Demagall declared incompetent by judge Nov 20, 2009
Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 2:14 AM EST The Massachusetts man that was facing a retrial for the alleged murder of a Hillsdale man in 2006 has been found not competent to stand trial in the case by Columbia County Judge Jonathan Nichols. The judge s decision was handed down Thursday afternoon after a hearing earlier in the week in which Nichols acknowledged that the psychological reports filed by the two psychiatrists, one chosen by the prosecution, the other by the defense, agreed that... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Letters to the editor: Nov. 19 edition Nov 20, 2009
Against casinos in Massachusetts, on both moral and economic grounds ... This year, VNA Care Network & Hospice also marks a milestone our 25th anniversary as the first Medicare-certified hospice in Massachusetts ... Our experienced staff and trained volunteers feel fortunate to have been part of the lives of many thousands of patients and families in Lincoln and across Eastern and Central Massachusetts. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Government-run health care is a bad idea Nov 20, 2009
Brian wrote on Nov 19, 2009 5:47 PM:" cont.Alan Goroll, a professor at Harvard Medical School said that "the primary lesson of health-care reform in Massachusetts is that you can't increase the number of insured unless you have a strong primary-care base in place to receive them ... Massachusetts has ended up with higher costs and people going to emergency rooms when they can't find a doctor ... is 63 days, the most among the 15 cities" surveyed. By comparison, in Miami, it was only seven days.... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Dems hope Palin disrupts GOP's game plan Nov 20, 2009
Moreover, the hysteria generated by her book tour is all but drowning out Republicans who may aim for the 2012 nomination, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who both ran in the presidential primaries in the last election cycle, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, political observers said. Formidable figure. (San Francisco Chronicle)
League of Women Voters Senate candidate forum on MHTV Nov 20, 2009
The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts held a candidate forum at UMass Amherst on Nov. 8 for those seeking Massachusetts open U.S. Senate seat ... Marblehead Reporter, 122 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Pagliuca takes on foes on health care Nov 20, 2009
I m certainly not going to take any lectures from someone who gave money to George Bush and supported Mitt Romney against Ted Kennedy, has hired lobbyists to block Wall Street reform, and made a fortune in part by gutting KB Toys, a great Massachusetts company, costing thousands of workers their jobs and their health insurance, US Representative Michael E. Capuano said shortly after Pagliuca held a press conference in Boston to criticize Capuano and Attorney General Martha Coakley for pledging... (Boston Globe)
Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown Nov 20, 2009
The underdog Scott Philip Brown, now 50, is an endangered breed in Massachusetts politics: a Republican state legislator, one of five in the 40-member Senate ... Brown receives low grades from the National Organization for Women, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and the AFL-CIO. ... One exception is that Brown scored a perfect 100 percent in 2007 from the Massachusetts Audubon Society, although he scored below the Senate average in prior years. (Boston Globe)
Bowens beat - Pros and cons Nov 20, 2009
Framingham recently received a check for $52 million from the Massachusetts School Building Authority [MSBA] for renovation of its high school ... Suite 101, P.O. Box 9191, Concord, Massachusetts 01742. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Kirk pays a visit to Inly School Nov 19, 2009
He felt the issues were so important that Massachusetts shouldn t be left with just one senator, said Kirk. Kirk then explained that after the senator s death, Kennedy s family asked him to fill the position. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Going negative has risky allure for Coakley rivals Nov 19, 2009
But so far, the race has been like a friendly political poker game, devoid of the bare-knuckles, street-brawl politics that typically dominates in a high-caliber campaign in Massachusetts ... If he loses the Senate race, Capuano, as a congressman, would have to work with the winner as part of the Massachusetts delegation. (Boston Globe)
Charlestown lawyer to challenge Galluccio for state Senate seat Nov 19, 2009
I think that the people of Massachusetts and the people of our district are growing weary of this politicians-behaving-badly routine that s unfortunately been a problem over the last couple of years, he said. That s one of the reasons I m running. (Boston Globe)
Iraqi foes give mediation a chance Nov 19, 2009
