What a BEAUTIFUL sight!
Just weeks away from an important mayoral primary and barely anyone is posting here. Melrose CARES continues its slide into obscurity and irrelevance. Sorry all 5 people who post the same garbage and non-sequiturs under different names; you may have to go over to one of the FB groups (one of which is also increasingly irrelevant in its own right) and start using your real identities to post your impotent vitriol.
Hefe
Some sobering news from Market Watch 8/31/19:
"The No. 1 most expensive state to buy a home in — it’s not New York or California.
Prospective home buyers may want to steer clear of the Bay State if they don’t want their purchase to break the bank.
Massachusetts ranked as the most expensive state to buy a home in, according to a report from personal-finance website SmartAsset. The analysis assessed 48 states and Washington, D.C., based on the following metrics:
• Effective property tax rate, based on U.S. Census Bureau data
• Median listing price and price per square foot, according to Zillow ZG, +1.27%
• Median value for homes in the bottom third of the market."
What does this have to do with your vote for Mayor ? Plenty. With a one-party dominated Legislature already having shown itself to be incapable of fiscal responsibility, the hope for some measure of responsible fiscal management rests at the local level … especially the Mayor’s office.
As a Melrose resident for 54 years, I have seen many Mayors come and go. None had the broad real world background of Monica Medeiros: Alderman Ward 2 (6 years), Alderman - at -large (5 years), School Committee Member (2 years), School Building Committee Member (2 years), Mass. Municipal Councillors Assoc. (Pres. 3 years),Mass. Municipal Assoc. Board of Directors (6 years), Governor’s Advisory Commission on Local Government (3 years). Not to mention an M.A. in Political Communication from Emerson College and a B.S. in Political Science from Northeastern U.
All for the ultimate benefit of Melrose voters.
How disgusting, "Questions"! Alderman Medeiros has worked hard (in full-time positions) all of her professional life. If your goal was to smear a dedicated individual, you failed and only discredited yourself! Shame on you! Go back to your "OneMelrose" bunker and think about all those poor residents on Brazil Street whom your beloved mayor and city administrators have so harmed and then maybe think a little about what that means in terms of credibility for your entire Mean Girls cabal!
Hey "Heartened": You clearly belong to the OneMelrose Mean Girls Cabal (as was just put succinctly elsewhere) that has caused so much pain and suffering to the real people of our city. You can strut all you like, but you only prove how pathetic you are. This message board has provided and will continue to provide (please, MelroseCares!) the only open place for the actual truth to surface in this upside-down Trumpian world of Melrose governance, where one can count on one hand (quite literally) the city officials with actual integrity and concern for the citizens (Monica, Scott--sometimes, Macmaster--as of June). The rest are totally in the tank, including MZ who only pretends to care (and then lies and/or votes with the Cabal, as he did with the city charter and his fake attempt to "correct" it). KLG, MB--two of the most disgusting phonies. Then there's the whole lineup of utterly useless placeholders (JT, RB, FW, JL, etc.) and the ignorant/arrogant a$$hats that make up the entire SC. The paid officials (RVC, city engineer, etc.) have proven themselves to be vile patronage employees who need to be removed summarily with the entrance of a legitimate mayor.
It will be a Brodeur and Mederios final in November. 50 50 chance. Either could win. Bird, Bewtra and Zwirko have their supporters but divide the vote which guarantees that Melrose will have either Mayor Paul or Mayor Monica.
Why does this always happen in the middle of an important discussion?
In 'driving around', it appears that the Medeiros signs are seeming to somewhat coincide with the prior "Vote NO" signs, which is of course fine, but being older I can't recall what her position was on the recent override. Does anyone remember?
Alderman Medeiros was the only elected official who stood strong against the override, and for well-stated reasons.
She has always operated fairly and on the basis of the local issues. She is a decent, honest, hard-working representative of the citizens, even those with whom she disagrees. Many are reasonably concerned about her "R" status. She could have helped herself greatly on the local level (and probably even regionally) if she had repudiated Trump and the Tea Party prior to that, and instead she kept to her party status (she didn't even try to waffle around the way Baker does). To her credit she has always worked on the basis of facts (when she can get at them, since the rest of the bunch, and virtually the entire city government operates on the basis of spin and obfuscation) and in the best interests of the citizens. She is definitely an R when it comes to its "traditional values" platform, though she would never support babies in cages or the many other Nazi features of the now-rogue GOP. She is a caring and responsible professional who can be trusted, despite her R label. She will stand up and try to fix messes like DPW, Water/Sewer, and the horrors that routinely come from school administration/SC. She's at least willing to consider all the factors, even if she makes votes that aren't always the most informed (unlike most of her peers who nearly always make uninformed votes and allow city officials to bully and mislead).
