tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post4132994415229442166..comments2023-11-05T05:00:28.063-05:00Comments on Atkinson Reporter 2: Atkinson police lose another officerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-56078979147018893792011-08-21T10:02:03.317-04:002011-08-21T10:02:03.317-04:00I agree. I think we are really losing out by losin...I agree. I think we are really losing out by losing him. What a class act he is and polite, professional and smart. Good luck to Phil Smith.<br /><br />What a stark contrast to what he leaves behind. A Police Chief no one else would hire, because he is untrained, uneducated, crude and a bully and has mysterious sources of financial sustainment, and is a vindictive power abusing sociopath. That about covers it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-4303925564064539192011-08-19T16:52:17.177-04:002011-08-19T16:52:17.177-04:00Phil Smith is a great man! Such a shame to lose hi...Phil Smith is a great man! Such a shame to lose him in the department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-39302805640218603572011-08-19T16:51:26.133-04:002011-08-19T16:51:26.133-04:00Some of the comments on here are utterly ridiculou...Some of the comments on here are utterly ridiculous! Phil Smith has always been a selfless and hardworking man. Always looking out for everyone else first. He does what he needs to, to provide success in the home for his children to look up to and to become apart of. Every since the day I met Phil he has been a wonderful person to have in my life. <br /><br />Good luck Phil and family on your new adventure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-89365479360449146272011-08-17T12:31:44.111-04:002011-08-17T12:31:44.111-04:00Let's face it, the entire political scene is A...Let's face it, the entire political scene is Atkinson is atrocious. You enlist to help out and then they start the attacks. Who the heck would want to get near them while they act this way?<br /><br />This goes for all of them that:<br /><br />1) Do not work for the public good<br />2) Use their position to punish other or for other personal gain<br />3) Are underqualified for their office<br />4) Do not respect 91A and transparencyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-44497636235136366002011-08-17T11:37:32.649-04:002011-08-17T11:37:32.649-04:00thats because of all the bs he has to put up with ...thats because of all the bs he has to put up with from the morons on the bosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-10095357956743201052011-08-17T11:16:24.568-04:002011-08-17T11:16:24.568-04:00Did anyone hear that the Town Administrator is lea...Did anyone hear that the Town Administrator is leaving? <br /><br />Seems we don't have a good track record for keeping a town administrator. Perhaps MRI should look into the rest of the town politics as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-19876055370138444952011-08-16T17:29:15.139-04:002011-08-16T17:29:15.139-04:00hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahah...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaahaahahahahahahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-28869451910126009662011-08-16T15:20:24.594-04:002011-08-16T15:20:24.594-04:00this blog is really a joke, good luck getting arou...this blog is really a joke, good luck getting around town now...you know who you are...hahaha paranoid? why? dont forget you have the right to remain silent!!!! hello???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-13913959442827436652011-08-16T14:54:04.524-04:002011-08-16T14:54:04.524-04:00ATKINSON POLICE CHIEF CONSENTINO IS BACK ON THE JO...ATKINSON POLICE CHIEF CONSENTINO IS BACK ON THE JOB!!!!!! WE DID IT, WE DID IT, THE KING HAS SPOKEN, LONG LIVE THE KING.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-87815934799126904542011-08-16T14:53:05.071-04:002011-08-16T14:53:05.071-04:00ATKINSON — Police Chief Philip Consentino is back ...ATKINSON — Police Chief Philip Consentino is back on the job.<br /><br />Selectmen officially reinstated the chief yesterday, Selectmen's Chairman William Bennett said. Consentino had been out on medical leave since June 14.<br /><br />"He is under some restrictions by his doctor, but he is back for light duty," Bennett said. "He is still recovering from open heart surgery."<br /><br />Consentino said he worked a half day yesterday, mainly doing desk work from his office.<br /><br />"I'm finally back at work," he said. "They gave me a letter stating I could come back to work as long as I follow my doctor's instructions. The main thing is not to lift anything heavy. I know exactly how much I can lift before it hurts across my chest."<br /><br />Consentino, 70, had tried to do some police paperwork from home when he first came back from the hospital. But selectmen sent him a letter last month, telling him to stop all police work until he was fit to return to duty or else he would be fired.<br /><br />"They were trying to make sure that everything was in order," Consentino said. "They were so afraid of being sued if I came back and something happened to me they made a mountain out of a molehill."<br /><br />Now that the chief is back, he can address the department's shrinking staff. Officer Justin Paquette left the department last week and another officer may leave on Sept. 1. That follows Lt. William Baldwin's departure for Plaistow in May. Now, the department is understaffed, with just three full-time officers.<br /><br />"Consentino will be able to hire replacement officers soon," Bennett said. "He can replace Paquette as a patrol officer now. We know we need that."<br /><br />The chief had been restricted from hiring any new officers until an independent study of the police department by Municipal Resources Inc. is finished. The study stalled while Consentino was out, but he said he will be meeting tomorrow with a representative from MRI.<br /><br />"I'm the last of his puzzle to put together, so by Wednesday, he should have it done," Consentino said. <br /><br />But the chief isn't waiting for the results of the study to advertise for new officers.