With a push from a University of Massachusetts at Boston professor, local and national Iraqi legislators are meeting today in Baghdad to defuse explosive disputes in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, where ethnic and political conflicts threaten to derail Iraq s halting progress toward a working democracy. At a critical moment in Iraq, with the scheduled January election in doubt, UMass professor Padraig O Malley is convening the conference with the goal of setting up mechanisms for the Arabs,... (Boston Globe)
Poll finds Obama’s support has shrunk below a majority Nov 19, 2009
It s been long enough for him to rescind positions that he once trumpeted, such as his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act; lengthy enough to voice his regret about joining the Ku Klux Klan; and long enough to see and cheer the first black president and to watch his onetime rival and later dear friend, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, die of brain cancer. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)
Town Solicitor Murray named Braintree's liaison to state ethics commission Nov 19, 2009
One new provision calls for each municipality in Massachusetts, acting through its city or town council, board of selectmen, or board of aldermen, to designate a senior level employee of the municipality as liaison to the ethics commission. The commission shall disseminate information to the designated liaisons and conduct educational seminars for them on a regular basis on a schedule to be determined by the commission in consultation with the municipalities, the law declares. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Smoking down, eating up Nov 19, 2009
Vermont, 20th in 1990, ranked first this year, followed by Utah, Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Hampshire. The bottom five, from worst to 46th: Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Medford schools to shut down for Senate special election Nov 19, 2009
Medford Transcript, , Medford, Massachusetts 02155. . (Medford Transcript, MA)
Letters to the editor Nov 18, 2009
The herring runs in the coastal rivers of eastern Massachusetts are dwindling rapidly as human activities disrupt natural flow patterns of the streams they depend upon to reproduce. Mr. Schwalbaum allows that Massachusetts vital water resources are much more limited than water professionals and managers previously thought and much more limited than most citizens realize ... During that time, flow conditions in many of the watersheds of Massachusetts have steadily deteriorated, not just the... (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Sullivan gives Capuano a Braintree breakfast tour Nov 18, 2009
Sullivan observed that the South Shore area could be a battlefield for votes and ultimately determine whom the next senator from Massachusetts will be. This election will be very important for all of us, Sullivan said. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Griffin: Much to be thankful for in 2009 Nov 18, 2009
By Richard Griffin/Growing Older Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 10:09 AM. As each Thanksgiving Day arrives, I like to reflect on the blessings received during the previous year. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Last day to register to vote in Senate election Nov. 18 Nov 18, 2009
Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 10:28 AM. The special state primary to fill the position of senator in Congress will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Obama's Health Care Plan Not Out of the Woods Yet Nov 18, 2009
The study noted that Boston's longer wait was "driven in part by the health-care reform initiative" passed in 2006 in Massachusetts upon which the Obama program is modeled ... Alan Goroll, a professor at Harvard Medical School said that "the primary lesson of health-care reform in Massachusetts is that you can't increase the number of insured unless you have a strong primary-care base in place to receive them. Without that foundation ... Massachusetts has ended up with higher costs and people... (Townhall.com)
Senate candidates discuss health care at forum Nov 18, 2009
Brown, meanwhile, said an overwhelming majority of Massachusetts residents are already covered by health insurance, and the costs of a federal overhaul of the system would be too great and existing programs would be hurt ... The Arlington Advocate, 9 Meriam St., Lexington, Massachusetts 02420. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Senate hopefuls spar at forum over green credentials Nov 18, 2009
Coakley picked James R. Milkey, an environmentalist who is currently a Massachusetts appellate judge. Khazei cited the environmentalist author Rachel Carson and former vice president Al Gore. (Boston Globe)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Nov 18, 2009
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team hope to reach more of these children through Project Prakash. Lead researcher Pawan Sinha explained that as a result of their work already, eye doctors were more willing to treat older patients, which they previously thought would be hopeless. (Yahoo News -- Brain Research)
Today is last chance to register to vote in Senate primary Nov 18, 2009
