Vaccines and Vaccinations

Vaccines and Vaccinations 

Information for consideration

Fourteen Studies 

A different perspective on the connection between autism and vaccines. Interesting data:

 

" The United States has the highest number of mandated vaccines for children under 5 in the world,...the highest autism rate in the world,...but only places 34th in the world for its children under 5 mortality rate. ..."

No Easy Solutions

No Easy Solutions

Clearing up Winchendon's financial debacle

To The Editor: 10/1/2014
To The Editor:

On the 25th of September, I received an email from Ms. Naponen which was also addressed to Beth Hunt. In the email she stated that she had not sent it to any others.

Ms. Naponen asked for a sit down meeting after which she said she would prepare a statement and read it to the full Board of Selectmen (BOS) of the Town of Winchendon.

Within days I was called by The Gardner News and told they had a copy of the email. A day later in reading the article TGN wrote they mentioned Selectman Robert O’Keefe also had the email.

I have no idea how a private email between Ms. Naponen and Ms. Hunt and I became so public, but I feel free to express and opinion now that it has appeared in the newspapers.

The Town Accountant has a direct line to the Board of Selectmen and, I believe, a dotted line to the Town Manager. In her email, she essentially admits she was concerned over certain matters and to her concerns to the Town Manager and the state Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Auditors.

She did not bring her concerns to the Board of Selectmen, which would have been the proper channel of communication.

Push begins to recall 2 Winchendon selectmen, oust town manager

Push begins to recall 2 Winchendon selectmen, oust town manager

By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
george.barnes@telegram.com

WINCHENDON — A former selectman has taken initial steps in an effort to recall two selectmen who voted against firing Town Manager James M. Kreidler Jr.

Former Selectman Larry Sordoni said he met Tuesday with Town Clerk Judy A. LaJoie to talk about the possibility of holding a recall election to remove Selectmen Keith R. Barrows and Robert O'Keefe from office.

Mr. Sordoni also sought information on what is needed to petition for a special town meeting at which he would ask voters to direct the Board of Selectmen to remove Mr. Kreidler from office.

The reason for the recall effort, he said, was that he said he feels Mr. Barrows and Mr. O'Keefe are blindly following the town manager, even without having reviewed an audit report of town finances.