We got hourly updates about their attempts to get on one flight and then another throughout the day. At day's end, they were still at Logan and the money guys were still in New York. At six o'clock, we dug out our cars and drove home. I'd be back 12 hours later for another day.
The roadshow was rescheduled and we had our IPO in the summer. IIRC, the strike price was $5.00. It briefly peaked at $5.25 and never saw those levels again.
If you're a New Englander, you can't get very far by trying to blame your troubles on the weather. The April Fool's Day storm had almost no effect on the company's fate. We earned our bad luck from our own hard work.
Late-season winter blasts are nothing new. I'm not sure that I'd even call this a late-season event. Last year we had a hard freeze in mid-May. The crocuses were peeking out in the warmer parts of our yard a couple of days ago. They're not silly. They grow based on the ground temperature, which is getting progressively warmer even as the air above does its own weird thing.
The April Fool's Day storm of 1997 was as big a storm as you'll get, two feet of white cement. That's another thing about later-season storms - the snow contains much more water. A mid-January storm can have a fluff factor of 15:1 - 15 inches of snow for each inch of melted liquid. Storms during April and May can have ratios down to 8:1.
I was working at a small startup in Westford. (We were building a $100K 100GB fileserver.) Our CEO and CFO were scheduled to start their big roadshow that would prepare investors for our initial public offering later in the year. Important meetings were scheduled for New York that day and later in Miami.
The execs went to the airport while the rest of the crew was back at the office. (Working from home wasn't much of an option. The company shared a single 56K modem line at its corporate Internet connection. Microsoft's PPTP was just rolling out and not well understood.) We got hourly updates about their attempts to get on one flight and then another throughout the day. At day's end, they were still at Logan and the money guys were still in New York. At six o'clock, we dug out our cars and drove home. I'd be back 12 hours later for another day.
The roadshow was rescheduled and we had our IPO in the summer. IIRC, the strike price was $5.00. It briefly peaked at $5.25 and never saw those levels again.
If you're a New Englander, you can't get very far by trying to blame your troubles on the weather. The April Fool's Day storm had almost no effect on the company's fate. We earned our bad luck from our own hard work.
Uphill in the snow both ways
At this writing, we have four inches of snow (.032 cubic hectares for our metric readers). The forecast suggests that we'll double that and then some before the day is over. We have a couple of plans for the afternoon and will make a decision late morning. I don't mind a day at home. I have school work and work work aplenty.
Late-season winter blasts are nothing new. I'm not sure that I'd even call this a late-season event. Last year we had a hard freeze in mid-May. The crocuses were peeking out in the warmer parts of our yard a couple of days ago. They're not silly. They grow based on the ground temperature, which is getting progressively warmer even as the air above does its own weird thing.
The April Fool's Day storm of 1997 was as big a storm as you'll get, two feet of white cement. That's another thing about later-season storms - the snow contains much more water. A mid-January storm can have a fluff factor of 15:1 - 15 inches of snow for each inch of melted liquid. Storms during April and May can have ratios down to 8:1.
I was working at a small startup in Westford. (We were building a $100K 100GB fileserver.) Our CEO and CFO were scheduled to start their big roadshow that would prepare investors for our initial public offering later in the year. Important meetings were scheduled for New York that day and later in Miami.
The execs went to the airport while the rest of the crew was back at the office. (Working from home wasn't much of an option. The company shared a single 56K modem line at its corporate Internet connection. Microsoft's PPTP was just rolling out and not well understood.) We got hourly updates about their attempts to get on one flight and then another throughout the day. At day's end, they were still at Logan and the money guys were still in New York. At six o'clock, we dug out our cars and drove home. I'd be back 12 hours later for another day.
The roadshow was rescheduled and we had our IPO in the summer. IIRC, the strike price was $5.00. It briefly peaked at $5.25 and never saw those levels again.
If you're a New Englander, you can't get very far by trying to blame your troubles on the weather. The April Fool's Day storm had almost no effect on the company's fate. We earned our bad luck from our own hard work.
Late-season winter blasts are nothing new. I'm not sure that I'd even call this a late-season event. Last year we had a hard freeze in mid-May. The crocuses were peeking out in the warmer parts of our yard a couple of days ago. They're not silly. They grow based on the ground temperature, which is getting progressively warmer even as the air above does its own weird thing.
