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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, and former State Senator Steve Panagiotakos visited the Ed Markey for Senate headquarters in Lowell earlier tonight to remind volunteers of the importance of their efforts in the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) phase of the campaign which begins tomorrow. The plan is…
Read More »Where does this expression come from? So-and-so pulled papers to run for some political office. A Google search yields a bunch of references in Massachusetts newspapers. Revere. Waltham. This expression describes the act of requesting nomination-signature forms for a certain political office from the appropriate official in a town or…
Read More »Today’s Eagle-Tribune is reporting that former State Senator Jim Jajuga is among those who pulled papers for the fall 2013 Methuen City Council race. In our chat at State Senator Barry Finegold’s event last week, Jim certainly seemed primed and ready to return to the active, day-to-day politics of Methuen. In…
Read More »Last night was a busy one for the politically inclined in Lowell with State Senator Eileen Donoghue hosting an event at Cobblestones, City Councilor Bill Martin hosting another at Long Meadow, and Council candidate Derek Mitchell having a campaign kick-off at the Club Passe-Temps on Moody Street. Those trying to…
Read More »Composer and singer Carole King visited Lowell last weekend to express her support for Congressman Ed Markey in his campaign to win election to the US Senate from Massachusetts. She says she is especially grateful for his support of public policy that addresses the impact of global warming. I was…
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