NoOneMelrose is promoting MB and JLB by and large, banking on the woman and/or race cards. JLB proved her worthlessness with the Brazil St fiasco. MB is waffled on virtually all important issues (she loves euphemisms like "unfortunate"), including/especially Brazil St. PB has learned how to play the game much more effectively over many years, but his proven worthlessness is right there for anyone who cares enough to look. MZ sometimes says and does the right thing, but he, too, has proved his untrust-worthiness (like appointing and yielding to proven failures like Thorp to the charter "review" committee). At least MZ is willing to think (sometimes), though he certainly shouldn't be trusted since he will most certainly choose politics over what is the right thing to do.
your a liberal snowflake go back down your mothers cellar and continue your game...Monica you have our vote.your the only one running who is not a snowflake liberal who wants to turn melrose into cambridge.Have a nice day
Thank you "mayoral candidates".
Unfortunately the "R" slipped my mind, and that's going to be next to impossible to overlook. Despite her 'repudiations' that you mentioned, I'm afraid that any R vote, even at this local level, might look like even a tiny bit of approval of the buffoonery that we've had to endure for the past 2-1/2 years. What a shame.
sorry but this country is running great.you dont have to like the president but facts are facts he is doing more than obama ever did.obama split this country from the very start he did nothing as a president his healthcare plan was a joke big money keep your doctor blah blah blah.President Trump 5 million jobs helping police which democrats would never do.building the wall.at least he cares about america the liberals dont as you can see on tv everyday.so for those who hate me for my post the facts are the facts and i am not a republican im an old democrat that is sick of bernie warren and the other clowns running for president.keep doing your job MR PRESIDENT....
Mike Delise? More like Mike Delight!! This man has the smoldering intelligence that just GETS the world right now. Forget the cries of racism, xenophobia, incompetence, outright fabrication of facts “as you can see everyday on tv.” He GETS it, y’all. Need more salt-of-The-earth-call-it-like-they-see-it buffoons in this town.
And I’m still waiting to hear about Monica’s first full time job? Or her MS Office “power user” certification on Excel? Again, the woman cannot read a spreadsheet!!
And this is the electorate that's going to "fix things" in Melrose.
UHOH
It's about being accountable..What has to happen for someone to read into this major problem in Melrose.
What vile nonsense from "Mike"! Grow up and maybe get some therapy, since you so clearly need it!
MM has a linkedin and plenty of online materials that make clear her lengthy professional and educational credentials:
Experience
City of Melrose
Company Name City of Melrose
Total Duration 11 yrs 9 mos
Title Alderman at Large
Dates Employed Jan 2014 – Present
Employment Duration 5 yrs 9 mos
Location Melrose, MA
- Elected to serve on this legislative board responsible for approving an operating budget of more than $70 million in this suburban city less than ten miles from downtown Boston.
- The Boston Business Journal ranked Melrose as the "Hottest" Housing Market in Massachusetts in July 2014.
- The Melrose-Wakefield-Saugus Veterans District was named Massachusetts Veterans Services District of the Year by the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Affairs for 2014.
Title Alderman, Ward 2
Dates Employed Jan 2008 – Jan 2014
Employment Duration 6 yrs 1 mo
• Elected to serve on this legislative board responsible for approving an operating budget of more than $65 million in this suburban city less than ten miles from downtown Boston.
• We’ve been named in Boston Magazine’s Best Places to Live in 2009, 2010 ... See more
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Company Name Massachusetts Municipal Association
Total Duration 3 yrs 9 mos
Title President, Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association
Dates Employed Jan 2017 – Present
Employment Duration 2 yrs 9 mos
Title Member, Personnel and Labor Relations Policy Committee
Dates Employed Feb 2016 – Present
Employment Duration 3 yrs 8 mos
Energi Insurance Services, Inc.
Compliance Director
Company Name
Energi Insurance Services, Inc.
Dates Employed Jan 2015 – Present
Employment Duration 4 yrs 9 mos
Location Peabody
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Advisory Commission on Local Government (LGAC)
Company Name
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dates Employed Feb 2016 – Present
Employment Duration 3 yrs 8 mos
Massachusetts Municipal Association
District 5 Representative, Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association
Company Name
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Dates Employed Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Employment Duration 2 yrs 1 mo
• Elected to represent my fellow councillors and aldermen in 13 communities including Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Revere, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown & Winthrop
• Serve on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Municipal Associatio... See more
John DeFusco Realty
Real Estate Sales Agent
Company Name
John DeFusco Realty
Dates Employed Aug 2006 – Jul 2014
Employment Duration 8 yrs
Prospect Mortgage, LLC
LLOA
Company Name
Prospect Mortgage, LLC
Dates Employed Oct 2009 – Oct 2012
Employment Duration 3 yrs 1 mo
NMLS# 41147
Massachusetts Republican Party
Republican State Committeewoman
Company Name
Massachusetts Republican Party
Dates Employed 2000 – 2012
Employment Duration 12 yrs
First Call Mortgage Co., Inc.
Senior Loan Officer
Company Name
First Call Mortgage Co., Inc.
