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Did you vote during the midterms last Tuesday? Car trouble (actually a blown transmission on an already-at-death's-door old Subaru on Halloween) almost nixed my plans.
Former GOP candidate for state Treasurer Elizabeth Dionne, among the most popular political figures in the Massachusetts faction of the party, has announced that she’s running for MassGOP Chair.
TOWNSEND — A special Town Meeting will convene Tuesday night in Townsend with the recent legal actions of the town clerk central to the first three warrant articles, but whatever decision is made by the voters could be met with scrutiny from a federal judge who expressed skepticism about the legality of the warrant articles in a hearing last week.
BOSTON — Six fire departments in the Worcester Middlesex state Senate District will receive funding for fire safety education directed towards the most vulnerable age-groups in the district, according to Sen. John J. Cronin, D-Fitchburg.
STOW—The Healey-Driscoll Administration on Friday announced the retirement of State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine after a career of nearly 30 years in the Massachusetts fire service. He will step
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble Friday to force a law removing barriers to abortions later in pregnancy to take effect immediately, a move that blocks efforts
In the Nov. 6 Recorder, a letter writer states: “Ten years ago they pushed their candidate, Hilary Clinton, to the forefront, thinking she had a better chance of winning against Donald Trump, and it predictably backfired on all of us”. Not quite. The polls and the Democratic Party were right: Hilary Clinton won the popular […]
ROYALSTON – Voters will face an 11-article warrant when they gather for a Special Town Meeting this Thursday, with all but one related to the town’s free cash account. The Royalston STM will be held on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Royalston Town Hall. Article 2 calls for a transfer of $15,000 from the […]
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved Question 1, expanding public records laws to include the state Legislature and governor's office.
ATHOL – Voters were still checking in for Monday’s Special Town Meeting when Select Board Chair Bill Chiasson and Town Manager Shaun Suhoski took to the podium to announce that the meeting had to be postponed. By that time, some 139 people had signed in to vote on the 10 article-warrant, well above the 102 […]
Warwick residents unanimously approved five articles at a Special Town Meeting, including a new handicap parking bylaw.
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