Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be...Selectmen

There are few things that I am absolutely sure of, but one thing I can count on is that my mother would never call me a coward in the newspaper. Not everyone is so lucky:

CLINTON-- A furious Council on Aging yesterday blasted the selectmen for what they described as a cloaked decision to squash a proposal to have the town buy the American Legion post for a senior center -- a plan that has been under consideration for years, and in the works for months.

"They did not give us the respect we deserve, and it's disappointing, to say the least," said COA Chairwoman Claire M. Agnitti at yesterday afternoon's meeting. "We did everything we could, but we didn't get any respect from the selectmen."

Three of the selectmen -- Chairman Steven Mendoza, Joseph P. Notaro Jr. and Robert V. Pasquale Jr. -- held a special meeting Saturday and voted to remove an article from the June 21 annual town meeting warrant that would have asked voters to approve buying the Legion property at 239 Chestnut St.

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Mrs. Agnitti and Council on Aging Vice Chairwoman Rose M. Pasquale -- who is Mr. Pasquale's mother -- said they are particularly miffed that the selectmen didn't even inform them of Saturday's decision.

"They are cowards!" Mrs. Pasquale said. "Those three selectmen: Notaro, Mendoza and Pasquale."

Good thing they waited until after Mother's Day to kill the proposal.

(via the Telegram and Gazette, emphasisis mine)

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