Dates Employed May 2006 – Jun 2008
Employment Duration 2 yrs 2 mos
Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association
Director of Administration
Company Name
Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association
Dates Employed 2004
Employment Duration less than a year
NorthEast Mortgage Associates, Inc.
Mortgage Specialist
Company Name
NorthEast Mortgage Associates, Inc.
Dates Employed 2002 – 2004
Employment Duration 2 yrs
Education
Emerson College
Emerson College
Degree Name MA
Field Of Study Political Communication
Dates attended or expected graduation 1999 – 2000
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Degree Name BS
Field Of Study Political Science, Minor in Business Administration
Grade Summa *** Laude
Dates attended or expected graduation 1994 – 1998
Activities and Societies: Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society Golden Key International Honor Society 1998 Award for Academic Excellence in Political Science
I'm waiting for a write up from the forum, but from what I've seen over the years, Medeiros has been so out of touch with reality on a range of issues. I remember her saying that lowering the speed limit would be dangerous because it would cause road rage! What a joke.
Although not defending her statement, have you driven on Upham, Lebanon, or 'lower' Main Street at 25 mph???
She was right! I have had many cars rage-pass mine, even when many little kids were at the playground on Lebanon, criss-crossing the street, all just because they will not abide the 25 mph.
There are a lot of streets in Melrose where a 25MPH limit is reasonable and desirable. There are some where a 20MPH limit would be appropriate - a lot of the streets in Cork City come to mind, but imposing a 25MPH limit on a street like Upham is just plain ridiculous.
She was dead right. I have been passed on Howard twice since enactment while going about 28 mph. Prior poster is also dead right. Would make much more sense to ticket those zipping around my curve at 30 in front of HMann instead of ticketing those going 35 on Howard or Upham.
Have you driven on Upham, Lebanon, or 'lower' Main Street at 25 mph???
??? That looks familiar.
thanks for proving my point snowflake
So “mike”, when will you or the president/meteorologist be warning those in Nevada about hurricane Dorian?
if you watched the so called news last night you would see that cnn did a weather show 3 days before the storm hit that alabama was on the map to get hit they said it....just saying
Apparently once you take that first sip of koolaid, it doesn't matter what **** they put in it, you still lap it up. Scary, and sad.
koolaid is what the liberals have been drinking for 3 years.my friend i am no liberal im what you call a democrat thats trying to find out what happened to the party. they brought in to many clowns and fruit cakes....koolaid pal you OD on it.peace out
So Infurna appoints JLB to the newly created paid position of Deputy Mayor who knows when.....Mayor Infurna is hospitalized when the Brazil St poopapalooza hits the homes of 4 homes and JLB aka Deputy Mayor is NO WHERE to be found. Discuss....
Melrose Cares. Always out front with factual information. Hilarious as always.
Is the Deputy Mayor position in the city charter? Is there a monetary value with it?
My VERY unscientific take on the current standings in the "Battle of the Political Yard Signs" is as follows:
Paul has overcome an early lead by Monica
Jane is in a respectable third place
Mike not doing great, but has the largest sign out there
Manisha either just isn't trying or has little 'visible' support
The "standings" can certainly change, with nine days to go!
My error, I meant Jackie, of course!
Will Melrose taxpayers be responsible for paying the legal bills of Van Campen, Infurna, Clay and Lavender Bird when the Brazil Street Victim’s law suit goes to trial?
Jackie sold her soul to GI and will pay the price by losing her Mayoral bid.
Not to blow my own horn (much!) but my unscientific lawn sign observations seem to have predicted the voting results exactly!
I am not aware that lawn signs were ever prohibited in Melrose. It would be hard to justify a ban on political signage under the First Amendment. And commercial signage (painters, landscapers, contractors of divers sorts) has long been around here. That said, Ye Olde Melrose was a place where political signage was de trop merely as matter of social custom.
I won't swear to it of course (I'm lucky I can remember what I had for supper last night!) but I do seem to recall that almost any type of lawn sign (including commercial) was indeed prohibited, I believe because of "size regulations" included in our zoning/sign by-laws, until what some of us would call 'fairly recently'.
Political lawn signs were most certainly prohibited in Melrose for many years. When this rule was changed
I do not have an exact date but the political signs were prohibited until I think "'Guerriero's term.
Well, if Melrose had a ban past the Milano years (I've lived here in the Milano years...), it wouldn't have been legally enforceable if put to a court challenge. Even by that time, the Supreme Court was striking down bans on political lawn signs. Political speech has the highest protections under the First Amendment (unlike commercial speech, including real estate sale signage...). Signs can be regulated in content-neutral ways for public safety aspects, but not for being political. Melrose may have had a ban, but by that time, it was not legally enforceable, and I imagine that's why it was superseded (municipal ordinances can take a long time to get updated in that regard).
That said, we've not had much in the way of highly contested mayoral elections. The last pair were 2003 (Dolan vs Balfour) and the much tighter 2001 that required a recount (Connolly vs Dolan), and the ones before that were not highly contested in too many years to count now, as the city's gummint culture has long prized cozy insiderism.