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Only the position of Town Moderator was challenged in the Tewksbury Town elections today. Incumbent Board of Selectman member Doug Sears and former Board of Selectman member – and former Chair – Jerry Selissen vied for the open position. Selissen was leading Sears in precincts 1/1A, 2/2A and 4/4A with…
Read More »Nothing like an open House seat to get the political juices flowing. With Kevin Murphy selected to be the next Lowell City Manager last night, he will soon resign as the representative for the Eighteenth Middlesex District. Given the timing of this, I believe there will not be a special…
Read More »James Arena-DeRosa, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, was in Lowell earlier this week. I met him for the first time during his visit and asked him to tell our reader/viewers a little about himself on camera. The result is below. For more information about Mr. Arena-DeRosa…
Read More »Democrats in Tewksbury today gathered at the town library this morning to conduct a caucus to elect delegates to the 2014 Democratic State Convention which will be held on June 13 and 14 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Candidates running for statewide office must receive the votes of more…
Read More »Maura Healey, a candidate for Attorney General of Massachusetts, came to Lowell last evening for the Democratic State Committee meeting at Lowell High School and then for a house party at the home of Nancy and Richard Pitkin. The house party was a great success with a diverse crowd of…
Read More »After a summer of citizen turmoil surrounding the SLOTS/NO SLOTS issue, it’s surprising that only one seat on the April 5th Tewksbury town election ballot (at least for now) will have challengers – and that’s for the open seat on the Planning Board. At the August Town Meeting – passage of…
Read More »In this year’s election, I’m supporting Maura Healey for the office of Attorney General of Massachusetts. Working at the Attorney Generals office from 2007 until the recent start of this campaign, Maura was responsible for two very important divisions in the AG’s office – Public Protection and Business & Labor.…
Read More »This morning I attended the monthly meeting of the Greater Lowell Area Democrats at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Five Democratic candidates for statewide office were present and spoke to the forty or so people in attendance. Here are the notes I took during each of their remarks. Juliette Kayyem…
Read More »Reminder ~ the next GLAD Meeting this coming SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD )Regular Breakfast meetings resume for 2014 on Saturday January 11, 2014 at 8:00 AM SHARP! in the PARKHURST ROOM at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford. (The Parkhurst Room is nearby the Grill – we are moving to allow 62 young…
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