Wednesday, January 16, 2013
State Representatives, William C. Galvin and Louis L.Kafka will represent Stoughton for the 188th Session of the General Court.
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Wednesday, January 16
The following is a press release marking State Representatives William C. Galvin and Louis L. Kafka being sworn in for another term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Galvin represents precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8 in Stoughton, while Kafka represents the other four (2, 3, 4 and 6). Both ran unopposed in the November election. Click on the links below to read recent Q & A features with both representatives. Q & A: Stoughton's State Representative William C. Galvin Q & A: Stoughton's State Representative Louis L. Kafka *** Release: Representatives Galvin and Kafka Start New Term Representatives William C. Galvin (D-Canton) and Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) took their oath of office for the 2013 – 2014 Legislative Session on January 2. …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Running unopposed this election cycle, State Reps. Kafka and Gavlin and State Sen. Joyce answered questions reviewing the legislature's last session, previewing the next session, and giving their thoughts on Stoughton's most pressing issues.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Stoughton is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Rep. Louis Kafka, a Stoughton Democrat (precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6) and Rep. William Galvin, a Canton Democrat (precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8) and in the State Senate by Sen. Brian A. Joyce, a Milton Democrat. Running unopposed this election cycle, each is set to be reelected to another two-year term. As a way to connect with voters this election season, Reps. Kafka and Galvin and Sen. Joyce answered some questions from Stoughton Patch, reviewing the legislature's last session, previewing its next session, and giving their thoughts on Stoughton's most pressing issues. Click on the following links to read each of their respective questionnaires in full:
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Stoughton Democrat Louis L. Kafka announces his support of Ballot Question 2, which would allow a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end that patient’s life.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Editor's Note: Massachusetts voters will be asked to vote for or against three ballot measures (questions) this election cycle. State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) has announced support of Question 2: Prescribing Medication to End Life, a.k.a. "death with dignity." This proposed law would allow a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end that patient’s life. The following is a press release from the office of Rep. Kafka explaining his position. Read more about Question 2, including arguments for and against, by clicking here. *** Friday, State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) announced that he supports Question 2 on the November ballot, Death with …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Running unopposed in this election cycle, State Rep. Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) answered questions reviewing the legislature's last session, previewing the next session, and giving his thoughts on Stoughton's most pressing issues.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Editor's Note: Stoughton is represented at the State House by Rep. Louis Kafka, a Stoughton Democrat (precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6) and Rep. William Galvin, a Canton Democrat (precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and by Sen. Brian A. Joyce, a Milton Democrat (all precincts), in the State Senate. Where all three running unopposed in the Nov. 6 election, each is set to be reelected to another two-year term. Stoughton Patch sent Reps. Kafka and Galvin and Sen. Joyce a brief questionnaire; their responses are below. *** State Representative Louis L. Kafka (Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6) In addition to four precincts in Stoughton, Kafka represents the town of Sharon, precinct 4 in Mansfield and precincts 3 and 4 in …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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.
FOX UNDERCOVER FEATURES PATCH STORY: Two months after it broke here on Stoughton Patch/Snydersstoughton.com, the story I wrote on the $500,000 appropriation for traffic lights in front Knollsbrook off Central St., the condominium complex where State Rep. Lou Kafka (D-Stoughton) lives, is making the news. Mike Beaudet, reporter for FOX 25 Undercover, was in Stoughton getting deeper into the story of money included in a Transportation Bond Bill, which was approved by the House and Senate, and signed by Governor Patrick in August. That bill also included funding to pay for half of the costs of the Stoughton Train Station, and future financing for it. In my article, I de-emphasized the Kafka aspect of the story. I have donated to Lou's …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Massachusetts; Homework Center at the Library; Senator Joyce Holding Office Hours; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Massachusetts October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but Stoughton State Representative Louis L. Kafka recently sponspored a bill, which was passed and signed by Governor Deval Patrick, that designated a week in October for Male Breast Cancer Awareness. According to a press release from Rep. Kafka's office, the American Cancer Society reports approximately 2,190 cases of breast cancer in men will be diagnosed in 2012, and 410 men will die from it. “A lot of people who I’ve been talking to about this bill were unaware that men were even at risk for this type of cancer. But it’…
Friday, September 28, 2012
Shayla Lutz, 3, of Stoughton, died following a tragic accident on Sept. 14 when she was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen School. Town leaders met Thursday to discuss traffic safety concerns in the Hansen area and throughout the town.
Temporary crosswalks will be constructed in the Hansen School area as a short-term solution while officials discuss more permanent traffic and safety improvements to Central St. in the vicinity of the elementary school, Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi announced Thursday. Meanwhile, Stoughton's State House delegation has urged Governor Deval Patrick to release money set aside for other projects in the state's transportation bond bill for a traffic study of the Hansen area. Town, regional and state officials met Thursday morning in the Yaitanes Room at the Stoughton Town Hall to discuss traffic safety concerns throughout the town, but specifically the area near the Central St. and West …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The bill names the third week of October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week, which builds off October being Breast Cancer month.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
The following is a press release from the Office of State Representative Louis L. Kafka: State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) and State Senator James E. Timilty (D-Walpole) announced that their bill to raise awareness of the rate of breast cancer in men has passed both branches of the Legislature and is now on Governor Deval L. Patrick’s desk. Brought to their attention by a constituent currently battling the disease, the bill names the third week of the month of October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week, which builds off October being Breast Cancer month. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 2,190 cases of breast cancer in men will be diagnosed in 2012, and 410 men will die from it. “I’m very pleased …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Just 8.8 percent of Stoughton voters went to the polls for the September 6 State Primary. Robert Jubinville won the Democratic primary for Governor's Council in District 2 and Joseph Selvaggi won the 8th Congressional District Republican primary.
Five takeaways from Thursday's Massachusetts State Primary results in Stoughton: 1. Low Voter Turnout With few contested races on either the Democrat or Republican Party ballots, turnout was low for the September 6 primary in Stoughton. Only 8.8 percent of registered voters in town (1,542 of 17,470) went to the polls on Thursday. 1,071 took a Democratic Party ballot and 471 took a Republican Party ballot. No Green Party ballots were taken. The only contested races were Governor's Council on the Democratic side and Representative in Congress on the Republican side. By comparison, 17.7 percent of voters took part in the September 2010 state primary, where there were more contested races on the ballot. Voter turnout in this past March's …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
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.
KNOLLSBROOK LIGHTS A MYSTERY TO TOWN OFFICIALS: When the State's Transportation Bond Bill was signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Aug. 9, it had a few goodies inside for the good people of Stoughton, including a half-million dollar surprise that had town officials scratching their heads. The Massachusetts State Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives sent the $1.5 billion bill to the Governor Deval Patrick, which included $100,000 for a study of downtown Stoughton and $175,000 to help buy the Stoughton Railroad Station from the MBTA. But, most shockingly, was the section that included, “that not less than $500,000 be expended for signalization improvements at the intersection of Ethyl Way, Erin Road, and …
Fiscal Conservative
10:25 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Whoopie!!!! Who cares. Maybe that is the problem, nobody really cares about the future, as long as the status quo remains the same. People are afraid to see what real reform would do for them (bet it couldn't be any worse than now). more ›