"I'm here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for ourselves and for our children," said the Honorable Judge Marie O. Jackson-Thompson (retired)
Once again Medford's Channel 3 is in the news, and it is not the news that Comcast ratepayers have been waiting for. Now it is tawdry programming along with days and days of a "technical difficulties" sign and tons of Public Service Announcements. Judge Jackson-Thompson said "“I'm here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for ourselves and for our children."
The question for the Honorable Judge Jackson-Thompson is - are you still here? I see Judge Judy on my TV, but where oh where is Judge Jackson-Thompson?
If you are still here, your honor, is the station the best it can be for ourselves and for our children with the new controversy back in the news?
The issue is not the First Amendment and Free Speech because if five or six citizens or even one citizen is denied access tv in any way, shape or form; if "sponsorship" is not respected and sponsors are made to jump through hoops so a program won't air, then there is no First Amendment argument for insensitive material aired outside of the safe harbor.
That is a red herring thrown into the mix so the focus won't be on the facts: that something aired at an inappropriate time without regard for the children or senior citizens who don't want to stumble upon it at that hour is a TV station being a nuisance rather than being Access.
Juvenile talk best spoken in some dark alley, not thrown in the faces of residents who have no say in the matter, is one person's public access TV, certainly, but airing it at that hours begs the question: "Is that all you've got?" Have no other producers contacted you to air quality programming that goes beyond re-runs of public domain movies, imported shows brought in to fill in air time and old, old TV3 shows that have no relevance to Medford life today?
What professional stations in other cities and towns do is:
a)school their volunteers properly to alert the station if the material should be broadcast in the safe harbor - after 11 PM (10 PM in some municipalities...that's a judgment call)
b)be respectful of ALL members of the community and not air suggestive programming outside of the safe harbor. Even if station management wants to press the Free Speech issue (possibly to gain some notoriety), why slap the Comcast ratepayers in the face in the process?
These are valid questions that need to be addressed one by one. What we've experienced is not a conversation, it is the station throwing things off topic in an attempt to not answer the pertinent questions.
At one of the stations where I am a member the highly respected president had to step down because of term limits. One woman I interviewed yesterday said that term limits is a good thing even IF people are doing a great job because things don't become complacent. Fresh eyes come in.
New ideas bring in new excitement...and open the doors to new faces and new members.
Crop rotation helps farmers keep the soil rich and gives healthier produce to the consumer. All things being equal, we've had the same seeds planted into the same soil and you know what happens when you have produce that stays out in the sun too long.
On Tuesday night, April 13, 2010, Council President Bob Maiocco told the TV 3 president exactly what the TV3 president (and the station) was giving this city: "Verbal d....." (word censored) let's call it "verbal garbage" to be nice; and we thank the Council President for stating the obvious.
The time has certainly come for a change at the station paid for by the franchise fee attached to our Comcast bill.
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"I'm here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for ourselves and for our children," said the Honorable Judge Marie O. Jackson-Thompson (retired)
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17H84SP004076 Hubbard, Arthur J vs. Viglione, Joseph
Case Type
Housing Court Summary Process
Case Status
Closed
File Date
10/06/2017
DCM Track:
Initiating Action:
SP Transfer - Non-payment of Rent
Status Date:
11/01/2017
Case Judge:
Next Event:
Property Address
59 Garfield Avenue
Medford MA 02155
Party Information
Hubbard, Arthur J - Plaintiff
Alias
Party Attorney
Attorney
Boudreau, Jr., Esq., Herbert William
Bar Code
050640
Address
91 Montvale Ave
Suite 315
Stoneham, MA 02180
Phone Number
(781)279-4944
More Party Information
Viglione, Joseph - Defendant
Alias
Party Attorney
Attorney
Pro Se
Bar Code
PROPER
Address
Phone Number
More Party Information
Events
Date Session Locality Location Type Result
10/19/2017 09:00 AM First Session Courtroom 10 - 5th floor Summary Process Trial Not held but resolved
04/20/2018 02:00 PM Courtroom #2 Middlesex Session Hearing on Application for TRO Allowed
Docket Information
Docket Date Docket Text File Ref Nbr.
10/06/2017 SP Transfer - Non-payment of Rent from Somerville District Court 1
10/06/2017 Somerville District Court docket report 2
10/06/2017 Defendant's request for change of venue 3
10/06/2017 Somerville District Court SP Summons and Complaint - Cause 4
10/06/2017 Notice to quit filed 5
10/06/2017 Answer and Counterclaim of Joseph Viglione filed. 6
10/06/2017 Defendant Discovery Requests 7
10/06/2017 Reply of Arthur J Hubbard to Counterclaim filed 09/11/2017 8
10/06/2017 Plaintiff Discovery Response 9
10/06/2017 Transferred from Somerville District Court, 1710SU000290.
10/06/2017 Scheduled
Event: Summary Process Trial
Date: 10/19/2017 Time: 09:00 AM
Result: Not held but resolved
10/12/2017 Defendant's motion to amend the answer
10/19/2017 Event Resulted
Judge: Winik, Hon. Jeffrey M
The following event: Summary Process Trial scheduled for 10/19/2017 09:00 AM has been resulted as follows:
Result: Not held but resolved
10/19/2017 Agreement for Judgment ( 4/02/18 )
10/19/2017 Referred to Housing Specialist
10/25/2017 Alternative Dispute Resolution Outcome
Referral Date: 10/19/2017
Referral Source:
Referral Event: Summary Process Trial Oct 19, 2017 9:00:00 AM
Referral Status: Closed - Settled
Referral Specialist: Neville, Michael T
04/10/2018 An execution for Possession has issued.
Party(s) against whom the execution is issued: Joseph Viglione.
Party(s) in whose favor the execution is issued: Arthur J Hubbard.
04/20/2018 Defendant's Statement of Material Facts for a Motion to Stay Levy of the Execution
04/20/2018 Scheduled
Event: Hearing on Application for TRO
Date: 04/20/2018 Time: 02:00 PM
Result: Allowed
04/20/2018 Defendant's copy of 48 Hour Notice
04/20/2018 Tenant's motion and Application for Stay of Levy on Execution Order(s)
04/20/2018 Affidavit of Indigency FILED
04/20/2018 Event Resulted
Judge: Winik, Hon. Jeffrey M
The following event: Hearing on Application for TRO scheduled for 04/20/2018 02:00 PM has been resulted as follows:
Result: Allowed; Deft to pay $1, 700 by 4/20/18, $1,700 by 4/25/18. If paid levy stayed til 5/1/18 @9AM w/o new 48 hr notice. If payments not made, levy on 4/26/18 w/o new 48 hr notice. No further extensions.
Judge: Winik, Hon. Jeffrey M
04/30/2018 Motion To Stay and Extend Time filed by Joseph Viglione
Emergency denied w/o hearing
04/30/2018 Notice Of Appeal
Case Disposition
Disposition Date
Agreement for Judgment 11/01/2017
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