The April Fool's Day storm of 1997 was as big a storm as you'll get, two feet of white cement. That's another thing about later-season storms - the snow contains much more water. A mid-January storm can have a fluff factor of 15:1 - 15 inches of snow for each inch of melted liquid. Storms during April and May can have ratios down to 8:1.
I was working at a small startup in Westford. (We were building a $100K 100GB fileserver.) Our CEO and CFO were scheduled to start their big roadshow that would prepare investors for our initial public offering later in the year. Important meetings were scheduled for New York that day and later in Miami.
The execs went to the airport while the rest of the crew was back at the office. (Working from home wasn't much of an option. The company shared a single 56K modem line at its corporate Internet connection. Microsoft's PPTP was just rolling out and not well understood.) We got hourly updates about their attempts to get on one flight and then another throughout the day. At day's end, they were still at Logan and the money guys were still in New York. At six o'clock, we dug out our cars and drove home. I'd be back 12 hours later for another day.
The roadshow was rescheduled and we had our IPO in the summer. IIRC, the strike price was $5.00. It briefly peaked at $5.25 and never saw those levels again.
If you're a New Englander, you can't get very far by trying to blame your troubles on the weather. The April Fool's Day storm had almost no effect on the company's fate. We earned our bad luck from our own hard work.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
More on work and clothes
If I stand on a chair, I can see the end of the semester. Between now and then is plenty of school work, a paper, a presentation, exams, 'n such, but it'll all get done. I need a much bigger chair, though, to see beyond that, a chair even bigger than Gardner's big chair.
via Zippy The Pinhead: "Well-Endowed"
A time is coming when I'll need to buy some interviewing clothes. I'm mindful of Thoreau's caution about new clothes (which is more about changing ourselves rather than about our clothes.) My current jacket is, I kid you not, an $8.00 special that I picked up at the Sears outlet store last fall. I remember fondly that, when Barney Frank ran for re-election as state rep in 1974, he had a poster that proclaimed "Neatness Isn't Everything."
Today's Boston Globe has a style supplement, How to update a classic blazer, with some guidance for the man in need of help. The featured article of clothing is a blazer, around which we're to build several wardrobes. Their recommendation is for a Reporter "Quick Jacket" that runs a cool $595.
Buy a really good jacket and it'll all make sense. Pfft. The jacket is just the down-payment. I'll need a $275 shirt, $495 shoes, and, well, it's clear that we headed in the wrong direction.
My new degree suggests that I should be looking for a job as a paralegal. Might then some blogs that cover paralegal careers be helpful. Let's see.
Practical Paralegalism often has some good tips. Last Monday's post was titled Paralegal Career Dressing. Almost. The subtitle is Flower Brooches from JKW Jewellery. There's a picture of Carrie Bradshaw. I opened the wrong door.
A link in an earlier post showed some examples of what a male paralegal might wear to lunch. The prices have moved from Newbury Street to your basic shopping mall. That's probably the best that we can do.
It'll also depend on the type of work I seek as a BBC correspondent discovered when reporting on the minimalist dress code of the Amazon's Awa people.
Did I mention that I finally had to retire my red paisley suspenders (braces to you folks across the pond)? I bought them at Spag's for five bucks a dozen years ago.
I don't mind looking good. I just don't want to be afraid of my clothes. I don't do well when I am spending more time thinking about how I look rather than how I'm thinking.
via Zippy The Pinhead: "Well-Endowed"
A time is coming when I'll need to buy some interviewing clothes. I'm mindful of Thoreau's caution about new clothes (which is more about changing ourselves rather than about our clothes.) My current jacket is, I kid you not, an $8.00 special that I picked up at the Sears outlet store last fall. I remember fondly that, when Barney Frank ran for re-election as state rep in 1974, he had a poster that proclaimed "Neatness Isn't Everything."
Today's Boston Globe has a style supplement, How to update a classic blazer, with some guidance for the man in need of help. The featured article of clothing is a blazer, around which we're to build several wardrobes. Their recommendation is for a Reporter "Quick Jacket" that runs a cool $595.
Buy a really good jacket and it'll all make sense. Pfft. The jacket is just the down-payment. I'll need a $275 shirt, $495 shoes, and, well, it's clear that we headed in the wrong direction.
My new degree suggests that I should be looking for a job as a paralegal. Might then some blogs that cover paralegal careers be helpful. Let's see.
A link in an earlier post showed some examples of what a male paralegal might wear to lunch. The prices have moved from Newbury Street to your basic shopping mall. That's probably the best that we can do.
