What is it with Methuen and Little Joeys. We seem to be overrun by them, shooting off their big mouths costing the taxpayers more and more money... for what? So they can show us how powerful they are? It is time someone told these Little Joeys the meaning of PUBLIC SERVANT, they just don’t seem to get the concept.
Let’s start with Joey number one. Come on loyal readers you know who I am talking about, the ex-chief yahoo, Joe Solomon, who usually appears with the one big Joey... da dawwg. I had to laugh at the recounting of the Moe Lariviere trial, where these two guys, state in the daily record of advertising, death, Dear Abby and horoscope, without a smile on their faces, that they were nothing but professional when it came to railroading Moe out of the solicitor’s job. These guys have never in life drawn a professional breath; they are nothing but thugs and should be treated as such. Too bad justice was blind and once again they have dodged the bullet. But don’t worry, old Moe was not the only iron in the fire, these two have managed to create a swarth of dissention behind them, in fact, the ink was not dry on the verdict when they just could not shut up, they released a statement, drawing yet more attention to themselves, with the grant fraud looming in the near future. Keep it up boyz! This was only a skirmish in the full scale war.
Let’s go on to the next little Joey. Salvo, who seemed to be able to dash the fate that has befallen Moe Lariviere. Rumor had it that Salvo had sexual harassment charges filed against him by at least three city employees. Knowing Salvo and how he loved to get in my face, stand on his toes and spit all over me with his words of intimidation it could be misconstrued as sexual harassment, the one sure fire way of unloading an employee who has that take over mentality. Again, I was thoroughly amused when the little man stated that he, at the age of 63 had some powerful business opportunities calling him away from his award winning job of business manager for the Methuen School System at a whopping salary of 93,000k plus a full fledged member of the “all you can eat rolling buffet”. I guess it is in who you know and Salvo and Bridgeboy are friends, so once again the meaning of public servant goes out the window. Secret deals are made, and the only one good thing out of this is that this Little Joey is GONE! Two down!
One big question after what has befallen Moe Lariviere, how come when Bridgeboy heard of this accusation, a camera was not immediately set up in Joey Salvo’s office, and he was not whisked away for questioning by chief yahoo and his trusty dawwg? After all, Moe had only one charge against him, this little Joey allegedly has more. I guess I answered my question in the above paragraph... it is in all who you know and....
Now on to the next Little Joey, who is also known as the Professor of Forgery. Little Joey Aiello also wears the hat of President of the Patrolman’s Union. For purposes of this column, this little Joey is now on the back burner, not that he should be dealt with in the near future, however, if he does not have a writing utensil in his hand, and if any of my loyal readers should see one, be sure and wrest it out of his hand, we will be safe from him for now. The courts have issued a letter on him testifying in any criminal cases, since he is a criminal himself that will have to suffice for now.
This article is about yet another Little Joey, one that has almost flown under the radar, much to his chagrin, but now is the time to let the Little Joey out of the bag, and show him for what he is... JUST ANOTHER LITTLE MEGLOMANIC JOEY, who has managed to wangle his way into Methuen politics, again the meaning of PUBLIC SERVANT, must be explained to him. He is none other that the east end district councilor Joe Leone!
The following is an e-mail sent to Bob LeBlanc in reference to the City Council appointed Water and Sewer Commission. It shows us just how important this Little Joey thinks he is.
At this fateful council meeting, this little Joey did his job well indeed; he convoluted the facts, while inserting his two cents worth of ciphering, which produced a whopping 23% increase in the water rate the citizens of Methuen are going to be saddled with.
He did Bridgeboy’s bidding like the puppet he is, while unbeknownst to him, the public employee members of that meeting that were held in mayor Bridgeboy’s office to discuss how the Water and Sewer Task Force reached their figures, Little Leone was the brunt of their snide laughter. They poo poohed his figures, rolled their eyes and got a good chuckled at his expense. No wait, he knew, Dottie Kahlil told him, obviously after his condescending remarks about her in his “clever” e-mail, he didn’t believe her.
The little man pushed on, singing Bridgeboy and Frank Russo’s rape and pillage policy as you can see by the e-mail, only problem, he is supposed be doing the east end citizens bidding. He is not! Perhaps he needs to see just how important he is, East Enders give him a call; let him know just how “clever” you think he is. Oh, and one more thing, the flat rate is a better deal for him personally. Jeez, do you think loyal readers that his flat rate vote because it is more favorable for him personally is a breach of ethics? I’ll have to call and ask!
