tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post7885962730245257286..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: "I am flabbergasted"Middletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-17142604619072376372009-11-13T12:27:36.548-05:002009-11-13T12:27:36.548-05:00Below is a sharp letter from the Selectman of Esse...Below is a sharp letter from the Selectman of Essex to the State DOT rejecting claims that the Chamber and the enclosed cities support some rail transportation effort/application. Are we involved in someway? Any impact on us? Geen. <br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />From: Linda Krause [mailto:linda@crerpa.org] <br />Sent: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-20268102914060681702009-09-29T08:01:51.593-04:002009-09-29T08:01:51.593-04:00No attitude NOBO, just don't think the other r...No attitude NOBO, just don't think the other readers are interested in our back and forth. As a citizen you clearly have a strong understanding of Middletown real estate issues and thats great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-59503309756602055442009-09-28T23:25:33.853-04:002009-09-28T23:25:33.853-04:00I stand corrected. No need to get an attitude. I w...I stand corrected. No need to get an attitude. I will continue to converse, thank you.NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-16397130473874152912009-09-28T20:30:49.758-04:002009-09-28T20:30:49.758-04:00NOBO
Lets start with the fact that Shop Rite didn...NOBO<br /><br />Lets start with the fact that Shop Rite didnt have a 99 year lease. Their 40 year lease (the plaza was built in the mid 1960's) expired last year which opended the door for Price Chopper. Ames was fully vacant when Home Depot first came to Middletown. Ames went bankrupt so when they closed their doors the lease payments stopped. <br /><br />Enough said, conversation over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-43688084040397696952009-09-28T09:45:27.024-04:002009-09-28T09:45:27.024-04:00Show me what you think are the right facts and I w...Show me what you think are the right facts and I will gladly admit I'm wrong. Was it the 99-year lease Shop Rite had with its exclusionary provisions?NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-34982783886453694072009-09-27T20:40:18.485-04:002009-09-27T20:40:18.485-04:00NOBO -- your factgs are all wrong.NOBO -- your factgs are all wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-57666942234084080382009-09-27T01:15:00.954-04:002009-09-27T01:15:00.954-04:00Dearest Nona-You're not even close.But thanks ...Dearest Nona-You're not even close.But thanks anyway for believing I could be converted from a "wrong" thinker to a "right" thinker like yourself.How I managed to survive almost 60 years with my misguided thoughts I'll never know.Perhaps with continuing "re-education" (a la Pol Pot),I too will realize that Burger King stinks! ( I personally believe Anon. 11:NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-71976655569607319482009-09-27T00:15:16.810-04:002009-09-27T00:15:16.810-04:00To Anon. 10:27-Did I say we needed another Home De...To Anon. 10:27-Did I say we needed another Home Depot? No.<br />Ames sat vacant because the owner of the mall property was getting full rent for the building and Shop Rite did not want any competition moving in.<br />The idea of a Home Depot on Saybrook Rd. was proposed before Ames went out of business.<br />To Anon. 11:27-The stink of grease still could not cover up the twice a day sludge NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-22107197778022753492009-09-26T11:27:00.640-04:002009-09-26T11:27:00.640-04:00Anyone else remember the Burger King that used to ...Anyone else remember the Burger King that used to be on Main Street in what is now Osaka Japanese restaurant? The smeel of grease was so strong it stank up teh entire block - it was positively nauseating. I am glad its gone and fail to see how a BK back in town would add any value to our town in any way shape or form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-33804708196208495642009-09-26T10:27:01.306-04:002009-09-26T10:27:01.306-04:00So NOBO do you suggest we needed another Home Depo...So NOBO do you suggest we needed another Home Depot or perhaps we should have let a Home Depot build in the south end while the old Ames plaza sat vacant on Rt. 66?<br /><br />Also the city's restrictive zoning lead to the complete clean up and revitilization of the burnt out Fenner America complexe by Stop and Shop in the early 1990's. Now were getting a new Price Chopper at the old ShopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-35302859515260250872009-09-26T07:52:15.776-04:002009-09-26T07:52:15.776-04:00I am thankful we at least have a Marshall's an...I am thankful we at least have a Marshall's and Bob's-down by Stop & Shop--they have saved me from having to make a trip to the mall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-60990855395133809192009-09-26T00:13:35.266-04:002009-09-26T00:13:35.266-04:00Dearest NOBO (have to ask - is that hip slang for...Dearest NOBO (have to ask - is that hip slang for "North of Boardman Lane"?),<br /><br />I was starting to think that you were just one teachable moment after the next, but now I find that we have Iguanas Ranas in common! Maybe the next planning discussion should be held in the North End over tacos. Perhaps there is much that we could agree on in this community we share!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-70313135399871750002009-09-25T17:57:18.084-04:002009-09-25T17:57:18.084-04:00Re: Anonymous 2:50-
