Richard Fields: Getting Rich on the Backs of the Vulnerable
The following is an excerpt about Richard Fields, the real estate and casino developer of now defunct Suffolk Downs "fame," from an...
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Dec 28, 20227 min read
America's Gambling Addiction is Metastasizing
When life feels this precarious, it’s only natural to roll the dice on just about everything The following is an excerpt from The...
Dec 26, 20226 min read
As Sports Betting Grows, States Tackle Teenage Problem Gambling
Lawmakers in several states are pushing schools to offer curriculum on gambling addiction. With online and retail sports betting now...
Dec 20, 20229 min read
Gross Inaccuracies in the Commonwealth Racing Q&A Posted on the Town Website
On 12/19/22, the Select Board posted a document to the town website from Commonwealth Racing with answers to questions raised by...
Dec 19, 20225 min read
MGM Casino Failing to Keep Lofty Promises Made When They Secured a Gambling License
The following is and excerpt from MassLive, published December 15, 2022 www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/mgm-springfield-is-failing-to-deliv...
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Wynn Casino Eyes Expansion
Why do we care if a casino in Everett expands? Because if it can happen there, it can happen here if we allow a horse race track in...
Dec 13, 202215 min read
The History of Horse Racing in America
Horse racing probably started when the first man with a horse challenged the second man with a horse. Records that show mankind was...
Dec 9, 20228 min read
Airbnb Is Running Riot in Small-Town America
The following is an article published on December 7, 2022 on wired.com. (www.wired.com/story/airbnb-rentals-sedona-arizona/) The...
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Opinion: The Business of Breeding
Have you NOT read any of the information submitted to the state in their (CEAC's) application? They don't give a rat's patoot about ...
Dec 7, 20221 min read
An Equine Veterinarian on Why He Does not Support Horse Racing
Dr. Kraig Kulikowski gives testimony on why he does not support horse racing, and why he would never be a veterinarian for a horse racing...
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Who is Romita Shetty?
According to Commonwealth Racing's application to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Romita Shetty is, through MZ Investment Capital...
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Opinion: Crippled and Thrown Away
The very moment I heard there was a proposal to bring a thoroughbred racetrack to beautiful Hardwick, my stomach dropped through my...
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Opinion: A Former Track Worker Speaks Out
It is with considerable interest that I read these words. As you perhaps remember, I used to ride race horses in my 20s, just as an...
Nov 29, 20223 min read
From the "Horses" Mouth: Mass Gaming Finally Weighs In!
In an email dated November 15, 2022 to Mass Gaming Commissioner Ms. Judd-Stein, a concerned resident of Hardwick wrote: "We are expected...
Nov 21, 20224 min read
Governor Baker signs Public Lands Protection Act into Law!
Following more than 20 years of advocacy from a coalition of local, regional, and national land conservation and environmental...
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Endangered Species: What About Them?
Great Meadowbrook is home to one of Massachusetts most beautiful endangered species: the pied-billed grebe. It is listed as a Species of...
Nov 21, 20225 min read
Fields "Supreme" Deceit
November 12, 2020 MACARTHUR I, INC., Plaintiff–Appellant–Respondent, v. Richard FIELDS, Defendant. FFO, LLC, Nonparty–Respondent–Appellan...
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Upcoming Selectboard Meeting: Monday, Nov. 21, 2022
This shows the construction of a grass racing track. This is not compliant under the APR land use restrictions and should not be a...
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Opinion: Race Around the Clock
Personally, I don't think it should come to this. But it is up to the BOS. CEAC has proven itself to be untrustworthy and has withheld...
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Results of Mass. Gaming Commission meeting on Nov. 14th
Due to the overwhelming response of townspeople against the race track proposal, a petition of over 430 registered Hardwick voters was...
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