Affordable Housing, Not So Affordable

Boston Capital is one of the largest owners of multifamily housing in multiple states throughout America. Those benefiting from the conglomerate business of multifamily housing may disagree, but based on news articles, years of personal experience, interviews, and eyewitness accounts of waste, abuse, and unlawful acts against human beings on subsidized multifamily properties, America desperately needs to find better alternatives to affordable housing. While Boston Capital and corporate partnerships expand property portfolios to further enrich and empower themselves with the increased development of mismanaged 'affordable' housing, tenants are often treated with contempt and further victimized by abusive and non-compliant landlords in places like Spring Gate Apartments, Rockland Place, Clarendon Hill Towers, and RoxSE Homes in Massachusetts.
       For some, it's demeaning to live in a place known as, 'The Drug Palace'.  Imagine having to reveal your identification card or license with a multifamily housing address on it, especially one with a bad reputation of housing addicts and criminals.   Do you think you would be treated in a fair and respectful manner?  You'd more likely be treated with distrust and possibly even contempt and belittlement. For children being raised in such places, the drunken and chaotic environment can create a hopeless, violent, and limited world where there's less chance to meet successful people as role models. Building large, mismanaged multifamily housing complexes adds to generations of hopeless people in poverty, suffering victimization, addiction, and disempowerment.  Multifamily housing developments can be compared to prison facilities; except there are innocent residents with unenforceable lease agreements being threatened and traumatized while paying rent.  Innocent Americans with low incomes should not have to be disrespected and violated for a place to call home.
      Are there better alternatives to obtain affordable housing in America instead of building more monstrous subsidized multifamily housing complexes where the imbalance of power is extreme and encourages corruption?   Perhaps more focus and improvements in Section 8 programs would be a better path to accountability with affordable housing?  More possibilities need to be considered and discussed with various groups of people, including law-abiding tenants who survive such places; because, as it stands, multifamily housing demoralizes. Housing programs that lead more people to self-empowerment and independence would be a great improvement over multifamily housing complexes.
      Large housing organizations and corporate partners often rub elbows with local, state, and federal politicians at expensive business and social gatherings while forming PAC funds to influence our Democrat and Republican lawmakers.  Laws get created and adjusted to further promote systematic imbalances in multifamily housing while individual American citizens, with little money, are further disempowered.
      If you've previously survived, or are in the midst of surviving multifamily housing, please send an email with your story.  Due to the likelihood of retaliation by your PAC contributing, corporate landlord, your name won't be published.
 http://www.multifamilybiz.com/Search?q=Boston+Capital

Children Living on HUD Properties

While reading recent news articles on the tragic shooting death of A. Dorsett's mother, the drug deals, assaults, and the stolen property, and gun, we should ask ourselves if Aaron's young life inside this crime-ridden subsidized housing complex contributed to the dangerous adult behaviors we now read about in local newspapers.  Afterall, Mr. Dorsett witnessed too many years of drug deals and violence as a child while he grew up on Martha Drive. 
 "It wasn’t until May 28, 2013, the day before the murder trial started, that Dorsett admitted to prosecutors that he had stolen the gun from a man he was charged with robbing a year before the shooting.
    On July 20, 2010, a Rockland man reported that he was at the Spring Gate Apartments in Rockland when two men with guns, later identified as Dorsett and his brother, beat him up and robbed him of a loaded handgun, $800 cash and jewelry. The man told police he was at the complex buying drugs and was set up."
*http://www.wickedlocal.com/rockland/news/x919101847/Rockland-shooting-victims-son-arraigned-police-say-he-lied
**http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x919101335/Rockland-shooting-victims-son-arraigned-police-say-he-lied

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NIMBUSES

1. The mal-threat warning to this blog has been resolved. Reminds me of when some of our posted images mysteriously disappeared from earlier blogs.  An ISP number was traced to NY.
2. Children at SpringGate attended a Halloween party at the Hannah Way community room five days before Halloween Eve.
3. Three alleged gun shots, at spaced intervals, were heard approx. 11:58 p.m., Wednesday night, at Spring Gate Apartments by the playground area of Hannah Way. 
4. Several DanDel Construction dump trucks have been spotted on the hill area of Martha Drive for the past couple of weeks. The on-site property manager may be able to answer your questions regarding DanDel's mission at this HUD-financed Rockland housing complex. 

