Attempted Suicide on 28 Overlook Road
Around 20:45 hours tonight, the State Police and the tri-town Ambulance were called after Tim Squire made allegedly an attempt to end his life.
Tim Squire is Sally Blais’s brother’s son and around 25 years of age.
Sally Blais lives together with her husband Dave on 28 Overlook Road.
Suicide is a public health problem and is preventable, to read the Massachusetts Strategic Plan For Suicide Prevention Executive Summary, click here!
To read the Massachusetts Strategic Plan For Suicide Prevention, click here!
Peter Frei
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Comments:
Posted on 9 Jan 2010, 7:44 by James P. LaMountainover the top
Peter this post is over the top. A man has come to the point that he is trying to take his own life. That has to be the low point in a persons life. His name need not be posted all over this blog. Some news is best left un reported.
I will send a prayer to the powers of the universe to bring peace into this persons Heart. I wish him and the entire Blaise family well.
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Posted on 9 Jan 2010, 10:27 by Peter Frei
Stigma and Suicide
“Suicide remains the sorrow that still struggles to speak its name.”
Eileen McNamara, Boston Globe, December, 2007.
“Stigma and discrimination prevents open acknowledgment of mental illness and suicidal behavior, and this inhibits successful prevention, intervention, and recovery.” Summary of Massachusetts Strategic Plan for Suicide Prevention.
Suicide is a public health problem. To put this post in perspective, in 2007 a total of 6,720 such emergency department discharges happened state wide.
I mentioned the names involved as Sally Blais ironically was the chair person of the Board of Health for many years in town before resigning in 2004, just days after having been served with my complaint in the U.S. District Court in which she was a defendant in her official capacity as chair person of the Board of Health.
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Posted on 9 Jan 2010, 10:54 by James P. LaMountain
So What ?
So you do it out of vindictiveness....?.....?.....It's Ok to take a shot at Sally if you feel you must I guess. But her nephew....?....What did he do?..Peter,..I think she resigned because of the people who were invading the town hall..Speaking of suicide...It is a personal choice....There should be no intervention if it is a sincere attempt...There is no recovery from if you really mean it...So you are right when you say alleged...A true suicide does not speak of it usually..Back to the Young Man..It is not like he served on the highway department or got town land from Sally and Dave.... As a matter of fact Dave served the Town also....I say it speaks volumes that they left right after the current corrupt ones took power... In any event Sally and Daves kid use to swim across the lake to visit.. People can not raise such good kids unless they have something special in them....I mean just look at the Johnson Gang and how the kids also have the same distorted view and entitlement mentality as their kindergarten minded spoiled corrupt Father...PEEETY.....I used to see Sally and Daves kids around the town hall when they were small children and I don't see any fraudulant town land transfers to any of them.
Peter I hope the young man gets something good from your post. You never know who reads this.
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Posted on 9 Jan 2010, 16:24 by speaking out
corrupt father
Jim dont you have a mental illness? You went to prison for a reason that is worse than anything you blame the Johnson family for.I would trust them with my children before you Jim.O you talk about Peter being vindictive this hole blog is all about that.
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Posted on 9 Jan 2010, 20:59 by Dead Horse
Lies
Yah cause Noone has ever lied about their age before right? Everybody that's been to a bar has been of legal age right? For more info just look under the bio section of the blog. What's the difference between 15 & 16? 4 years if a mans life. That's the diffrence
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 1:00 by Closet Keeper..
to speaking out!
To the person who wrote the article about a corrupt father: I suggest you stop talking about skeletons in the closet before I start telling people about you problems.. This isn't Jim telling you this, this is someone reminding you I got dirt on you too!
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 8:38 by HG
inappropriate
Posting this article was wildly innapropriate. Attacking the family is even worse. They are going through a terrible ordeal, and the last thing they need is their names smeared all over this blog.
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 9:22 by Think about it
Smearing?
Presenting facts is not smearing. Should the press stop "smearing" (Aka:presenting facts) about Tiger Woods? The reporting of the information is not the problem here. The problem is that more people comment on topics like the suicide attempt and Brian Johnson and his inappropriate behaviors than the do about the truck stop or the Johnson Landgate. People need to get passionate about the things that really do effect them.
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 11:29 by Peter Frei
worse?? Are you kidding me..
