SMOC Lawsuit Articles Index

This table provides links to articles that relate to SMOC since the complaint was served.

Please click on Cached Link only if Original Link doesn't work.

Date Paper Title and Cached Link Original Link Comment
Oct 7, 2007 MWDN Cook: Framingham's ill-conceived plan Click was a column on opposed to the PILOT Program
Oct 18, 2007 Boston Globe Group-home debate rages on Internet By Tanya Pérez-Brennan Click Comments from Janet
Oct 24, 2007 MWDN SMOC sues town, local residents Click NA
Oct 25, 2007 Boston Globe Antipoverty group sues Framingham over rights Click Breaking Globe story when the town officials were first served.
Oct 25, 2007 wickedlocal.com Haneisen:Who crossed what line? Click Huh?
Oct 25, 2007 wickedlocal.com SMOC suit Click Huh?
Oct 26, 2007 MWDN SMOC critics say suit won't deter them Click NA
Oct 26, 2007 MWDN Editorial: A misguided lawsuit in Framingham Click NA
Oct 26, 2007 mediametamorphosis Framingham Fight On Free Speech Click Chuck Tanowitz
Oct 27, 2007 universalhub.com Adam Gaffin: Framingham social-services agency thinks the First Amendment is a conspiracy against it Click NA
Oct 28, 2007 MWDN Cuddy: Why SMOC sued in Framingham Click Cuddy's rationale
Oct 28, 2007 MWDN ACLU has concerns about SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Oct 29, 2007 Boston Globe Shut Out in Framingham. Click Followup article
Oct 30, 2007 MWDN Insurance association may help with SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Oct 30, 2007 MWDN letter SMOC lawsuit is misguided / SMOC suit is `grace's backup' Click Two letters
Oct 31, 2007 MWDN letter Disappointed By SMOC Click Letter by Ernie Edwards
Nov 1, 2007 Boston Globe A Call to Build Town Defense Fund by Tanya Perez Brennan Click Comments from Janet
Nov 1, 2007 Boston Globe Alliance would pursue lost taxes by Erica Noonan Click Discussion of PILOT Program
Nov 1, 2007 MWDN SMOC lawsuit likely to cost town $500,000 Click NA
Nov 2, 2007 MWDN SMOC house appeal postponed Click Appeal of Winter St
Nov 2, 2007 MWDN Petition forces special town meeting to fight SMOC suit Click NA
Nov 5, 2007 MWDN GOP panel to hold public forum on SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Nov 10, 2007 MWDN SMOC: Suit was our last choice Click Haneisen column
Nov 11, 2007 Daily news trib Waltham SMOC: Civil Rights or Uncivil Debate? Click Holmes editorial.
Nov 13, 2007 Daily news trib Waltham Rivers: No winners in SMOC battle? Click Jack Rivers resident very pro SSA.
Nov 15, 2007 MWDN SMOC, town may go to mediation for lawsuit Click NA
Nov 19, 2007 Worcester Telegram SMOC says it won't house ex-prisoners at Liberty
Agency has contract to run re-entry housing program
Click people in Spencer MA who are upset that SMOC wants to open in their town.
Nov 19, 2007 MWDN Official plans to hold onto PILOT tapes Click Dawn Harkness will not supply PILOT tapes
Nov 22, 2007 MWDN An FYI to SMOC Click Letter by a John McCabe who is angry at SMOC.
Nov 25, 2007 Boston Globe A Town's crisis of conscience Click NA
Nov 25, 2007 Boston Globe A few SMOC statistics. Click Same day as previous entry.
Nov 25, 2007 MWDN Clark: Opportunity in Framingham. Click Rev Clark from Edwards Church recommending mediation.