Intrusions Detected

Just when you thought you finally had your Rockland Place or Spring Gate apartment to yourself, notices were distributed from Management stating they will again need access to your home, throughout the day on Wednesday, so they could install programmable energy-saving thermostats. Lucky you!
     Another resident's vehicle was being towed from the place they call 'home' when a disturbance broke out around 11:55pm.

Note to blogspot team:  Since publishing last month's blog, a message sounds:  threat detected
While writing this blog, the following code popped up:  bX-3rpsxh

More Trouble in Paradise

 First Hartford Corporation (FHRC) missed the deadline date for filing their financial report with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2013. It appears they prefer to limit their information to shareholders by going OTC Pink.  It may have something to do with more recent lawsuits.
     The MassHousing rent increase meeting was held with a small number of tenants in attendance. Executives present were: Mr. Collins from MassHousing, Janet Hamilton, and Linda Hamilton. A few voiced concerns about unfair housing, questionnable business practices, a male dog urinating on a resident, noncompliance issues, and poor excuses provided for the need to raise rents again.
     Residents have a limited right to request a second meeting if not satisfied with the answers provided by staff at that first meeting.  A word of warning though, if you should decide to write MassHousing about the illegal drug deals and disturbances on their subsidized property, they may post copies of your letter, with your contact information, throughout their laundry rooms for nuisance tenants to view, as to encourage further oppression in this drug community.
    On another note, here is the lengthy police log for the new and improved Spring Gate Apartments dba Rockland Place. It might help police and residents if Tyco/US Security could possibly walk all areas of this housing complex instead of standing at the ramp and hanging out with a teenage girl.

 ROCKLAND POLICE LOGS just for Spring Gate Apts.

    from September 5 thru October 18, 2013

1a)  09/05/13 at 13:19 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-018943

Warrant Arrest, services rendered, by Patrolman John M. Rafferty

Street Address: 191 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment letter?)

2a)  09/05/13 at 17:45 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-018968

 911 EMERGENCY,  911 emergency transport, by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: 141 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment unlisted)

3a)  09/06/13 at 05:43 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-018993

Directed Patrol, Checked, Secure, MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

4a)  09/06/13 at 11:05 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019021 

FIELD INVESTIGATION, Checked, Secure, (Patrolman ?)

Street Address: MARTHA DR and HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370

5a)  09/07/13 at 01:54 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019079

DIRECTED PATROL , OPEN, (Patrolman?) MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

6a)  09/08/13 at 00:13 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019143 

Domestic Assault and Battery, Arrest, by Patrolman Michael D. Byers

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Info: Ronald Baker, age: 58 yrs., live-in at 42 MARTHA DRIVE, Apt. D, ROCKLAND 02370

ARRESTED DALE, Charges: c265 S13a Domestic Assault and Battery  

7a)  09/08/13 at 02:38 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-019151

Field Investigation, Logged only, by Sgt. MacDonald,Thomas W.

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

8a)  09/08/13 at 04:23 a.m.:  Incident No.  I-2013-019155

Field Investigation, Arrest by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment F?)

9a)  09/08/13 at 12:42 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019174 

SEX OFFENSE, Disposition, Services rendered, by Patrolman Kevin M. Gallagher

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment?)

10a)  09/09/13 at 11:58 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-019239

 MEDICAL EMERGENCY, NO SERVICE

Street Address: 191 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment unlisted)

11a)  09/10/13 at 10:27a.m.:  Incident Number: I-2013-019317

Trespassing, Logged Only, by Patrolman Sean D. Brundige

Street Address: 86 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

12a)  09/11/13 at 11:04(military time): Incident No.  I-2013-019410

FIELD INVESTIGATION, Checked, Secure (Patrolman?)

Street Address: HANNAH WAY / MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

13a)  09/11/13 at 12:49(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-019421

Reported: LARCENY UNDER $250, Result: LARCENY OVER $250

Detective Follow-up, Street Address: 83 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA (apartment?)

