tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post5993334045109281269..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: 'We're trying to save these newspapers'Steve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-76275960366449258952008-12-02T20:41:00.000-05:002008-12-02T20:41:00.000-05:00The City should get involved: just think of all th...The City should get involved: just think of all the recycling money they are going to lose!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-8681947250393868432008-12-02T20:17:00.000-05:002008-12-02T20:17:00.000-05:00Call Rush!Call Rush!Call Rush!Call Rush!<BR/>Call Rush!<BR/>Call Rush!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-26916633456601241082008-12-01T23:24:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:24:00.000-05:00Though it's not for sale, some have asked me a...Though it's not for sale, some have asked me about the property. Here's the assessment data: http://data.visionappraisal.com/BristolCT/findpid.asp?iTable=pid&pid=1534Steve Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-18718179254122678812008-12-01T23:19:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:19:00.000-05:00The building is not for sale. A purchaser would, p...The building is not for sale. A purchaser would, presumably, get the name, subscriber list, advertising accounts and, to some degree at least, employees.<BR/>Heck, just getting the opportunity to fire me ought to be worth something!Steve Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-59040878483460218022008-12-01T22:54:00.000-05:002008-12-01T22:54:00.000-05:00Steve-What assets are there to purchase other than...Steve-<BR/><BR/>What assets are there to purchase other than the name? Are there still printing facilities in Bristol? Is the Bristol Press building owned by JRC and how many people actually work for JRC in Bristol? What value do they place on this operation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-7707425340708844892008-12-01T21:06:00.000-05:002008-12-01T21:06:00.000-05:00The JRC owes far more than the state could possibl...The JRC owes far more than the state could possibly help it pay back. It seems to be determined to sell the papers or close them, which I assume is the result of a bank edict.<BR/>Its long term plan, to the degree one exists, is simply to do what the bank says and hope to pay back enough of its debt to remain in business.<BR/>For us in Bristol, the ONLY choice is to find a new owner or close down.<BR/>What the state can do is help a new owner secure whatever benefits any new business owner is entitled to receive. And there are some scenarios where the expertise of state officials could perhaps make it possible for something to happen that would otherwise not happen.Steve Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-81690467000553483862008-12-01T20:48:00.000-05:002008-12-01T20:48:00.000-05:00Frank Nicastro loves himself.Frank Nicastro loves himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-72663923721876426952008-12-01T20:23:00.000-05:002008-12-01T20:23:00.000-05:00Is the JR open to receiving money from the State D...Is the JR open to receiving money from the State DECD or are they not interested in staying open any longer. The articles keep saying that they will close unless "they find a buyer".<BR/><BR/>Are they looking to get out or just get out of debt and will a life line from the DECD give them the foot up that they need to find a long term plan to stay open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-55318844769715707092008-12-01T19:34:00.000-05:002008-12-01T19:34:00.000-05:00For the record, there are many Republicans who wan...For the record, there are many Republicans who want the paper saved, too, including Gov. Jodi Rell, state Rep. Bill Hamzy (a former state GOP chairman), city Councilors Ken Cockayne and Mike Rimcoski, town Republican leader TJ Barnes. There are plenty of others as well.Steve Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-38926496893836863402008-12-01T19:22:00.000-05:002008-12-01T19:22:00.000-05:00Has anyone thought to contact Rush Limbaugh about ...Has anyone thought to contact Rush Limbaugh about purchasing the papers in jeopardy ??? <BR/><BR/><BR/>It would be quite a pleasant change to get balanced reporting in the area .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com