Saturday, May 11, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Massachusetts' problem is now Virginia's. After a macabre, around-the-clock stakeout of a Worcester funeral home this week by frenzied reporters and furious protestors, the remains of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were secreted out of central Massachusetts and buried in a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia. No cemetery in Massachusetts, or public official for that matter, wanted Tsarnaev's body. And Gov. Deval Patrick just seemed relieved the tense standoff was over. "No. I have enough to do," Patrick said, when asked if he wished he had gotten involved to end the theatrics sooner. The April 15 attacks on the finish line of the Boston Marathon threw Beacon Hill policymakers off stride, quieting the raging debate …
Friday, May 10, 2013
A high absentee rate and people leaving early forced last night's Town Meeting to end early because a quorum was not present.
There have been five nights of Town Meeting and it appears there is much still to come. The original estimate was that this Town Meeting would take eight nights. Attendance has noticeably been different each night, and with each night comes more and more people leaving early, some with frustration on their faces. As the night moves along some members seem to get frustrated with other members as they get off-topic or border along the scope of a motion, speaking about something that barely meets the requirement to be allowed. The last two nights have gotten to the point where more and more people are walking out as the discussions are still taking place. Last night's meeting appeared to have a lower attendance rate than previous nights. …
Don't forget to leave the food out.
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Friday, May 10
The Following Information is courtesy of National Association of Letter Carriers The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) conducts its 21st annual food drive to combat hunger this Saturday, May 11. Letter carriers collect non-perishable food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes. It is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, and is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Last year, letter carriers collected 70.7 million pounds of food donations along their postal routes, bringing the total to 1.2 billion pounds for the NALC’s food drive, which began in 1992. “We’re honored to be …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Follow us here for up-to-the-minute coverage from night 5 of Natick's Spring Town Meeting.
9:59 p.m.: Apologies for some technical difficulties. Apparently we were having some connectivity issues. We're back now and they are discussing Article 36 Amendment- some typographical changes to the Natick Charter. Interesting to note that I witnessed at least half a dozen people walk out and head for the doors. between 9:52 and 9:59. And of course one more gentleman just left. He did not look like he was coming back. It's 10:01 p.m. right now. Someone just made a point of order. It appears Town Meeting has stopped. I don't know why, but all is quiet except for some murmuring among the members. A quorum is not present- that means not enough people are left. They are forced to adjourn for the evening. Until next Tuesday... …
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LowellSun.com reports regulations will go into effect May 24.
Rules for the medical use of marijuana have been written into the commonwealth's regulatory code by the Massachusetts Public Health Council Wednesday, according to State House News Service report published on LowellSun.com. Among the regulations are how much marijuana can generally be used by patients, the licensing procedure for medical marijuana dispensaries and how low-income patients can get access, according to the report. These regulations will go into effect May 24, according to the Sun. In November, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure that would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana as part of a treatment. Since that time, many communities have been concerned about having marijuana in their towns. The Attorney General's …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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9:47 p.m.: A gentleman who is not a member (he spoke earlier as well) is speaking about the large number of positions being added to the town. He also noted that there haven't been full job descriptions for some of these new jobs. He said he has done research and looked at what other towns have done and he also asked the town government if they have made a full job description. He said he received a response and there were several duties mentioned, but it failed to fully list the ranking and it was also not a full job description, according to the member of the town who got back to him. Because of this, he said he opposes some of these positions because there have not been full job descriptions and we need to have a full opportunity to …
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 …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
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10:06 p.m.: Mary Brown makes a motion to adjourn, and the night has come to an end. _____________ 9:59 p.m.: Josh Ostroff has made a motion to move Articles 29 and 30 to May 9, which is next Thursday. In debate, he said he's making a motion out of respect because several firefighters are here and that way they won't have to come on Tuesday, when there are several budget issues up for debate. Ostroff is afraid the firefighters would come and not have the opportunity for the issue related to them. A motion has been made to not meet on May 9 due to a holiday (didn't catch the full name- Day of Assension, I think). Meanwhile, Moderator Frank Foss wants to move Article 29 and 30 to May 14. This is approved by a vote. Apparently there was also …
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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
Ed Markey (D) and Gabriel Gomez (R) came out on top in Natick in the special primary election for U.S. Senate today.
The special election for U.S. Senate has been building momentum for months as Masschusetts looks to replace John Kerry, who is now the United States Secretary of State. Now, the unofficial results are in for the voting here in Natick. On the Democrat side, longtime Congressman Ed Markey received 71.92 percent (2323 of 3230 total votes) of the vote. Stephen Lynch received 27.93 percent, or 902 total votes. There were also five write-in votes. Republicans in Natick chose former Navy Seal Gabriel Gomez, who received 50.37 percent of the votes (480 of 953 total). Michael Sullivan received 33.16 percent (316 total) of the vote, while Daniel Winslow rounded out the race with 15.95 percent (152 total). The Republicans also had five write-in votes…
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7:20 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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