Friday, October 19, 2012
Highlights from Tuesday's League of Women Voters debate in Concord. Districts 1, 2 and 6 from Acton represented.
For those who weren't able to make it down to Concord for Tuesday night's League of Women Voters 14th Middlesex House of Representatives debate between Rep. Corey Atkins (D-Concord) and Michael Benn (R-Concord), here are the key points from both candidates answers on the evening's questions. What Laws Should Be Enacted To Help Job Creation? Atkins: The state already done many things, such as freezing the unemployment insurance rate and streamlining permitting. Massachusetts hasn't raised taxes in three years, and it has lowered taxes more in the past ten years than any other state. Things like spending on infrastructure and emerging technology funds are also important. Benn: The key is to unshackle the business community and lower taxes …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The incumbent and challenger took part in a live debate Wednesday night hosted by Patch.com and Acton TV.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Register today if you plan to vote in November.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6th. The last day to register to vote for this election is Wednesday, October 17th. The Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 AM–8:00 PM to facilitate this registration. Polling locations will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Massachusetts allows voters to vote by absentee ballot if they: You may have an absentee ballot mailed to you or you may vote at your city or town hall by making arrangements with your local election official. A completed ballot must be received by the time the polls close on Election Day to be counted. If you are voting from outside the United States, your completed absentee ballot for a final state or city election can be received up until 10 days after the…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here are details on tonight's presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
After Joe Biden and Paul Ryan sparred throughout last week's vice-presidential debate, voters now are looking forward to President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney's second debate: a town hall event focusing on foreign and domestic policy. The second debate between Obama and Romney is set for 9 p.m. tonight. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining debates leading up to Election Day. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Full info on Tuesday night's debate, as well as the schedule for the final debate, both of which are presented by the Commission on …
As the Nov. 6 election nears, political discussion is getting heated. How much do you share of your political opinions with your Facebook friends?
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Maybe you're a die-hard Democrat, and you think Joe Biden wiped the floor with Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate Thursday. Or maybe you're a staunch Republican, and you believe Paul Ryan was on top of his game. Do you share these opinions with your Facebook friends? Maybe you shouldn't, suggests a recent article on Boston.com. People of all political leanings told the Globe they're learning too much about their friends' and relatives' attitudes. The article is informed by data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The study found that 18 percent of Facebook users have blocked, unfriended, or hidden a friend because of political differences or a distaste for the sheer volume of the friends’ political posts…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Get the details on the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan airing Thursday night.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
The first vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan is set for 9 p.m.. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining debates leading up to Election Day. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Below is more detailed information on Thursday night's debate, as well as the schedule for upcoming debates: The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Fairness of Pike tolls and how to keep tech skills in-state were also among topics touched on in Patch's live chat today with Gov. Patrick.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick answered your questions during a live chat earlier today. Here's a wrapup of what was discussed.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick speaks with Patch readers live at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. What questions do you want him to answer?
If you could ask Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick one question, what would it be? Patrick will join Patch Thursday at 1:30 p.m. for a live chat with readers. Now's your change to ask the executive of the commonwealth your question about casinos, the JP crime lab, the economy, elections or whatever else you want to know Can't make it to the live chat? Leave your questions for Patrick in the comments to have them considered for the live Q&A session. We'll be sure to ask about the most popular topics when we chat Thursday. To join Thursday's chat, head on over to our [homepage] from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
"People have sent me down here -- and that’s to vote,” Brown said in an interview with the Boston Globe.
Incumbent Sen. Scott Brown may not make tonight's debate in Boston versus challenger Elizabeth Warren due to a scheduling conflict in Washington. Brown told the Boston Globe that if there are senate votes scheduled through the rest of the afternooon, he would have to miss the debate. "Voting is 'the one thing that I can’t delegate to the staff," he told the Globe. "I’ve only missed one vote." Brown told the Globe he would attempt to make a 4:30 p.m. plane so he could make it to WBZ studios by 7 p.m. for the flight. But he said his first priority is to vote. “If we’ve got votes, I’ll make them,” Brown was quoted as saying. “I’m sure if we don’t make [the debate] tonight, we’ll reschedule it for Monday or something.”
With three polls showing Democrat Elizabeth Warren in the lead but the latest showing Republican Sen. Scott Brown ahead, it's safe to say the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts is a close one.
The U.S. Senate race is very close, according to a spate of recent polls. Three polls show that Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren has the lead among likely voters in November, but the latest poll, conducted this week, predicts a Brown victory by several points. Neither candidate has established a large enough lead so far as to pull ahead of the polls' margins of error, meaning the highly competitive Massachusetts race will likely stay close until election day in November. The latest poll is by the University of Massachusetts Lowell/Boston Herald, which was released on Wednesday night. Out of 524 voters surveyed from Sept. 13 to 17, 49 percent said they would vote for Brown versus 45 percent who said they would support Warren. The …
Mark Howell
1:43 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012
Bottle deposits are a tremendously effective tool, and not because it increases recycling. When I grew up in NH, without bottle deposits, soda bottles and beer cans littered the roadways. Looking around Acton, one sees almost no deposit eligible containers as litter, and those that do get dumped, quickly disappear when some enterprising individual picks them up for the deposit. In fact when I see… more ›