Tribe to include Middleboro in casino talks
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe says a letter floated yesterday requesting official compact negotiations with the state about a proposed casino was just a draft, and tribal leaders are now revising it to include a representative of the town of Middleboro at the bargaining table.
They handed out a draft to the [...]
Ho Hum
Governor Slots: Guys? Guys? I’m running out of money to waste.
Guys: CASINOS!
Governor Slots: How can we get that ball rolling again?
Guys: INJUNS!!
Governor Slots: Swell idea, Guys! Get that Ferson guy out of the hallway and help him write a letter from that Tribe that wants a Bingo Hall in Middleton.
Guys: Middleboro(ugh)!!!
Governor Slots: Whatever. We’ll [...]
To be fair, at this point there is only slight indication that any Mashpees were involved but this kind of thing sure does follow them around, doesn’t it?
Man stabbed at Mashpee Wampanoag meeting
A man is in the hospital after he was stabbed early Sunday morning at the annual Mashpee Wampanoag tribal gathering, Mashpee Police said.
Narragansett tribe member [...]
CCT
BARNSTABLE — Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council chairman Shawn Hendricks is no longer prohibited from seeing his estranged wife and children after a probate court judge vacated a June 12 restraining order.
Hendricks’ clean criminal history was cited as the reason for yesterday’s decision.
Apparently the steroid use, fits of rage towards his wife, his family history, and [...]
Jason Schwartz of Boston Magazine may be the only journalist in Massachusetts who actually researches a story.
The BIA’s Back Baby! And More Indian Casino Fun
Level Three Sex Offender Working In Mashpee
Where? At 483 Great Neck Road South, the offices of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council, of course.
CCT with comments
Previously
I had forgotten about this.
Shawn Hendricks’ sister got all stabby on her husband…late husband.
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A judge has ordered Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council chairman Shawn Hendricks to stay away from his wife and three children.
My husband is a fourth-degree black belt and has firearms,” she wrote in an affidavit with her restraining order filing. “He has a very bad temper toward me and enjoys intimidating me.”
She also alleges Hendricks uses [...]
Thanks to the Mashpee “tribe”.
Of particular interest are some of the comments:
On Tuesday the 18th, this Governor testifies about his casino plan in front of the Joint Committee. He spoke from about 10:00AM until 12:30PM at which point his Cabinet took over. Around 2:00PM, I was in the stairwell outside Gardner Auditorium when a Casey Ross story stamped 1:06PM came across my TREO.
Gov. concedes defeat likely on casino bill
Boston [...]
Boston Globe photo
Whether or not you always agree with his politics, Bob Massie (more here) is an impressive figure. His passion is unparalleled and his courage unmatched.
Scott Van Voorhis
Problem gamblers went public yesterday with wrenching stories of heartbreak and addiction as a State House showdown looms over a proposal to legalize resort .
But the now-recovering addicts offered an unexpected message, saying they are neutral on Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal for three billion-dollar-plus gambling resorts.
and it better not be me.
Casey Ross reports that Deville has put out a comic book!
Gov. Deval Patrick is intensifying his push to win approval for casinos by sending lawmakers an 11-page color magazine pitching the economic benefits of his plan to license three gambling resorts across Massachusetts.
The magazine, subtitled “creating jobs, growing the economy,” [...]
Yes, she thinks the Guv is being a tad untruthful, too.
A handy PDF version
This week DeVille is getting hammered by his own supporters on the casino issue…and it is only Tuesday.
The Globe questions the job predictions. (More on that later.)
Left in Lowell calls him out for lying.
Sal DiMasi questions the credibility of DeVille’s plan.
Even Derrick Jackson has a moment of lucidity