There is something that bothers me. It is the comment left by "speaking out" with the title "corrupt father."
The commenter stated: "You went to prison for a reason that is worse than anything you blame the Johnson family for."
James LaMountain does not have any skeletons left in his closet, he wrote an honest autobiography which is posted on the "Who is Who" blog of the Holland Blog. When I read it the first time I had tears in my eyes. In his autobiography he spilled his guts out, admitting to everything he did for everybody to read, it takes a real man to do that!
For "speaking out" to voice his opinion and claiming that having consensual sex as a 22 year old with a female two weeks short of her sixteenth birthday (James LaMountain) is "worse" than anything the Johnson's did is nothing more than the opinion of a sick individual with a truly warped mind.
Let’s see what in his warped mind is harmless and NOT "worse," what five minutes of pleasure in a moment when Jimmy’s mind was week and his flesh was willing is worse than the repeated abuse of power by an elected official who is rotten to the core, who plans his sinister illegal schemes that go on now for more than 29 years (I did not do any research going further back, which does not mean that there was no illegal stuff going on). In the warped mind of the commenter all the following IS NOT WORSE:
Earl Johnson causing the D.D.111 disaster;
his abuse of his power to steal property and corrupting the planning board, zoning board of appeals, board of assessors, by repeatedly sitting in these boards while at the same time holding a selectman position and appointing some of his corrupted peers to fill empty seats (Johnson-Landgate);
hiring and elevating a corrupt police officer lacking the necessary skills and training to the Chief position and controlling him for his own agenda while defending him (Kevin Gleason) over years until the Holland Blog exposed his history and conduct including an arrest for reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol (selectmen Petersen, finally intervened and put a stop to the sinister affair between Earl Johnson and Kevin Gleason);
perjuring himself (I’m still writing about Earl Johnson) and claiming a member of this community's lawsuits would be "frivolous" for six years while defending the indefensible complaint up to the Appeals Court and at the end LOSING THE CASE while wasting over $100,000.00 of taxpayer's money (selectboard's own account of the amount wasted in the case Frei v. Planning Board of Holland, Town of Holland);
threatening a political opponent willing to run against him (still Earl Johnson) for the position of selectboard to fire her from the Holland Police Department if she would dare to run against him (Quinones case, costing the taxpayers another $50,000.00 for the settlement, this number does not include the unknown amount for defending the case); etc, etc, etc...
Commenter "speaking out," ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
I do believe that Earl Johnson someday will join his buddy Gleason in jail and do his time for his deeds; god knows James P. LaMountain did more than his fare share of doing time for his five minutes of pleasure..
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 12:15 by NO FAN OF JIM L
Don't care about Holland
Don't know Earl Johnson but i do know Jim and i don't like him. You must understand that not only Holland folks are blogging here so what ever happens out there i do not care.We have similar problems here. So sorry i do not talk trash about people i do not know.
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Posted on 10 Jan 2010, 12:49 by Mike LaMountain
And your name is?
How about you post your real name instead of hiding behind an alias so we can decide if we like you or not? It's easy to say something without having to back up what you said. What are you scared of? What are you hiding from? How about you open yourself up to a little criticism and post your name. Coward,
that goes for anyone who is "brave" enough to bash on someone without posting their name.
You=Coward
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Posted on 11 Jan 2010, 24:01 by sblais
Sally Blais
Peter At This moment i am speachless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am so glad my childern do not know you. They know of you but only you ignorant words. I will have more to say to you when i feel less pain over my family issues and I have calmed down to quote my mother " ITS NOT WORTH GETTING MAD ABOUT IGNORANCE"
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 14:11 by T Scott
Rediculous
Seeing this post for the first time i am shocked. I dont know the guy who posted this but i do know the Blais family and of their recent troubles. I can not believe that someone would stoop this low to insult this wonderful family. The Blais family would help anyone if they truely needed it if they were able. The person that posted this does not know anything about the situation. We all have our own issues, some larger than others. I dont think that this person would be happy if he had a tragic thing happen in his home and someone posted it on here with all the names of persons involved. Then again it seems like this person would never have something like this happen because he appears to be so cold hearted that he wouldnt be helping someone in need in the first place. This was totaly unnecessary. The Blais family is caring and compassionate, something the author knows nothing about. So next time something like this happens just let it go, the town is small and full of gossip as it is.