Today is the last day Massachusetts residents can register to vote in the Dec. 8 primary to narrow the field of four Democrats and two Republicans seeking the Senate seat formerly held by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Election departments in most cities and towns will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. to allow people to sign up to vote, switch political parties, or make other changes to their registration. (Boston Globe)
Absentee ballots available at town hall Nov 18, 2009
Marshfield Mariner, 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, Massachusetts 02050. . (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Letter: Thanks for voting Nov 18, 2009
Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 02:17 PM. The election season is over, the ballots have been counted and the people have spoken. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Caution, ambition mix in Coakley's methodical journey Nov 17, 2009
Coakley, who at 56 wants to become the first woman elected senator in Massachusetts, is unapologetic for her ambition and her style ... In the first settlement of its kind in the country, she reached a $60 million agreement this year with Goldman Sachs Group to reduce the size of subprime loans for some 700 Massachusetts homeowners ... She was elected governor of Massachusetts Girls State, a civics program. (Boston Globe)
The One Thing Nov 17, 2009
Group doctors visits and long lines from Romney-Care in Massachusetts. It's the same story everywhere it's been tried. (Fox News)
Capuano says Senate race lacks debates Nov 17, 2009
He feels the current national health care reform bill should have a strong public option and include "geographic variations" that take into account the costs of living, and the costs of health care, which are not the same in Massachusetts as they are in North Dakota. He endorses the health care bill's "built-in incentives for experimental systems" of medical care and cost controls. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
In-state tuition, driver’s licenses urged for illegal immigrants Nov 17, 2009
Governor Deval Patrick today will unveil a state-commissioned report that urges him to push for driver s licenses and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, as well as English classes for foreign-born Massachusetts residents who need them ... Now they are among 131 recommendations in the New Americans Agenda, billed as the state s most comprehensive blueprint for integrating immigrants into Massachusetts ... The majority of the 912,310 immigrants in Massachusetts are here legally; almost half... (Boston Globe)
Swampscott Town Clerks office to stay open late Wednesday to register voters Nov 16, 2009
In order to qualify for voter registration, you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Massachusetts, 18 years old on or before Election Day and not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. Official voter-registration forms are available in person, by mail or by downloading the form on the Secretary of the Commonwealth s. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Newton voters unique in US for backing African-Americans for mayor, governor, president Nov 16, 2009
Warren is not the only black mayor in Massachusetts, though he is the only one elected by voters ... Secretary of State William Galvin said he believes Warren is the first directly elected mayor of a large Massachusetts city. (Boston Globe)
The Palin Tax On The GOP Nov 16, 2009
Other Republican frontrunners like former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty have a debilitating problem to face in any race for the presidency: they are viewed as inauthentic candidates by the movement -- cardboard men in suits who are only pantomiming appeals to cultural resentment. Mike Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister who understands the nuances of evangelical culture, nonetheless bears the burden of being a 2008 primary loser. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Beacon Hill Roll Call Nov 16, 2009
Other provisions in both versions of the bill make it easier for Massachusetts residents on duty overseas to cast an absentee ballot and create a Medal of Liberty for the governor to award to family members of service members killed in action or who died of wounds received in action ... The Senate version provides for a study of the possibility of creating a Massachusetts veterans hall of fame and gives service-disabled veterans who live in the local city or town preference when that community... (Medfield Press, MA)
Rockland voters back $86m school Nov 15, 2009
This year, 29 communities have voted on property tax increases, according to the Massachusetts Municipal Association, a trade group representing cities and towns ... The latest round of property tax requests, under the state s Proposition 2 1/2 law, is triggered by requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority ... A flurry of votes aim to meet a 120-day deadline, which is up Jan. 1, for a community or school district to finalize funding for a project or risk losing reimbursement... (Boston Globe)
2012 already? GOP wannabes jockey early Nov 15, 2009
Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who lost to McCain, has kept a lower profile than others. He's carefully chosen when to insert himself into national politics. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Raising citizen involvement Nov 15, 2009
I want to use the Massachusetts Senate seat to put big citizenship in action ... Bringing casino gambling to Massachusetts is both morally and economically wrong and will irrevocably change the culture of our state. (Boston Globe)
Creating jobs, one at a time Nov 15, 2009
In the past year, more than 110,000 people in Massachusetts have lost their jobs and almost 320,000 are now unemployed. There has been no net job creation in Massachusetts in almost 10 years ... We spend $770 million each year on unemployment benefits in Massachusetts - which we should. (Boston Globe)
Senate race slow to grab small town's attention Nov 15, 2009
Shutesbury, a rural town located in Western Massachusetts, had the state s highest voter turnout for the last presidential primary election ... Lisa Saunders, a University of Massachusetts economist checking out a copy of 101 Dalmations for her son, Malcolm, said she was undecided, though she had heard Capuano on the radio and liked his interest in health care and education ... Tucked into the hills just east of Amherst, with rambling brooks and root beer-colored barns, Shutesbury is not a... (Boston Globe)
The bold decision to try 9/11 terrorists in NYC Nov 15, 2009
And I want to make sure that you understand that both Massachusetts and Maine DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC OPTION AND NEVER HAVE.. Are you a chiropractor by any chance. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Sapolsky: Town Council instead of Town Meeting Nov 14, 2009
Belmont Citizen-Herald, 9 Meriam Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420. . (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Honor our veterans Nov 14, 2009
For Massachusetts, we can continue to change the future by supporting our veterans when they return home. In Massachusetts, there are 441,000 veterans 29,000 of whom have returned home since Sept. 11, 2001 ... While Massachusetts is a leader in the nation in terms of benefits and programs we provide to veterans, still one out of every three homeless individuals in the commonwealth is also a veteran. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
DeNucci hangs up political gloves Nov 14, 2009
Mary Connaughton, who served on the board of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, has said she plans to run for the position. Potential Democrats include former state Senator Guy Glodis, now sheriff of Worcester County; Councilor at Large Stephen Murphy of Boston; Governor Deval Patrick s labor secretary, former state representative Suzanne Bump, and state Senators Marc R. Pacheco of Taunton and Mark C. Montigny of New Bedford. (Boston Globe)
STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: The morning after Nov 14, 2009
By Jim O'Sullivan GateHouse News Service Posted Nov 13, 2009 @ 02:00 PM. A recap and analysis of the week in state government. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Pagliuca cites business experience Nov 14, 2009
His wife, Judy Pagliuca, was appointed to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority when Romney was governor. I ve always had progressive, Democratic values, he said Thursday, noting that he has also been involved in fundraising for U.S. Sen. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Editorial: More Senate seat debates needed Nov 14, 2009
This is a rare election, the first time Massachusetts voters have faced an open U.S. Senate race in 25 years. But none of the candidates has caught fire, and the campaign has hardly captured the public imagination. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Bloomberg picks Khazei in U.S. Senate race; Pelosi backs Capuano Nov 14, 2009
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has cast his lot with Alan Khazei in the special election for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat. In a statement released by the Khazei campaign, Bloomberg describes Khazei as "someone I have worked closely with" and "whose advice I sought out." The mayor, a Medford native, was reelected by a slimmer-than-expected margin last week to a third term. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Nov. 18 last day to register for special U.S. Senate primary Nov 14, 2009
Marlborough Enterprise, 40 Mechanic St. , Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752. . (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
ELECTION 2009: Medford City Councilor Stephanie Muccini Burke, newcomer George Scarpelli top tickets Nov 13, 2009
Medford Transcript, , Medford, Massachusetts 02155. . (Medford Transcript, MA)
Letter: Boudrie thanks supporters Nov 13, 2009
I also look forward to working with many people on many different levels while developing Green Marlborough, the next Massachusetts Green Career Conference 2010 in Marlborough, and Green Workforce Training ... Marlborough Enterprise, 40 Mechanic St. , Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Senate hopefuls turn up volume Nov 13, 2009
