Monday, April 8, 2013
Two selectman's races today, plus write-in goes for school committee seat against two incumbents.
Voters in today's Lynnfield town election will have the uncommon task of casting ballots in two different selectmen's races. Tom Kennedy and Phil Crawford are running to complete the one year remaining on the late Selectman Al Merritt's term. Select Board Chair Bob MacKendrick is running for re-election to a three-year term against Tom Terranova, who is making his second run for town office in as many years. The four selectmen candidates participated in a forum two weeks ago in the LHS auditorium, with a follow-up event last Thursday night in the Old Meeting House focusing largely on issues surrounding the MarketStreet Lynnfield development. The school committee race also recently became competitive with the addition of write-in candidate …
The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate meet in their second debate.
The candidates for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate special election will square off Monday night in Lowell for their second debate leading up to the April 30 primary. Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) will participate in the debate being held at 7:30 p.m. at Durgin Hall on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The debate is being sponsored by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion and the Boston Herald. Questions for the debate will be posed by UMass Lowell students while the moderator will be reporter Jaclyn Cashman, according to the university. Markey and Lynch previously met for their first debate March 27 at the Channel 5 studios in Needham. The two candidates agreed …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.
It was a very busy week in the race for U.S. Senate. Things started to get heated as the candidates continue to race toward the April 30 primaries. We saw candidates lashing out at party backing, another facing an ethics complaint, new poll numbers, and more. Let’s start with the Democrats this week. Democratic candidates Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face off in a second debate Monday night in Lowell. If the news of the past week is any indication, it should make for an interesting back and forth between the candidates. Lynch took aim at his party leaders last week for supporting Markey. Lynch told the Boston Herald that the Democratic leaders haven’t been fair and told them that he thinks they’ve …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Candidate for re-election spent seven years as a middle school teacher.
The following is a candidate statement from Susie Cleary, who is running for a second term on the Lynnfield School Committee in the April 8th town election: I am Susie Cleary and I am running for my second term on the Lynnfield School Committee. I have children in the 5th and 6th grades at Lynnfield Middle School and a 3rd grader at Summer Street School. My background is as an educator, having taught for seven years at the middle school level. What I have learned during my first term has been invaluable. I have seen firsthand the dedication and long hours of so many in our town: administrators, teachers and parents alike. We are all committed to creating and maintaining a premium educational environment for our children. Together as a …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Vice Chair of the Lynnfield Finance Committee is running for the one-year term in this year's selectman's race. "Anyone else getting in there would spend a whole year getting an education," he said.
Selectman candidate Phil Crawford is highlighting his three decades of experience in the financial industry plus his almost equally long involvement in the community of Lynnfield. Crawford, who announced is campaign in January, is running against Tom Kennedy in the race for the one year remaining on the seat formerly held by the late Al Merritt - who announced his endorsement for Crawford in the race soon before his death. The second selectman's race in the 2013 town election pits incumbent board chair Bob MacKendrick against Tom Terranova. In a recent conversation with Lynnfield Patch, Crawford cited his three decades in the finance industry, working in public construction bonds and other areas, plus his more than 25 years as an active …
Tom Kennedy, 41, says many residents feel they don't have a voice in town government, and that he will serve only two full terms if elected.
The town of Lynnfield finds itself in the uncommon place of having two selectmen's races this year - one of which is for the one year term left on the seat formerly held by Al Merritt. In that race, 41-year-old Tom Kennedy is making his first bid for public office, running as a candidate with experience who is also something of an outsider. In a recent conversation with Lynnfield Patch, Kennedy, who has lived in Lynnfield for 11 years with his wife Lori and who is a father of two, said that he decided to run in part because "it just seems to be a little inner clique of people that are making every decision in town." "If I'm nothing else, I'm 100% open," said Kennedy, going on to say that the ongoing controversy over the Lynnfield School …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
State party believes congressman is using taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign among other complaints, Boston Herald reports.
Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face an ethics complaint from the Bay State Republican Party that alleges coordination between the U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign and congressional office and improper use of footage from Congress in TV ads, according to a report in the Boston Herald Tuesday. MassGOP Executive Director Nate Little told the Herald they believe Markey has been using taxpayer-funded resources from his congressional office for campaign purposes. The state GOP plans on filing a letter with the House Committee on Ethics Tuesday, according to the Herald. Little also said two Markey campaign ads feature video footage from the House floor, as well as committee sessions, which Little told the Herald is forbidden under …
Gravante is an attorney who co-chairs the town's Special Education Parents Advisory Council and who has two children in the school district.
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Tuesday, April 2
Elaine Gravante has announced that she is running as a write-in candidate for school committee in the April 8th town election. Below is a letter that she provided: Hello. My name is Elaine Gravante, and I am running on April 8th as a write-in candidate for a seat on the School Committee. I am running because I believe I can make a difference. I believe I can be a voice for the people of this great community. I have been a resident of Lynnfield for 14 years. My husband Barry and I have two boys in the Lynnfield Middle School, grades 6 and 7. Currently, I am co-chair of the SEPAC (Special Education Parents Advisory Council). I am also an attorney with the law firm Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe in Charlestown, where I have worked since…
Sunday, March 31, 2013
A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.
It was a big week in the race for U.S. Senate, with both Republican and Democratic candidates facing off for the first time in a debate Wednesday night. Candidates in the April primary faced each other in two 30-minute debates in an event sponsored by the Boston Media Consortium and held at the WCVB-TV, Channel 5 studios in Needham. Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) went several rounds on the topic of health care reform in the first debate between the two Democrats. The two also sparred over bank bailouts. Write-in Democratic candidate Brett Rhyne was not at the debate. Republicans also faced each other for the first time in their own debate immediately following Lynch and Markey. Candidates Dan …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
He's been omnipresent for 20 years from Roslindale to East Boston. His endorsement is coveted by city council hopefuls and U.S. senators alike. He occasionally mutilates the English language, mangles the names of sports stars, and commands loyalty unlike any public figure in Boston. He was mayor-for-life. Now he'll be mayor for only another nine months. This week, as House Speaker Robert DeLeo continued to wait for the rescue helicopter to take him away from Gov. Deval Patrick's "fantasy land" of higher taxes and trains, the Governor's Council was up to its old tricks and the race for U.S. Senate kicked into a higher gear. But little could compete with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and "The Decision" that held foes and allies alike breathless…
kerstin locherie
3:00 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to … more ›