14a)  09/11/13 at 20:59 (military time), or 8:59 p.m.: Incident No.  I-2013-019450 

DOMESTIC DISPUTE, ARREST, by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel 

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Arrest Information: Jay Wilson, age: 39 yrs., 187 MARTHA DR, APT D, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Charges: C272-S53 DISTURBING THE PEACE

15a)  09/12/13 at 14:24 (military time), or 2:24 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-019509

GENERAL SERVICES, Services rendered, by Patrolman Joseph H. Rogers

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building and apt. ?????)

16a)  09/13/13 at 16:09 (military time), or 4:09 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-019587

 UNWANTED GUEST, OPEN, by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment B?)

17a)  09/13/13 at 18:13 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019597 

Restraining Order, Emergency, Open, by Patrolman J. A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

18a)  09/13/13 at 20:55 (military time): Incident No I-2013-019607 

DISTURBANCE, ADVISED, by Patrolman John T. O'Connor

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment F?)

19a)  09/14/13 at 09:53 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019643

 911 ABANDONED, OPEN, by Patrolman Richard M. Novio 

Street Address: 164 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

20a)  09/15/13 at 02:32 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019701 

DISTURBANCE, ADVISED, by Patrolman Mike D. Byers 

Street Address: 210 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

21a)  09/15/13 at 09:58 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-019714 

Restraining Order, EMERGENCY, Open, by Patrolman Sean D. Brundige

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

Arrest Information: Jay G. Wilson, age: 39, 164A MARTHA DR. ROCKLAND MA 

Charges: 276-28 209A Restraining Order Violation  

22a)  09/16/13 at 00:58(military time):  Incident Number: ?

FIREARMS INVESTIGATION, Actual Incident Disposition: OPEN 

Officer Reporting  ?  , Street Address: 81 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apt.?)

23a)  09/16/13 at 13:30 (military time): Incident No.  I-2013-019789

Restraining Order, Extended G Order, Served, by Patrolman Joseph H. Rogers

Street Address: 164 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment A?) 

24a)  09/17/13 at 15:23 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-019892

MALICIOUS DAMAGE, Logged Only  (by Patrolman ?)

Street Address: 160 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

25a)  09/17/13 at 17:05(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-019900

MISSING PERSON, Services Rendered, by Patrolman Ethan L. SCHNABEL

Street Address: 81 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

26a)  09/17/13 at 21:11(military time):  Incident No.  I-2013-019917

Suspicious Activity, Arrest by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: 110 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment E?)

27a)  9/18/13 at 00:21 (military time):  Incident No.  I-2013-019928 

Motor Vehicle Accident, Malicious Damage, Protective Custody, Ptrlman Keith Brodeur

Street Address: 93 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Arrest Information: Jon Justiano, age: 43 yrs., live-in at 93 MARTHA DRIVE APT A, ROCKLAND MA  

Charges: 266-126A MALICIOUS OR WANTON DAMAGE over $250.00

28a)  09/18/13 at 20:28(military time):  Incident No.  I-2013-019993 

ASSIST CITIZEN, Open, by Patrolman James J. McLaughlin

Street Address: 141 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment B or D?)

29a)  09/19/13 at 11:40(military time): Incident Number:  I-2013-020050

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY, OPEN (no name for Patrolman, no apartment info)

Street Address: 34 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

30a)  09/19/13 at 17:20(military time):  Incident No.  I-2013-020074 

Unwanted Guest, Advised, by Sergeant James F. Simpson

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

31a)  09/19/13 at 17:28(military time):  Incident No. I-2013-020075 

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, Advised by Patrolman John T. O'Connor

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building ?, apt.?)

32a)  09/19/13 at 17:59(military time):  Incident No. I-2013-020078 

Trespassing, Advised, by Patrolman John T. O'Connor

Street Address: 93 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

33a)  09/19/13 at 21:37(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020091 

Log Note, Services rendered, by Patrolman Jeff A. DiRenzo

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building ?, apartment ?)