It'll also depend on the type of work I seek as a BBC correspondent discovered when reporting on the minimalist dress code of the Amazon's Awa people.
Did I mention that I finally had to retire my red paisley suspenders (braces to you folks across the pond)? I bought them at Spag's for five bucks a dozen years ago.
I don't mind looking good. I just don't want to be afraid of my clothes. I don't do well when I am spending more time thinking about how I look rather than how I'm thinking.
More on work and clothes
If I stand on a chair, I can see the end of the semester. Between now and then is plenty of school work, a paper, a presentation, exams, 'n such, but it'll all get done. I need a much bigger chair, though, to see beyond that, a chair even bigger than Gardner's big chair.
via Zippy The Pinhead: "Well-Endowed"
A time is coming when I'll need to buy some interviewing clothes. I'm mindful of Thoreau's caution about new clothes (which is more about changing ourselves rather than about our clothes.) My current jacket is, I kid you not, an $8.00 special that I picked up at the Sears outlet store last fall. I remember fondly that, when Barney Frank ran for re-election as state rep in 1974, he had a poster that proclaimed "Neatness Isn't Everything."
Today's Boston Globe has a style supplement, How to update a classic blazer, with some guidance for the man in need of help. The featured article of clothing is a blazer, around which we're to build several wardrobes. Their recommendation is for a Reporter "Quick Jacket" that runs a cool $595.
Buy a really good jacket and it'll all make sense. Pfft. The jacket is just the down-payment. I'll need a $275 shirt, $495 shoes, and, well, it's clear that we headed in the wrong direction.
My new degree suggests that I should be looking for a job as a paralegal. Might then some blogs that cover paralegal careers be helpful. Let's see.
Practical Paralegalism often has some good tips. Last Monday's post was titled Paralegal Career Dressing. Almost. The subtitle is Flower Brooches from JKW Jewellery. There's a picture of Carrie Bradshaw. I opened the wrong door.
A link in an earlier post showed some examples of what a male paralegal might wear to lunch. The prices have moved from Newbury Street to your basic shopping mall. That's probably the best that we can do.
It'll also depend on the type of work I seek as a BBC correspondent discovered when reporting on the minimalist dress code of the Amazon's Awa people.
Did I mention that I finally had to retire my red paisley suspenders (braces to you folks across the pond)? I bought them at Spag's for five bucks a dozen years ago.
I don't mind looking good. I just don't want to be afraid of my clothes. I don't do well when I am spending more time thinking about how I look rather than how I'm thinking.
via Zippy The Pinhead: "Well-Endowed"
A time is coming when I'll need to buy some interviewing clothes. I'm mindful of Thoreau's caution about new clothes (which is more about changing ourselves rather than about our clothes.) My current jacket is, I kid you not, an $8.00 special that I picked up at the Sears outlet store last fall. I remember fondly that, when Barney Frank ran for re-election as state rep in 1974, he had a poster that proclaimed "Neatness Isn't Everything."
Today's Boston Globe has a style supplement, How to update a classic blazer, with some guidance for the man in need of help. The featured article of clothing is a blazer, around which we're to build several wardrobes. Their recommendation is for a Reporter "Quick Jacket" that runs a cool $595.
Buy a really good jacket and it'll all make sense. Pfft. The jacket is just the down-payment. I'll need a $275 shirt, $495 shoes, and, well, it's clear that we headed in the wrong direction.
My new degree suggests that I should be looking for a job as a paralegal. Might then some blogs that cover paralegal careers be helpful. Let's see.
A link in an earlier post showed some examples of what a male paralegal might wear to lunch. The prices have moved from Newbury Street to your basic shopping mall. That's probably the best that we can do.
It'll also depend on the type of work I seek as a BBC correspondent discovered when reporting on the minimalist dress code of the Amazon's Awa people.
Did I mention that I finally had to retire my red paisley suspenders (braces to you folks across the pond)? I bought them at Spag's for five bucks a dozen years ago.
I don't mind looking good. I just don't want to be afraid of my clothes. I don't do well when I am spending more time thinking about how I look rather than how I'm thinking.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Crime in suburbia
From The Landmark (subscription required):
Editor's note: There were 17 suspicious people or things this week, along with six lock-outs or lock-ins.
Holden
Monday, March 14
12:29 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Fairchild Dr.
10:16 p.m. Caller reports that two people she dropped at station to speak to an officer took off, Main St.
