Thursday, May 9, 2013
Stoughton selectmen held a hearing May 8 to decide the fate of Whiplash's licenses following a string of recent violent activity at the Stoughton nightclub. Additionally, selectmen also voted to impose a closing time of 11 p.m.
In the wake of the early morning shooting which took place outside Whiplash nightclub on Wyman St. in Stoughton April 21, Police Chief Paul Shastany and Executive Officer (now Deputy Chief) Robert Devine appeared before selectmen April 23 and recommended selectmen take "aggressive" and "bold" action against the club's licenses. At a hearing May 8 in the Great Hall of the Stoughton Town Hall, selectmen did just that. Selectmen voted to revoke Whiplash's entertainment license; suspend its alcohol license for 30 days (commencing June 1); and to modify the liquor license to impose a closing time of 11 p.m. (instead of the current 1 a.m.). Town Counsel Brian Riley from Kopelman & Paige ran the hearing. He called Stoughton Police sergeant John …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Thomas J. Recupero ran unopposed for an open seat on the board in the April 30 Town Election. Meanwhile, John Anzivino was voted interim chair at Tuesday's meeting until the full reorganization of the Board of Selectmen on May 21.
Stoughton's newest selectman, Thomas J. Recupero, had a public swearing-in ceremony at the start of Tuesday's Board of Selectmen meeting. Stoughton Town Clerk Cheryl Mooney administered the oath of office. Recupero ran unopposed for an open seat on the board in the April 30 Town Election. Recupero, a lifelong resident, is an attorney with a practice on Turnpike St. in Stoughton. His father, Thomas A. Recupero, served as a Stoughton selectmen in the late 1970s and early 1980s. "I've been engaged in the government of the town for quite a while, practicing law, but for the first time I get to participate in the future of the town and have a hand in it. I look forward to that, I really do," Recupero said on Election Night. Recupero joins …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
In the wake of the early morning shooting which took place outside Whiplash nightclub on Wyman St. in Stoughton. April 21, Stoughton Selectmen are holding a hearing Wednesday, May 8 to discuss the status of Whiplash's licenses.
Stoughton selectmen, upon the urging of Stoughton police, will hold a hearing Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. to discuss the status of Whiplash's licenses. In the wake of the early morning shooting which took place outside Whiplash nightclub on Wyman St. in Stoughton April 21, Police Chief Paul Shastany and Executive Officer (now Deputy Chief) Robert Devine appeared before selectmen April 23 and recommended selectmen take "aggressive" and "bold" action against the club's licenses. Devine highlighted a number of violent incidents at the club since July, which culminated in a string of recent activity which included a large brawl with multiple arrests on April 14 and the shooting, which sent two to the hospital on April 21. "It is a fact that …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Following a shooting outside Whiplash this past Sunday morning and a number of violent incidents at the club, the Stoughton Board of Selectmen will hold a hearing on May 8 to decide the status of Whiplash's entertainment, alcohol and operation licenses.
In the wake of the early morning shooting which took place outside Whiplash nightclub on Wyman St. in Stoughton this past Sunday, Police Chief Paul Shastany and Executive Officer Robert Devine appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night and recommended selectmen take "aggressive" and "bold" action against the club's licenses. Devine highlighted a number of violent incidents at the club since July, which culminated in a string of recent activity which included a large brawl with multiple arrests on April 14 and a shooting, which sent two to the hospital on April 21. Shastany read aloud a letter he wrote to selectmen where he concluded that Whiplash "constitutes a clear and ongoing danger to the public." The Chief asked the Board …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
To educate interested residents about the "Stoughton Saves" campaign, and to show how energy efficiency is beneficial for residents, there will be a kick-off event on Sunday, March 24 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Great Hall of Stoughton’s Town Hall.
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Thursday, March 21
The following is a press release from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC): Stoughton has launched its new “Stoughton Saves” campaign, which will help connect Stoughton residents to the MassSave Program through National Grid and Columbia Gas. MassSave provides residents with a no-cost home energy assessment that can help save hundreds of dollars through energy efficiency investments. This campaign is being made possible through the town’s partnership with Next Step Living, a residential energy efficiency and renewable company that offers no-cost energy services. Qualified residents who sign up for the Stoughton Saves campaign will receive a complete review of their home’s energy consuming equipment by an Energy Specialist from …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen voted Monday night to move the annual town election to April 30, the same day as the special state primary for U.S. Senate. As a result, the start of Stoughton's Town Meeting has been pushed back to May 20.
