Thursday, May 17, 2012
Lexington Republican Jeff Semon says the support from Scott Conway is a "fantastic asset" in his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey in the 5th Congressional District.
The following announcement was provided by the campaign for Jeff Semon, a Lexington Republican seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey in the 5th Congressional District. Jeff Semon, a Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, is proud to announce that former chairman of the Melrose Republican City Committee Scott Conway has endorsed his candidacy. Semon is running to restore fiscal responsibility to Washington and return robust economic growth to America. Conway ended his chairmanship of the Melrose RCC coinciding with the state committee elections held in March. “In 2012, Jeff Semon represents our best chance to build a positive path for the future” Conway said. Semon’s campaign continues to gain significant momentum that has…
Easy approval capped off Lexington's annual Town Meeting.
After many nights and many hours, Lexington’s annual Town Meeting concluded Wednesday, May 16, with the quick and decisive approval of a plan to purchase most of the Wright Farm property. The land is to be acquired for a little more than $3.1 million, including $2.95 million for the land itself and another approximately $150,000 in additional expenses. In its recommendation last month, the Community Preservation Committee recommended $500,000 to be paid up front, with the remainder to be bonded. A small portion of the property, which includes a farmhouse and barn, will be retained by the seller and occupied by a member of the Wright family. The town retains the first right of refusal on that parcel. Located in the northwest corner of …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Concord Democrat Mara Dolan, a candidate for the opening 3rd Middlesex State Senate seat, announced endorsements from state Rep. Tom Conroy and U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano.
In the race for the open 3rd Middlesex State Senate seat, Concord Democrat Mara Dolan is getting a little help from her friends. One of three Concordian candidates for the seat, opening upon the retirement of Susan Fargo, D-Lincoln, Dolan this week picked up endorsements from two lawmakers from the region. The first, announced Monday, May 14, came from state Rep. Tom Conroy, D-Wayland. In a press release, Conroy calls Dolan a friend and said he hopes to serve together with her in the legislature. "We need more elected officials in Massachusetts like Mara Dolan,” Conroy said in a statement. "She is committed to good government, and has a sense of the right priorities — Democratic priorities — including job creation, affordable and high …
Articles 9 and 10, dealing with the Wright Farm land acquisition, are on the agenda for what could be the final session of annual Town Meeting.
Annual Town Meeting is almost two months old, but could conclude tonight as Articles 9 and 10, along with a few smaller items, are all that remains on the warrant. Articles 9 and 10, of course, are nearly identical proposals to purchase a large portion of the Wright Farm property on Grove Street. The latter article is a Plan B, which would have been moved if the plans did not include conservation, which they do. As it is, the proposal goes before annual Town Meeting with support from the Board of Selectmen, Conservation Commission and the Community Preservation Committee. The CPC has recommend the purchase of about 13.5 acres of the Wright Farm property for conservation purposes, with $500,000 paid up front, with the remainder of the $2.95…
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Lexington resident and presumptive Green Party presidential candidate is looking for online input regarding her running mate, plus her Mother's Day video and reaction to President Obama support for marriage equality.
Jill Stein, the Lexington resident and prospective Green Party presidential nominee, is crowdsourcing to select a running mate in her bid to give the White House a Green makeover. Earlier this week, Stein’s campaign announced she had crossed the 50 percent threshold to winning the Green Party’s 2012 nomination and had locked up 75 percent of all delegates, with the next nearest candidate—comedienne Roseanne Barr, who’s more concerned with platforms than the presidency—14 percent. With Stein’s stronghold on presumptive nominee status, queries have turned to the topic of a Green Party veep, and her team, in turn, is looking to the interwebs for suggestions. “Many have asked about who Jill Stein will choose as her vice presidential running …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Joe Kearns Goodwin is running for the Democratic nomination for the 3rd Middlesex State Senate Seat. State Rep. Cory Atkins endorsed Goodwin at the May 12 campaign kick-off event.