Tuesday, March 15
1:08 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
2:24 p.m. Police off with operator of Moped, operator argumentative, Industrial Dr.
4:13 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, operator asleep in vehicle, Reservoir St.
Wednesday, March 16
7:10 a.m. Caller reports problem with person at gas station, Main St.
5:39 p.m. Suspicious vehicle in area, Reservoir St.
8:23 p.m. Deer struck, South Rd.
9:01 p.m. Request for officer to close garage door, Heather Cir.
Thursday, March 17
2:28 a.m. Police out with one individual, three others fled on foot, Sunnyside Ave.
11:48 p.m. Caller reports female at font door wants to come in, Britney Dr.
Friday, March 18
7:39 a.m. Request for assistance, person locked out of house, Brentwood Dr.
10:52 a.m. Suspicious male in truck, Main St. Wanted in Worcester for allegedly chasing female in Worcester
5:24 p.m. Large tree limb in area of water tank, Highland Ave.
Saturday, March 19
1:38 a.m. Caller wants to speak with officer, may have been hit by someone, Sherwood Hill Dr.
1:45 a.m. W. Boylston PD recently checked on male walking from Worcester to Holden
1:51 a.m. Caller reports people yelling outside, Main St.
2:46 a.m. Repeated 911 calls, police speak with caller, Sherwood Hill Dr.
6:17 p.m. Police check area under bridge for water problem, Reservoir St.
10:14 p.m. Multiple calls about car screeching tires and “doing donuts” at Davis Hill School, Jamieson Rd.
11:38 p.m. Female reports fight between brothers, one left on foot, Main St. Arrest: -- of Holden, misleading police officer
Sunday, March 20
12:26 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Davis Hill School lot, Jamieson Rd.
10:01 a.m. Caller reports having argument with person in line at fast food drive-through, Main St.
6:25 p.m. Driver transported to residence, Main St. Found to be operating vehicle with revoked license.
Paxton
Monday, March 14
2:13 p.m. Person at station to speak with officer regarding item stored at station, Pleasant St.
4:23 p.m. Male and female at station to speak with officer regarding mail they received, Pleasant St.
Tuesday, March 15
9:03 a.m. Water draining onto Rte. 122 from sump pump, Pleasant St.
Wednesday, March 16
12:46 a.m. Police out with female walking on Rte. 56 near Rutland town line
9:39 a.m. Mountain bike left on side of road, Crystal St.
Thursday, March 17
1:32 p.m. Caller reports ongoing issue with neighbor, Monticello Dr.
4:25 p.m. Wallet found in parking lot, West St.
8:24 p.m. Loose dog in area, West St.
Friday, March 18
8:56 a.m. Caller concerned two ducks beside road will get hit, Suomi St.
8:27 p.m. Request for welfare check on female walking on Maple Ave. in Rutland headed toward Paxton. Police transport person to Maple Ave.
Saturday, March 19
2:46 p.m. Assist citizen looking for information on false alarms, Brooks Rd.
4:57 p.m. Person at station reporting her dog is locked inside neighbor’s house, Grove St.
7:29 p.m. Police return dog to owner, Grove St.
Sunday, March 20
8:48 p.m. Caller hit a dog, on South St.
Princeton
Monday, March 14
7:56 a.m. Suspicious incident, pack of cigarettes partially burned on steps of community building, Boylston Ave.
Tuesday, March 15
7:52 a.m. Animal barking and howling, Gleason Rd.
Wednesday, March 16
1:35 p.m. Request for fire department, smoking washing machine, Allen Hill Rd.
Thursday, March 17
10:29 a.m. Two dogs in yard with quills in their faces, Redemption Rock Trl. N.
11:20 a.m. Two people wearing sun glasses wandering near bus lot, Merriam Rd.
2:58 p.m. Caller hit brown and white dog on Main St.
7:32 p.m. Police assist person trying to locate item delivered to wrong address, Main St.
7:35 p.m. Caller found injured brown and white dog, Rte. 140. Transported to station to be picked
up by ACO
Friday, March 18
1:53 a.m. Very deep pot hole, Worcester Rd.
3:21 p.m. Request for highway dept. to place warning barrels near deep pothole, Worcester Rd.
6:14 p.m. Large rock in Sterling Rd.
Saturday, March 19
7:15 a.m. Suspicious male walking down Merriam Rd. Out for walk
7:30 a.m. Call about flooded basement, Grow Ln.
