Voters explain to Dedham Patch why they took to the polls to vote on Saturday, with many of them out to support the 20-some residents listed on the ballot for Town Meeting members in Precinct 1.
The annual Dedham town election began sharply at 7 a.m. Saturday, when polls opened at each of the town's precincts. Dedham Patch took to the polls to speak with residents Saturday morning and find out what was driving them to vote. “I think we need someone who has a masters in public health [in the Dedham Board of Health] as well as an MDH for our board of health,” said resident Mary Scott. “I’m eager to see more women, particularly more women representing us in the Town Meeting. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough choices, we don’t have enough women on our planning board or our board of selectmen. The women in Dedham are working to make that happen.” Twenty residents were listed on the ballot to fill 13 spots for the Town Meeting …
The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate meet in their second debate.
The combatants 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 …
Bielat and Gomez say they’re in; Sullivan may also join the field.
It’s starting to shape up into quite a race, as the field of potential Republican candidates for U.S. Senate continues to grow. This week, two more Republicans threw their hats in the proverbial ring in the race for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the appointment of John Kerry to Secretary of State - Norfolk’s Sean Bielat and Cohasset’s Gabriel Gomez. Candidates have just under two weeks to meet the Feb. 27 deadline to gather the 10,000 certified signatures needed to appear on the April 30 primary ballot. The special election is June 25. After losing two races for Congress, Bielat has opened up a federal campaign office to raise money for a Senate run, according to a report in the Boston Globe. Bielat lost to Barney Frank in 2010 and…
