Mr Viglione has publicly announced in the People's Forum of Medford City Council chambers that his was the only RFP received for running Medford's Public Access station. He has publicly stated that he has many qualifications. This publication will be examining his claims under the microscope of Public Inspection on his bid to operate a PUBLIC Access station.
With merely an initial Google search, we here at Medford Information Central have found the following Rip-Off Report entry filed against Mr. Viglione for not living up to his business promises. Here is the link to this report:
Report: #653390
Although we see later posts and rebuttals between Mr Viglione and apparent TV3 Medford participants, we ALSO SEE that the initial complaint was not leveled by any individual at TV3. This complaint states:
For over 30 years this "music producer", promoter, publicist, promises the moon but only takes your cash. When you realized that he is not going to what he says he can do and back out of working with him, you are $$$ in the hole with nothing to show for it. Then he threatens to sue you. There are a trail of bodies under his wheels in the Boston, MA, area. Beware. (end of filed report)
How & why someone (someones?) at TV3 added to this report is a mystery whose answer is not evident from reading the lengthy, boring and repetitive back-and-forth crossposts between the individual & Mr Viglione. The individual appears to be posting the text of actual court documents; giving the docket numbers + such to allow for verification if the reader so desires (this reader did not desire to do so). Mr Viglione's responses seem to be merely statements (repeated in post after post) alleging to be from different court documents but without stating docket numbers or any other references to allow for an interested reader (do any actually exist?) to verify or refute their accuracy.
Buf if one is to just stick to the original complaint, I am confident you will see evidence of the kind of stated behavior the report alleges to be in evidence from Mr Viglione's repeated City Council Meeting orations. Is this the type of Business Medford wants to run their Public Access Station. I think not.
But what do YOU think?
Inquiring minds want to know. Please post your thoughts in our "comments" section below.
Next up: We will be looking at the requirements for submitting the RFP and on how well Mr Viglione complied with these requirements.
Do stay tuned.
On his blog Tuesday night. Mr Fiblione makes requests (actually they are demands) of newly announced Mayoral candidate Stephanie Burke. We find particularly disturbing this following numbered demand of Joe's; as reprinted below:
10)Will you pledge to NOT be the Chair of the Medford School Committee and not take the additional monies?
Hey Joe... we hate to break this news to you but the City Charter actually requires the Mayor to chair the School Committee meetings in the City Charter passed by a majority vote of the residents of Medford. this is the will of the people. It overrides the "won't" Of Joe Fiblione. You demonstrate a shocking lack of knowledge of how the City works. You appear to be totally stumped when it comes to these legal matters.
Perhaps you should consult with an attorney to have it explained to you? We'd suggest you talk to City Councillor Bob Penta; but we understand that he is NOT AN ATTORNEY. maybe that's why he continuously makes the mistake of bringing forth to the Council Agenda resolutions to vote on matters the Council has no jurisdiction over.
Joe Fiblione reports on his blog tonight that
City Council Votes SEVEN to ZERO to MOVE THE TIME of the Acertainment hearing
All seven city councilors vote to change the time on April 29 from 2 PM to 6:30 PM at City Hall
Comcast Ascertainment hearing.
Of course, the City Council has absolutely NO jurisdiction over this Comcast hearing, so their vote will do nothing and the time of the meeting will not be changed. It was another example of Bob Penta completely wasting the taxpayers' time & money with frivolous (because they can't do anything about it) motions.
Bob (Mr Time-Wasting) Penta further wasted the City Council's time in once more talking on, discussing with others and voting on a resolution to cancel the Republic Parking contract. Too bad the Council didn't make that contract - then their vote would have teeth and cause the contract to be voided. As it is, it means NOTHING. It has the same effect as you or I phoning the Mayor to complain. Let me correct that; it has one difference from our phone calls, it wastes the City's time and money to have the Counci Chambers open and lit to be an arena to these foolish antics.
So pretty much HALF of tonight's City Council meeting was a total waste of time perpetrated by a bunch (5 of the 7) of grandstanding glory hogs trying to show you & I reasons for keeeping them on the job and re-electing them for another two year term this November. Only Adam Knight and Fred Dello Russo refrained from the egotistical posturing and kept their comments down to a bare minimum necessary to move the evening along.
The other five showed us reasons why we should not vote them back into office for another term.
Hey - did you see the latest "SCANDAL" Mr Viglione posted to that "other" Medford blog? Well of course in reality it is NO SCANDAL AT ALL, but take a moment to read it... Here's the link to it (we never mind giving his blog the extra hits - that's all Mr V lives for)
time-warner-comcast-meet-with-justice
What is particularly amusing is that while Mr Viglione continually bashes Medford and it's Mayor, he praises Malden and it's mayor, even though the Mayor of Malden made and signed the very same endorsement. Joe even provides the link to a page revealing this fact in another of his blog posts. Here is that link;
52-mayors-pledge-allegiance-to-comcasts-merger-deal-is-yours-on-the-list
And here is the list of the Massachusetts mayors who signed.