Nov 27, 2007 MWDN Town Meeting to decide how to pay for SMOC suit Click NA
Nov 28, 2007 MWDN Town Meeting approves money to fight SMOC suit Click NA
Nov 29, 2007 MWDN Lawyer calls allegations 'meritless' Click NA
Nov 29, 2007 MWDN TM vote may be moot if suit goes to mediation Click NA
Nov 29, 2007 PR NewsWire Massachusetts Awarded $3.2 Million for Affordable Housing Click $3.2M for Affordable Housing Award
Nov 30, 2007 MWDN SMOC officials to discuss homelessness plan Click NA
Dec 1, 2007 MWDN Local homeless program could be model for state Click NA
Dec 1, 2007 MWDN SMOC questions town's commitment to mediation Click NA
Dec 1, 2007 MWDN PILOT board members pull election papers Click NA
Dec 1, 2007 MWDN SMOC, Framingham choose mediator for case Click NA
Dec 6, 2007 MWDN Letter: Problems with mediation Click Ernie Edwards
Dec 7, 2007 MWDN Lawyer: Mediation unlikely to succeed in SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Dec 8, 2007 MWDN SMOC suit becomes a battle over documents Click NA
Dec 7, 2007 MWDN SMOC attorney's request for public records Click 73K
Dec 7, 2007 MWDN See SMOC attorney's response to request for public records Click 2M
Dec 7, 2007 MWDN Framingham's request for more public records Click 2M
Dec 9, 2007 Boston Globe MEDIATION SLATED FOR SMOC SUIT Click NA
Dec 9, 2007 MWDN Letter: Questions for critics of SMOC suit Click Herb Chasan
Dec 12, 2007 MWDN SMOC says veterans shelter meets criteria Click NA
Dec 13, 2007 MWDN Framingham officials hire lawyers for SMOC suit Click NA
Dec 13, 2007 Boston Globe Rising prices bring hike in appeals for fuel aid Click NA
Dec 14, 2007 MWDN Lawyer asking for records tied to SMOC suit Click NA
Dec 14, 2007 MWDN Framingham's request for more docs. Click NA
Dec 15, 2007 MWDN Town lawyer steps away from SMOC suit Click NA
Dec 15, 2007 MWDN Town lawyer steps away from SMOC suit Click NA
Dec 16, 2007 MWDN Hebert: The webs we weave Click Just an article about how giving the people of the town, facilitated by framcom.
Dec 17, 2007 MWDN SMOC lawyers say town moving too slow on documents Click NA
Dec 20, 2007 MWDN Lawyers in SMOC suit to meet Click NA
Dec 20, 2007 Boston Globe Question: How did Framingham get into this legal mess in the first place? Click Includes a picture of a supposedly homeless person in a shelter in Framingham
Dec 27, 2007 Framingham TAB The top 10 stories in Framingham for 2007 Click NA
Jan 3, 2008 Boston Globe Residents hit back against SMOC suit
US court filings say agency would stifle free speech
Click NA
Jan 3, 2008 MWDN SMOC discrimination case defendants want case dismissed Click NA
Jan 5, 2008 MWDN SMOC waits for veterans facility approval Click NA
Jan 7 2008 MWDN Editorial: Town should welcome Larry's Place Click Also in the Milford Daily News.
Jan 7 2008 MWDN Town counsel removes himself from SMOC suit Click NA
Jan 7 2008 MWDN Officials hopeful about SMOC suit mediation Click NA
Jan 8 2008 MWDN SMOC to submit plan for future development Click NA
Jan 11 2008 MWDN Good will come from lawsuit Click Letter from Christine Lessing
Jan 11 2008 MWDN SMOC mediation scrapped Click NA
Jan 12 2008 MWDN Costs of SMOC suit causes concern Click A whole article on what Katie Murphy has concerns over.
Jan 16 2008 MWDN SMOC demands public records Click See the pdf doc request.
Jan 16 2008 MWDN State homeless commission looks to follow Framingham Click NA
Jan 16 2008 MWDN Eight of 10 abuse victims turned away at shelters Click NA
Jan 17 2008 MWDN Editorial: Ending homelessness Click Also appeared in the Waltham Daily Trib
Jan 17 2008 Boston Globe No truce in SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Jan 17 2008 MWDN SMOC trial unlikely before 2010 Click Such horseshit.