At one point, she resisted saying whether she, as a Massachusetts resident, had any feeling about $9 million in federal stimulus money being spent on a footbridge at privately owned Gillette Stadium in Foxborough ... Two candidates also announced noteworthy endorsements yesterday from well-known politicians, an indication that the field is starting to gain national attention with less than four weeks to go before Massachusetts voters head to the polls ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to... (Boston Globe)
Coakley admits error in financial disclosure filing Nov 13, 2009
Zaroulis attributed the mistake to a discrepancy between what Coakley has had to report to the state as a candidate in Massachusetts and the more in-depth information required of federal candidates ... The Massachusetts Republican Party recently challenged her use of her state campaign account to the Federal Election Commission; the party alleges she has relied on it for federal campaign activity, which would be impermissible. (Boston Globe)
Local hotel hosts Republican rally Nov 13, 2009
Abington Mariner, 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, Massachusetts 02050. . (Abington Mariner, MA)
Morrissey, Driscoll would run for Norfolk D.A. if it opens Nov 13, 2009
Dover-Sherborn Press, 254 Second Ave., Needham, Massachusetts 02494. . (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Drugs: Virtually legal Nov 13, 2009
Three states New Mexico, Rhode Island and Massachusetts license non-profit corporations to grow medical marijuana ... California and Massachusetts are holding committee hearings on bills to legalise pot outright; Oregon is expected to introduce such a bill within the next couple of weeks. (The Economist)
High School options down to two Nov 13, 2009
The plan could receive up to 55 percent reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority ... Suite 101, P.O. Box 9191, Concord, Massachusetts 01742. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Weymouth Sound Off Nov 13, 2009
GateHouse News Service Posted Nov 12, 2009 @ 03:21 PM. This call is concerning the recent (Nov. (Weymouth News, MA)
Pelosi to Endorse Capuano in Massachusetts Senate Race Nov 13, 2009
Mike Capuano (D) on Friday in the Massachusetts Senate special election throwing her support to a fellow colleague over the EMILY s List-backed frontrunner in the race to succeed the late Sen ... Mike s proven record of accomplishment in the House is clear evidence that he will be an outstanding advocate for the people of Massachusetts in the tradition of the late Senator Kennedy ... Capuano is the only Member in the race, and he has already received the endorsements of five out of the nine... (Roll Call)
Sampler for Nov. 12 Nov 13, 2009
Special Olympics Massachusetts will host an Open House of the new Yawkey Sports Training Center, the new state headquarters for the organization on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. The 25,000 square foot Yawkey Sports Training Center is located at 512 Forest St. All are welcome to tour the facility ... Come welcome Special Olympics Massachusetts to Marlborough and Metrowest ... With polls closing at 8 p.m., and results posted on the city s Web site at 9:15, it didn t take long for Massachusetts... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Guest Commentary Worth the price Nov 13, 2009
While some have argued that the price tag for this project is too high, I would argue that given the contribution from the MSBA (Massachusetts School Building Authority), the price tag is affordable ... Suite 101, P.O. Box 9191, Concord, Massachusetts 01742. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Cant Get There From Here - School vote affects all Nov 13, 2009
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has committed to paying for about 56 percent of the full-sized version ... Suite 101, P.O. Box 9191, Concord, Massachusetts 01742. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Association elects officers for 2010 Nov 13, 2009
At Sound Seller Productions, an audio and video production company in western Massachusetts, Emmy award-winning owner and operator Steve Schwartz donated his time and talents to produce the finished 25-minute film, which will be made available to local schools and the New York State Education Department. Following the premiere, the historical association conducted its annual meeting, voting on the roster of officers for 2010. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Remembering Stan Brown: Longtime District 15 Little League administrator dies from cancer late last week Nov 13, 2009
Danvers Herald, 72 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915. . (Danvers Herald, MA)
Yvonne Abraham: Leave Ted Kennedy out of the race to fill his Senate seat Nov 12, 2009
It will belong to the people of Massachusetts, not the late senator, as difficult as that is to take. We need complete pictures of the candidates beliefs and talents going forward, rather than a sense of how they can best imitate Ted Kennedy. (Boston Globe)