Kevin Dumas Attleboro Massachusetts mayor@cityofattleboro.us (508) 223-2222
Gary Christenson Malden Massachusetts mayor@cityofmalden.org (781) 397-7000
Michael McGlynn Medford Massachusetts mayor@medford.org (781) 393-2409
Daniel Rizzo Revere Massachusetts revere_mayor@revere.org (781) 286-8111
See what I mean? Looks like you've been caught with your pants down Joe.
Your lies have been outed again, Joe
NO WONDER people call Joe "Mr FIBlione"!
Poor Joe; you are rapidly losing people to fight with. You are rapidly losing "causes" to fight for. But don't feel sorry for him, anyone... for Mr Fiblione has taken to verbally attacking anyone and everyone he has ever known, it seems.
Today his blog has been filled with attacks and tirades against every person and on every subject he can think of. Where will it all end? We here at Medford-Information-Central predict it will be with a complete mental breakdown on his part.
We sincerely hope we are wrong, but we fear we are not.
And all this when there are actual news stories he could be reporting on.
Stick a fork in the old medfordinformationcentral; it's overdone!
Take a look one-and-all at what Mr "Fib"lione has been reporting all night long on his blog
(click on the link)
MEDFORD INFORMATION CENTRAL
go ahead, we'll wait and we don't mind giving his tired old blog the hits.
Are you back now? You are? Then we shall continue... Did you see how Joe is feebly attempting to take credit for the Mighty Mike's decision to retire? We told you so yesterday afternoon, didn't we? Before Joe even heard the information about the Mayor we reported that he'd be taking credit for it. But look at how ridiculous he is about it. You had just decided you were going to pull papers yourself, Joe; really? You actually expect anyone to believe that you'd forego making and having your Visual Radio cablecast? Really? Joe, you yourself have said MANY times that it is wrong for a candidate for office to have ANY show on public Access TV during the campaign season. In fact, several Cities (such as Everett -) prohibit the cablecasting of even previously existing public access shows made by candidates for office from running during the 90 days or so of campaign season. So what were you going to do, Joe... give up your show for the season? Or do you believe you are EXEMPT from those rules by virtue of your great swell-headed ego? Fess up, Joe... which one was it? Or is it REALLY that you are LYING once more in saying you had planned to pull papers for Mayor of Medford?
When you wake up for the day and start posting, Joe... please answer this very valid and relevent question for your readers. That is, if you have the BALLZ to do so. We think you don't!
One last bit of advice Joe - you should get up earlier in the day if you want to ever be a REAL JOURNALIST.
If you snooze, you lose... and you, Mr. "Fib"lione are losing a lot today - mostly your rapidly fading credibility! We wonder what "news" stories you'll make up today - we can't WAIT to read them!
Stick a fork in the OLD Medford Information Central (that's your blog, Joe) It's over-done!
SHEESH!!! Joe Viglione's Medfordinformationcentral blog at last comes out with the "better never than late" information that Mayor McGlynn will be retiring this year and will NOT be seeking re-election.
We came back from a nice dinner out and find that the news finally reached your ears, ran down through your typing fingers onto the keyboard, and posted the "news" (a little late to be calling your announcement "news" isn't it?) on your blog.
Gee, Joe... your ersatz "news blog" was the LAST source in Medford for this information, not the first; Central or otherwise. Better turn in your pencil and notepad Joe; you're all washed up as a "get-out-the-word-first" reporter. Turn in your press ID. Oh wait... you don't HAVE one - not even the "PRESS" knob from the Men's washroom like the Three Stooges used when THEY faked being reporters to sneak into the ballgame free. Guess you can't worm your way into press conferences anymore, pretending that your hate blog is actually news! No CREDIBLE news source would be almost FIVE HOURS LATE with a hot, important news story like this one. C'mon... FIVE HOURS? That's a full night's sleep for some people, Joe.
I guess now you'll have to re-christen your blog "Medford Information Central - Asleep on the Job"
There you have it, readers... OUR Medford-Information-Central outs another phony!
Who will we out next? Keep reading to find out!
We just came back from a leisurely lunch - a very fine meal at Salvatore's. Our "Mike Mcglynn Retires" scoop was the talk of the place. The conversations varied from "He's leaving? What will become of us now?" to "Mike is certainly made of sterner stuff to last all these years and leave on his OWN terms - totally undefeated at the polls" One thing EVERYONE agreed on... Mayor McGlynn was a godsend to Medford; always fair, always right and ALWAYS good to the people of Medford. His retirement is well-earned. The man worked hard, and will most certainly do so right up until his last day in office at the end of December.
Another thing everyone agreed on... Mr Viglione and his MedfordInformationCentral blog is a paper tiger.
Where is this man with the "hard-hitting", "read-it-here-first" scoop on the mayor's announcement. Where is he with ANY news reports on this very important story? Why hasn't Joe reported it yet? Did all his "news sources" dry up on him? Will Joe learn of this story from US first? Or will he have to get his story THIRD-HAND from one of the other news sources who pick up the story from OUR blog?
it's time for YOU to retire, Joe... you just don't have it any more. you dropped the ball BIG-TIME in missing breaking THIS story, Joe. Too bad, so sad. File it under "also-ran"
Wow! It's HUGE.... you won't believe how unbelievably believable this story is. It's WAAAAAY bigger than a fat man's ass... and ONLY we could have broken the story and possibly future-reported it here. Gadzooks! We really mean it - we're going to do it; we really are...
