Thursday, February 28, 2013
Two Democrats and three Republicans submitted the needed 10,000 names.
Two Democrats and three Republicans submitted the required number of signatures to run in the special election for U.S. Senate, according to the Boston Globe. U.S. Reps. Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) each filed more than double the 10,000 certified signatures required. Markey led the way with nearly 34,000 signatures, while Lynch had just over 25,000. On the Republican side, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan filed nearly 19,000 signatures, followed by former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset at almost 17,000 and state Rep. Daniel Winslow of Norfolk at more than 13,000. Those totals only include those signatures submitted to the Secretary of State's office by Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline. City and town …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Six-person race for Board of Selectmen tops the ballot.
The deadline has passed, nomination papers have been submitted and certified and the ballot is now set for the 2013 Tewksbury Municipal Election. According to information provided by the Town Clerk's office, of those candidates who took out nomination papers, the only person not to turn them in was Robert Rosa, who had taken out papers for the Board of Selectmen. In all, there will be five contested races in the April 6 Election. Here is a breakdown of all the contests: Board of Selectmen: With Ann-Marie Stronach opting not to seek re-election, the gates were opened wide and a six-person race has developed for two seats. Incumbent Todd Johnson will be challenged by Mary Ellen Fernald, Jim Wentworth, Ken Miano, Ronert Marcin and Richard …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Those wishing to appear on the April ballot must return nomination papers by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Those wishing to appear on the April ballot must return nomination papers by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
With just over 48 hours remain for potential candidates to return nomination papers to the Town Clerk's Office to secure a place on the April 6 ballot, there are still some noteable names in the "maybe" column. Candidates have until 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 to return nomination papers with at least 50 valid signatures of registered Tewskbury voters. There are guaranteed to be several contested races on the ballot, including Board of Selectman, Board of Health (both 3-year and 2-year terms) and School Committee. But there are still some intresting questions to be answered in the next two days. Planning Board: Incumbent Robert Fowler is the only potential candidate to take out nomination papers but has yet to return them. If he fails to do so, the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Candidates have a little over two weeks left to return nomination papers.
It's always the prerogative of a politician to change his mind ... even when it comes down to running for office. After telling friends for months that he absolutely was "done" as a member of the Board of Health, Chairman Phil French has taking out nomination papers seeking re-election to another three-year term. He joins fellow incumbent Christine Kinnon and challenger James M. Killion in the race for two 3-year slots on the board. Kinnon has already returned her nomination papers and is on the ballot. In the meantime, the Board of Health will have at least one new member, after Ed Sheehan announced his resignation last week. Now, a special two-year slot will be added to the ballot to fill the remaining years on Sheehan's term. No one has…
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A total of 11 elected positions are up for grabs.
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Tuesday, January 1
(The following information was submitted by Town Clerk Denise Graffeo.) Nomination papers for Tewksbury town offices will be available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 1009 Main St., beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Offices open for election in the year 2013 are: 2 positions on the Board of Selectmen (3 year term) 2 positions on the Board of Health (3 year term) 1 position on the Planning Board (5 year term) 2 positions on the School Committee (3 year term) 2 positions for Library Trustee (3 year term) 1 position on the Housing Authority (5 year term) 1 position on the Shawsheen Regional Technical School Committee (3 year term) The Annual Town Election will be held on …
R Miano
6:44 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Supporting Ken Miano for Selectman. Ken seems to have what we need to help take our town back. Get out and vote. We need some change. Ken and I share an uncommon last name but we are not related. more ›