Anzivino Elected Chair of Stoughton Board of Selectmen

Cynthia Walsh remains Vice Chair of the Board.

Temporary chair since May 7, John Anzivino's peers on the Stoughton Board of Selectman voted Tuesday night to give him the permanent title. Steve Anastos nominated Anzivino. Both were elected to the board in 2008, and reelected in 2011. With no other nominations, Cynthia Walsh, Bob O'Regan and T.J. Recupero joined Anastos to vote for Anzivino, in what was a unanimous decision. "I thank the board for their support and I certainly hope to live up to their confidence over the next year," Anzivino said.  Anzivino succeeds John Stagnone, who served as chairman for the previous two years. Stagnone chose not to run for reelection this year, instead focusing his efforts in restoring the State Theatre in the downtown. With the full board not …

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Stoughton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting

ABOUT TOWN: Stoughton Town Meeting Night 1 - Is Big Brother Watching You?

Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.

TOWN MEETING NIGHT ONE: ZONES & DRONES: Stoughton's Annual Town Meeting got underway on Monday, May 20 at Stoughton High School's Auditorium. Scheduled for a 7:30 start, proceedings instead started at 7:48 p.m.   The 122 Town Meeting members present (out of 155), took up the first of 80 articles before them, approving several enterprise funds and tackling some of the budget, including adding a couple of new positions.  But, the reoccurring talk of the night had to do with privacy rights.  Town Meeting members unanimously passed five Enterprise Fund Budgets: Ambulance ($1,307,907), Cedar Hill Golf Course ($223,683), Public Health Association ($935,277), Sewer Department ($6,262,694) and Water Department ($5,055,713).  They also passed an …

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Stoughton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting

Stoughton Teen Ready to Serve as Town Meeting Representative

Brendan Malley, 18, a 2012 graduate of Stoughton High, just finished his freshman year at Bridgewater State. He ran a successful write-in campaign to be a Stoughton Town Meeting representative. Town Meeting starts May 20.

Brendan Malley is getting an early start at becoming involved in the political process. Malley, 18, is a rising sophomore at Bridgewater State. He is currently a political science and economics double major and recently became Stoughton’s youngest Town Meeting representative, ready to serve with a room full of people, many old enough to be his parent or grandparent. A 2012 graduate of Stoughton High, Malley ran a successful write-in campaign, receiving 25 votes to be elected for a 3-year term. No other write-in candidate got more votes across all eight precincts.   There was a large shortage of Town Meeting reps this year. Sixty-two Town Meeting seats needed to be filled in this year’s election on April 30, but only 24 people were on the …

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State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Three's Company

Recap and analysis of the week in state government.

Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot.  Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …

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Stoughton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting

Who Are Your 2013 Stoughton Town Meeting Representatives?

With the Stoughton Annual Town Meeting set to start May 20, here's a look at who represents your precinct.

Take a look at the 155 men and women who will represent you at this year’s Stoughton Annual Town Meeting.  They will be the ones voting for the town’s budget and any potential borrowing articles. The full list, which includes precinct chairmen, can be found below. There are plenty of familiar names and faces in the crowd, with many of the representatives serving on other elected or volunteer boards or organizations in town, including selectmen, school committee members and finance committee members. There are also town employees or former town employees serving. Town Meeting can have up to 168 representatives, but 13 vacant seats still remain, with only precincts three, four and six able to fill all 21 of their seats. Town Meeting begins …

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Stoughton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting

Stoughton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting Warrant

Your electronic copy of the 2013 Stoughton Town Meeting Warrant and Report of the Committee on Finance & Taxation. Town Meeting starts May 20.

Not a Town Meeting representative but still interested in following along during this year’s annual Town Meeting? The 2013 Stoughton Annual Town Meeting Warrant and Report of the Committee on Finance & Taxation is posted in the media gallery of this article and can be found on the town website by clicking here. The warrant includes the proposed FY14 budget as well as all other articles. Town Meeting starts Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stoughton High School auditorium.

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