Sunday, February 24, 2013
Nomination papers deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 27
With only days to go before nomination papers are due in the race for U.S. Senate, last week was a busy one for announced and potential candidates looking to fill the seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. The Republican field lost one prominent candidate, and another generated a bit of controversy. On the Democratic side, Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) have been working through their pre-primary debate schedule and campaigning across the state. Democrats Markey and Lynch hit the road Both Democratic candidates hit the road again last week from Pittsfield to Salem, meeting with residents and attending fundraisers. Markey had campaign stops in Taunton, Fall River, Lowell …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
In yesterday's Presidential Election, 69.6 of the town's registered voters turned out, a smaller percentage than in 2008--although a slightly larger population.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
In yesterday's Presidential Election, 69.6 of the town's registered voters turned out, a smaller percentage than in 2008--although a slightly larger population.
Brookline voted in yesterday's election, and the larger results are well-known by now: Following Yesterday's Barack Obama was re-elected President, Elizabeth Warren won the U.S. senate seat, Joe Kennedy III picked up the fourth congressional district seat and Watertown's Marilyn Pettito Devaney retained her Governor's Council Seat. However, the (unofficial) numbers released earlier on the town Clerk's website show some interesting things about the town when compared to other election days--specifically the Sept. 6 primaries, and the 2008 Presidential elections. Of Brookline's 40,373 voters, 28,100 showed up to vote yesterday--about 69.6 percent. A large increase compared to the primaries just two months ago, when less than 15 percent of …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Retiring Barney Frank will be succeeded by scion of Kennedy political dynasty.
Joe Kennedy III will be a new U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. At around 9:30 p.m., the Associated Press called the race for 32-year old Kennedy, who lives in Brookline, as he was beating by a 2-1 margin Norfolk Republican Sean Bielat in the race to represent the redrawn Fourth Congressional District. Rep. Barney Frank, a media celebrity Tuesday night at Kennedy's celebration party at the Newton Marriott Hotel, is retiring after serving the Fourth District since 1981. Yes, the Kennedys are a famous political family, but Joe III especially follows family tradition with this particular win: his father, Joe Kennedy II, served as Congressman from Massachusetts (in the 8th Congressional District) from 1987-1999. And his great-uncle, who …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The 15-minute debate aired on Fox25 Morning News earlier today.
Although they had just a few minutes to make their case, Fourth Congressional District candidates Joe Kennedy III and Sean Bielat touted their experience and ideas in a Fox25 debate yesterday morning. The live debate, which was moderated by Fox25 news host Gene Levanchy, lasted less than 15 minutes. This was the final scheduled television appearance for Bielat and Kennedy before the Nov. 6 general election. Bielat, a Norfolk Republican, is running against Kennedy, a Brookline Democrat, to replace the retiring Fourth District Congressman Barney Frank, of Newton. Keeping with a theme that has run throughout the campaign, Bielat and Kennedy sparred on experience and whether Kennedy's name has carried him through the election. "I think …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Candidates for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will participate in their third debate tonight.
The race for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will take another step forward tonight as the candidates take part in a debate at Wellesley College. Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will participate in the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Wellesley College. This is the third debate between the candidates, who seek to replace longtime Democratic Congressman Barney Frank. Both Bielat and Kennedy have participated in a live chat on Patch, and the two candidates will appear once more after tonight in a televised debate Oct. 24 broadcast live on WFXT-TV. Tonight’s debate will take place in Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Bielat, a Republican, is facing off against Democrat Joe Kennedy III in the Fourth Congressional District race.
Republican congressional candidate Sean Bielat joined Patch for a live chat with readers on Thursday, Oct. 11. Many of the questions submitted touched on Bielat's experience as well as his stance on health care, student loans and budget reductions. Bielat will face off against Democrat Joe Kennedy III for the Fourth District seat currently held by Newton Congressman Barney Frank, who plans to retire at the end of this year. Kennedy will join Patch for a similar live chat Q&A tomorrow at 1 p.m. Read through the following short recap of Bielat's chat (below), or browse the full Q&A transcript. From reader Brian Marshall: You often criticize your opponent for his inexperience. Why do you feel you are much more qualified for the job in …
Patch has a live chat with Joseph Kennedy III today.
1. Brrr. It's a chilly morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting it'll become mostly sunny today after a chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. 2. Fourth Congressional candidate Joseph Kennedy III will be chatting live with Patch today at 1:30 p.m. Ask a question in advance or live. 3. Kennedy's opponent, Sean Bielat, chatted live with Patch yesterday. See a recap here. 4. A juvenile male is said to have turned himself in to police Thursday night, and was arrested in connection with the BU robberies. 5. A guided tour of the West End Museum's permanent exhibition, "The Last Tenement," is being offered at noon today.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Republican Sean Bielat answered reader questions earlier today. Check out the chat below to see what he said.
Fourth Congressional District candidate Sean Bielat answered reader questions earlier today in a live chat here on Newton Patch. Bielat, a Republican, is facing Democrat Joe Kennedy III to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Barney Frank, of Newton. A recap of the chat will be posted later this afternoon. Kennedy will participate in a similar live chat Q&A tomorrow, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. Questions submitted will be subject to moderator approval. No vulgar or libelous comments will be allowed. Because we expect a high volume of questions for the chat session, we will keep the questions issue-related and not repetitive.
Stop by Patch today for a live chat with Sean Bielat
1. After a couple of cloudy, damp days, the National Weather Service tells us we can expect some sun. Sunny with a high of 59ºF today, followed by a mostly clear evening and a low of 45ºF. 2. Sean Bielat is stopping by Patch today for a live chat. We asked you for questions over the last couple of days, and we will ask them of the congressional candidate when he's chatting live on Patch at noon. His opponent, Joseph Kennedy III will be chatting tomorrow at 1 p.m. 3. Free, open to the public, the four-week Bereavement Support Group run by Care Alternatives Hospice begins at 10 a.m. today. The program, located at Goddard House in Brookline Assisted Living runs until the beginning of November. 4. A woman living in the spirit of the Ashram, …
Ken B.
6:36 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Same old, tired old, Dennis. Nothing to say to Avon whose moniker is that of a drug kingpin TV character ? Oh that's right, you both share the same liberal viewpoints. Angry ? No basis there pal, typical democrat name caller. "Living in the past ?" Too bad Pam Kelly can't do that. Kennedy apologist much ? more ›