Jan 18 2008 MWDN SMOC suit defendant hires D.C. lawyer Click NA
Jan 18 2008 MWDN SMOC drops Wolfe from lawsuit Click NA
Jan 18 2008 MWDN Bill would have state pay to cover nonprofits' property tax exemptions Click Wotta shocker
Jan 19 2008 MWDN Are SMOC talks back on? Click Slight mention of Tony's case dropped.
Jan 20 2008 MWDN SMOC suit expected to get expensive Click NA
Jan 20 2008 MWDN State asked to help pay back communities that hose nonprofits Click SHMOCKS pissed at being hosed by Framingham :-)
"State asked to ease burden of non-profits"
AND the title is different
Jan 20 2008 MWDN Crowded, illegal housing is down Click NA
Jan 22 2008 MWDN Letter: SMOC lawsuit, 2010 and beyond Click Letter by Ernie Edwards
Jan 23 2008 MWDN Deliberations on Framingham veterans home to begin next month Click NA
Jan 23 2008 MWDN Framingham neighbors question Sage House's mission Click NA
Jan 23 2008 MWDN SMOC defendants can ask 20 questions Click NA
Jan 24 2008 MWDN Two letters today. Click NA
Jan 24 2008 MWDN Health center plan will get a second look Click NA
Feb 1 2008 MWDN Funding for SMOC suit defense questioned Click NA
Feb 2 2008 MWDN Motions made to dismiss Click NA
Feb 8 2008 MWDN Decision on health center to come by mid-March Click NA
Feb 8 2008 Boston Globe Editorial: First, try to help Click NA
Feb 9 2008 Boston Globe 'A warehouse for the poor' Holyoke absorbs state's homeless Click NA
Feb 9 2008 MWDN ZBA members vow suit won't affect their vote Click NA
Feb 10 2008 Boston Globe HELP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Click Go down to the F'ham entry.
Feb 12 2008 MWDN Homelessness forum planned Click NA
Feb 12 2008 MWDN Framingham group aims to rebut PILOT Study report Click NA
Feb 12 2008 MWDN ZBA overrules building chief's denial of Larry's Place Click Barely a mention.
Feb 14 2008 MWDN Neighbors say officials ignores violations at Sage House in Framingham Click Just a day late.
Feb 15 2008 MWDN Defendant files motion to dismiss SMOC charges Click NA
Feb 18 2008 MWDN Letter: The high cost of SMOC lawsuit Click Janice Knapp-Cordes
Feb 26 2008 MWDN Letter: SMOC suit waste of funds Click Judy Perry
Feb 26 2008 MWDN Minister suing over fundraiser Click Paul Papas
Feb 26 2008 MWDN SMOC group home building permit upheld Click NA
Feb 27 2008 Boston Globe New tack against domestic violence Click No mention of Paul Papas
Mar 7 2008 MWDN Tulaba: Funding discrimination Click NA
Mar 10 2008 MWDN Montgomery: A victory for SMOC's Sage House Click NA
Mar 13 2008 Boston Globe Bias probe targets Framingham
US investigating ongoing feud with nonprofit agency
Click NA
Mar 14 2008 MWDN Paul: Settle SMOC case ASAP Click NA
Mar 14 2008 MWDN Federal investigators to probe Framingham over SMOC case Click NA
Mar 26 2008 MWDN Chasan: What are you willing to spend? Click NA
Mar 27 2008 MWDN Editorial: Long for planning board Click NA
Mar 28 2008 MWDN Editorial: Giombetti, Berman for selectmen Click NA
Mar 28 2008 MWDN Lawmakers urge human service groups to support compensation bill Click NA
Apr 2 2008 MWDN Giombetti, Lee win Framingham selectmen seats Click NA
Apr 8 2008 MWDN Fredriksen: In support of mediation Click Quakers
Apr 10 2008 MWDN Weisman: SMOC suit must be challenged Click NA
Apr 14 2008 Daily News Trib, Waltham $2.5 million state proposal tailor-made for Framingham Click NA
Apr 16 2008 MWDN SMOC aims to help homeowners avoid foreclosures Click NA