From: joseph.leone@comcast.net
To: SENECA93@aol.com
Subject: RE: CLEVER
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:49:21 -0500
Bob, here’s the clever part. When Jack Burke got up for the very first order of business and couldn’t answer the very first question posed to him, the question that was designed to help me sell your program to the rest of the council, it was “game over”. All I wanted was to know how your committee arrived at your recommendation, and I got a diatribe from both of you that you didn’t run the numbers because you were both just positive that Frank and the mayor were playing games anyway. How was that helpful? How does that improve your credibility? Wouldn’t it have been better to not even mention the sewer until next time we set rates? After all, you made a recommendation that the rates were too high, yet you couldn’t tell us how you arrived at that recommendation or what numbers you used. Jack even said he didn’t bring the numbers with him… the biggest “15 minutes” he’s had and he didn’t bring the numbers that would have made your case? Furthermore, whoever encourages Dorothy Kalil to act like a 2nd grader having a tantrum is giving her bad advice. Sitting there in the front row calling names and making slanderous and insulting comments is nothing that I can find in any of Dale Carnegie’s books. As far as the water rates go, I have been running analyses of our consumption and revenue situation for months, and I’m pretty damn sure of my conclusions. I am 100% certain that my figure of 23% over the older rates is what is needed, and I’d be quite happy to sit with you and Jack to show you how I arrived at it. I had every intention of voting for the rate structure you recommended as long as it didn’t touch reserves. Your program is $351,000 short, which is just about the only thing Frank Russo and I can agree on. We independently analyzed your proposal and we both came up with the same conclusion. Everybody, with no exceptions, tried to spin the numbers to make their own case. The problem is that when everybody is trying to add 2 and 2, the guy who announces that the answer is “5” looks pretty foolish, and if you want to accuse me of being clever for recognizing that, I’ll plead guilty. I told you as late as Wednesday, after getting calls from several of your members that I’d be on board for the whole program as long as the numbers worked. They did not work, and still do not. I even sent my worksheet to you and Jack for comment, and what I got from Jack was that he was insulted that I questioned his figures. I’m sorry that you and the committee had to put in so many hours, but as chairman you shouldn’t have let the lunatic fringe “wag the dog”.
I sincerely wish you and your family a very merry Christmas.
Joe
First and foremost he is besmirching Jack Burke, who has served the people flawlessly. I refer to the “15 minutes”!
If Little Big Man had attended the meeting in the Mayor’s office about the facts and findings of the Sewer and Water Commission, he would have heard first hand Mr. Burke explain just how he arrived at his figures. You know loyal readers I was there, the only reason this meeting took place was Bridgeboy and his boy Frank Russo, (is Frank’s real first name Joey?), could not believe that Jack Burke arrived at the same figures as these nimcompoops, without having all the pertinent data supplied after many, many public information requests... I’M SHOCKED!
You know Joe, I mean Frank, that’s what you get when you have a real bonified engineer on the job!
By the way loyal readers, Frank has been getting a stipend in the tens of thousands to be the Water Registrar for years now; in essence he has been the one minding the store. It is very obvious he has not been doing his job. It in now time to hire a “for real” water registrar to actually do the job for the benefit of the people. This was a recommendation of the Sewer and Water Task Force Commission, and is a major glitch in Bridgeboy’s plan! Not to mention that Frank will have to get a part time job supersizing your meals if he loses this double dipping meal ticket!
What came of all this double talk at that fateful meeting was that Frank would be reduced by about 20 grand in salary, and the plan might fall short by give or take $351,000, that would have to be taken from the reserves. SO WHAT! After what has been mismanaged by old shar, Frank and now Bridgeboy, this sum is a drop in the bucket, and could be easily covered. Unfortunately, the 5 tiered plan, along with the service charge being just dedicated only to debt reduction did not fit into the rape and pillage plan, proposed and desperately needed by the mayor... Bridgeboy Manzi! And never forget FRANK! Do I smell smoke? Hey, Frank you better check; your pants are on fire. Or is it you should be fired for gross mismanagement of the enterprise funds? Yeah, that’s it!
The Sewer and Water Commission’s findings were “Spot On”! The very diversified Commission took very seriously their entrusted position by the City Council to come up with a palatable solution for the citizens to be able to handle this massive debt, caused after many years of neglect and misappropriation by this and previous administrations. The problem was and still is Bridgeboy needs money and what better way to get it that to mess with the Sewer and Water Enterprise Funds. Nobody is checking, and by nobody, I am saying the State that has allowed these cities and towns, especially in the Merrimack Valley it seems, to run amok when it comes to fiscal management.
I seem to have forgotten one more little Joey that has scourged our town. He is none other than Joe Giarusso, our very own little con man. His crowning glory is blossoming to life as the winter progresses. This little Joey was one of the first enablers for the Methuen Assisted Suicide Living Project to come to pass. It was the Conservation Commission that started the ball rolling on this project that had the blessing of our old queen shar and currently still her knave Bridgeboy Manzi, not to mention Ex-representative Broadhurst, and Senator Steve Baddour. I hope I did not miss anyone, anyone that had a hand in this project needs to be recognized. This project will be built on grossly contaminated land, clean up has amounted to a teaspoon full out the Pacific Ocean. I have all the documents to prove this, and will continue to hold on to them so in the future, when those that unknowingly inhabit this project start to get sick, they will have the names and facts to base their court cases for negligence on.
The Methuen Assisted Suicide Living Project will consist of a wood frame building, built below sea level in the flood plain on a highly contaminated parcel that has already caused death and sickness to the surrounding neighborhood, (two little eight year old boys died the same day of the same brain tumor), along with the death from the same brain tumor to our past public health code enforcer. Take a bow Joey number 5!
I almost forget, yet another Joey, who had a big hand in the past, in fact, he also needs to be mentioned in reference to the Methuen Assisted Suicide Living Project, among many other projects. None other than Joey Cosgrove... check out some back issues of Rumbo, and you can read about him, and how he was one of the first ones to threaten me.
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