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 14:26 by Peter Frei
Sally Blais
I'm sorry you feel that way. I debated it well whether to include your nephew's name in the post, maybe I shouldn't have.
I tried to report the news without the stigma attached, my further comment indicate that.
I appreciate your opinion and especially the fact that you signed your comment with your name.
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 15:17 by Jim L
T-Scott
Dear T-Scott, You should tone it down a little. Nobody insulted the Blais Family. Least of all Peter Frei. He reported the facts period with a link to resources those looking to research the subject of suicide could access with a click.
Yes perhaps he probably should not have mentioned the Squires name. And I think Peter should not have mentioned past official interaction with the Blaise family in this forum.
That is where I agree with what you posted.
You stated you do not even "know the guy who posted this" , yet you go on to say....."Then again it seems like this person would never have something like this happen because he appears to be so cold hearted that he wouldnt be helping someone in need in the first place."... Well T-Scott, that is way out of touch with reality and a false statement that should qualify your entire post for the trash heap. The only reason it remains out front I am sure is because you signed your name. Well done if that is your name.
But I know Peter Frei. read this entire Blog and tell me how he would not be helping anyone. People who help others for the right reasons do not speak of it or advertise it to the world. You are wrong about Peter Frei. Yes he was royally screwed by the town and as he Said Sally was a Board Chairman at the time. But another Post perhaps in the speak out Holland section maybe would have been a more appropriate place to put it. I personally found both Dave and Sally to be very helpful in my interaction with them in the Town Hall when I re-built my house in 96.
SALLY !!!!!! There is HOPE.. and you know it.. It is good to see you posting here. If there is anything I can do to help let me know. 413 245 4502.
Jim
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 17:44 by T Scott
Im sorry
im sorry my comments were too harsh. i was upset and reacted right away. i just dont think that this should have been posted without the permission of all involved. i feel that this was unnecessary. you are right i should not have mentioned the author because i dont know him. I was just angry and it struck me as mocking the Blais family. It could have been posted without names and addresses and still had the same information about getting help with suicide if he feels its that big of a problem in Holland.
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 18:18 by sissy girl
me too
my comments were a little harsh to im also sorry it just i dont think stuff like that should be on a public blog
just my opinion
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 21:17 by Holly Gillen
sad
Please stop talking about the Blais family. This is a terrible situation they are dealing with. We live in the same neighborhood, & In my opinion, they would help anyone out that needed it. They are very nice people. It is unfortunate that something so heartbreaking happened at their home. But frankly, this story shouldn't be out there.
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Posted on 12 Jan 2010, 22:48 by Mike LaMountain
Where is the letter
Hey there Peter. I've been looking around the blog for the letter from Scott I think his name was. It was about what happened when he approached the town and the board of health. I cannot seem to locate it. Could you please post a link.
As far as my feelings toward the Blaise family and their personal tradgedy I hope for you all the best and I want you to stay strong. I just found out this week, actually a day or two after this story broke that a friend of mine did sucessfully commit suicide. If anyone would like to read his story or watch the news footage just google "Coventry suicide". R.I.P Craig. I wish you would have just came out to our Holland farm to relax for awhile rather then resort to such a permanant solution to such a tempory problem. Good Luck you guys.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 6:19 by Jim LaMountain
R.I.P. Craig
http://www.courant.com/community/coventry/hc-coventry-shooting-0102,0,1531832.story
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 8:53 by Peter Frei
Here is the letter Mike..
Mike, if you have difficulties to find something on the blog, just Google it. The search "Scott Kohlstrom" produces the link to the letter on the Holland Blog as top result out of 1,790 results. Here is the link:
http://www.01521.com/ots/scotkohl.htm, or just click here!
Your piece about the Mike Jovan sentence was read 52 times yesterday and the average time spent on reading your piece was 9:12 minutes.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 8:59 by Jody
Compassion
I feel like it is an insult to the Blais family to even feel like it's your duty to report on the private happenings of their home. They are truely a special family,and don't need to deal with this,on top of the tragic events of the other night.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 9:37 by Joan Hudon
FRIENDS SUPPORT
I am a neighbor of Sally and David Blais and you will never find people who are more compassionate and caring. I't's unfortunate that some people are so narrow minded they have to trive on other people's personal problem's just to use it as a soap box for their own personal agenda.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 9:55 by Peter Frei
Inappropriate?
