Archive for March, 2016
Identity crisis
Identity theft is big business – not only for the thieves but for a host of companies that have sprung up to help consumers thwart those who would steal the identities of others. But increasingly, identity theft is being committed in connection with other crimes, like drug trafficking. Police are all too aware of this […]
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Tags: Americans, Boston, Channel 5, cocaine, drivers license, drugs, fake ID, fraud, heroin, identity theft, illiegal aliens, James Scott, Lakeside Inn, Lord Wakefield, Lowell, Luis De Jesus Castro, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, News, Puerto Rico, Saugus Police, social security number, TV, United States, Wakefield MA, Wakefield Police, WCVB
Not hot for pot
It’s been a tough week for the Cannabis Community. Last weekend, the Boston Globe published an op-ed piece opposing legalization of marijuana co-written by Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Then, adding insult to injury, on Tuesday the much anticipated Report of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana was […]
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Tags: cannabis, Democrats, drugs, Gov. Charlie Baker, Hariette Chandler, hemp, herb, James T. Welch, John F. Keenan, legalization, Linda Dorcena Forry, marijuana, Mark Sardella, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, Maura Healey, Michael O. Moore, Michael Rodrigues, opioids, pot, prohibition, recreational, Sen. Jason Lewis, Senate Special Committee on Marijuana, Wakefield Daily Item, weed
Hunger games
It’s Restaurant Week in Wakefield, as proclaimed by the Chamber of Commerce. My Facebook friends would tell you that based on my check-ins, every week is restaurant week for me. Hey, at least I’m supporting the local economy.
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Tags: bistro, Brothers Deli & Restaurant, Caryn's, cuisine, dining, Duck Walk, eateries, eating, Facebook, food, foodie, gourmet, Heavenly Licks, Kara Conley, Leanne Wheeler, Mark Sardella, Phuket, Restaurant Week, restaurants, Ristorante Molise, social media, Thai, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, Wakefield-Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce, ZuZu's Cafe
Mark Sardella 