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Thinking of you, Mr. Bee Dude
Posted on July 2, 2009 by drogers
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Watching this video on a beekeeper’s attempt to remove a swarm of bees from a Kansas church and my thoughts drifted to Middleton’s own bee dude, Al Wilkins. Rock on, Mr. Bee Dude.
Topsfield PD warning of newest scam
Posted on July 1, 2009 by drogers
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The following release was sent to us by Topsfield Police Evan Haglund:
The latest scam to hit the Internet has just arrived from Nigeria: Jobs for people seeking part-time positions—called “mail assistants”— for work done at home. Vacancies are posted on Craigslist.com under the name of ABS Consulting. Based in the country of Luxembourg, ABS purports to have facilities throughout Europe, referred to as “Forward Luxembourg.” It claims to be a leading global provider of risk-management services.
Job seekers—typically college students looking for summer work—are told they will provide mail forwarding services for expatriates, international travelers, and seasonal workers around the world. They are asked to perform simple tasks:
Receive mail at home.
Scan the front of each envelope received.
E-mail scanned images to the company.
Ship accumulated mail biweekly, using prepaid UPS or FedEx postage labels provided via e-mail.
After two weeks on the job, assistants get an e-mail promising an $800 paycheck, plus an extra $200 bonus. But to test their “integrity,” they’re told they’ll get a check for $2,800—and must mail a check back to return the extra money.
The $2,800 check may look legitimate but—big surprise—it’s bogus. So instead of getting paid, the college student now has to pay the bank the full amount. Worse, the scammer now has access to the student’s checking account. And the student is committing a criminal violation by scanning victims’ mail.
The Postal Inspection Service is working to quickly shut down this scheme by attacking the problem from several angles. If you have information on this or similar scams report it online at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/ or call 1-877-876-2455, option 3.
NIMBY’s win the day in Topsfield
Posted on July 1, 2009 by drogers
Filed Under NIMBY, Sports, Topsfield | 1 Comment
As Brendan Lewis reports, Topsfield officials have tabled plans on building a Babe Ruth League field at Klock Park after receiving a wave of negative responses from neighbors.
Instead, officials will be looking at alternate locations for what would have been a donated baseball field. Among the locations they may consider are behind Proctor Elementary, a church and Pye Brook Park.
But really, what is to stop neighbors of those sites to do the same thing the Klock Park folks just did? Nothing. In fact, they’re likely to be encouraged by the success of the Klock Park crowd. That’s what NIMBYism is all about.
It’s too bad. Baseball fields are nothing to fear and considering the Klock Park field would have been donated by a private citizen, it’s doubly disappointing.
Trench being dug near Topsfield post office
Posted on June 30, 2009 by drogers
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Workers this morning were busy placing a septic system pipe inside a freshly dug trench near the Topsfield Post Office. The pipe is part of a leachfield being built as part of the installation of a new septic system for the Topsfield Village Shopping Centre.
One of the workers said he was glad it wasn’t raining.
Indeed, cloudy skies felt like a huge improvement over Monday which was a complete wash out.
Firefighters are awesome
Posted on June 30, 2009 by drogers
Filed Under Police and fire, Topsfield | 3 Comments
Need proof? Just head over to Topsfield. Less than four hours after leaving Perkins Row where they had been battling a house fire, a handful of firefighters were conducting training exercises inside the High Street station.
The trainees, some of them wearing the sooty, smelly and dirty clothes they wore fighting the fire, were learning how to best squeeze through small spaces while wearing air packs and masks.
The training session was conducted by Middleton firefighter Tyler Dechene.
Dechene said the session was part of the rapid intervention training he and others conduct throughout the year.
“All of this training is about helping our own,” Dechene said.
Newton cop says his badge was stolen while in Middleton
Posted on June 30, 2009 by drogers
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Even police officers aren’t immune to being ripped off. Proof comes from Middleton where an auxiliary Newton Police officer reported to local police that someone made off with his badge last Wednesday.
Middleton Police Chief James DiGiannvittorio said the Newton Police officer was having his car serviced at Bouchard’s Automotive on Maple Street and left his badge inside the car. Upon collecting his car, he noticed that his badge was missing.
Uncooperative raccoons in Topsfield
Posted on June 29, 2009 by drogers
Filed Under Animal kingdom, Police and fire, Silly, Topsfield | 1 Comment
Apparently, some raccoons can’t take a hint. That’s what a Howlett Street resident was likely thinking last Thursday when he/she tried to coax a few of the masked bandits to leave his/her porch.
This is the unconfirmed transcript of the encounter:
“Hey, get off my porch!”
“Why don’t you make us?”
“You’d better leave right now or I’ll call the police.”
“Oh no, not the Topsfield Police! They are sooo scary!”
Fine, fine I made that up here’s the actual log entry:
11:07 p.m. A Howlett Street resident called police to report several raccoons refusing to leave the back porch.
Casting session at Proctor School
Posted on June 26, 2009 by blewis
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The casting session for local extras for Furry Vengeance will be held at Proctor School, on Wednesday, July 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For all the Middleton and Boxford residents following this story and interested, sorry, but only Topsfield residents are allowed to try out.
Julie Arvedon from Boston Casting said that interested Topsfield folks are being asked to bring a head shot and resume OR a current photo and bio.
She said that the individual process on Wednesday will be fairly brief.
After passing off personal info, Arvedon said the the session will involve a short chat with a casting director from Boston Casting and that people will be in and out. For more info contact Boston Casting at 617-254-1001 ext. 3.
And Guggi, I expect you to be there.
Update on casting session
Posted on June 26, 2009 by blewis
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As we follow the process to find local extras for the filming of Furry Vengeance , it appears that Boston Casting is still attempting to find a location to hold the session.
A spokesman at Boston Casting told me unofficially that the session will be held this Wednesday, July 1, from 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
However, she has had trouble nailing down a location. At first, they were trying for the Congregational Church in Topsfield, but now it appears one of the schools may be the choice location, either Masconomet or one of the Topsfield elementary schools.
The new Brendan Fraser flick will be filmed in Topsfield throughout July.
Wine making contest returns
Posted on June 26, 2009 by drogers
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The following was sent to us by the Topsfield Fair:
Topsfield Fair announces annual wine making competition
Amateur winemakers are encouraged to compete against their peers in the fourth annual Amateur Winemaking Competition at Topsfield Fair. From apple to zinfandel, homemade wines will be evaluated by professional judges on appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste, and overall quality.
Entry forms and more details are available at the Topsfield Fairgrounds Administration Building on Route One in Topsfield, Alfalfa Farm on Rowley Bridge Road in Topsfield, or on the Fair’s Web site at www.topsfieldfair.org.
Deadline for entries is Wednesday, Aug. 12. Please call the fair office at 978-887-5000 for more details.
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