10:22 a.m. Suspicious white van, Rocky Pond Rd.
Sunday, March 20
4:55 p.m. Vehicle locked behind gate, Mountain Rd.
Rutland
Monday, March 14
8:50 a.m. Caller has animal in her chimney, unsure what kind, Brooke Haven Dr.
9:20 a.m. Person dropped off trailer license plate found on Pommogussett/Miles Rds.
10:38 a.m. Small dog in Prescott St.
11:05 a.m. Caller’s neighbor’s dog in her yard, Summerhill Dr.
12:48 p.m. Caller needs assistance with lockout, Main St.
Tuesday, March 15
8:37 a.m. Person at station top pick up found license plate, Main St.
1:38 p.m. Vehicle lockout, Maple Ave.
11:58 p.m. Suspicious vehicle behind home, Maple Ave.
Wednesday, March 16
10:25 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked in area for hour, Pleasantdale Rd./ Prospect St.
11:51 p.m. Phone found at library, Main St.
Thursday, March 17
7:02 a.m. Loose cow on Oak Meadow headed towards road
9:40 a.m. Jogger lost his dog, yellow Lab with green collar, Birchwood Rd.
2:19 p.m. Person at station regarding lost dog, Main St.
5:15 p.m. Possible fight in driveway between three males, Miles Rd.
Friday, March 18
8:25 p.m. Young person walking down Rte. 56 in dark. Police transport to home on Maple Ave.
8:34 p.m. Dog bitten by another dog, Sidoti Ln.
Saturday, March 19
6:42 a.m. Owl hit by vehicle, ACO transported bird to Tufts in Grafton
3:56 p.m. Person advises police he is leaving his vehicle on Intervale Rd. while he spends the night
hiking in the state park
8:42 p.m. Dog has been barking for long time, Juniper Ln./Newman Dr.
Sunday, March 20
3:24 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Bushy Ln.
10:48 a.m. Dog found with Rutland tags, Main St.
11:40 a.m. Stray dog found, E. County Rd. Owner located
11:51 a.m. Pit bull running in road, Irish Ln.
3:34 p.m. Dog hit by car, Watson Ln.
4:31 p.m. Shots fired in area, Sidoti Ln.
Sterling
Monday, March 14
5:44 a.m. Verbal argument between male and female, Patriots Way
9:57 a.m. Motorist concerned there might be a chipmunk in vehicle, Leominster Rd.
12:56 p.m. Caller concerned about two males at vacant house, Princeton Rd.
Tuesday, March 15
1:38 p.m. Open garage door, Hardscrabble Rd.
2:35 p.m. Report of kittens in area, person wants something done about them, Goulding Rd.
3:34 p.m. Large white dog running in roadway, Main St./Clinton Rd.
4:33 p.m. Caller reports dogs defecating on his property, Olde Parish Ln.
Wednesday, March 16
9:40 a.m. Caller reports suspicious truck, Redemption Rock Trl.
3:23 p.m. Large dog running loose, Lakeshore Dr.
10:24 p.m. Suspicious vehicles parked on road, Crowley Rd.
Thursday, March 17
6:47 a.m. Stolen vehicle against stone wall, running, Leominster Rd.
7:25 a.m. Missing hound dog, slipped collar, Redemption Rock Trl.
7:43 a.m. Animal shelter broken into, nine puppies stolen, four puppies recovered, female arrested in
Worcester
8:27 a.m. Car vs. tree, Holden Rd.
7:35 p.m. White beagle-type dog in roadway, appears exhausted, Johnson Rd. Returned to owner
Friday, March 18
1:10 p.m. Truck driver reports German shepherd walking in roadway, I-190
9:30 p.m. Motorist hit deer, vehicle damaged, Worcester Rd./Fairbanks St.
11:17 p.m. Suspicious truck parked in driveway, Blueberry Ln.
Saturday, March 19
12:12 a.m. Suspicious pickup truck parked in driveway, Blueberry Ln.
Sunday, March 20
2:31 p.m. W. Boylston PD found gun belts and rubber gloves, John Dee Rd.
3:38 p.m. Homeowner locked out of home, Lesley Ln.
9:16 p.m. Vehicle parked with headlights on for one hour, Leominster Rd.
11:03 p.m. Suspicious male walking on Rte. 62 carrying head lamp
Editor's note: There were 17 suspicious people or things this week, along with six lock-outs or lock-ins.
Holden
Monday, March 14
12:29 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Fairchild Dr.