Apr 19 2008 MWDN SMOC says town misled feds in attempt to get grant money Click NA
Apr 28 2008 MWDN Chasan: A compromise with SMOC Click NA
Apr 29 2008 MWDN Framingham Town Meeting article seeks SMOC answers Click NA
Apr 29 2008 MWDN Framingham officials mum on details of SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Apr 28 2008 Worcester Telegram New salvo to be fired against PIP shelter
Foes say site is magnet for criminals
Click NA
May 1 2008 Millbury Sutton Chronicle SMOC TALK Program change rankles Millbury selectmen Click NA
May 19 2008 MWDN Region's social needs are focus on Thursday hearing Click NA
May 21 2008 MWDN Snider: SMOC knows its lawsuit is a failure Click NA
Jun 4, 2008 MWDN SMOC, Framingham engage in new battle Click NA
Jun 7, 2008 MWDN Lawyer: Conflict of interest in SMOC case possible Click NA
Jun 17, 2008 MWDN Chasan: Framingham plays with fire Click NA
Jun 17, 2008 MWDN Minister appeals court ruling; says social service leaders have 'monopoly' Click NA
Jun 18, 2008 MWDN SMOC officials argue for relocation in Framingham Click NA
Jun 19, 2008 MWDN Town denies man's request on SMOC legal spending Click NA
Jun 19, 2008 Worcester Telegraph PIP shelter closing slated for 2009 Homelessness goals outlined Click NA
Jun 22, 2008 Boston Globe Vote to revisit spending on SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Jun 23, 2008 MWDN Subpoena issued for SMOC-related correspondence Click NA
Jun 25, 2008 MWDN SMOC lawsuit bill reach $147,000 Click NA
Jun 28, 2008 MWDN Dover Amendment dominating race for 6th seat Click NA
Jul 1, 2008 MWDN Developer files RICO lawsuit Click NA
Jul 1, 2008 The Earth Times Massachusetts Affordable Housing Gets $9.3 Million Boost Click SMOC gets money for housing more drug addicts and it's not spent in Framingham. :-)
Jul 3, 2008 Wicked Local The route to a diploma for these 17 graduates was anything but ordinary Click NA
Jul 24, 2008 MWDN SMOC headquarters decision in zoning board's hands Click NA
Jul 30, 2008 MWDN SMOC lawsuit in federal court today Click NA
Jul 31, 2008 MWDN Federal Judge weighs SMOC claims Click NA
Aug 11, 2008 MWDN Framingham ZBA considers 2 issues Tuesday night Click NA
Aug 11, 2008 MWDN SMOC awaits zoning decision Click NA
Aug 13, 2008 MWDN Framingham zoning board rejects SMOC move Click NA
Aug 15, 2008 MWDN Palmer: Questions for Framingham Click NA
Aug 16, 2008 MWDN Editorial: Time to settle Click NA
Aug 17, 2008 Boston Globe News brief that SMOC had been rejected for Blandin Ave. Click NA
Sept 5, 2008 MWDN SMOC to appeal land court's decision on Framingham HQ Click NA
Sept 5, 2008 (Updated article) MWDN SMOC to appeal land court's decision on Framingham HQ Click NA
Sept 13, 2008 MWDN SMOC factors in state rep race Click NA
Sep 25, 2008 MWDN Suit against SMOC subsidiary dismissed Click NA
Sep 25, 2008 MWDN Judge dismisses Papas lawsuit Click NA
Oct 1, 2008 MWDN Judge dismisses many of SMOC suit's charges Click NA
Oct 5, 2008 MWDN Orr: Humiliating loss for SMOC Click NA
Oct 15, 2008 MWDN Taser target runs off after drug bust Click Another SMOC client
Oct 29, 2008 MWDN Cuddy: SMOC seeks 'respectful dialogue' with Framingham Click The letter :-)
Oct 29, 2008 MWDN Knapp-Cordes: Framingham's costly lawsuit Click NA
Oct 30, 2008 MWDN Framingham to spend additional $250K on SMOC lawsuit Click NA
Nov 5, 2008 MWDN Kaye: Framingham can't afford suit Click NA
Nov 8,2008 Holmes Blog Meltzer: Blog on Holmes. And yet more SMOC Click NA
MWDN Click NA