Saturday, December 10, 2011

Boston Police Clear Out Occupy Boston Camp « CBS Boston

Boston Police Clear Out Occupy Boston Camp « CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) –Boston police cleared out the Occupy Boston camp Saturday morning. Hundreds of officers moved into Dewey Square around 5 a.m., removing protesters who had refused to leave.

As expected, police arrested several dozen demonstrators. As of 7 a.m., officials said 32 men and 14 women had been arrested. Charges included trespassing and disorderly conduct.

Police described the operation as calm and peaceful. They say there was no violence from protesters and there were no injuries. Police were not wearing riot gear during the operation.

Boston Police Superintendent William Evans.......

Friday, December 9, 2011

Happy Holidays?

Ever go into a store during Christmas and here: 
"Happy Holidays"

Well I agree with Walter:
"Screw you, it's Merry Christmas"




Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Despite storm damage, ski resorts ready for business


Despite storm damage, ski resorts ready for business

Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 9:01 AM



New buyer for NH resort where 1st ballots are cast


New buyer for NH resort where 1st ballots are cast

By Kathy McCormack
Associated Press / December 7, 2011



CONCORD, N.H.—After two failed deals this year, the stately resort where New Hampshire's the first-in-the-nation presidential primary ballots have been cast for 50 years has been sold to two businessmen for $2.3 million.
The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, a remote, Victorian- and Alpine-style complex about 20 miles from Canada, has been sold to Dan Hebert and Dan Dagesse. The sale was announced Wednesday by the Tillotson Corporation, which owned the nearly 150-year-old resort and surrounding property.
Dagesse, who owned auto dealerships in the Northeast, including some in northern New Hampshire, and Hebert, who owns a construction business in Colebrook, have been interested in preserving the hotel for more than a year.
"We care deeply about restoring the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel to its full glory as a world-class destination resort and seeing it thrive for decades to come," Hebert said. "We want to provide a stable operation that we can all be proud of."
The hotel is known for its wood-paneled Ballot Room, where residents of the tiny community are the first to cast their votes for president at midnight on New Hampshire's primary day and on the nation's Election Day. The owners say the Balsams will be closed for renovations for up to 18 months, but the Ballot Room, filled with a time capsule of political articles and cartoons from presidential campaigns and a special glass-encased ballot box, will be open for the Jan. 10, 2012 presidential primary.
"We will make that happen," said Scott Tranchemontagne, a spokesman for the buyers.
The Tillotson family, whose patriarch ran a rubber factory and is credited with inventing the latex balloon, bought the resort in 1954. Before he died in 2001 at age 102, Neil Tillotson specified that the resort and other assets be sold or given away and the proceeds given to charities. But the hotel has been operating at a loss for years, and the money has been coming out of the assets of a family trust.... MORE

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