10:16 p.m. Caller reports that two people she dropped at station to speak to an officer took off, Main St.
Tuesday, March 15
1:08 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
2:24 p.m. Police off with operator of Moped, operator argumentative, Industrial Dr.
4:13 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, operator asleep in vehicle, Reservoir St.
Wednesday, March 16
7:10 a.m. Caller reports problem with person at gas station, Main St.
5:39 p.m. Suspicious vehicle in area, Reservoir St.
8:23 p.m. Deer struck, South Rd.
9:01 p.m. Request for officer to close garage door, Heather Cir.
Thursday, March 17
2:28 a.m. Police out with one individual, three others fled on foot, Sunnyside Ave.
11:48 p.m. Caller reports female at font door wants to come in, Britney Dr.
Friday, March 18
7:39 a.m. Request for assistance, person locked out of house, Brentwood Dr.
10:52 a.m. Suspicious male in truck, Main St. Wanted in Worcester for allegedly chasing female in Worcester
5:24 p.m. Large tree limb in area of water tank, Highland Ave.
Saturday, March 19
1:38 a.m. Caller wants to speak with officer, may have been hit by someone, Sherwood Hill Dr.
1:45 a.m. W. Boylston PD recently checked on male walking from Worcester to Holden
1:51 a.m. Caller reports people yelling outside, Main St.
2:46 a.m. Repeated 911 calls, police speak with caller, Sherwood Hill Dr.
6:17 p.m. Police check area under bridge for water problem, Reservoir St.
10:14 p.m. Multiple calls about car screeching tires and “doing donuts” at Davis Hill School, Jamieson Rd.
11:38 p.m. Female reports fight between brothers, one left on foot, Main St. Arrest: -- of Holden, misleading police officer
Sunday, March 20
12:26 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Davis Hill School lot, Jamieson Rd.
10:01 a.m. Caller reports having argument with person in line at fast food drive-through, Main St.
6:25 p.m. Driver transported to residence, Main St. Found to be operating vehicle with revoked license.
Paxton
Monday, March 14
2:13 p.m. Person at station to speak with officer regarding item stored at station, Pleasant St.
4:23 p.m. Male and female at station to speak with officer regarding mail they received, Pleasant St.
Tuesday, March 15
9:03 a.m. Water draining onto Rte. 122 from sump pump, Pleasant St.
Wednesday, March 16
12:46 a.m. Police out with female walking on Rte. 56 near Rutland town line
9:39 a.m. Mountain bike left on side of road, Crystal St.
Thursday, March 17
1:32 p.m. Caller reports ongoing issue with neighbor, Monticello Dr.
4:25 p.m. Wallet found in parking lot, West St.
8:24 p.m. Loose dog in area, West St.
Friday, March 18
8:56 a.m. Caller concerned two ducks beside road will get hit, Suomi St.
8:27 p.m. Request for welfare check on female walking on Maple Ave. in Rutland headed toward Paxton. Police transport person to Maple Ave.
Saturday, March 19
2:46 p.m. Assist citizen looking for information on false alarms, Brooks Rd.
4:57 p.m. Person at station reporting her dog is locked inside neighbor’s house, Grove St.
7:29 p.m. Police return dog to owner, Grove St.
Sunday, March 20
8:48 p.m. Caller hit a dog, on South St.
Princeton
Monday, March 14
7:56 a.m. Suspicious incident, pack of cigarettes partially burned on steps of community building, Boylston Ave.
Tuesday, March 15
7:52 a.m. Animal barking and howling, Gleason Rd.
Wednesday, March 16
1:35 p.m. Request for fire department, smoking washing machine, Allen Hill Rd.
Thursday, March 17
10:29 a.m. Two dogs in yard with quills in their faces, Redemption Rock Trl. N.
11:20 a.m. Two people wearing sun glasses wandering near bus lot, Merriam Rd.
2:58 p.m. Caller hit brown and white dog on Main St.
7:32 p.m. Police assist person trying to locate item delivered to wrong address, Main St.
7:35 p.m. Caller found injured brown and white dog, Rte. 140. Transported to station to be picked
up by ACO
Friday, March 18
1:53 a.m. Very deep pot hole, Worcester Rd.
3:21 p.m. Request for highway dept. to place warning barrels near deep pothole, Worcester Rd.
6:14 p.m. Large rock in Sterling Rd.