With both the Stoughton annual town election and a special state primary for a U.S. Senate seat scheduled to be held in April, the Stoughton Board of Selectmen took advantage of a state law which allowed the Board to move the date of the town election to the same day as the primary. Originally, the town election was scheduled to be held Tuesday, April 9, 2013, with the primary for the special U.S. Senate election to fill the seat held by now Secretary of State John Kerry just three weeks later on Tuesday, April 30. After meeting Monday night, Selectmen voted 3-1 in favor of holding the two elections on the same day, April 30. The decision to move the town election to April 30, which is when Town Meeting representatives are elected, also …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen gave its approval for a new pizza restaurant and new gas station in Stoughton, both located on Washington St./Route 138.
Two vacancies along Washington St./Route 138 in Stoughton could soon be filled, giving residents another place to grab a slice of pizza or fill up their car. At its Tuesday meeting, the Stoughton Board of Selectmen gave its approval for a new pizza restaurant and new gas station in town. Selectmen approved the Common Victualler License for M and G Pizza, which will be located in the spot formerly occupied by Main Street Pizza at 713 Washington St. The restaurant, named for owner Eric Palmer's children, Michael and Gwen, will serve thin crust pizza and subs. A Stoughton resident, Palmer has been in the restaurant industry for most of his life, but this will be the first restaurant he owns, he said. Palmer said he is not planning any major …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Selectman Cynthia Walsh thanked the community for all of its support as she underwent treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Walsh recently announced she has been given a clean bill of health.
As part of an emotional, heartfelt thank-you to the community for all of its support as she underwent treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Selectman Cynthia Walsh announced she had been given a "clean bill of health" at the Jan. 29 Stoughton Board of Selectmen's meeting. Walsh said she was first diagnosed on Oct. 24, 2012 and was given the good news on Jan. 2, 2013, going from stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma to being in remission over a period of two months and nine days, she noted. Walsh said she still has to undergo two more sessions of chemotherapy and has to be in remission for at least five years before she would technically be cancer free. According to the Mayo Clinic's website, "in Hodgkin's Lymphoma, cells in the lymphatic system grow …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen recently approved its version of the FY14 budget. Take a look at what is being proposed for each department in the media gallery of this article.
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen recently approved its version of the FY14 budget. The balanced budget proposal is for a little more than $76 million ($76,006,112), an increase of 4.86% from the town's roughly $72.5 million ($72,484,453.21) operating budget for this fiscal year, FY13. The proposed FY14 budget was approved by a 4-1 vote, with Selectman Cynthia Walsh the lone opposing vote. The proposed $76 million budget figure is actually about $1.5 million less than what town departments had initially requested. There are a limited number of new positions proposed on the town side in what is essentially a "level service" budget: The budget also puts aside 3% to spend on Town Meeting articles, to keep borrowing costs down, and puts aside 1…
Friday, January 11, 2013
Four candidates will be vying for two seats on the Stoughton School Committee in this April's Town Election. No other town-wide race will be contested. Incumbents John Stagnone (Selectmen) and Tom Colburn (School Committee) will not seek reelection.
The January 2 deadline has passed to file nomination papers to run for town-wide office in this upcoming April's annual Town Election, and as has been the case in recent years, many of the races will be uncontested. This election cycle, one seat on the Board of Selectmen, two seats on the School Committee, one seat on the Housing Authority, and one seat on the Redevelopment Authority, as well as Town Moderator will be on the ballot. Each precinct also will vote for Town Meeting representatives. Only the race for school committee is contested. After John Stagnone, the current chair of the Board of Selectmen, said he would not seek reelection, Stoughton attorney T.J. Recupero announced his candidacy and is the only candidate for Selectman. …
Concerned citizen
1:08 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
Finally I am one of the so called "neighbors" I have called SPD and I have personally walked up to them while outside of whiplash to inform them of all the nightmares I witness on my property that come stumbling from the bar being that I live next door can't count how many times I would witness my vehicles being urinated on or having there so called respectful patrons walk in my yard n sit … more ›