Dominic A. Petrello, 1974-2008 Dominic A. Petrello, 34, of Vernon passed away on Tuesday (March 11, 2008), surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Dominic Petrello Sr. of Vernon and Mildred A. (Arnold) Petrello of East Hartford and graduated from East Hartford … Continue reading
Many people are having problems with SharePoint and Outlook 2007 Alerts. Although there are a number of ways around it you can try the the hotfix from Microsoft; however in my case that didn’t work. You can always click the REPLY TO button and you will see the alert, but … Continue reading
I am happy to announce that I have been selected by Adobe Systems to beta test their pre-release of Adobe Acrobat Reader 9. Although I won’t be able to blog about the software due to the NDA I signed, I will be able to keep you informed of when it … Continue reading
I received an email from my Dad today, with a link to the following video. After you have had a chance to view the video, then please see my comments below: [View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBo4E77ZXo] I am well aware of the NAU conspiracy theories; however they are just that, theories. Although there is … Continue reading
I just installed Service Pack 1 for Vista (x64) – Although I am happy with the service pack so far, I am upset that we were told that the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) would be available for them. This of course was not the case, and I have looked … Continue reading
Just a quick note to let you all know that on February 20, 2008 the Executive Committee of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments voted unanimously to appoint me Vice Chairman. Having only served on the committee since 2007 this is a great honor for me. I look forward to … Continue reading
Some of you may already know, but I wanted to blog this in case someone out there wants to apply for the job. The City of Sunnyside is looking for a new City Manager. This is the second time I have been involved in the process of appointing/hiring a new … Continue reading
http://www.dailysunnews.com/ArcStoryPage.asp?Database=Story&StoryID=12771 Way to go Charles! – Finally some good news! – I can’t tell you how hard I fought for this legislation, and how many times I spoke to people and groups about Sunnyside’s Gang Ordinance. Every time I did though, I made it clear that I thought this [our … Continue reading
WOW! An amazing game to watch, even though my Pats fell short of making history. I honestly believe it went wrong in the 4th Quarter at 11:05 (or was that 11:06) – when the Pats decided to go for 4 and 13, when they were in field goal range. Oh … Continue reading
As this is the anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, I thought it only befitting to blog a little about this event, and how it affected me personally. Of course I wasn’t born when it happened; however both my mother and … Continue reading