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On the article A Tale of Two Playgrounds
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On the article Share Your Experiences From the Watertown Shootings, Lockdown
Franklin Tucker
10:28 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
ReplyWhen I arrived on Mt. Auburn Street a little after 1 a.m., I heard a "big" explosion and then what I though was small-arms fire. As one witness said later in the night, it was so surreal to think that Watertown was the center of a shootout and the beginning of a massive manhunt. What I will remember is the sea of blue police lights from Watertown Square to Arlington Street and police officers with guns drawn.
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On the article This Weekend in Belmont: Library Open House Filled with Chocolate
Franklin Tucker
1:44 pm on Sunday, April 14, 2013
ReplyDirty movies? Like this one?
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On the article While State Moves Forward, Belmont Goes Slow on Medical Marijuana
Franklin Tucker
4:16 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
ReplyThe state law allows for municipalities to take up to a year to review the regulations.
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On the article Brownsberger to Drivers: No Automatic Notification of Expired Licenses
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On the article While State Moves Forward, Belmont Goes Slow on Medical Marijuana
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On the Blog Post I Want to Give Back
Franklin Tucker
6:10 am on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Belmont Patch will remove comments that do no advance a point or argument using non-constructive, inflammatory language. If you want to call your neighbors "wing nuts," "moon bats," (two words) and emphasize those arguments IN ALL CAPS, there is a forum for you: the Belmont Citizen-Herald.
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On the article 5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 28
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On the article Go Dark: Celebrate 'Earth Hour' in Belmont Saturday Night
Franklin Tucker
12:30 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013
ReplyThe Selectmen are preparing a long-term plan for the town. And Belmont Patch will have a look at that blueprint in April. Stay tuned.
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On the article Sold! Most Expensive/Most Affordable in Belmont Housing
Franklin Tucker
11:59 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
ReplyIt's affordable when the median house price in Belmont was approximately double that amount in 2012.
Franklin Tucker
5:14 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
Dear Ms. Hart:
I agree with you and many who comment on Patch that those posting their thoughts should use their actual names as if they were writing a letter to the editor. I do understand why some posters wish to be known by a "nomen nescio:" a sense of "freedom" to fully expressing their thoughts on issues, a fear of being seen as a "rabble-rouser" etc. I do advise "Ann" and "Progress" to abandon their pseudonyms for the benefit of full disclosure. I will say that I do have a different standard in terms of terminating or deleting comments from those who use a "nom de plume": my experience is that those using a "second" name produce the most unpleasant comments and viewpoints or who are just simply rude – using all caps, degrading others with childish outbursts ("moonbat") or other written equivalents of leaving gum on the seat of the bus. They will be "punished" swiftly by me with immediate expulsion from the comment board. There is no room for those who can not express themselves in a civilized manner.