34a)  09/20/13 at 00:29(military time): Incident Number: I-2013-020100

Area Search, Suspicious activity, Nothing found, by Patrolman John O'Connor

Street Address: HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (missing building and apartment)

35a)  09/20/13 at 07:34(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020117 

Larceny, See Incident Report, by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 141 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment D?)

36a)  09/20/13 at 19:37(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020181

SUMMONS SERVICE, LOGGED ONLY, by DETECTIVE James Casper

Sreet Address: 81 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

37a)  09/20/13 at 20:42(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020190

Disturbance, Services Rendered by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: 34 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment?  What services?)

38a)  09/20/13 at 20:51(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020191

Summons Service, Served by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment B?)

39a)  09/21/13 at 03:41(military time:  Incident Number:  I-2013-020217

Disturbance, Open, by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 110 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment E?)

40a)  09/21/13 at 04:24(military time):   Incident Number: I-2013-020219

Disturbance, Open, by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 110 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment E?)

41a)  09/21/13 at 10:12(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020235

LOCKOUT MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES, Patrolman James J. McLaughlin

Street Address: 212 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

42a)  09/21/13 at 17:18(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020259 LOG NOTE ONLY 

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

 (no name of Patrolman, no building number or apartment info provided)

43a)  09/21/13 at 22:07(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020273 

DOMESTIC DISPUTE, Advised, by Patrolman Steven P. Somers

Street Address: 32 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (no apartment info)

44a)  09/23/13 at 10:17(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020374

Medical Emergency Services, by Patrolman Joseph H. Rogers

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (no buiding or apartment provided)

45a)  09/23/13 at 10:36(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020375

Medical Emergency Services Rendered, by Patrolman Joseph H. Rogers

Street Address: HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

46a)  09/24/13 at 20:41(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020497

 911 EMERGENCY, TRANSPORT, by Patrolman John T. 

Street Address: 52 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

47a)  09/25/13 at 00:42(military time):  Incident Numbeer: I-2013-020507 

Disturbance, Open, Reported by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, Apt. F, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Information: Janet Reyno, age: 46, 140 UNION ST, ROCKLAND MA 

Charges: 266 120 Trespass after Notice

48a)  09/25/13 at 18:39(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020573 

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, Logged Only, by Patrolman Jeff A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 177 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

49a)  09/25/13 at 20:30(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020579 

ASSIST CITIZEN, Logged only, by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 177 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

50a)  09/27/13 at 07:19(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020689

GENERAL SERVICES, ADVISED, by Patrolman Brian McDonald

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building and apt. secret?)

51a)  09/27/13 at 15:38(military time):  Incident Report Number: I-2013-020721

DISTURBANCE, ADVISED, by Patrolwoman Susan J. Llewellyn 

Street Address: 74 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

52a)  09/27/13 at 16:16(military time):  Incident Number:  I-2013-020724

MEDICAL EMERGENCY, Transport, by Patrolman Ed Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: 150 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

53a)  09/27/13 at 17:40(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020730

Medical Emergency, Open, by PATROLMAN SCHNABEL

Street Address: 81 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment ?)

54a)  09/27/13 at 21:15(military time):  Incident Number I-2013-020748 

WARRANT ARREST, Arrest (by Patrolman ?)  (apartment ?) 

Street Address: 177 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

55a)  09/28/13 at16:26(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020818

Assist Citizen Services Rendered by Patrolman Joseph G. Zielinski

Street Address: 87 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

56a)  09/28/13 at 22:23(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020843 

LOUD DISTURBANCE, ADVISED, by Patrolman Richard Novio 

Street Address: 210 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (party apartment letter ?)

57a)  09/30/13 at 13:40(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020955

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY, Services Rendered (Patrolman ?, apartment ?)

Street Address: 140 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

58a)  09/30/13 at 18:25(military time):  Incident Number: I-2013-020978 

Log Note, Advised, Reported by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 141 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment and event secret?)

