War of words between Lawrence, MA’s Dominicans and Puerto Ricans

by José Alfonso García

Published August 15, 2011 

Rumbo News 

LAWRENCE, MA — The humiliating and discriminatory remarks by Rev. Edwin Rodriguez and his followers against Dominicans are not an attack from the Puerto Rican Community.
In his radio show on Saturday, July 23rd. Rev. Edwin Rodriguez blasted again with derogatory accusations against Dominicans residing in Lawrence, MA. He charged us with being a gang of illiterate Dominicans, communists and political leftists from Third World Countries coming to Lawrence to assault the city government, taking it hostage from the Anglo Community by force.

Using slur and derogatory terms, Rev. Rodriguez referred to Dominicans as crooks, gangsters, ruffians and dangerous criminals that should not deserve to be governing the City of Lawrence or any other city in the United States.

Rev. EDWIN RODRIGUEZ

He reminded us that Dominicans have to step first on Puerto Rican soil after a long journey through the Caribbean Sea in rickety little boats, among many other insulting statements.

As a Dominican myself, and proud of it, I do not feel offended, humiliated or humbled by these insults. Nor are offended, the millions of honest and hardworking Dominican immigrants across the world that have always earned the bread for their families by the sweat of their forehead.

The Dominican community has come to live in the United States in search of a brighter future for our families. We’re not offended because Rev. Rodriguez is not a political leader or a community activist who has fiercely defended the genuine interests of the residents of this community.

We do not feel humiliated, harassed or discriminated against, because Rev. Rodriguez and his small group of followers do not represent the Puerto Ricans and their great community in Lawrence. In addition, Rev. Rodriguez personally, has no arguments or moral integrity to offend the Dominican community.
Rev. Rodriguez and his group are trying to make us believe that these offensive and discriminatory attacks against the Dominican community in Lawrence are coming from the Puerto Rican community. Nothing can be further from the truth and ridiculous.

Rev. Rodriguez for his belligerence, his insults, his hatred and disdain against Dominicans, has not proven to be a leader with honesty, moral integrity and dedication to serve the people of Lawrence, qualities that characterize our Puerto Rican leaders.

Recall member  in conspiracy to overthrow Mayor Lantigua

Rev. Rodriguez is not authorized to speak on behalf of this great community. Rev. Rodriguez and his group do not represent the Puerto Rican community of Lawrence and he should clarify it publicly, if he were an honest man.

Dominicans would only feel offended if these insults would have come for example, from Isabel Melendez, a real Puerto Rican leader who has given the best years of her life to serving this community regardless of race and origin of its inhabitants.
Dominicans would be highly offended if these humiliating and discriminatory remarks would have come from the lips of Mrs. Nilka Alvarez Rodriguez, Jose Santiago or Angel Rivera, Puerto Rican leaders who have shaped the path of local politics so that today the Hispanic community can have a better representation in our government.

The Dominicans do not feel offended by the Puerto Rican brothers, just the opposite. With these unfortunate allegations against the Latino community in general, Rev. Rodriguez and his tiny group of followers, the ties, brotherhood and solidarity between the two communities will be strengthened.
Both Dominicans and Puerto Ricans are convinced that these attempts denigrate and tarnish the image of our community. These strategies intend to create confrontation between two sister communities with so many common bonds.
These diabolical machinations try to create friction and disagreement between members of two ethnic groups with a common cause and long history of struggle for a better and fairer representation in government decisions in this city are not pure coincidence.

This is a master and no less grim plan, carefully prepared by notorious characters of the last administration, including, but not limited to former Mayor Michael Sullivan who is using his old influence in the neighboring towns’ press to manipulate the truth publicizing only the negative news to hurt the image of our city.
We the people of the Great City of Lawrence are convinced that this political plan to bring down our elected officials that were chosen by the will of the voters of this city in the last elections is being developed carefully to return to power, and that Rev. Rodriguez and his group are only the visible faces of this conspiracy.
These failed attempts to undermine the image of our city and divide the Hispanic vote to win elections is not new among us. It comes to life every two years, every time we face elections but there is only one difference, although a big one, that now we are a totally different community.

 Edwin Rodriguez disturb election 2013 Lawrence City Hall

Hispanics are an overwhelming majority, not only in the number of inhabitants, but in the total of registered voters able and willing to participate in the process and both, the Dominican and Puerto Rican communities are more united than ever.

