Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Selectmen and Board of Health to share decision on such restrictions.
The Norton Board of Selectmen discussed the possibility of mosquitos in Norton and how public activities could be affected. “We’re getting into mosquito season and with all the water we’ve had right now if could be another major issue,” selectmen chair Robert Kimball said. The main issue was whether the Board of Health or Selectmen would have control over whether or not to postpone or cancel public evening activities (all those operated by the town at least) if a serious swarm of mosquitos arise. The board agreed both boards if possible should make the decision, but it may not always be practical. “It could happen on a Monday morning when we suddenly have an issue and we don’t meet until Thursday,” Kimball said. Selectmen agreed they would…
The U.S. Senate candidates have one week to go before voters head to the polls.
Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey spent their final debate before next week's U.S. Senate special election clashing over their records and who has the better vision for both the commonwealth and their country. The debate, taped in Boston, broadcast on several local networks and moderated by veteran city newsman and Boston University professor R.D. Sahl, was the last of three contests before voters head to the polls to fill U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's former seat. No matter the issue, be it taxes, gun control, abortion, national security and their own personal and professional histories, the two men found disagreements at every turn. Each candidate could agree on one thing: they believe the other candidate's ideas are "old and stale…
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Debate to air on WCVB Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Another U.S. Senate election for Massachusetts is drawing to a close, with the two combatants set to square off one final time before voters head to the polls June 25. Democratic Congressman Edward Markey of Malden and Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez will hold the last of three debates Tuesday evening in the race to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The debate will air live from 7 to 8 p.m. on WCVB (Channel 5). The debate will be moderated by R.D. Sahl of Boston University. The two previous debates for the candidates were held in Boston and Springfield. Recent polling has suggested an edge for Markey in the race. Both candidates have received visits from high-profile …
Saturday, June 15, 2013
If the special election was today, who would you choose as our new U.S. senator?
A week from Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide who to elect in the special election to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. What we at Patch want to know is - if the election was today - who would you vote for? Candidates Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez have been pullling out all the stops in the last two weeks as the latest polls show the gap is narrowing between the two. After weeks of relative quiet, the negative ads have started to clog the airways and both candidates have had high-profile folks stumping for them. Rudy Guiliani was in town last week putting his support behind Gomez and President Obama came to Boston this week showing his support for Markey. So tell us, if you had to …
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
His was not the story of Deval Patrick, or Mitt Romney or Bill Weld. Argeo Paul Cellucci started local on the Board of Selectmen in his beloved town of Hudson and worked his way up: state representative, state senator, lieutenant governor, governor, ambassador. He was the Calvin Coolidge of his time, according to former Minority Leader Richard Tisei, and Democrats, Republicans and Canadians, alike, loved and respected him for it. Cellucci passed away last weekend after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease at the age of 65, and on Thursday he became the 13th public figure to lie in state under the State House rotunda. The memorial service and public viewing for the former governor drew a who's-who to Beacon Hill, including Romney, Michael …
Friday, June 14, 2013
Sinkhole from excessive rain closes Cross Street.
Cross Street was closed on Thursday after excessive flooding caused a sinkhole on a bridge. “We’ve had nine inches in four days,” said town manager Michael Yunits. “At my house the water is flowing pretty heavy right now.” Yunits said at this time highway department superintendent Keith Silver can’t see the extent of the damage on the dam. “Until Keith can see what happened we won’t be able to move on that,” Yunits said. Selectmen chair Robert Kimball said it’s a tight budget and chapter 90 money from the state has been reduced. “The longer we take and ignore the fact that the state has failing roads and bridges the worse it’s going to get,” he said. “Look at other bridges in the area from the last flood that are still out of commission.”
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This year expected to be bigger than the last.
Founders Day is coming back to Norton for its second year, and 2013 Norton Founders Day Annual Picnic & Fireworks Committee co chair Bill Lippincott says this year is going to be another blast. “It was about a year ago that I was here to announce the first-annual Founders Day and now we’re going to do it again,” he said. “Things are going very well and are in line.” Founders Day, started last year, is a celebration of all things Norton and will be held on June 22. It includes a picnic, fireworks, a petting zoo, local music and more. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Lippincott said the town’s favorite last year was the blueberry pie-eating contest. “I see a lot of smiles over there,” he said, indicating the Norton Board of …
Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.
After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness. Although, with so many factors playing into the problem, the track of West Nile is not an easy one to predict, said Kevin Cranston, director of the Bureau of Infectious Disease for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. “We can’t pin down all of the elements that go into why one season is bad and another season is not,” Cranston said. But if this summer is similar to last summer—marked by extended periods of very hot weather—some parts of the state could see a high number of cases as occurred in 2012. To give residents a sense of West Nile’s prevalence in …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
President appears at Markey campaign event at Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Roxbury.
President Barack Obama made a trip to Boston Wednesday to stump for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Edward Markey as the special election to fill John Kerry's former seat nears. According to White House press pool reports, Obama appeared at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Roxbury in an attempt to get a crowd of Markey supporters fired up and ready to go. Obama said "too many folks in Washington who are putting the next election ahead of the next generation" but that Markey, a Malden Democratic congressman since 1976, would be part of the process to change that. "I need folks in the Unites States Senate who wake up every day thinking about the folks who sent them there ... I need Ed Markey in the United States Senate," Obama said…
Norton's roads need more funding according to the Board of Selectmen.
The Norton Board of Selectmen discussed the state of Norton’s roads on Thursday, and the outlook isn’t great. “Our roads and bridges are falling apart,” said selectmen chair Robert Kimball. “We need to get some improvements on these before we can’t drive on the streets in the area. We have a number of issues here in Norton where some of our roads are getting to the point where you can’t drive on them.” Town manager Michael Yunits said most of the work is funded through Chapter 90 money from the state, but he said reductions have slowed needed repairs. “We had planned a lot of work this summer,” he said. “We’re working out on North Worcester Street right now. Due to reduced funding we will only have a balance of $100,000 in Chapter 90 funds…
Tyler Jozefowicz
3:48 pm on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Markey. Gomez has no public sector experience. We know that. Looks like he has a dismal private sector performance as well , no management positions or skills. Gomez participated in relatively few deals and never earned a promotion to partner. He shifted to a lower marketing role at his firm. Translation , a demotion. A Globe review of Gomez’s nine years at Advent Int’l found that Gomez was … more ›