Bullets hit Nichols Food Store in Belmont
Ok, so the Topix folks and the Gazette broke this story yesterday. However, on Sunday morning one of our editors was purchasing papers about 9:00 AM and overheard the police and Nichol’s staff talking about the shooting. Kinda sounded like Alice’s Restaurant type of discussion. You know, “…27 8×10 color glossies, with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each on …”, etc.
Since it happened in the walking neighborhood of our fair town, it is news, just like the vandalism that occurred this fall over in Hawthorne.
Seems that our Po-lice have themselves a real-lyfe inve-stig-a-shun a goin’. It appears that the fancy crime scene van finally got to have some work rather than bein’ parked in the shiny lot over on Chronicle Street.
Good luck officers. You broke the summer vandalism thingy. You can do this one too!
Seriously though,
We are happy that nobody was injured, and we are sorry for the Nichols folks for the damage. May the shooters were angry that they were closed for the night… who knows?
Jury Duty
Scams have been in the news lately. With the holidays about to roll up on us, fraudulent activity also picks up speed.
Senior citizens are particularly vulnerable to phone-related scams involving Medicare plans at this time of year. November 15- December 31 is the open enrollment/changeover time if people wish to change their drug prescription plans.
However, one scam that everyone 18 and older should be aware of is the Jury Duty telephone scam.
The court systems do not call you to “verify” anything. NEVER give out personal information over the telephone.
If they want you –they send a sheriff’s deputy with a warrant to pick you up.
A Little late, but Necessary – Road Closures !
That paving project we talked about a few weeks ago has now moved over to Central Avenue/South Point Road from Main Street at Nichols to Nixon Road by South Point HS. Sorry we, didn’t post this sooner — like Saturday morning — there was havoc down there this AM.
People can use Julia St, Stowe Road (Hwy 273), and the various side streets to cut through and get around the traffic.
If you live in the neighborhoods, you know which streets to use.
The Belmont Front Porch 