Mayor William Lantigua, the first Latino elected freely and democratically to govern with dignity the highest office in the city and honorable councilors who form the legislative body did not achieve that distinction with violence and by the force of the weapon, as stated by Rev. Rodriguez in his remarks.
These elected officials representing us with pride today, were chosen democratically by the sovereign power of the vote of our people.

The government we enjoy today in the City of Lawrence at the cost of many tears, great fights and sleepless nights, not just to Puerto Rican and Dominican citizens, but to all working men and women of this great city and we will not allow anyone to deviate us from the path of progress that together we have decided to choose.

We will continue united for the benefit of future generations.

Using slur and derogatory terms, Rev. Rodriguez referred to Dominicans as crooks, gangsters, ruffians and dangerous criminals that should not deserve to be governing the City of Lawrence or any other city in the United

Marcos Dever paid 55 thousands Lawrence city money to his political ally Tommy Duggan

Marcos Devers political misconduct awarded his crony and political ally Tommy Duggan with 55 thousand dollar, just one day before leave Interin Mayor office in 2001.


Duggan was medically disqualified to Lawrence police. He has been obsessed to be police after his dad was slaying by Hispanic guy in confuse and strange circumstances.

Devers action to settle Duggan lawsuit against City of Lawrence was seen as retribution for his political support. The suspicious action of the first Latino Interim Mayor drew criticism and gossips.


With this money Duggan build his political machine to attack the Latino community Valley Patriot newspaper.


Presently, Tommy Duggan who has been making big business suing the city of Lawrence, has another lawsuit pending in court, also, waiting for Marcos Devers being the new mayor of Lawrence.


This is a Good new type of business between Marcos Devers and his political ally Tommy Duggan with money of the city taxpayers.

Marcos Dever pagó 55 mil dólares en favores politco a su alliado Tommy Duggan

Marcos Devers  adjudicó su compinche y aliado político Tommy Duggan con 55.000 dólares, apenas un día antes de abandonar el cargo de alcalde interino Nov. 2001.

Duggan habia sido médicamente inhabilitado para serpoli9cia de la ciudad Lawrence. Él ha estado obsesionado con ser policía después de que su padre fuera asesinado por un  hispano en confusa y extrañas circunstancias.

La jugada politica de alcalde interino saliente, Marcos Devers por "resolver" la demanda de su canchachan politico Tommy Duggan contra la ciudad de Lawrence fue visto como una retribución por su apoyo político como su estratega de campana. Esta acción sospechosa del primer alcalde interino Latino generó críticas y chismes.

Con el ostentoso regalo , dinero de los contribuyentes, Tommy Duggan fundo su maquinaria política para atacar a la comunidad latina, el periodico Valley Patriot.

Actualmente, Tommy Duggan que esta haciendo un gran negocio demandando a la ciudad de Lawrence por segunda vez. Este individuo tiene otra demanda pendiente en los tribunales, a la espera de Marcos Devers ser el nuevo alcalde de Lawrence para que lo corone con otros 50 mil dolares.

Este es un buen nuevo tipo de negocio entre Marcos Devers y su aliado político Tommy Duggan con el dinero de los contribuyentes.

LAWRENCER CHIEF POLICE “RESIGN OR RETIRE”

LAWRENCE — Police Chief John Romero announced he will leave his position as Lawrence Chief Police in Sept. 3.


After 15 years in charge of LPD “I felt it was time for me to go” .
Rumors run in the city suggeste he will leave, because there will be no chance to get rehired in his position with a City Council unhappy with his job. Also, people says that Romero is afraid of the boomerang of Meli Bonilla's trial where he will be called to testify.

According report that this morning He told Mayor William Lantigua about his decision.

Soon Lantigua will announce a succession plan to fill the chief's position in coming days.

Romero expects to move to California, maybe florida.

Investigating Lantigua administration's problem we, also, has found that the main head orchestrating all this is Lawrence Chief Police John Romero who is working behind scene. Romero has used the police force to oust Lantigua. He has been playing key rol in all accusations of this "supposed" federal investigation.

Romero blind his eyes allowing purposely the crime increase in the city to use his empire to plot against the administration, as soon Sargent Melix Bonilla was promoted as Chief Deputy of Lawrence Police.

Two city departments were used to orchestrated this campaign to overthrow Lantigua administration the Lawrence School Department and Lawrence Police. They conspired and destroyed Mr. Laboy to put Fergunson as school principal. As the state takeover the troubled Lawrence School Department ,which lost its accreditation under Fergunson interin term, all bad propaganda ended and Eagle tribune silenced.

Being a Lantigua supporter according Eagle-Tribune is a sin. Latino people do not have constitution right to believe or freedom of political association.