59a)  10/01/13 at 10:42 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-021032

 Motor Vehicle Stop and Arrest by Patrolman Susan J. Llewellyn 

Street Address: 7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE - 92 MARKET ST, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Arrest Information: GARCIA, JUSTO, age: 20,  100 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Charges:  c90 23 F LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR OUI, OPER MV WITH 

60a)  10/04/13 at 09:49 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021288

Suspicious Activity, Advised by Patrolman Kevin M. Gallagher

Street Address: 32 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

61a)  10/05/13 at 03:48 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021356

Disturbance, Open, by Patrolman Joseph F. Esposito Jr.

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building no.?,  apartment?)

62a)  10/05/13 at 23:35 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021421

Disturbance, Advised by Auxilary David DeMayo

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

63a)  10/06/13 at 17:39 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021470 

Disturbance, Neighbor, Closed, by Patrolman Kevin M. Gallagher

Street Address: 34 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

64a)  10/07/13 at 07:49 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-021512 

Trespassing and Arrest, by Patrolman Sean O'Connor

Street Address: 81 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Information: FIFE, ROBERT, age: 32, PO11 ROCKLAND MA/(homeless)

Charges: 266 120 Trespass after Notice
65a)  10/07/13 at 17:16 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021567

Motor vehicle stop and arrest by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo 

Street Address: MARKET ST, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Information: Euclides Martins, age 29, 210 Martha Drive, Rockland 02370

Arrested Fernades for:  c90 1B D 

MOPED VIOLATION * HELMET VIOLATION / MOPED ON RESTRICTED 

HWAY / OPERATION +17 WITHOUT LIC / SPEED VIOLATION / 

MISC.TRAFFIC VIOL., 90-23 Lic or Reg Suspended 

66a)  10/07/13 at 18:07 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-021576 

Unwanted guest, Actual incident disposition logged only, by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

67a)  10/07/13 at 21:06 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-021587 

Threats, Services rendered, by Patrolman Jeffrey A. DiRenzo

Street Address: 82 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370  (apartment ?)

68a)  10/08/13 at 08:26 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-021615

Assault and Battery, see report by Patrolwoman Susan J. Llewellyn

Street Address: 490 MARKET ST, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Info: Jennifer Sanchez, age 28,  82 MARTHA DRIVE, Apt. E, ROCKLAND MA 

Charges: 265-15A Assault and battery with dangerous weapon 

69a)  10/08/13 at 09:59 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021626 

Assault and Battery, Arrest by Patrolman Kevin M. Gallagher

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building and apt. unlisted)

70a)  10/08/13 at 11:56 a.m.: Incident No. I-2013-021633

Harassment, Open, Prevention Order Served, by  ???

Street Address: 82 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

71a)  10/09/13 at 07:25 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-021688

Log Note, Logged only

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (building and apartment ??)

72a)  10/09/13 at 12:09 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021701 

Summons Service, Summons Served, by Patrolman James J. McLaughlin

Street Address: 92 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment unlisted)

73a)  10/09/13 at 12:59 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021705 

Harassment, Prevention Order Served, Services rendered, by Patrolman Kevin Gallagher

Street Address: HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

74a)  10/10/13 at 15:32 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021798 

Breaking and Entering in daytime, Assault and Battery, Advised by Patrolman Kevin M. Gallagher

Street Address: 42 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (no apartment listed)

75a)  10/10/13 at 21:29 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021829

Suspicious activity, Arrest by Det. Sgt. Gregory A. Pigeon

Street Address: 167 MARKET ST, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

Arrest Information:  Mr. Ronald Baker, age: 59-yrs., living at Spring Gate Apartments

42 MARTHA DRIVE, APT D, ROCKLAND MA 02370

Charges: 272-53 Disorderly Conduct, 268-32B Resisting arrest

76a)  10/11/13 at 05:58 a.m.:  Incident No. I-2013-021850 

Suspicious Motor Vehicle, Open, by Patrolman Joseph F. Esposito Jr.

Street Address: MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (unlisted building and apt.)

77a)  10/11/13 at 14:44 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-021884

Medical Emergency, Transport, by Patrolman Ed Joseph H. Rogers

Street Address: 164 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment unlisted)

78a)  10/14/13 at 20:25 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-022127 

Domestic Dispute, Logged only, by Patrolman John T. O'Connor

Street Address: 110 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apt. E?)

