Results of today’s Tewksbury Town elections: (* winner) Number Voting: 4433 Percentage voting: 21.4% Selectman: *Gay (I): 2600 * Wilson (I): 2195 Marcin: 1155 Miano: 1572 Planning Board: *Reed (I): 2548 Sullivan: 1455 Board of Health: Fernald (I): 1993 * Sheehan (I): 2243 *Brother: 2368 Shawsheen School Committee: Downing (I): 1536 * Kelley: 2345 Question 1: DEFEATED Yes: 1465 * No: 2914 Notes…
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Here’s a preview of the Obama 2012 campaign: [youtube]NXtJhLUOFXE[/youtube]
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It may come as news to many, but there was an election held here in Massachusetts two days ago. It was the Presidential Primary but similar races in other states grabbed what spotlight there was. By my count, just under 4000 people made it to the polls in Lowell which,…
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Since I’m not a party member, I’ve been watching the Republican presidential nomination contest as an interested audience member—it has been a show, but one with profound consequences. Hearing the morning radio news about former US Sen Rick Santorum winning three states last night confirmed was I was sensing from…
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President Obama has had an ongoing focus on helping veterans and their families. In his State of the Union remarks last week President Obama announced his plan for American Jobs Act to spur police and firefighter hiring in 2012. This action as well as a plan patterned on FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps are targeted towards helping veterans. Today the…
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In today’s New York Times op-ed colummist Paul Krugman puts former Massachusetts Governor and GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s lack of concern for the poor “in context.” His statement: “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” has yet again got the pundits and his…
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Looking forward to the President’s State of the Union address tonight. Remembering January 2009 and the massive gathering on the National Mall for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Here’s a look at the scene by Susan Walsh, a photographer from the Associated Press (web photo courtesy of boston.com) Here’s…
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Town Library – Precincts 4 & 4A (photo from Town of Tewksbury website) In a move announced by mail by the Town Clerk and sanctioned by the Board of Selectmen, some Tewksbury voters will again be moving to a new location to cast their ballots. The former Town Clerk had…
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What about that Gingrich win? Read this from the Red State blog, courtesy of realclearpolitics.com. And don’t you think it’s strange that the national GOP got tagged with the “red” label, given all the anti-socialist talk coming from those megaphones? Which art director at which national TV network first decided to color code…
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I don’t know why I’ve been watching as much TV news coverage of the Republican Party contest for the presidential nomination. I avoid Fox, but even on CNN and MSNBC and what we used to call the “network news” the reporting is staggeringly shallow. All the talk today, and this…
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