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Who will sit in Rick Antelli's chair on Tuesday?

The next Greece Town Board meeting is Tuesday. Yesterday I described an interesting idea which originated at the SCATS blog. If you attend on Tuesday, bring a mirror so John Auberger can look into it and see who is responsible for the mess we have in Greece.

Another unfolding drama will play out at the meeting on Tuesday. Who will be sitting in Rick where-do-I-live Antelli's chair? Is our 4th Ward Councilman still on the job, or not? Will John Auberger swear in his replacement, the incumbent-to-be Kirk Morris, on Tuesday evening? Why don't the people know who is representing them on the Town Board?

Last week, after noticing that Antelli had disappeared from the town's website and no press release had been posted, I posed the question here.

What's the big secret? John... ? Rick... ? Anybody... ??

Who is responsible for this mess? Look in the mirror, John Auberger

Our friends over at the SCATS blog are pushing this clever idea.

Bring a small mirror (like the kind from the Dollar Store) to flash towards John Auberger. Let's show him who is responsible for hiring Gary Pignato & Nick Joseph, who runs the Greece Police Dept. and where the "buck" stops in the Town of Greece! Feel free to get up during the public forum and ask him to take a peek into the "looking glass" for himself while you recite:

"Mirror, mirror in my hand ... Show me who is in command ..."

John Auberger, we are tired of your efforts to pass the buck and C your own A. Let's all turn out on Tuesday at Town Hall with our mirrors to show him what we mean.

Greece Town Board Meeting

Tuesday July 21

6:00 PM

Town Hall

1 Vince Tofany Blvd

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Here is the inside story on John Auberger's investigation and how it is paying off. Finally, we are really getting to the bottom of who is to blame for GPD woes, such as hiring Officer Gary Pignato.... John Auberger? Why, of course not!

Here for the first time, exclusive video footage leaked to us from the Loszynski investigation. Code name: "Operation Scapegoat."

Rick Antelli, are you still on the Town Board?

A few days ago, I poked a little fun at Rick where-do-I-live Antelli because of discrepancies with his home address info online. Wouldn't you know it, shortly after I reproduced the web pages here, my loyal GOP readers at Town Hall leapt into action and removed the councilman's page from the official town web site.

If you go there today -- well, don't wait too long, because after they read this they'll be in a hurry to change it again -- you'll see this listing of elected officials:

John Auberger - Supervisor Shannon J. O’Keefe - Councilwoman, 1st Ward Bob Bilsky - Councilman, 2nd Ward Jerry Helfer - Councilman, 3rd Ward

So, what happened to the 4th Ward Councilman? Do we have one? Did MrAntelli resign his elected Town Board seat, or is he holding two positions simultaneously?

I'm guessing he resigned... and if that's the case, you'd think the Town of Greece would announce such an important occurrence, right? Let's take a look at recent press releases on the town's official website:

Click link for entire press release

Plans Are Underway for Annual Climb Aboard Event
Supervisor Announces Chalk the Walk at the Library
Court of Appeals Denies Motions to Stop Northgate Redevelopment
Summer Reading Program Events at the Library
Fabulous Flowers Presents Summer Time Arranging
Little Guy Big Guy Storytime
Auberger Welcomes Drew Frech to the Library
Ikebana Program at the Library
Marilyn Streicher Memorial Scholarships Awarded to Four Seniors
Registration Still Being Accepted for Summer Programs
Legends of Vegas Senior Trip with the Community and Senior Center
Senior Trip Cancelled
Summer Reading Program at the Library
Cooking Program at the Library
Laughter Yoga at the Library
Supervisor Welcomes Jay Stetzer to the Library
Gentle Decluttering Program at the Library
Fathers Day Story Time at the Library
Auberger Announces Annual Senior Picnic
June Bug Dance for Seniors
Town of Greece Offers Friends and Fun Summer Programs
Summer Family Activities at the Community and Senior Center
Art Club to Display Artwork at Barnes and Noble
New Craft Programs at the Community and Senior Center for the Summer
Friends and Fun Summer Bash
Flower Planting at Dewey Stone Neighborhood

Hmmm.... boy, there sure is plenty going on at the library! The Senior Center looks pretty busy, too. But nothing about whether our 4th Ward Councilman resigned.

