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Official Town Election Results

Incumbents re-elected, questions 2 and 3 fail.

Scroll through the attached PDF to see how precincts voted in this year's election.

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Voters Reject Town Clerk, Water/Sewer Charter Changes

Incumbents re-elected for Selectmen, School Committee.

With 1,266 voters at the polls Tuesday, Norton residents voted against questions 2 and 3 in the charter changes and voted in incumbents. There were 745 votes to keep the Town Clerk position elected, while 724 voters also wanted to keep the Water and Sewer Commission positions elected. Question 1, which asked voters to approve grammatical errors, prohibit a town officer or official from simultaneously holding the office of Selectmen or Planning Board and a few other items, passed with 780 votes. More information on the charter questions can be found here. Incumbents Bradford Bramwell and Timothy Giblin were voted back to their seats on the Board of Selectmen. Bramwell had 820 votes while Giblin had 776. James Dinsel came short with 472 …

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Meet the Candidates: School Committee [POLL]

Deniz Savas, Phillip Lynch and Christopher McMahon Jr. are running for the two open positions.

The annual Town Election will be held Tuesday, April 24. Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Norton High School. Incumbent Deniz Savas is seeking re-election while Phillip Lynch and Christopher McMahon Jr. are vying for the two available seats on the School Committee. Norton Patch sent out a questionnaire to candidates. While responses are unedited from Lynch and Savas, McMahon’s answers are from interview notes due to technological issues. Background on candidates Phillip J. Lynch Age: 37 Wife: Stephanie Son: Connor (7) attends JCS Elementary School Moved to Norton 3+ years ago; Volunteer with Norton Youth Baseball; Stephanie involved extensively with the JCS SPO. Career focused on corporate banking/financial analysis at various …

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Senate Candidate Bailey Signs 'No New Taxes' Pledge

Jeff Bailey, a candidate for state senate for the Bristol and Norfolk District seat, is taking the "No New Taxes" pledge in his race against state senator Jim Timility.

  State Senate candidate Jeff Bailey (R-Attleboro) signed the Citizens for Limited Taxation "No New Taxes" pledge Tuesday. Bailey is running against incumbent Jim Timility (D-Walpole) for the Bristol and Norfolk District seat, which includes Foxborough, Mansfield, Medfield, Norton and Sharon. “I am proud to sign this pledge," said Bailey in a press release.  "It shows my commitment to the taxpayer of this district.  I strongly believe that people should be able to keep more of their hard earned paychecks. People know how best to spend their money not government. “When the legislature passed the sales tax increase, it further damaged the Commonwealth’s economy," added Bailey. "It drove many consumers out of state. You don’t increase taxes …

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Mello Joins Bailey for Senate

Horace Mello will be the Norton Town Coordinator for the Bailey campaign.

Jeff Bailey, Republican candidate for State Senate in the Bristol and Norfolk District, announced that Horace Mello has signed on board to be the Norton Town Coordinator for the Bailey campaign.   “Horace will play an integral part of our efforts for next November in Norton,” Bailey said. “Like me, Horace knows we need new leadership at the State House to jump-start our economy so we can create more jobs.”  Two weeks ago surrounded by a large crowd of friends, family and supporters Bailey formally launched his campaign for State Senator. As our next State Senator, Bailey wants to revive our economy to grow jobs, restore integrity to the State House, implement Secure Communities in the Commonwealth, improve education, and fight for fight …

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Sen. Scott Brown To United Chamber of Commerce Event: 'We Must Work Together'

In talking at a United Chamber of Commerce event, Senator Brown talks about the challenges and virtues of small business.

Senator Scott Brown spoke to various local business leaders at a United Regional Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday afternoon. Brown, a Wrentham resident, spoke about the importance of small business during the meeting, which took place at the Franklin Country Club. "I'm proud to be pro-business and pro-jobs legislation," he said. "The government can't create jobs, but it can create an environment where you can create jobs." He said the government must look at ways to encourage growth. "We can't get out of this mess overnight, but we do have the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world," he said. "It's not just Franklin competing with Wrentham any more — both of them are competing against the rest of the world." Brown spoke …

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