As a general rule, public officials and former officials give up their right to privacy as a matter of law.
Sally Blais was a member of the Board of Health for many years and even chair person of the Board; Dave Blais was the Zoning enforcing officer for many years. As the incident happened in the Blais residence it was a story of interest to the community.
I followed the guidelines and included links to official websites that offer help and information. Wikipedia has the following on guidelines for journalism pertaining to suicide and attempted suicide:
Various countries have national journalism codes which range from one extreme of, "Suicide and attempted suicide should in general never be given any mention." (Norway) to a more moderate, "In cases of suicide, publishing or broadcasting information in an exaggerated way that goes beyond normal dimensions of reporting with the purpose of influencing readers or spectators should not occur. Photography, pictures, visual images or film depicting such cases should not be made public." (Turkey) Many countries do not have national codes but do have in-house guidelines along similar lines. In the U.S. there are no industry wide standards and a survey of inhouse guides of 16 US daily newspapers showed that only three mentioned the word suicide and none gave guidelines about publishing the method of suicide. Craig Branson, online director of the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), has been quoted as saying, "Industry codes are very generic and totally voluntary. Most ethical decisions are left to individual editors at individual papers. The industry would fight any attempt to create more specific rules or standards, and editors would no doubt ignore them." Guidelines on the reporting of suicides in Ireland were introduced recently which attempt to remove any positive connotations the act might have (e.g. using the term "completed" rather than "successful" when describing a suicide attempt which resulted in a death).
Here is a link to the Australian Press Council:
http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/activities/guides/gpr246_1.html
I was actually withholding information and known details about the individual’s recent past and respected his privacy. I wish the Blais family would treat me on facebook as well as I treated them here despite the grieve they gave others and myself in the past while in office, especially Sally!
What I would like to know is how Tim is doing and whether he is OK and getting the needed help.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 11:26 by Jim L
Outrage
Ok....SO the posts about the politics have no place here no matter your feelings. Thhe facts as a news story...Peter only publushes truth.. If truth is uncomfortable that can not be the problem of those providing news. Just because someone is popular or compasionate does not make them immune to reporters. As I have said over and over again.. The place for the stuff about te Blais family as public officials do not belong on this post. Take them to another post or speak out Holland. This entire post and all the comments should be in the trash bin.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 22:07 by Jeff Barsaleau
well
How about you do everyone a favor peter and take this off the internet entirely and then you wont have any more problems with this...this incident should not be blogged on the internet for everyone to see...it is personal information, period.
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Posted on 13 Jan 2010, 22:14 by Mike LaMountain
Free Press
"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but most certainly without freedom the press will never be anything but bad."
Albert Camus
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Posted on 14 Jan 2010, 7:39 by Robin
Not the Place
As a former resident of Holland, I am saddened by the items in this particular Blog entry. Reporting the events and happenings in and around Holland is an awesome idea, so Kudo's for that. But on the other hand I have questions as why the young man's name was mentioned regarding a suicide attempt. It is important to report that suicide happens everywhere regardless of where you live, small town or big city. But couldn't the post been more to the likes of "A local young man, age 25, attempted to take his own life this past weekend. After dealing with some recent problems, the young man felt this was the way out, fortunately his attempts failed, and he is currently with his family. If you or someone you know is showing signs or feels they are considering attempting suicide, please contact:....(add local suicide prevention center or HOTline). I don't think it's important to say Mary's Sister's cousin's Brother on his Fathers side tried to commit suicide. Does it really matter who the person may or may not be related to? Or is the importance on reporting suicide the main goal. I see a lot of animosity on this page. And although freedom of the press is a civil right, does that mean those with the press pass should use it to publicly bash our neighbors, towns-people and friends. This Blog page can be amazing if your using it for the intended purpose and not gossip about the dirt everyone has on others. And before you say why don't I put my whole name? I don't want any of my family who still leaves there to be written about. Take care and have a wonderfully blessed day!!!
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Posted on 14 Jan 2010, 11:55 by Dave & Sally Blais
Thank you
Peter its nice to see that your qoting the law as written instead of your interpretation of the law!!!
