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UNMH – A Tale of Two Standards.
Apr 5, 2020This is a story that should infuriate policy makers and the public alike – especially considering the strain the current pandemic is placing on our health system. His is the best of contracts. Hers is far,... -
Do NM Health Officials Think ‘You can’t handle the truth?’
Mar 23, 2020New Mexico health officials have chosen not to share some important information relative to COVID-19 hospitalizations – and the preparedness, equipment and safety conditions at hospitals across the state with the public. They are certainly not... -
State Treasurers Join In Asking FED to Use Special Law to Help Pave Way Out of Crisis
Mar 20, 2020While governors occupy the pivotal role in tackling the health challenges presented by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, state treasurers need to design and build bridges to span the financial gulf created from inevitable revenue losses. That... -
National Nurse, Doctor, and Hospital Associations Pleas for Additional $1 Billion to Fight COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020In a letter delivered yesterday to U. S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association (AMA)... -
UNMH Bosses Rake in $10 Million Plus in Salaries and Bonuses, While 1,200 Employees Make Less Than a Living Wage.
Mar 8, 2020While Chancellor Roth, CEO Becker and their executive colleagues pay themselves collectively more than $10 million in salaries and bonuses – over 1,200 employees (18% of the hospital workforce) are making less than a living wage... -
Retired UNMH CEO McKernan Gets $150,000/year Until June 2021, for a Half-time Job the Hospital Terminated.
Mar 7, 2020Saturday, March 7, 2020 – The guy getting paid $150,000/year by UNM Hospital for doing nothing won’t talk. Steve McKernan, UNMH’s retired CEO, told The Candle to call UNM when reached and asked if it was... -
What Chairman Nutter Knew, And When He Knew It
Oct 7, 2018Pepperell, Massachusetts – Roland Nutter, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen, has been either evasive or silent when asked what and when he found out about the details of a complaint regarding possible fraudulent payments... -
Ethics Complaint Filed with State Against Pepperell BOS Chair Nutter
Oct 6, 2018Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of... -
Large Crowd Expected at Special Town Meeting to Oppose Gravel Pit Proposal
Sep 30, 2018Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that will... -
Nutter Apparently Blind to Ethics Rules on Self Dealing: “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is.”
Sep 24, 2018Monday, September 24, 2018 Selectman Continues to involve himself in matters affecting his wife’s town job. Pepperell, Massachusetts – “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is,” Selectman Roland Nutter angrily told... -
Dynamic Process, or Some Slick Moves Among Cronies? Town Meeting Gets Robbed of Vote.
Sep 23, 2018Pepperell – When former Town Administrator Mark Andrews opened discussion on the FY 2019 town budget at Pepperell’s annual town meting in May, he stated to residents, “It’s been a very dynamic budget process this fiscal... -
“What are they trying to hide at Town Hall?”
Sep 21, 2018Pepperell Town Government: For a Chosen Few the Bucks Just Keep Flowing – along with not having to work all the hours they bill the town. This is an introduction for a multiple part series of... -
Pepperell Vision Quest – Imagining a Town’s Future. Public Invited to Thursday Night Meeting.
Sep 12, 2018Wednesday, September 12, 2018 “Vision has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our vision is what we become in life.” ― Tony Dungy Pepperell, Massachusetts – Residents of Pepperell have an opportunity tomorrow night to offer... -
Pepperell “Visioning Session” Thursday Evening – Public Invited.
Sep 10, 2018Pepperell Master Plan Visioning Session II The residents of Pepperell are invited to attend an important event seeking their input in determining the town’s future. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts encourages all communities to develop and update... -
NRWA Has “Grave Concerns” With Pepperell Gravel Pit Proposal Next to River and Water Supplies
Aug 19, 2018The Nashua River Watershed Association has raised serious concerns about a proposed construction fill dump-site in Pepperell, and has asked the state to reject the proposal. On August 14, 3018, the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA)...
