Monday, May 7, 2012
Library Trustee contender Puja Mehta writes in to congratulate Kristen Uekermann on the win, and to express her support for the Board of Trustees.
To the residents of Brookline: I am writing to thank you for your support during the race for Library Trustee, and to offer my congratulations to Kristen Uekermann on winning a hard-fought race. I joined the race for Library Trustee, my first ever campaign, because of my passion for an institution that's at the heart of our community life. Your emails, phone calls and your votes have warmed my heart, and have reenergized my commitment to the Town and the Library. I will continue my work for the library and support the Trustees efforts in any way that I can. I will work to ensure that library service on Sundays in the summer becomes a permanent program rather than a pilot. I will also continue my work on behalf of Steps for Success and for …
Friday, May 4, 2012
It’s been an interesting week in the U.S. Senate Race between Democrat Elizabeth Warren and incumbent Republican Scott Brown.
First it was revealed that Harvard University once touted Warren’s marginal Native American heritage as proof of their faculty’s diversity. That story was followed up with another revealing one that Warren had listed herself as a minority professor between 1986 and 1995 in the Association of American Law Schools desk book, a major reference for legal professors. On Tuesday it was revealed that Brown, who ran for office vowing to kill President Obama’s health care law (and who has since voted three times to repeal it) took advantage of a key provision in it: the provision that allows him to keep his elder daughter on his congressional health insurance plan. Meanwhile, both candidates downplayed their wealth this week as they revealed their …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Kristen Uekermann squeaks out a victory in the Brookline Library Trustee race, and more results from the Town Meeting Member races.
By only about 40 votes, the unofficial version of the Town Election results show that Kristen Uekermann was elected as a Brookline Library Trustee in yesterday's Town election. The sheet shows a very close race, with 1138 votes to Puja Mehta, and 1177 to Uekermann, with 695 blank votes. The results also say that 3,010 people, out of Brookline's over 37,400 voters turned out to cast their votes--roughly 8 percent. This was a slight increase over last year, which saw 2,800--about 7.4 percent. In three of the town's 16 precincts, write-in votes elected new Town Meeting Members, each where one of the 15 seats would have gone empty. In Precinct 11, a write-in campaign secured 28 votes for Shanna Giora-Gorfajn (who is a Patch columnist). In …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Today is election day for Brookline, with a town-wide seat open for election, as well as a selection of Town Meeting Members seeking re-election against newcomers.
While a larger election is coming up in November, today Brookline goes to the polls to pick a new Library Trustee, and a handful of Town Meeting Members for upcoming terms. Patch is here to give you all of the voting info you'll need in one place: When the time comes, go to the check-in table at your polling place and tell the poll worker your street, house number and then name (in that order). They will hand you a ballot and provide you with instructions. If you're not sure which precinct you are in, check "Where do I vote, MA" and input your address, or consult the town's 2012 Precinct Index. Not sure where your poll location is? Mouseover the map to the right. With the exception of one, the town-wide races are not contested. That …
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190 Harvard St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 10
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90 Longwood Ave, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 3
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Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 9
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Coolidge Corner Branch Library
31 Pleasant St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 2
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Hammond Street Fire Station
962 Hammond St, Chestnut Hill, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 15
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Putterham Branch Library
959 W Roxbury Pky, Chestnut Hill, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 16
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Wheelock College - Poll Location, Precinct 1
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61 Park St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 7
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Driscoll School
64 Westbourne Ter, Brookline, MA
New Gymnasium - Poll Location, Precinct 11
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Brookline High School
115 Greenough St, Brookline, MA
Schluntz Gymnazium - Poll Location, Precincts 6 and 12
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Newbury College
129 Fisher Ave, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 13
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Brookline Town Hall
333 Washington St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 4
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Devotion School
345 Harvard St, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 8
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Heath Elementary School
100 Eliot St, Chestnut Hill, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 14
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Lincoln School
19 Kennard Rd, Brookline, MA
Poll Location, Precinct 5
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Patch sat down with library trustee candidate Puja Mehta to hear more of her vision for the library, and get to know her a little before elections on May 1.
On May 1, the town of Brookline will head out to vote for a new library trustee, among other votes. One of the candidates for a two-year library trustee seat is Puja Mehta, who sat down with Patch ahead of the election. You can also see Mehta's Letter to the Editor, which ran on Patch earlier this month. This piece originally ran on Patch on April 27.
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Patch sat down with library trustee candidate Kristen Uekermann to hear more of her vision for the library, and get to know her a little before elections on May 1.
On May 1, the town of Brookline will head out to vote for a new library trustee, among other votes. One of the candidates for a two-year library trustee seat is Kristen Uekermann, who sat down with Patch ahead of the election. You can also see Uekermann's Letter to the Editor, which ran on Patch yesterday. This piece originally ran on Patch on April 27.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
The full list of Town Meeting Member seats which will appear on the 2012 Town Election ballot tomorrow.
While there is one town-wide seat open for election tomorrow, there are a number of local precincts with Town Meeting Member contests, namely Precinct 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, and 14. In Precinct 11, with only 14 candidates running for 15 seats, there is also a write-in campaign for Shanna Giora-Gorfajn (a Patch columnist) Scroll down to your precinct to find your polling location and the full list of names up for the vote tomorrow. Not sure which precinct you're in? See the Precinct Index 2012 PDF to the right, or download it from the Town website. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., so get to your polling location and cast a vote. From the Town Website: Vote for up to five candidates for three-year terms: Vote for up to one candidate …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Five of Brookline's Library Trustees wrote in to endorse one of the two library trustee candidates.
To the Editor Brookline Patch: As Brookline library trustees we represent all the citizens of Brookline. It is our judgment as individuals to endorse for the open two year seat at the May 1st town election Puja Mehta. Both candidates for the two year seat would make great additions to the Brookline Library Board but we can only vote for one on May 1st. Puja has been an effective advocate for seven-day accessibility, has fund-raising experience for the benefit of the Brookline libraries, and has shown a steadfast commitment to Brookline libraries. Professionally, she has proven experience identifying innovative, cost effective funding for municipalities. This will be a tremendous asset for the Board. As a young mother, she understands the …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
With Election Day next week, Kristen Uekermann writes in to talk about her campaign, and share her vision for the library.
Since beginning my campaign for Library Trustee the question that I have most frequently been asked is “Why do you want to be a Library Trustee?” I initially decided to run for a position on the Board out of a desire to help the Library reflect the growing diversity of our town. But over the course of this campaign, I have learned a simple truth: Once you start listening to residents talk about the Brookline Public Library, you find more and more reasons to be involved. Over the past month, I have spoken with hundreds of Library patrons and those conversations will guide me as a Trustee. I’ve spoken with a literacy volunteer, who struggles to identify books that capture the interest of urban youth, while meeting the reading level …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The DNC will be in Charlotte, NC, from September 3-7, and local delegates will be there to choose President Obama as the official nominee for the party.
The Massachusetts Democrats elected delegates this past Saturday at statewide caucuses to attend this year’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. Brookline Selectwoman Jesse Mermell was chosen as part of the fourth district delegation, along with representatives from Newton, Needham, Mansfield, Medway and Sharon. In September, convention delegates will cast their votes to officially nominate President Barack Obama for a second term. Massachusetts delegates are selected to the Democratic National Convention by three ways, according to the Massachusetts Democratic Party: Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair John Walsh spoke about the statewide caucuses. “We have elected an impressive and diverse group of delegates who I know will…
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4:23 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
What a class act. Mehta for School Committee! more ›