Monday, May 13, 2013
Town Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. inside Foxborough High School’s auditorium. Here’s what you need to know.
Foxborough voters will gather inside the auditorium of Foxborough High School Monday night to say "Yes" or "No" to 29 warrant articles, including the proposed TIF for Invensys (Article 28) and the installation of 70 surveillance cameras throughout Foxborough’s five public schools. Foxborough selectman James DeVellis encouraged residents to get out and exercise their democratic right as voters. “[A lot of people] worked hard on 29 articles,” DeVellis said. “You hate to see only a couple hundred people come out for a population that we have and decide on some important articles. … If you can come out and vote please do so.” To view the town’s warrant, click here. Foxborough's Advisory Committee has announced its positions on 20 articles, …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Challengers defeated incumbents in both the Board of Selectmen and School Committee races at Tuesday’s annual town election.
Editor's note: All town election results are currently unofficial. Foxborough Patch will publish the official results when they become available at the Town Clerk’s Office. Incumbents Lynda Walsh and Martha Slattery were the longest members of their respective boards (selectmen and school committee) heading into Tuesday’s election. By day’s end, neither was re-elected – much to the surprise of many, including their challengers. “Trying to unseat an incumbent is a real difficult task,” said selectman candidate John Gray, Jr., who defeated Walsh by 182 votes (1,796-1,614) Tuesday. “I’m just pleasantly surprised and grateful to all the folks who have helped me out.” For Walsh, the news was heartbreaking. "I'm disappointed," she said before …
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
A political newcomer will face a long-time Massachusetts politician in the race to be the Bay State's next U.S. senator. The Associated Press has declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset and Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in the statewide primary while a call for Markey came moments later. Gomez defeats his more seasoned opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington and state Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. Markey beat fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Brett Rhyne of Needham ran an …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
John Gray, Jr. defeats incumbent Lynda Walsh, 1,796-1,614 in Tuesday’s annual town election to join the Board of Selectmen along with re-elected member Jim DeVellis.
Editor's note: All town election results are unofficial Tuesday night. Foxborough Patch will publish the official results when they become available at the Town Clerk’s Office. The town of Foxborough opted for a new voice on the Board of Selectmen, choosing challenger John Gray Jr. over incumbent Lynda Walsh Tuesday by 182 votes (1,796-1,614). Current Board of Selectmen chair Jim DeVellis received the highest vote total of the three selectmen candidates with 2,287. For Walsh, the news was heartbreaking. "I'm disappointed," said Walsh as she left the Ahern Middle School gymnasium Tuesday with supporters. Approximately 2,600 residents made it out to the polls Tuesday for Foxborough’s town election. NOTE: Complete - and official - results, …
Katie Adair and Stephen Udden earn the most votes in the four-candidate race for two school committee seats at Tuesday's town election.
Editor's note: All town election results are unofficial Tuesday night. Foxborough Patch will publish the official results when they become available at the Town Clerk’s Office. Similar to the race for Board of Selectmen, voters chose to re-elect one existing member and one new member to Foxborough's School Committee. Incumbent Katie Adair received the most votes in the four-candidate race for two school committee seats with 1,748. Challenger Stephen Udden was able to unseat incumbent - with 15 years of service on the committee - Martha Slattery by 250 votes (1,583-1,333). Kate Kominsky, who resigned from his position last June after being re-elected in May, received 951. Approximately 2,600 residents made it out to the polls Tuesday for …
Gabriel Gomez defeated Michael Sullivan and Dan Winslow on the local Republican ticket while Stephen Lynch defeated Ed Markey in the Democratic race.
Foxborough voters chose Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Stephen Lynch in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Special State Primary Election, according to unofficial results from Foxborough Town Clerk Robert Cutler, Jr. Gomez (552 votes) defeated Michael Sullivan (310 votes) and Dan Winslow (331 votes) on Foxborough’s Republican ticket and Stephen Lynch (1,127) defeated Ed Markey (810) on the Democratic ballot. As for statewide results, the Associated Press declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gomez, of Cohasset, and Democratic U.S. Congressman Markey, of Malden, the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in …
Foxborough Town Clerk Robert E. Cutler, Jr. expects between 3,500 and 4,000 voters at the polls Tuesday.
Candidates for Foxborough's Board of Selectmen and School Committee are out in force with their campaign teams Tuesday holding signs and conversing with friends and voters outside the Ahern Middle School. It's Election Day in Foxborough for both the town election and the special U.S. Senate primary. By day's end we will know the winners of the two local contested races - selectmen (three candidates, two open seats) and school committee (four candidates, two open seats) and we will get a better understanding of who Foxborough favors to replace John Kerry in the U.S. Senate. Polls opened at 7 a.m. inside the Ahern Middle School gymnasium and as of 11 a.m., 1,806 ballots were casted. Town Clerk Robert Cutler, Jr. said while it is impossible …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Here’s a resident’s guide to everything you need to know about the upcoming Foxborough town election on Tuesday, April 30th.
Last May, the casino issue brought record crowds to the polls in Foxborough as 6,196 voters participated in the annual town election. That was a massive improvement over the 2011 town election, which only drew 17 percent voter turnout. On Tuesday, with two contested races – Board of Selectmen and School Committee – in the annual town election and a special state primary for U.S. Senate, voter turnout is expected to fall somewhere above the 17 percent in 2011 and below the 58 percent in 2012. Foxborough Board of Selectmen approved Town Clerk Bob Cutler Jr.’s recommendation to combine the annual town election, originally scheduled for May 6th with the state’s special U.S. Senate primary on April 30th with a 3-0 vote on Feb. 26th. Selectmen …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.
Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The stop at the Route 1 eatery on the Walpole/Foxborough town line was one of many for Gomez Thursday as he took his campaign along the South Shore.
The Red Wing Diner on the Walpole/Foxborough town line on Route 1 had United States Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez as a patron Thursday afternoon, and yes he had the fried clams. Gomez stopped at the Route 1 restaurant as part of a number of stops throughout the state, including New Bedford, Weymouth, Worcester and Auburn. He shook hands with diners and sat down for a bite with some of his supporters. “We’re making a bunch of rounds in the South Shore and hitting a bunch of towns and obviously this place is one of the relics of Walpole," Gomez said. “So we’re going to meet a bunch of hopefully potential voters, introduce myself, hopefully earn their respect and get their vote on April 30.” Gomez is competing for the Republican nomination …
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7:00 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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