79a)  10/15/13 at 17:43 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022183

Threats, Services rendered, by Patrolperson ?

Street Address: 30 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apt. ?)

80a)  10/16/13 at 17:14 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022275

Disturbance, Parties Advised, by Patrolman Steven P. Somers

Street Address: 110 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

81a)  10/17/13 at 13:35 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022342

Restraining order, Issued, Services rendered, by Patrolman Frank Sforza

Street Address: 187 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment B ?)

82a)  10/17/13 at 17:08 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022360

Harassment, Prevention order ETHAN L., Served,  by Patrolman Schnabel

Street Address: 30 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment ?)

83a)  10/17/13 at 17:14 (military time): Incident No. I-2013-022362

Lockout Motor Vehicle, Services rendered, by Patrolman Ethan L. Schnabel

Street Address: HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370

84a)  10/18/13 at 10:04 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022426 

911 ABANDONED, Accidental call, by Patrolwoman Susan J. Llewellyn

Street Address: 83 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND MA 02370 

85a)  10/18/13 at 16:42 (military time):  Incident No. I-2013-022448

Assist citizen, Closed, by Patrolman Joseph F. Esposito Jr.

Street Address: 141 MARTHA DR, ROCKLAND MA 02370 (apartment D ?)

LAUNDERING

From Lundermac to Mac-Gray, from MacGray to Coinmach, these companies provide coin-operated washers and dryers at Rockland Place and other HUD-financed housing complexes.  Coinmach Service Corp. (CSC), is acquiring the laundry services company of Mac-Gray.  CSC has a family of companies including: Coinmach, ASI Campus Laundry Solutions, Appliance Warehouse of America, Super Laundry and AirValet. CSC ServiceWorks Inc. has agreed to buy the Waltham, MA based laundry services company Mac-Gray Corp. in a deal valued at $524 million. CSC is located in Plainville, NY.

Speaking of big money, Neil H. Ellis of First Hartford Corp and his partners in crime at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments have requested another rent increase from MHFA or MassHousing (whatever they're calling themselves these days).  In most cases, these corporate landlords usually receive whatever they request from their pals at MassHousing.  The reasons provided to tenants for the need to raise rents again include: 1. increased cost of water and sewer due to the replacement of 1 of 3 water meters on site; 2. planned Capital Improvements including a security camera system and replacement of bathtubs; 3. increase operating costs that include adding a full-time position of a Resident Service Coordinator to the property staff and adding Contracted Security Services; 4. increase deposits to the Replacement Reserve Escrow to meet the future Capital Needs of the property.  The rent increase meeting takes place at the community room on Tuesday, 10-22-13 at 6:00 pm.

     Drug deals and violence continue to exist at this HUD-financed "affordable housing" complex in Rockland, MA even while their contracted security company hides out at the rental office. Reports of children being molested on this property are allegedly being investigated by Rockland Police. (It wouldn't be the first time a sex offender lived here.)

     It's obvious that quality of life and safety for legitimate residents along Martha Drive and Hannah Way is of little priority to government agencies and corporate landlords.  Multifamily housing is more about illegal drugs, cover-ups, tax credits, money, lobbyists, and political ties. Peculiar business listings inside this 204-unit subsidized housing complex read like a money laundering scheme.