Saturday, March 19
7:15 a.m. Suspicious male walking down Merriam Rd. Out for walk
7:30 a.m. Call about flooded basement, Grow Ln.
10:22 a.m. Suspicious white van, Rocky Pond Rd.
Sunday, March 20
4:55 p.m. Vehicle locked behind gate, Mountain Rd.
Rutland
Monday, March 14
8:50 a.m. Caller has animal in her chimney, unsure what kind, Brooke Haven Dr.
9:20 a.m. Person dropped off trailer license plate found on Pommogussett/Miles Rds.
10:38 a.m. Small dog in Prescott St.
11:05 a.m. Caller’s neighbor’s dog in her yard, Summerhill Dr.
12:48 p.m. Caller needs assistance with lockout, Main St.
Tuesday, March 15
8:37 a.m. Person at station top pick up found license plate, Main St.
1:38 p.m. Vehicle lockout, Maple Ave.
11:58 p.m. Suspicious vehicle behind home, Maple Ave.
Wednesday, March 16
10:25 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked in area for hour, Pleasantdale Rd./ Prospect St.
11:51 p.m. Phone found at library, Main St.
Thursday, March 17
7:02 a.m. Loose cow on Oak Meadow headed towards road
9:40 a.m. Jogger lost his dog, yellow Lab with green collar, Birchwood Rd.
2:19 p.m. Person at station regarding lost dog, Main St.
5:15 p.m. Possible fight in driveway between three males, Miles Rd.
Friday, March 18
8:25 p.m. Young person walking down Rte. 56 in dark. Police transport to home on Maple Ave.
8:34 p.m. Dog bitten by another dog, Sidoti Ln.
Saturday, March 19
6:42 a.m. Owl hit by vehicle, ACO transported bird to Tufts in Grafton
3:56 p.m. Person advises police he is leaving his vehicle on Intervale Rd. while he spends the night
hiking in the state park
8:42 p.m. Dog has been barking for long time, Juniper Ln./Newman Dr.
Sunday, March 20
3:24 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Bushy Ln.
10:48 a.m. Dog found with Rutland tags, Main St.
11:40 a.m. Stray dog found, E. County Rd. Owner located
11:51 a.m. Pit bull running in road, Irish Ln.
3:34 p.m. Dog hit by car, Watson Ln.
4:31 p.m. Shots fired in area, Sidoti Ln.
Sterling
Monday, March 14
5:44 a.m. Verbal argument between male and female, Patriots Way
9:57 a.m. Motorist concerned there might be a chipmunk in vehicle, Leominster Rd.
12:56 p.m. Caller concerned about two males at vacant house, Princeton Rd.
Tuesday, March 15
1:38 p.m. Open garage door, Hardscrabble Rd.
2:35 p.m. Report of kittens in area, person wants something done about them, Goulding Rd.
3:34 p.m. Large white dog running in roadway, Main St./Clinton Rd.
4:33 p.m. Caller reports dogs defecating on his property, Olde Parish Ln.
Wednesday, March 16
9:40 a.m. Caller reports suspicious truck, Redemption Rock Trl.
3:23 p.m. Large dog running loose, Lakeshore Dr.
10:24 p.m. Suspicious vehicles parked on road, Crowley Rd.
Thursday, March 17
6:47 a.m. Stolen vehicle against stone wall, running, Leominster Rd.
7:25 a.m. Missing hound dog, slipped collar, Redemption Rock Trl.
7:43 a.m. Animal shelter broken into, nine puppies stolen, four puppies recovered, female arrested in
Worcester
8:27 a.m. Car vs. tree, Holden Rd.
7:35 p.m. White beagle-type dog in roadway, appears exhausted, Johnson Rd. Returned to owner
Friday, March 18
1:10 p.m. Truck driver reports German shepherd walking in roadway, I-190
9:30 p.m. Motorist hit deer, vehicle damaged, Worcester Rd./Fairbanks St.
11:17 p.m. Suspicious truck parked in driveway, Blueberry Ln.
Saturday, March 19
12:12 a.m. Suspicious pickup truck parked in driveway, Blueberry Ln.
Sunday, March 20
2:31 p.m. W. Boylston PD found gun belts and rubber gloves, John Dee Rd.
3:38 p.m. Homeowner locked out of home, Lesley Ln.
9:16 p.m. Vehicle parked with headlights on for one hour, Leominster Rd.
11:03 p.m. Suspicious male walking on Rte. 62 carrying head lamp
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