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Airport buyer may have been murdered.
Anyone who misses Marlboro airport in New Jersey might be interested in this
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...,3247180.story George Patterson Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry, and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? Because she smells like a new truck. |
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"George Patterson" wrote in message news:fVUte.156$c97.129@trndny07... Anyone who misses Marlboro airport in New Jersey might be interested in this http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...,3247180.story Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? |
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Matt Barrow wrote:
Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a restricted age community development. When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too). The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation. The airport was sold to the developer. Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property. The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The NTSB refuses to comment. Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey. George Patterson Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry, and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? Because she smells like a new truck. |
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In article ky2ue.18471$fa3.11776@trndny01,
George Patterson wrote: Matt Barrow wrote: Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a restricted age community development. When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too). The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation. The airport was sold to the developer. Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property. The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The NTSB refuses to comment. Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey. The way developers covet airports, it would not surprise me one bit. Developers are the most politically influential group in state and local government. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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"George Patterson" wrote in message news:ky2ue.18471$fa3.11776@trndny01... Matt Barrow wrote: Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a restricted age community development. When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too). The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation. The airport was sold to the developer. Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property. The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The NTSB refuses to comment. Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey. All the while I was reading your response I was thinking of EXACTLY what your conclusion stated. But then, the same could be said about any major city...and quite a few small ones (as one in the development business, I can attest to). |
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article ky2ue.18471$fa3.11776@trndny01, George Patterson wrote: Matt Barrow wrote: Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a restricted age community development. When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too). The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation. The airport was sold to the developer. Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property. The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The NTSB refuses to comment. Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey. The way developers covet airports, it would not surprise me one bit. Developers are the most politically influential group in state and local government. Yes and no -- try developing ANYTHING in California. Less extreme but stultifying nonetheless are many other areas in which the EPA thinks they own EVERYTHING. -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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I got my certificate there in 1981. Fun little airport - especially the hi
voltage lines of of rwy 9 in the NJ summer - 95 degrees, 95% humidity. You really had to manage your airspeed and flare! Since I grew up in the area, I'll just say that George has it right on about the paranoia. "George Patterson" wrote in message news:ky2ue.18471$fa3.11776@trndny01... Matt Barrow wrote: Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like Howard Hughes and his paranoia. Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...??? Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a restricted age community development. When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too). The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation. The airport was sold to the developer. Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property. The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The NTSB refuses to comment. Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey. George Patterson Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry, and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? Because she smells like a new truck. |
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Matt Barrow wrote:
But then, the same could be said about any major city...and quite a few small ones (as one in the development business, I can attest to). Marlboro is a relatively small township; however, most of New Jersey is corrupt. The mayors of several small to medium-size towns in Monmouth County were recently indicted as the result of Federal sting operations and other investigations. One is on record as telling one of the investigators "I can smell a cop a mile away." I'm just glad the Feds are finally taking an interest; the State will never do anything. A couple weeks ago, we went to an open house at an estate a few blocks away. Turns out that it was built by the guy who was the original model for "The Godfather." They only put his son away a few years ago. Dunno how much of his empire is still intact. And that's just one of the larger operators. George Patterson Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry, and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? Because she smells like a new truck. |
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In article ,
Orval Fairbairn wrote: The way developers covet airports, it would not surprise me one bit. Developers are the most politically influential group in state and local government. The airport NIMBY goons aren't the most? -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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Bob Noel wrote:
The airport NIMBY goons aren't the most? Not usually. Most of them don't have enough money. Then, there's Forbes & crew. George Patterson Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry, and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? Because she smells like a new truck. |
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