Only one man in Medford is the right man for the job.
Vote Mike McGlynn in 2015!!!!!
PETITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND SIMILAR MATTERS
15-309- Petition by Wendy’s Restaurant, 330 Middlesex Ave to amend Outdoor Dining License 15-309
15-333-Offered by Councillor Camuso
Be It Resolved that the DPW install additional crosswalk signs
in West Medford Square in the interests of public safety.
Tuesday April 7, 2015 Medford City Hall
DOCTOR RABIES IS BACK ON PUBLIC ACCESS TV IN MEDFORD!!!!
Yes fans... IT IS TRUE..... Doctor Rabies' Mad Movies Experimentorium can once more be seen on Medford, Massachusetts TV sets. At least those Medford residents with Verizon cable services can see him. Just tune in to the Malden Ma public access channel on Monday nights during prime time and you will see the dearly beloved Doctor Rabies back on your TV sets. He sometimes may also appear on Friday nights as well, during part of a rotating line-up, but Monday is his designated spot.
Remember, this is ONLY for those Medford households with VERIZON cable services.
Is there any better reason to drop Comcast and switch to Verizon?
I think not...
McGlynn. Can. Be. Trusted!!!
If Mayor McGlynn doesn't give us Public Access Television.....
it's beacuse we have shown him that we are too lazy and selfish to bother to put any type of active participation into it (that means we just want to WATCH it and bitch about it; we are not willing to get up off our asses and MAKE it for free... like the MEMBERS OF ALL OTHER ACCESS STATIONS do.
A FEW GOOD PEOPLE
Francis R. Pilleri, Jr.
Harvey Alberg
Ronald DeLucia
Cornelius Murphy
Arthur Alan Deluca
and possibly other board members, staffers and an independent contractor.
POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
What does this mean?
more to follow...
Return on Investment: Is the City Council worth it?
How does one grade elected officials being paid so much money?
Council candidate (and State Senate candidate) Rob Cappucci reminded voters on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 that the Medford City Council is one of the highest paid in the Commonwealth.
It is.
So how does one go about grading councilors on their work ethic?
The Council Agenda is a very good place to start, published here as a courtesy. For those paying attention, there are the established councilors putting forth motions that matter to their constituents; many of which they have no power to change; no authority to wield on these subjects: Cradock Bridge (being handled by the State/MBTA - why are they talking about it?), TV3 (they have no authority over it - again... WHY are they talking about it?), street lighting, empty storefronts (these are owned by PRIVATE individuals - some of which do NOT live in Medford - why is the council spending time trying to help THESE individuals to make even more money by filling these storefronts when they SHOULD be talking about ways to make life EASIER for Medford residants - that's YOU and me), potholes, the hospital, city services (hey! this one is actually relevent.
Then there are the the "shuckers and jivers" - those on the council who try to ride on the coat-tails of those councilors who actually DO try to help the residents. Just look at the following resolutions for Tuesday. Pay particular attention to the order in which they appear and the resolution number assigned to them. The lower numbers were received FIRST by the City Clerk; Ed Finn.
One example is found with two motions in succession this week:
15-333-Offered by Councillor Camuso
Be It Resolved that the DPW install additional crosswalk signs in West Medford Square in the interests of public safety.
15-334- Offered by Councillor Penta
Be It Resolved that the Mayor's continual failure as requested by this council on many occasions to provide adequate lighting correction to the downtown Medford Square area and the Route 16 parking lot next to the Condon shell parking needs further discussion in the interest of Medford's public safety.
One can quickly see that, as usual, Mr. Camuso's input is concise and to the point while the senior member of the council, Mr. Penta submitted his resolution only AFTER Mr Camuso's - in copy-cat fashion. Penta, attempts to make with words what he lacks in forsight and intelligence. He puts on airs; writes a Manifesto, writes the text of what he's going to say instead of just listing his topic as Mr Camuso did.
Bob... save the long-winded nonsense for your "Showtime in the Rotunda" and stop trying to bash the Mayor with every stroke of your pen. Don't you realize that you are VIOLATING campaign law by trying to change the outcome of the elections against a candidate? You yourself explained that such language is forbidden in City Hall by anyone speaking it, and ESPECIALLY someone who is running for office; even if it be an office other than the one in which you are trying to change the outcome! Council President Dello Russo please take note and sanction him when he does so! Bob will discuss the issues that are out of his depth in a fashion that the taxpayers cannot possibly understand or comprehend the needs, attempting to sound intelligent; when he is just showing himself out to be the clueless buffoon that more and more voters are seeing he really is!
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Freddy Dello Russo, Jr. What the hell is Penta doing at the city council year after year after year? Thank you so much for your reining in Mr P's foolishness when he goes COMPLETELY off-topic. We do so appreciate your restoring the meetings to at lest a modicum of decorum - Kudos to you.
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