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Complex Crimes

      Each year, renters at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments can expect 'annual apartment inspections' on various dates, by people from Boston Capital, Rockland Housing Authority, MassHousing, First Hartford Corporation and/or other corporate partners, maintenance, and office staff.   Though it's reasonable for tenants to have one apartment inspection each year, several inspections, on several dates, by various people and various agencies, can feel quite intrusive.  And, whenever Management insists they can, and will, enter your rental unit whether or not you're at home, (and sometimes with open-ended notices for repair), it makes a renter wonder, "What's the purpose of doors and walls?" 
      Several years of Brockton, Worcester, and Boston Housing Court records reveal tenants as Plaintiffs seeking Temp. Restraining Orders. The numerous docket numbers also show residents as Defendants in repetitive eviction proceedings. Violent tenants and nuisances remain.  Abusive property managers such as Cornerstone Corporation often misuse their authority in HUD-financed housing to conspire and retaliate against those who exercise their Constitutional Rights.
     For almost every subsidized property mismanaged, a new LLC, LLP, or LP may be formed to possibly hide the individuals responsible for a trail of human violations. Whichever Partnership name or Corporate name the politically connected decide to use: FHRC, First Hartford Corp., Cornerstone Corp., and Connolly and Partners LLC, to intimidate tenants at Rockland Place, Spring Gate, Clarendon Hill Towers, RoxSE Homes, and other government-funded housing complexes, these Partners remain in non-compliance of lease agreements, laws, and The Fair Housing Act.  The Law Firm of Scolnick and Russo represents each one of these Partnerships while they attempt to extort excess money in courts and mediation rooms from vulnerable tenants. It's a misuse of the justice system to file frivolous eviction proceedings to torment human beings.
*Read about Clarendon Hill Towers in 2013.

Is it really just a coincidence that so many tenants in several HUD-financed housing complexes report Cornerstone Corp and First Hartford Corp for retaliation and other abusive acts?  Take a look at the list of links toward the bottom left of this site and at the tabs above to realize even more.  Overall, it appears their lobbyists and campaign contributions have served these corporate partners well.
**....several general partners of the Plaintiffs-Appellants, most notably FHRC, had diverted funds from the D3 and D4 Plaintiffs. In 1992, HUD therefore initiated administrative proceedings to suspend FHRC, Ellis, Greenwald, and Seader from participation in future HUD programs.

Toilet Talk on Conserving Energy

       With appropriate notice, Boston Capital held their selected apartment inspections on August 20th this year.  Previous to, and proceeding that date, maintenance needed entry to each of the 204-apartments to, once again, install a few energy-saving devices such as toilets and faucet aerators, courtesy of taxpayers through the Dept. of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).  In 2007, DHCD already granted a large sum of money for these corporate partners to renovate Rockland Place Apts.  Those extremely invasive and chaotic renovations included faulty roof repairs, exterior vinyl siding, carpets, cabinets, stoves, and interior paint jobs.  Some of these unnecessary and lower-quality renovations became costly and inconvenient for unaccommodated, low-income tenants, some with handicaps and disabilities.
        Since 1973, Rockland Place has installed energy-saving toilets, faucet aerators, and even energy-saving light bulbs in each of their 204 apartments.  In 2013, our government continues to promote the importance of conserving energy by providing corporate landlords rewards for doing so.  Though it really is important to conserve energy, my inquisitive mind makes me question whether or not all of these energy-saving products really save water or simply waste time and tax dollars.  For example, to fill a bathtub, a person would probably use the same amount of water whether or not the water dripped or poured into the tub.  Lowering the water pressure may only make a person take longer to rinse off in a shower while needing to run the water for a longer period of time.   If you recall, the earlier group of energy-saving toilets installed at Rockland Place took several flushes before human waste could finally disappear.  When residents complained, the property manager suggested tenants change their diets.  Beginning in 1999, Management made unnecessary adjustments to timers regulating heat in certain bathrooms.  Selected rent payers were provided only 5-minutes of mediocre warmth while showering in bathrooms with underinsulated, outside walls.
      Because Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments and government officials continue to stress the importance of conserving energy, I'm a bit baffled as to why all maintenance supply rooms are lit 24-hours 7-nights a week, and free living arrangements are provided for too many adult individuals not listed on a Spring Gate lease agreement.  It would definitely conserve a greater deal of energy if corporate management would rid their housing complex of water-consuming live-ins; or place all of the illegitimate energy-users on lease agreements in appropriate sized apartments to realistically account the genuine household income of each and every unit. These illegitimate residents utilize Spring Gate's laundry facilities while legitimate tenants must wait for available washers and dryers.  They freely flush toilets, cook, watch television, bathe, shower, and sleep for more than 14-days each year in subsidized apartments, while legitimate residents pay their fair share of rent.  It shouldn't take much energy for this corporate landlord to recognize troublesome live-ins, especially when police records list them as living at Hannah Way or Martha Drive.