Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and state Reps. Mary Grant of Beverly, Lori Ehrlich of Marblehead and Joyce Spiliotis of Peabody made it official today: They’re backing Attorney General Martha Coakley for the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Their endorsements were made public today as part of an annoucement by EMILY’s List and the Massachusetts Women’s Political [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to be in downtown Haverhill this afternoon to make an announcement regarding a new commuter rail parking facility.
The MBTA continues to build these structures in places where they’re not really needed (Lynn, Lawrence), while the busiest station in the commuter rail system, Salem’s, remains without adequate parking.
Maybe that’s the secret: [...]
There’s word today that President Obama is in favor of a longer school day. Wonder whether he checked first with the Peabody School Committee which seems curiously proud of the fact its schools have one of the shortest days in the commonwealth.
Look for some positive news soon regarding construction of a new library at Salem State College and funding for a new regional vocational school.
The Patrick administration has reportedly given its endorsement to both projects in the new capital spending plan to be unveiled soon.
Building a replacement for the library shuttered recently due to structural problems, [...]
Gov. Patrick is receiving praise from many quarters (Sen. Kerry, the Kennedy family, the White House) for his appointment of Paul Kirk to fill the interim vacancy created by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The nationally prominent Democrat who lives on Cape Cod has presumably promised to support the president’s health-reform initiative.
Everyone issuing releases in [...]
Hypocrisy comes at a price.
Rep. Mary Grant, D-Beverly, was among those voting in 2004 to take away the governor’s power to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy. That’s because Mitt Romney, a Republican, occupied the corner office at the time. Now that’s there’s a Democrat sitting there, she saw fit to vote with the majority last [...]
From the office of U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Boston, this afternoon:
BOSTON - After thorough consideration I have decided that I will not be a candidate for the Special U.S. Senate race to succeed Edward M. Kennedy.
The challenge of putting together the resources and organization necessary to wage a competitive statewide campaign in less than 90 [...]
Deval Patrick’s not one to waste time. From the governor’s office early this afternoon:
BOSTON – Tuesday, September 15, 2009 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced that he will appoint Jeffrey B. Mullan as Secretary and CEO of MassDOT, the new streamlined transportation organization created by the landmark transportation reform law the Governor signed in June. [...]
Congressman Tierney’s decision this morning to take himself out of the U.S. Senate race frees up prominent North Shore Democrats to cast their lot with other candidates.
Look for Senate Majority Leader Fred Berry, Essex County D.A. Jonathan Blodgett and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll to go public shortly with their support for A.G. Martha Coakley.
The following “letter to supporters” was released by Congressman John Tierney’s campaign committee at 10 this morning:
Since the passing of Senator Kennedy, a great number of people have kindly urged me to run for the United States Senate. Such an opportunity comes open perhaps only once in one’s lifetime. I have given the matter [...]
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