My name is Beverly Miganowicz Bartolomeo. I was brought up in Templeton, attended school at Templeton Center and graduated from NRHS. My maiden name was Chipman. My fathers family has been in town for four generations. When I was a kid we had a small farm. It was pretty remote on South Road; three cars went by in a day.
I married John Miganowicz after high school. I have one daughter and two granddaughters of my own. I am now married to Frank Bartolomeo. We have been running a greenhouse operation in Leominster. My husband is the best grower in Worcester County. We sell vegetable plants and bedding plants (flowers) from the end of April to July. John works for us. My daughter does farmers markets in Waltham, MA. We are living on South Road - there is no place like home.
In the early seventies, I was involved with the first concerned citizens group. I worked with Gladys Salame to get her elected as the first woman selectman in the town of Templeton. I ran the Board of Health and served two terms. I probably would not be involved now if the town wasn't such a mess. It is not acceptable for anyone to be treated badly by any town official.
I will give everyone my view from the top of the hill on South Road - everyone is free to agree or disagree.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The taxpayers will come

 
I think I have told you my family has been in Templeton for four generations. I love the land I live on and I plan to stay here until I die.

My husband spent most of his life in Leominster. They have a mayor and a city Council. I told my husband "in Templeton we have town meetings. You can vote for what you do or do not like". We have selectmen, you can go to a meeting and discuss any issue you have and they can try to get problems resolved. It always felt good that we as citizens could have a say in what was going on. I always felt it was more open and honest, a better form of government.

I have found the people of our town will stand back and let officials do their job, as long as they feel they are being treated in a fair manner. When the time comes that the good, honest taxpayers of Templeton feel they have not been represented fairly, they are not afraid to let their feelings be known.

I have no doubt that the recall of Julie and Bob M. was the very worst thing that has happened politically in Templeton's 250 years. 

We had the biggest snow job in the town's history and the highway trucks never left the town barn-this occurred when the "let the people speak" group organized and took it upon themselves to distort the truth and lie to the good citizens of our town.

The people of Templeton have come to let the newly elected selectmen know the "truth is out there" the scam is done and we have your numbers.

In case Ms. Wilder has forgotten, we pay the way-you work for us. It is beyond belief that she has the nerve to criticize her fellow taxpayers for trying to attend a meeting. Some of the people attending these meetings are in their 70s and 80s.

Why are they there? You may ask. No it is not to disrupt the town or “impede the process of town government.” It is so they can make sure you don't drive the town off the cliff. It is already in the ditch.
The residents will attend these meetings until they can regain the trust that has been lost. How long this takes depends upon those in office. Play fair and by the rules-or it will be a long siege.

This is my view from the hill on South Road. Bev B

Please everyone attend the Selectmen’s Meeting Thursday, March 8, 6:00PM in the Narragansett Middle School Cafeteria. and the Selectmen's Meeting Friday March 9, 12:00 PM 690 Patriots Rd

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