So, which is it? Does Rick where-do-I-live-what's-my-job Antelli hold two elected jobs, or did he secretly resign from Town Board.... Which is it? And if you resigned, Rick, why are you keeping it a secret from the people who elected you? Hello? Rick?

GOP, I think Thou dost Protest too Much

Golly, GOP... why so sensitive?

Last year when I ran for the Assembly, you guys didn't flinch one bit from describing me as a liar, a tax cheat, and all kinds of other things, all of which were laughable and patently false. At the time, I didn't know that a town supervisor in the assembly district would later be indicted on tax evasion charges, or that my opponent and his cohorts were receiving questionable campaign help from Rob-U-Trad.

This year, I'm not running for anything. I'm my own man, and I write this blog to express my personal views on the local situation.

Recently, I raised a question about John Auberger. Was it his house, I asked, that was mentioned in the FBI Rob-U-Trad complaint? I made it clear that I did not know the answer. I was raising the question publicly because it was being asked so often around town. I made it clear that if John Auberger issued a statement on the question, I would publish it without comment. The offer still stands.

Apparently, the question makes some people uncomfortable.

Today, in response to the Auberger question and the teasing I gave Rick where-do-I-live Antelli over his residency whereabouts, the anonymous attack squad at the local Dem-hating website started nipping at my heels. The same site did their darnedest to faze me with their lies and exaggerated innuendo last year, so it's nothing new to me. To hear them tell it, I am now "mean spirited" and a "liar." Plus a few other things too nasty to repeat.

You see, in the playbook of local Republicans, a person who raises embarrassing questions is automatically branded as a liar. But a question is not a lie. A question is, well... a question. And when it goes unanswered, it is, well... an unanswered question.

Here is another question.

When somebody such as Dave Garretson poses a question, and is attacked for daring to ask the question, subjected to name-calling and harangued with personal threats... and the original question still remains unanswered... what does that mean?

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This one is for Rick where-do-I-live Antelli. After he figures out where he lives, maybe he can tell us!

Rick Antelli, where do you live?

CountyLegislature Candidate Rick Antelli, who -- this week anyway -- holds two elected positions, lists various addresses for himself on local websites. I reproduced them here so you don't need to wonder where the pages went after the Greece GOP reads this...

On the Town of Greece website, Councilman Rick Antelli is shown as residing on Wyndshire Lane:

Rick Antelli Councilman 4th Ward 38 Wyndshire Lane Greece, N.Y. 14626 392-7600 Rick graduated from Charlotte High School and received an Associates Degree from Monroe Community College. He runs a full service hair salon which is a family business operating in the same North Greece location for 25 years. Rick is a member of the Greece Rotary and St. Marks Knights of Columbus. Rick serves of the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Greece Volunteer Ambulance, Greece Police Athletic League, WGMC Radio, Italian/American Sports Club. He has served on the Monroe County Planning Board, Greece Environmental Board, Greece Youth Board, Greece Little League, and Greece Youth Soccer. Rick was the former Director of the Greece Chamber of Commerce, and a volunteer at St. Joseph's Villa. Rick and his wife, Laura, have two children, Ricky and Ashley.

Oops, there's little a problem with that! Mr Antelli is running for -- er, is the newly appointed inclumbent representative for -- County Legislature District 7. Wyndshire Lane is in another district, County Legislature District 19.

So, guess what, the Antelli family says they are living elsewhere now. From the Antelli for County Legislature website:

Rick, his wife Laurie, and their children Ricky and Ashley live on Tasnuck Drive.

Oops, one more problem... there is no such street as "Tasnuck Drive" in Greece.

Rick Antelli, where DO you live?