Around 100 supporters stood in front of Joe Kearns Goodwin as he took the microphone following the endorsement of State Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord, to deliver remarks at the Saturday afternoon event. Their reasons to support the Concord Democrat ranged from long-term familiarity with the candidate to support for the platform Goodwin detailed in his speech. "One of the most amazing and gratifying things was that I knew about half the people in the crowd," Goodwin told Patch. "I feel immensely proud that the people who know me are here but we need to keep working to get more people engaged." Goodwin, 34, is running in a crowded race for the seat being vacated by Sen. Susan Fargo, D-Lincoln. The Democratic race includes Lexington resident …
Friday, May 11, 2012
At an ice cream social to officially kick off Joe Kearns Goodwin's campaign for state senate in the 3rd Middlesex District, state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord, will endorse Goodwin as her pick to replace retiring state Sen. Susan Fargo.
Joe Kearns Goodwin, a Democratic candidate for state Senate in the 3rd Middlesex District, is holding an official campaign kickoff/ice cream social this Saturday, May 12, at the home of state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord. In addition to hosting the outdoor affair, Atkins is endorsing Goodwin for the seat long held by retiring state Sen. Susan Fargo, D-Lincoln. Atkins has known Goodwin for years. He grew up with her son, Dean, and took a semester off from his undergraduate studies at Harvard to run Atkins’ first successful campaign for state representative in 1999. “That’s only a small piece of it,” said Atkins, who is serving as Goodwin’s campaign chair in his first bid for elected office. “I’d be attracted to Joe anyway, as would a lot …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Gutierrez Project Manager Scott Weiss will answer questions about the Canyon/Target proposal at the Burlington-Lexington line live at 6 p.m. this evening. Check back, bookmark this page, to join the discussion.
Have a burning question for Gutierrez Project Manager Scott Weiss on the proposed Canyon/Target proposal? This evening, over on Burlington Patch you'll have the opportunity to ask it without leaving the comfort of your home (or wherever you happen to be). A little background on the project: Back in fall 2010, the Gutierrez Company entered an agreement to potentially purchase the 15.3 acre piece of state-owned land that located adjacent to Wheeler Road and near the Middlesex Turnpike from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, often referred to as the Canyon Site. Gutierrez determined the piece of land would be ideal for a retail location eventually began discussions with Target. The plan calls for a Target location, owned by the …
Lexington's annual Town Meeting voted Wednesday, May 9 to approve a zoning amendment to rezone the Dana Home and an adjacent property on Mass Ave for commercial use in a residential zone under the town’s CD zoning.
If the proposal was divisive, then the vote was decisive. By a vote of 138 to 44, Lexington’s annual Town Meeting last night approved Article 34, a citizen’s petition to rezone parcels at 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Ave. to allow for commercial redevelopment of the Dana Home and the adjacent property as a hotel and restaurant concept known as the Inn at Hastings Park. After a long road to annual Town Meeting and a lengthy discussion when Article 34 finally hit the floor on Wednesday, May 9, it would have made sense for the proponent, Trisha Perez Kennealy, to be feeling relieved or vindicated. Instead, she said her team would be going right back to work. “The work is only just begun,” Perez Kennealy, a Town Meeting member from Precinct 6…
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Five states and the District of Columbia offer a full gamut of rights to gay people, according to The Guardian. President Obama says he supports same-sex marriages.
In the wake of North Carolina's May 8 decision to amend its Constitution to ban same sex unions, Britain's The Guardian created a model looking at gay rights in each state. And then today, May 9, just one day after North Carolina's vote, President Barack Obama announced support for same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC. This comes a few days after Vice President Joe Biden made similar comments on NBC's "Meet the Press." The Guardian's piece is a snapshot of gay rights in the States. According to the graphic, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont, along with Washington state, Iowa and the District of Columbia, have the most rights afforded to gays. Massachusetts allows: Massachusetts prohibits: Also, Massachusetts' hate crime laws …
Sandy Miller-Jacobs
10:27 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
That's great news for our town. Looking forward to recommending it to out of town visitors and having dinners at this new local dining site. Wishing Tricia best of luck! Sandy Miller-Jacobs more ›