The Racists of Medford Part 2 of 2: That paragon of virtue (not,) disgraced ex school committee member Anna Maria Cugno, on GBH talking about diversity. Cugno infiltrated a group of crazy Medford hens... insufferable Eunice Brown on the city's "Charter Study" group, Kerry "I don't wear a mask" Laidlow who came in last or second to last for school committee, etc. etc. They refused me admission to the group due to an expose' I did on Anna Maria and her husband, we'll call him "Mr. Cugno" regarding the soccer board they were on, ahem. So go to WGBH news and Mrs. Cugno is yapping away.....she wasn't so mouthy when her Mercedes was in a fire lane during a city council meeting at the high school and parents had to go around her car to pick up their kids, a big fire hazard. I didn't mention names, but when I brought it up Councilor Breanna Lungo-Koehn burst out laughing (it's on tape) and Cugno jumped up, admitting her guilt, and ran out to move the car with my camera in film mode following her....it was a thing of political beauty. Mrs. Cugno, who would be lucky to get 2 votes today, won't be running for office anytime soon. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/08/05/theres-a-political-divide-in-medford-but-activists-demanding-police-accountability-have-an-unlikely-ally
The police chief told WGBH News in a phone call that he has high hopes for his newfound connection with Mobilize Medford. Of course, it’s not the only group in town working to influence what happens with policing. Ann Marie Cugno was at the police appreciation rally wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the name of another local group, “Medford United,” and she said the protests over policing are creating divisions that never existed before.
“And, unfortunately, because of circumstances in the world right now it seems that people have forgotten who our city and what our city is about,” said Cugno, a former school committee member. “Our city is about diversity, and we’re very proud of that.”
The city, she said, used to feel united, but even before George Floyd’s death, things were changing. Real estate in Medford has grown increasingly pricey. Newcomers have moved in. This summer the school committee voted to change the name of the Columbus School, as Cugno sees it, without much input from residents.
“The people who come in here to our city, that’s wonderful and we learn off each other,” she said, “but, unfortunately, I think there’s some circumstances where there might be some elected officials who are trying to do such a progressive move that we’ve kind of forgotten the people that have been here for a long time.”
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