<br /><br />"Putting the ads in doesn't mean we're hiring anyone," he said. "We're accepting applications so when MRI does give the selectmen recommendations, which I hope will be to replace two officers, we will have applications in and we can act immediately. Time is of the essence."<br /><br />Consentino said the hiring process could take anywhere from two week to two months, depending on who applies. The department is specifically looking for experienced officers who don't need much training; the salary will be based on experience.<br /><br />"A lot of times you can get somebody that has 10 or 15 years in the system and they're looking for something that's fairly quiet," Consentino said. "It would be a perfect job for them." <br /><br />Unfortunately, he said, the two officers who left did not feel that way.<br /><br />"Those two officers haven't had a raise in three or four years and have not been able to negotiate a contract with selectmen," Consentino said. "They felt they wanted to go someplace where they had a chance of advancement and more money. The third could be leaving soon because he's taking on a job that could pay him roughly 10 to 15 percent more than he's making here."<br /><br />Consentino said Detective Philip Farrar did a great job running the department in his absence, putting off his planned retirement to help out the department.<br /><br />"I'm just glad he's back," Farrar said of Consentino. "My retirement will be in the works now that he's back. Hopefully, everything will be back to normal." <br /><br />Town Manager Philip Smith did not return requests for commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-70771911612553135982011-08-16T14:43:09.689-04:002011-08-16T14:43:09.689-04:00the blog has been quiet, hahaahahah i think we hav...the blog has been quiet, hahaahahah i think we have self destructed, hahahaha HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM, what a joke this site is, what a out right joke......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-55502136323313273912011-08-16T14:34:05.751-04:002011-08-16T14:34:05.751-04:00long live king consentino, the king has spoken, lo...long live king consentino, the king has spoken, long live the king.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-5643345726265883332011-08-16T14:29:18.872-04:002011-08-16T14:29:18.872-04:00justice has been served, lets all move on now and ...justice has been served, lets all move on now and talk about the corruiption of this blog and the BOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-35684886878413996332011-08-16T12:11:04.927-04:002011-08-16T12:11:04.927-04:00You let him back in? Have you read these postings?...You let him back in? Have you read these postings? What are you thinking?<br /><br />More threats, now to drag a person to Maine, are you kidding me? Is there no end to this outrage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-81133600635587320412011-08-16T08:31:43.338-04:002011-08-16T08:31:43.338-04:00Caint wait gotta see videos of spittin snot on Art...Caint wait gotta see videos of spittin snot on Artus an old ladies cry in and moron select men red faces. Get in get revenge ,,make em move. Put duct tape on Artus big mouth but drag to Poland Springs. Fix our town real real good. Do it up do it up real good. caint waitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-85067084044822862882011-08-16T07:37:03.509-04:002011-08-16T07:37:03.509-04:00Listen up BOS!
70 isn't the new 50. No one i...Listen up BOS!<br /><br />70 isn't the new 50. No one is indispensable.<br />Even State Supreme Court Justices are forced<br />out at 70. Time for Mr. Consentino to retire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-28478188615709594812011-08-15T20:46:17.720-04:002011-08-15T20:46:17.720-04:00I vote for Phil for a bennie or two. If right I a...I vote for Phil for a bennie or two. If right I am all in. Show me something cause I am not old elderly getting perks and need a return on my vote. What will I get for voting for you Phil? Any campaign promises to me and my friends? I'm not in this for fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-73458673487452642032011-08-15T19:48:15.239-04:002011-08-15T19:48:15.239-04:00what about FERRIS on the BOS, that would be nicewhat about FERRIS on the BOS, that would be niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-38241852449958321442011-08-15T17:41:06.006-04:002011-08-15T17:41:06.006-04:00That would not be better. Why add Curly Joe back i...That would not be better. Why add Curly Joe back into the mix?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-85118277470525829732011-08-15T17:28:59.370-04:002011-08-15T17:28:59.370-04:00any thing would be better than the 3 stooges we ha...any thing would be better than the 3 stooges we have now. last bos meeting a joke with bennett running the meeting by him selfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-81863408055582027982011-08-15T17:24:53.813-04:002011-08-15T17:24:53.813-04:00Yes, that's why they are being investigated.Yes, that's why they are being investigated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-17504474524473232492011-08-15T15:43:59.016-04:002011-08-15T15:43:59.016-04:00Phil for selectman! With all his great work at ou...Phil for selectman! With all his great work at our PD just think what he could do for the town. Phil you got my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-54730555569511702242011-08-15T14:49:24.065-04:002011-08-15T14:49:24.065-04:00Aug.15, @9:38pm;
No such offer has been or is lik...Aug.15, @9:38pm;<br /><br />No such offer has been or is likely to be made.<br /><br />Nice try. But thank you for the complimentsMacciardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-74344010360756336392011-08-15T14:40:50.808-04:002011-08-15T14:40:50.808-04:00Back for a nap maybe...not back to work.Back for a nap maybe...not back to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-498617748408322652011-08-15T13:24:13.661-04:002011-08-15T13:24:13.661-04:00nice to see the chief back maybe we can now start ...nice to see the chief back maybe we can now start hiring more police officersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com