Friday, May 4, 2012
Former School Committee member Paul Schlichtman will fill former committee member Joseph Curro's seat until the Town Elections next April.
Paul Schlichtman was named to the Arlington School Committee Thursday night. After a 90-minute group interview session, Schlichtman, a former School Committee member, received the necessary four votes from the committee in the first round of the roll-call voting to rise above the field of five applicants. Schlichtman got the nod from members Cindy Starks, Jeff Thielman and Leba Heigham and chairwoman Kirsi Allison-Ampe. Member William Hayner voted for James Flanagan, who recently finished third behind Thielman and Starks in the Town Elections, and member Judson Pierce voted for Len Kardon, who is active in the advocacy groups FYArlington and the Arlington Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC). Schlichtman will hold the seat, …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
It’s been an interesting week in the U.S. Senate Race between incumbent Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
First it was revealed that Harvard University once touted Warren’s marginal Native American heritage as proof of their faculty’s diversity. That story was followed up with another revealing one that Warren had listed herself as a minority professor between 1986 and 1995 in the Association of American Law Schools desk book, a major reference for legal professors. On Tuesday it was revealed that Brown, who ran for office vowing to kill President Obama’s health care law (and who has since voted three times to repeal it) took advantage of a key provision in it: the provision that allows him to keep his elder daughter on his congressional health insurance plan. Meanwhile, both candidates downplayed their wealth this week as they revealed their …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Cambridge resident running to fill the vacant 24th Middlesex seat.
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Friday, April 27
The following is a "Letter to the Editor" from Zack Westenhoefer. My father taught me at a very young age to “do it right the first time, or else it’ll have to be done again.” He was talking about pulling weeds in our backyard vegetable garden, but all of my work since that time has been guided by the principles embodied in his words: • Prevention is the lowest cost solution • Attend to details • Work effectively as well as efficiently. Reliance on these principles allowed me to fulfill a commitment to both my community and country as a member of the US Air Force. I enlisted in 1997, graduated from the Defense Language Institute with a degree in Russian in 1999, and soon thereafter joined the 390th Intelligence Squadron on …
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Belmont attorney targets education and transportation as two areas of concern.
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Monday, April 23
The following is a press release from Margaret Hegarty. I’m Margaret Hegarty of Belmont, and I’m delighted to announce my candidacy for State Representative for the 24th Middlesex District. As a lifelong Democrat and resident of the district, it would be a privilege to serve my community in this capacity. A long-time public service orientation and background has drawn me to legislative work. I grew up in a politically active family in Belmont, and graduated from Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. For the past 21 years, I’ve worked extensively in public service; my professional career has consistently involved serving the underprivileged and victimized. My work in Legal Services, my litigation experience in criminal law as …
Applications are due at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 26.
If you’re interested in the open School Committee seat but haven’t applied yet, time is running out. Applications must be received by the district no later than 4 p.m., Thursday, April 26. They can be emailed to Karen Fitzgerald at kfitzgerald@arlington.k12.ma.us or sent to: Karen Fitzgerald Administrative Assistant Arlington School Committee 869 Massachusetts Ave., 6th Floor Arlington, MA 02476 Applicants will be interviewed by the School Committee at a special meeting from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in the committee’s room on the sixth floor of Arlington High School. The committee is planning to select its new member that night, via majority vote. The selected applicant would fill the seat until the Town Elections next April, when an …
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Brownsberger supporter Dave Rogers enters the race for 24th Middlesex House seat.
Another person has entered the Democrat race to fill Will Brownsberger's former house seat on Beacon Hill. But this candidate is not someone voters have heard from before because this will be his first race for elected office. And he's not from Arlington. North Cambridge Attorney Dave Rogers has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Brownsberger, the current state senator, who held the house seat until winning a special election in January. "As I undertake this effort, I am mindful of the remarkable standard of public service set by ... Brownsberger," said Rogers in a press release sent to media outlets Thursday, April 19. "The candidate who ultimately fills this seat will have very large shoes to fill. Should I be that successful …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Donna Kelly-Williams will advise the committee on organized-labor issues.
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Thursday, April 19
The following is a press release from the Massachusetts Democratic Party. It has been lightly edited. The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee met Saturday in Dorchester to elect a new slate of grassroots leaders to the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s governing body. “I congratulate the state committee members elected on Saturday,” Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh said. “They are a mix of experienced veterans and emerging leaders from across the Commonwealth. Democratic State Committee members are the glue that holds our grassroots party together and their leadership will be essential to winning in November.” Members of the Democratic State Committee are elected to four-year terms in three different ways. One man and…
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The results, broken down by precinct, are now available on the town website.
The results from Tuesday's Town Elections are now available on the town website (click here to view). The results are broken down by precinct and include Town Meeting member elections.
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Incumbents re-elected to School Committee.
Newcomers Joseph Curro and Steven Byrne earned seats on the Board of Selectmen in Tuesday’s Town Elections, while incumbents Jeffrey Thielman and Cindy Starks recaptured theirs on the School Committee. BOARD OF SELECTMEN In a highly-anticipated race, Curro, a School Committee member, and Byrne, a 24-year-old legislative aide on Beacon Hill, finished atop the five-candidate field with 26.7 and 21.9 percent of the 12,806 votes cast, respectively. Curro, who many considered the favorite heading in, didn’t disappoint, winning with 3,417 votes. Byrne received 2,805 votes, just 99 more than former School Committee member Joseph Curran, 2,706 (21.1 percent). Robert Tosi wasn’t far behind with 2,447 votes (19.1 percent), and Maria Romano finished …
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Unofficial results.
For complete results and an updated story, click here. ----- UPDATE 9:37 p.m. Unofficial results (all precincts reporting). Board of Selectmen (two open seats) Joseph A. Curro Jr. 3,417 Steven M. Byrne 2,805 Joseph E. Curran 2,706 Robert L. Tosi Jr. 2,447 Maria A. Romano 1,431 School Committee (two open seats) Jeffrey D. Thielman 3,426 Cindy Starks 3,284 James J. Flanagan 2,435 A. Matthew Pallett 1,402 Andrew E. O’Brien 1,049 Ian T. Jackson 445 Board of Assessors (one open seat) Kevin P. Feeley 3,508 Martin Thrope 2,774 Question 1 Shall the board of selectmen of the town be authorized to grant up to 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises? YES 3,931 NO 2,648 Question 2 Shall the board …
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Patrick Johnson
11:20 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2012
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