You are disgruntled about me and my years if service for the Board Of Health. You may not have liked how i (and the two other members of the board) handled your case, but when you are elected to an public office and you take an oath to up hold the laws of the state of massassachusetts, you do this with the health and saftey of the public as your first obligation.
You dont care about public saftey ----you care about yourself -----and you certanly dont care about me or my family. If you did you would never put my adress and personal information on the internet!!!!!!!!! You have put my entire family at risk numerous times. My husbands career as a correctional officer was dangerous enough without your constant help directing inmates right to my door. Excellent job Peter.
I am greatful to live in a comunity that has compassion and that care about the health and welfair of its neighbors. I wish to thank everyone for though and prayers.
Dave & Sally Blais
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Posted on 14 Jan 2010, 12:53 by James P. LaMountain
SALLY BLAIS FOR SELECTMAN
GO SALLY>>>>ONCE AGAIN HOLLAND NEEDS YOU TO HONOR THE OATH AND UPHOLD LAW IN THE TOWN HALL>>>>> SALLY FOR SELECTMAN !!!!!!!! PLEASE SALLY DO IT FOR THE TOWN !!!
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Posted on 14 Jan 2010, 13:36 by Peter Frei
What a joke..
I thought I would give you and your family the time you need to get over this, but your comment (the second) calls for an answer, sorry!
There is a difference between being disgruntled and being the victim of an egregious abuse of power.
The truth is, I’m not disgruntled, I’m a victim!
Whether an individual is a disgruntled person or a victim depends on which side the law and in the end the court of law is. What you Sally Blais, Earl Johnson, Debra Benveniste, Humphrey Sutton and many others tried to deny me was finally given to me by decisions of Magistrate Judges, Superior Court Judges, and Judges of the Appeals Court of the Commonwealth. There is no need for me to be disgruntled, I was always on the side of the law and did get what I was entitled to and NO (final) COURT DECISION was ever against me. What I try to do with this blog is to help victims and prevent officials from victimizing others by informing the community about corruption.
The laws that gave you the power as an elected official were not enough for you Sally Blais, you had to pervert the laws to fit your agenda. Your “service to the community” was disingenuous at best.
I will never forget your statement when I tried to explain provisions of title V to you as I thought at that point in time you were just ignorant and not vindictive.
“I don’t wanne know, it’s just gone make it more difficult for me. I don’t need to know!”
Another one was, “nothing makes sense to you!” I also remember the Board of Health meeting that took place on March 21, 2000. You had maneuvered yourself into a corner, a former selectman tried to remind you of what your job was. During that meeting I answered your question, "are you telling me I am not doing my job?" with, “yes!”
As shit was about to hit the fan that night you just stormed out of the office like a defiant teenager not to be seen again.
There were documents that disappeared (you claimed that they burned during the fire at the town hall) and outright lies.
But there were many others, Scott Kohlstrom who has a letter posted on this blog, the Bunn’s you harassed by ganging up with Gleason who is in jail now as everybody knows.
It might not be a coincidence that you and Dave were friends of Gleason. If he is not a friend of yours, why would you go on a cruise with him and his girlfriend as you guys did back in the summer of 2003. As the old saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
The septic system you tried so hard to deny me is not only in compliance with title V (as you always knew), and is to this day; it exceeds the requirements. I’m probably the only one on the lake who is able to accommodate a system in compliance with title V as I own 5 acres and not just 5,000 square foot or less as most lakefront property owners do.
You did not serve this town; you satisfied your sick need to control and to make other people’s lives miserable. The people writing here about you being compassionate should have followed you just once into the BOH office and attend one of the many meetings you chaired.
You wrote in your comment: “when you are elected to an public office and you take an oath to up hold the laws of the state of massassachusetts, you do this with the health and saftey of the public as your first obligation.“ Yes, I would do that, but you didn't. Everybody reading your statemt carefully realizes that you don't make the claim for yourself. What a joke!!
I also want to point out that it was you who drew your kids into this mess of your's, it was you who informed inmates and former inmates of the fact that Dave is a former correctional officer. You even had to draw your mother into this in your first comment by mentioning your mother’s tolerance towards ignorance.
I find ignorance maddening.
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