O.K., I'll take a Iguanara...Re: Anonymous 2:50-<br />O.K., I'll take a Iguanaranas.As for the bookstores, I would prefer a store with a LARGE selection to choose from.C'mon, Main St. Market is a joke and is on it's last legs.<br />Sorry, I don't buy appliances from drug stores.<br />Re. Anon 12:35-you must be new to Middletown. You see, Middletown's long standing policy was "if you don't build NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-54544268729497390302009-09-25T17:52:59.710-04:002009-09-25T17:52:59.710-04:00NOBO
ever heard of Genes TV & Appliances...th...NOBO<br /><br />ever heard of Genes TV & Appliances...their great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-44453809036469492542009-09-25T14:50:20.683-04:002009-09-25T14:50:20.683-04:00Dear NOBO, I disagree that we would benfit from ha...Dear NOBO, I disagree that we would benfit from having a Taco Bell and a Burger King in town. what can you get at Taco Bell that you cant get 5000 times better quality at IguanaRanas? And, There are 2 book stores in town - Broad Street Books and the Book Bower in Main Street Market. Also many small appliances such as toasters, irons and microwaves can probably be purchased at Rite Aid, WalgreensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-56436856039390174242009-09-25T12:35:45.954-04:002009-09-25T12:35:45.954-04:00I'm amazed that Walmart/Target/Kohls has not l...I'm amazed that Walmart/Target/Kohls has not located on Washingtin Street. Anyone remember Palmer Mills?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-65803996271154395712009-09-24T23:34:32.113-04:002009-09-24T23:34:32.113-04:00Things I should be able to do,(but I can't), i...Things I should be able to do,(but I can't), in a city of almost 50,000 people:<br />1.) Buy a toaster<br />2.) Shop for a TV<br />3.) Buy underwear<br />4.) Taco Bell<br />5.) Buy a book<br />6.) Buy a Pink Floyd CD<br />7.) Buy a DVD (new)<br />8.) Shop for a microwave<br />9.) Buy a Whopper<br />10.)Buy a 9 iron<br />11.)Buy ANY kind of iron!<br /><br />Get the idea?NOBOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-80038965771001934362009-09-24T16:05:41.940-04:002009-09-24T16:05:41.940-04:00I, too, am surprised by the comment on lack on cul...I, too, am surprised by the comment on lack on cultural events. I find many weeks when I have to pick and choose between events being held at the same time. There are times however, when I can understand the need for a venue other than a bar, restaurant or Wesleyan.<br /><br />As far as retail is concerned, I see the point. We have plenty of drug stores (saddened to hear of another Walgreen&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-26585278187366211242009-09-24T11:11:51.800-04:002009-09-24T11:11:51.800-04:00While Wesleyan brings top-flight, though sometimes...While Wesleyan brings top-flight, though sometimes esoteric, talent to town, what Middletown seems to be missing is a club/theater/venue which features consistently high-quality pop, folk, jazz, blues.<br /><br />Look at what is being booked by Infinity Hall in Norfolk, the Narrows in Fall River, the Iron Horse in Northampton and even the resurrected Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, and you'llMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-6205936540176205832009-09-24T09:49:01.058-04:002009-09-24T09:49:01.058-04:00Thanks for the reminder!
I do not want to leave ...Thanks for the reminder! <br />I do not want to leave the impression that Deb thought there was nothing to do in Middletown except go out to dinner. Her comment was in the context of wanting to enrich the choices people have for entertainment downtown. <br />However, it is sadly true that we sometimes seem to overlook and/or take for granted the richness of Middletown's music, theater, Stephen H. Devotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374269026354108582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-7245902765714865322009-09-24T09:08:53.389-04:002009-09-24T09:08:53.389-04:00"Commissioner Deborah Kleckowski commented th..."Commissioner Deborah Kleckowski commented that she had heard many residents complain about the lack of retail and cultural attractions in Middletown."<br />As the Arts Coordinator for the City of Middletown, I must ask through which lens the many residents are looking for cultural attractions in our City and finding us lacking? May I direct them to the City Arts Calendar (Stephan Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-24169679640959930872009-09-24T08:44:19.029-04:002009-09-24T08:44:19.029-04:00This why we elected Catherine Johnson. She deserv...This why we elected Catherine Johnson. She deserves a lot of credit for educating P&Z and our community. Getting all us to think about what would make our city a better place to live has bee a fun challenge that in the end will benefit us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-65286405797765262072009-09-24T00:29:15.952-04:002009-09-24T00:29:15.952-04:00This would have made my day, except mice are noctu...This would have made my day, except mice are nocturnal.<br /><br />-A. Nona MouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com