Lawrence police lead by Romero , State Police and FBI have being targeting all person they believe is Lantigua's supporters. They are trying to stop another Lantigua reelection. That’s the main purpose of all this allegations and false accusations.

Due the city budget cuts the city layoff some police officers. Romero in protest let the criminality surge in the city to force Mayor to re-hire back officers.

Lawrence Chief of Police and the Eagle-Tribune are responsible of all crime and death that happen in the city by propagating that Lawrence had not police to patrol the city.

Aaron Hernandez arrested for killing

Boston.- New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was taken from his home in handcuffs Wednesday morning, more than a week after a Boston semi-pro football player was found dead in an industrial park a mile from the player's house.

Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, was found slain June 17. Officials ruled the death a homicide but did not say how Lloyd died.

Lloyd's relatives said he was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee, that the two men were friends and that both men were out together on the last night of Lloyd's life.

It's unclear why Hernandez was being taken into custody Wednesday around 9 a.m. and put into the back of a police cruiser. He was wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, with his arms inside the shirt and behind his back. He casually spit into some bushes on his way to the car.

Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, declined to comment at her Boston home Wednesday morning.

"Nothing to say, please. Thank you," she said, before shutting the door.
State police have searched in and around Hernandez's home in North Attleborough several times. At least three search warrants have been issued in connection with the investigation.

Reporters have been camped out for days at Hernandez's sprawling home on the Rhode Island line, not far from the stadium where the Patriots play. They reported Tuesday that Hernandez got a visit from Boston defense attorney James Sultan.

The Patriots drafted Hernandez, who is originally from Bristol, Conn., out of the University of Florida in 2010. Last summer, the team gave him a five-year contract worth $40 million.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James has said the team did not anticipate commenting publicly during the police investigation.

Time to change vote for GABRIEL GOMEZ, Latino!

Today is an important day to make a big change in the special election to elect new face, a Latino face  of Gabriel Gomez.

Ed Markey who has been in congress for 30 years doing nothing. is offering nothing to our community. Its time to change. Democrats relying in our support for decades.  In the Last four years in power they has been lazy and careless treating Latino  matters.

The Latino community has the power to decide who command this nation. Today is day for reshaping  congress by having one of us in seat of the senate, no matter,  he do not belong to the democratic party.

Gabriel Gomez a Colombian descendant, must win this election for the senate.

Vote for Gabriel Gomez. El Tribune of Lawrence endorse Gabriel Gomez

 

 

 

 

Es hora de cambiar voto por GABRIEL Gómez, Latino!

Hoy es un día importante para hacer un gran cambio en esta elección especial para elegir nueva cara, una cara latina de Gabriel Gómez.

Ed Markey que lleva 30 años sin hacer nada en el Congreso. Ademas este no ofrece nada a nuestra comunidad. Es hora de cambiar. Demócratas han confíado en nuestro apoyo durante décadas. En los últimos cuatro años, apesar de ser mayoria en el congreso no han sido capaz de pasar una reforma migratoria, o ningun otro proyecto que beneficie a la comunidad Latina. En lo general  ha sido perezosos y descuidados tratando asuntos de Latino.

La comunidad Latina tiene el poder de decidir quién mando de esta nación. Hoy es día para traer nuevas caras al Congreso por tener uno de nosotros en la sede del Senado, no importa, no pertenezca al partido demócrata.

Gabriel Gomez descendiente colombiano debe ganar estas elecciones para el Senado. El Tribune de Lawrence respaldar Gabriel Gomez

Lawrence former Mayor Michell Sullivan employee, Bryan Cahoon IT director charged for Fraud, Stealing federal funds.

In hands of Justice Lawrence IT consultant for Fraud, Stealing federal funds.

Fall in hands of the justice one of employees and director of corrupt administration of former Lawrence Mayor Michael Sullivan. Information Technology Department's director, Bryan Cahoon was charged for conspiring to steal thousands of dollars in federal grants.

The U.S. Attorney's Office has charged Cahoon, 53, of Dover, N.H., with a felony count of theft and fraud concerning programs receiving federal funds.

Cahoon, the city's IT Department as an employee and later a consultant, obtained more than $10,000 fraudulently during a period from early 2008 until late 2009. During that period, Cahoon "subverted" state bidding laws and caused at least eight contracts with the city totaling $193,460 "to be awarded to his friends and associates."

