Tag: Massachusetts DCF

  • Justina Pelletier is Home for Christmas

    Justina Pelletier is Home for Christmas

    GIRL AT CENTER OF CUSTODY BATTLE HAS ONGOING MEDICAL CHALLENGES by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 25, 2014) — On Thursday morning, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney tweeted, “My favorite Christmas gift? The fact that Justina spending Christmas at home with her family!” His reference was to 16-year-old Justina Pelletier, whose custody was claimed by Massachusetts Department of…

  • National Day of Remembrance Holds Vigils Across the Country on Saturday

    National Day of Remembrance Holds Vigils Across the Country on Saturday

    “GOD’S PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2014) — On Saturday, pro-life groups across the country will gather at the gravesites of children whose lives were taken by abortion. The National Day of Remembrance has now been set for the second Saturday in September each year. Forty-five locations where mourners are gathering are found…

  • Justina Pelletier Returns to Her Parents’ Custody

    Justina Pelletier Returns to Her Parents’ Custody

    “IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 18, 2014) — Justina Pelletier, the 16-year-old Connecticut girl who was placed in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) 16 months ago, is now home with her parents in West Hartford, CT, this writer’s home town. Investigative and award-winning…

  • Breaking:  Justina Pelletier Going Home on Wednesday!!!

    Breaking: Justina Pelletier Going Home on Wednesday!!!

    “THE HAPPIEST GIRL ON THE PLANET” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 17, 2014) — A tweet from Pelletier family spokesman Rev. Patrick Mahoney on Tuesday evening at 8:47 p.m. EDT reports that Justina Pelletier, the 16-year-old who was taken into the custody of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) 16 months ago over a medical…

  • Rally for Justina Pelletier Monday in Boston

    Rally for Justina Pelletier Monday in Boston

    IS “THE IMPOSSIBLE” POSSIBLE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 1, 2014) — There will be a rally for the reunification of Justina Pelletier with her family. The 16-year-old has been separated from her parents for almost 16 months after a difference of opinion on her medical diagnosis occurred between two doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital and…

  • The Release of Three Prisoners

    The Release of Three Prisoners

    THE PRICE OF LIBERTY by Sharon Rondeau (May 31, 2014) — On Saturday, the AP reported that a U.S. soldier held by the Taliban since 2009, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, has been released in “good condition.” In exchange, the U.S. freed five prisoners from the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, releasing them to a Qatari…

  • Free Justina Rally Draws Thousands

    Free Justina Rally Draws Thousands

    “THIS IS GOVERNOR PATRICK’S FAULT!” by Sharon Rondeau (May 26, 2014) — On Saturday, Justina Pelletier celebrated her 16th birthday at a facility in Thompson, CT, instead of with her family from West Hartford while a rally was held on the steps of the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston’s Beacon Hill section. Tweeters stated that between…

  • “Free Justina” Rally at Massachusetts Statehouse Saturday at 2:00 p.m. pb

    “Free Justina” Rally at Massachusetts Statehouse Saturday at 2:00 p.m. pb

    “MORE PRIVILEGES?” by Sharon Rondeau (May 24, 2014) — Radio show host and Washington Times columnist Jeffrey Kuhner is sponsoring a rally at the Massachusetts statehouse on Saturday afternoon for Justina Pelletier, who was taken from the custody of her family in February of last year after a new team of doctors disagreed with the…

  • Justina Pelletier’s Mother Denied Mothers’ Day Visit

    Justina Pelletier’s Mother Denied Mothers’ Day Visit

    “TWEETSTORM” AT 8:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY FOR FAMILY’S REUNIFICATION by Sharon Rondeau (May 11, 2014) — While millions of mothers are enjoying Mothers’ Day with their families and particularly their children, Linda Pelletier was not able to visit her daughter, Justina, at the facility where she has been held since January by the Massachusetts Department…

  • Justina Pelletier to Return to Connecticut

    Justina Pelletier to Return to Connecticut

    BUT WHY NOT HER PARENTS? by Sharon Rondeau (May 5, 2014) — ABC News reported on Monday that the 15-year-old Connecticut girl held by the Massachusetts Department of Child and Family Services, Justina Pelletier, will be returned to her home state “next week.” Justina was hospitalized at Boston Children’s Hospital in February of last year…

  • Parents of Justina Pelletier Report Allegations of Abuse Against Facility Holding Her

    Parents of Justina Pelletier Report Allegations of Abuse Against Facility Holding Her

    ANOTHER MISSTEP IN MASSACHUSETTS? by Sharon Rondeau (May 3, 2014) — On Friday, several news outlets reported that during a scheduled visit between the Pelletier family and their daughter, Justina, at a Massachusetts DCF office in Dorchester, they called 911 to relate that Justina had reported abuse while in the shower on an unspecified day.…

  • Should Criminal Charges Be Filed in the Justina Pelletier Case?

    Should Criminal Charges Be Filed in the Justina Pelletier Case?

    “LEGALLY KIDNAPPED“ by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 29, 2014) — On Tuesday morning, The Post & Email contacted the media office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to inquire about the case of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier, who is being held by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) in a residential group home rather than…

  • Is Justina Pelletier’s Condition Improving or Deteriorating Under Massachusetts DCF’s Care?

    Is Justina Pelletier’s Condition Improving or Deteriorating Under Massachusetts DCF’s Care?

    MASSACHUSETTS JUDGE KEEPS SICK TEEN FROM PARENTS FOR AT LEAST THREE MORE MONTHS, BUT POSSIBLY THREE MORE YEARS by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2014) — In an email notification on Wednesday, Brian Connor of the citizen action group Grassfire stated that a member of the Massachusetts legislature, Rep. Jim Lyons, is attempting with several other…

  • Rally for Justina Pelletier on Monday in Boston

    Rally for Justina Pelletier on Monday in Boston

    WILL THE HEAVY HAND OF GOVERNMENT BE LIFTED? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 15, 2014) — A rally is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2014 in front of a Boston courthouse to urge the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) to return custody of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier to her parents, who live in Connecticut. In…

  • Parental Rights Under Assault

    Parental Rights Under Assault

    “KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY KIDS” by RoseAnn Salanitri, ©TPATH  (Mar. 5, 2014) — Hillary Clinton once said that it takes a village to raise a child. At the time it seemed like she might have meant that all of us are responsible for the children around us.  Given Mrs. Clinton’s ideas regarding socialism, it…

  • Are Connecticut and Massachusetts Aiding and Abetting Child Abuse?

    DCF COMMISSIONER “OUT OF OFFICE;” VM ONLY AT GOVERNORS’ OFFICES by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 25, 2014) — On Tuesday morning, after reading coverage of Justina Pelletier’s case at The Blaze, The Post & Email sent the following email to the commissioner of DCF for the state of Massachusetts: JUSTINA PELLETIER – MEDIA INQUIRY‏ Hello, I…