Saturday, May 4, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
In case voters weren't paying attention, and turnout suggested many weren't, his name is Gabriel Gomez. And now only Ed Markey stands between him and the United States Senate. "My name is Gabriel Gomez, and I'm a proud Republican," Gomez said, reciting his full name for the second time during a five-minute chat with reporters outside the new go-to, post-election Broadway T stop in South Boston Wednesday morning. The reporters already knew who he was, but part of Gomez's strategy now is to make sure everybody else does too. The newly minted face of the Republican Party captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday by defeating two better known names in Massachusetts Republican politics. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
John Burbine's attorney has asked a judge to dismiss eight of the 100 charges filed against him.
Town voters chose between six selectmen candidates and four school committee candidates Monday night, as well as the Democratic and Republican primary candidates.
Evan Kenney, who graduated from Wakefield High School only a year ago, was elected to the Wakefield School Committee Tuesday night. Kenney is currently a freshman at Fitchburg State University who has lived in Wakefield his entire life. A total of four candidates were vying for three school committee seats. Chairman Tom Markham narrowly led the field with 2,808 votes, followed by Kenney with 2,796 and Greg Liakos at 2,780. Lisa Butler, an incumbent, was fourth with 2,244 votes. "I was just excited because I had so many people come out for me, " Kenney told Wakefield Patch after his election. "Win or lose, it would have been a blast...I'm just so grateful." Now that he's elected, Kenney said that his top priorities include helping the …
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
A political newcomer will face a long-time Massachusetts politician in the race to be the Bay State's next U.S. senator. The Associated Press has declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset and Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in the statewide primary while a call for Markey came moments later. Gomez defeats his more seasoned opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington and state Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. Markey beat fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Brett Rhyne of Needham ran an …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Separate ballots and check-in/out tables for town election and Senate primaries. Voters can participate in either or both.
Wakefield voters will choose candidates for town offices and for the U.S. Senate race in two separate elections Tuesday. Town Clerk Mary Galvin explained in an announcement last week that residents can vote in either or both elections on Tuesday – and that polling places will have two check-in and check-out voting lists, separate tables, and separate ballots. PDF copies of the town ballot and the Senate Republican and Democratic primary ballots can be viewed at this link. For this year’s contested races, six candidates are running for three selectmen’s seats, and four candidates are running for three school committee seats. The Senate primaries have Democratic Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch running against each other, while the …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Town election and special Senate primary election are Tuesday. Here's a look at the ballots
On Tuesday, Wakefield voters will choose three out of six selectman candidates and three out of four school committee candidates. A number of them will also vote in the Democratic or Republican Senate primary in the race to replace now-Secretary of State John Kerry. Here's a look at the ballots for this year's election as provided by the office of Wakefield Town Clerk Mary Galvin.
Tuesday is town election in Wakefield, as well as special primary election.
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Monday, April 29
The following was provided by Wakefield Community Access Television: Once the polls have closed on Tuesday’s annual town election and the U.S. Senate primary election, WCAT will be cablecasting their live Election Night program from Studio A beginning at 8.30 pm. All the candidates running for office are invited to come down to WCAT’s facilities and join in the program. “Based on the questions posed to the candidates for School Committee and the Board of Selectmen in their respective debates four weeks ago, a lot of issues and ideas have been discussed in these two races in particular,” said Producer David Watts, Jr., “We are looking forward to some lively conversation with the candidates, win or lose, on the races, on local issues, and on…
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Still undecided? The election is Tuesday. Here are interviews we did with all the candidates.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Emotionally drained by last week's marathon bombings, House lawmakers raced through budget week, shortening it to a three-day affair that averaged out to about a billion dollars in spending for every hour in session. The only thing left to do by Friday was figure out where that money was going. It was an impressive display of efficiency and trust or acquiescence, depending on your vantage point. House lawmakers sprinted through deliberations over how to best allocate $33.8 billion, agreeing to bump up the bottom line closer to $34 billion between Monday and Wednesday night. After 37 hours in session - many spent in idle chatter awaiting a thumb's up or down on legislators' preferred earmarks, policy goals and spending priorities from …
Kim
1:27 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
Well I'm sold. Americus Bell says NOAA's science is a crock, therefore it must be. Talk about low info ranters. more ›