Records noted his "scheme to steal" targeted federal programs involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Cahoon a Sullivan allied, resigned abruptly from his consulting job with the city within weeks of Mayor William Lantigua's inauguration on Jan. 4, 2010

Moreover, there are many concern regarding Former mayor Michael Sullivan giveaway city properties to his political allies too. Record showed that Towerhill Association founder James Ross and community activist Isabel Melendez. Sullivan received, respectively, all Community Access Channel and a School building in South Lawrence and many others properties.

At Inauguration Ceremony William Lantigua in his speech make public a city mess “...promised to dig into the city's problems, looking into everything from a $17.5 million budget deficit" left by the previous administration of Michael Sullivan.

MARCOS DEVER'S POLITICAL PROPAGANDA RADIO PROGRAM ASK THE CITY TO REPAIR WOODLAND STREET WHERE HIS LEADER LIVE

Marcos Dever political program "LAWRENCE HACIA UN MEJOR FUTURE" ( Lawrence for a better future) conducted by Cesar Estrella and Dionis Alcantara asked the city to repair  the street  his candidate Marcos Devers. The program's producers stated the state representative to be treat with preference, even they said he can used his authority as state representative to order that his Woodland St be repaired right away.
Devers supporters repeated over an over that Lawrence is must the corrupt city most corrupt, trying to say  the city is corrupt because of Willam Lantigua administration.

They forgot that Marcos Devers was a acting Mayor of that corrupt city, Lawrence. At that time the only measure taken by Mayor according media source was give Tommy Duggan,  his political campaign mastermind,   $ 50 thousand dollars by setting up a lawsuit against the city.

Duggan found his newspaper Valley Patriot with Dever's gift.This newspapers of political propaganda is the source of gossips, news manipulation to discredit Lawrence city.  He suit the city because Lawrence Police Department do not hire him as police officer.

 Actually Duggan is suing the city once against.

Tommy Duggan who expected Marcos Devers win  if Lantigua fail in the trap of  the investigation and accusation against him. Then, Devers will do the same again will award  him with another $ 50, 000 o more out his lawsuit against the city for 1 milliones dollars.

"Lawrence hacia un mejor futuro" program  is broadcast every Saturday on La Mega, Hispanic Radio Station of Gois Broadcasting, the competition of Eagle Tribune radios and Pat Costa, Power 800, Impacto 1400 and 1110 am.

PROGRAMA DE RADIO DE PROPAGANDA POLÍTICA DE MARCOS DEVER PEDIR LA CIUDAD A FIX WOODLAND STREET, DONDE VIVE SU LÍDER.

Programa político de Marcos Dever "LAWRENCE HACIA UN MEJOR futuro" (Lawrence para un futuro mejor) realizado por Cesar Estrella y Dionis Alcantara pidió a la ciudad para reparar la calle su candidato Marcos Devers. Los productores del programa declarón que el representante de estado debe ser tratado con preferencia, incluso dijeron que el puede utilizar su autoridad como representante del estado para pedir que su Woodland St sea reparada inmediatamente.

Los partidarios Dever repitente una y otra vez que Lawrence es una ciudad corrupta, tratando que la ciudad es corrupta por que Lantigua es alcalde.

Se olvidaron de que Marcos Devers fue tambien alcalde interino de esa ciudad corrupta. En aquel momento la única medida adoptada por el alcalde según fuentes y archivos peridisticos que lo atestiguan fue dar Tommy Duggan, su artifice de campaña política, 50 mil dólares por establecer una demanda contra la ciudad.

Duggan fundo su periódicoValley Patriot conel regalo que le hizo Dever con el dinero de los contribuyentes. El periodico Tommy Duggan, periodico de propaganda política, fuente de chismes, manipulación de noticias para desacreditar la ciudad de Lawrence.  

Duggan habia demandado a la ciudad porque el Departamento de policía de Lawrence tomo la decision de no contratarlo como oficial de policía.

Nuevamente Duggan, quien se a dedicado a hacer "casos" está demandando a la ciudad, porque supuestamente no le han entregado informacion que el pidio a la ciudad.

Tommy Duggan tiene su esperanza de que Marcos Devers gane si Lantigua cae en la trampa de la investigación y acusación contra él. Entonces, Devers hará lo mismo otra vez se le premiara con otros $ 50, 000 o más su demanda contra la ciudad por 1 million de dólares.

LAWRENCE HACIA UN MEJOR futuro es transmite cada sábado por La Mega, estación de Gois Broadcasting, la competencia de las emisoras del Eagle Tribune y Pat Costa, Power 800, 1400 de Impacto y 1110 am.