GOP re-arranges pawns on the Greece chess board

Greece Republicans are not shy about using every advantage they can think up. This year, even with their ranks diminished by those scurrying out of office to spend "more time with family" for "personal reasons," the GOP machine will present a slate of "incumbents."

Earlier this year, Town Board member Mike Barry left office before completing his term. Enter Shannon O'Keefe, who was appointed to fill the seat, and now runs as the incumbent.

County Legislator Doug Dobson left office before completing his term. Candidate Rick Antelli was sworn in to replace him this week, and now Rick can run as the incumbent.

Mr Antelli, by the way, sits on the Town Board. Can he hold two elected positions? Don't bother answering, it doesn't matter. He'll probably be gone soon to make way for the appointment of candidate Kirk Morris... enabling Mr Morris to run as an incumbent, too.

For those of us -- most of us -- who don't pay close attention to who represents us, the words "Re-Elect" so-and-so, or "Keep" so-and-so on lawn signs and literature are easy enticements to vote for the candidate who, due to their "experience in office," seems like the safe bet.

Auberger still mum on FBI complaint

It's been two weeks since I posed the question many people are asking: To whom was the FBI referring as the unnamed recipient of Robutrad breakwall repairs on Edgemere Drive? Was it John Auberger?

A possible identity for the mystery homeowner surfaced in a D&C story last weekend. Richard Bianchi, an active member of the Conservative Party, says Robutrad workers performed work at his shore side home:

The criminal complaint against Morone alleges that he once "had Robutrad workers repair an individual's breakwall on Edgemere Drive in Greece." The county "improperly" paid for the work, says the complaint.

"Several years ago" Morone and "one or two others" helped put "four or five posts" in the breakwall, Bianchi said.

"He is my friend," Bianchi said. "It was on a lunch hour. He was there 15 minutes with one or two others. I bought them lunch."

Maybe this is the answer, but maybe not. "Several years ago" MIGHT include the correct time frame for the FBI investigation, and this MIGHT be the repair mentioned in the FBI complaint. It's also possible that Mr. Bianchi is providing much-needed cover for his friends in the Greece Republican party.

John Auberger, if it wasn't your house mentioned in the FBI complaint, it's easy enough to clear up. Simply say so. I'll publish your statement here without comment. It'll be "case closed," but it's up to YOU to provide the closure.

Happy 4th of July

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I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob.... he used to steal, gamble and rob...

Greece Democrats cheered at Barnard Parade

A little history.

Two years ago, the Greece Democrats had a small contingent in the Barnard Firemen's parade, about ten people. We were marching with our candidate for County Legislature, Dick Beebe. As our tiny group was about to step onto Dewey Avenue at the start point, fifty Republicans in red "Maggie" T shirts stepped into our path and blocked us from taking our designated spot in the line-up. We persevered and got through, but not without shoving and taunting catcalls and protests from the mob that we Democrats were not entitled to take the spot assigned to us by the parade committee.

Yesterday, we marched again. We marched over 100 strong, and instead of one candidate, we had ten. Plus we were joined by countywide candidates Dan Greene for Sheriff and Judge Brian McCarthy.

As we walked down the avenue, we heard cheers. Supervisor candidate Dan Maloney led the contingent and received numerous cheers, whistles, thumbs-up and atta-boys from the crowd.

And Dick Beebe?

Dick Beebe did not march with the Democrats last night. That's because Dick and wife Tammy rode at the head of the Barnard Parade as the Grand Marshall. Nice going, Dick!

I wish I had a photo of Dick in the Grand Marshall car. Instead, here are most of the Democrats as we gathered afterwards. Dick & Tammy are in the center of the group.

John Auberger hasn't yet said "that wasn't my house" in the FBI complaint

On Monday, I posed a question. The Edgemere Drive house mentioned in the FBI Robutrad complaint, the one receiving break wall repairs courtesy of Monroe County taxpayers -- was it John Auberger's house?

I posed the question, and offered to publish Mr Auberger's reply here without comment. The offer still stands. Mr Auberger, please tell us your side of the story.

That was Monday, this is Friday.

Hello? Jack?