Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Joyce Husseini and Carol Brown each won a three-year term on the Stoughton School Committee. T.J. Recupero was the lone candidate for a three-year seat on the Stoughton Board of Selectmen.
In the only contested race this election cycle for the annual Stoughton Town Election, Joyce Husseini and Dr. Carol Brown each won three-year terms on the Stoughton School Committee. There were four candidates vying for two seats on the committee in the April 30 Town Election. Husseini, the incumbent, came in first with 1,783 votes, and Brown came in second with 1,377 votes. Brown edged Patricia MacNeil, who came in third with 1,317 votes. Debra Cote came in fourth with 1,191 votes. Overall, 3,750 voters cast a ballot in the town election, or 20.9 percent of the 17,964 total registered voters in town. Husseini's seat represented one of the two seats up this election. She was first reelected to the school committee in the 2010 Town …
Previewing election day in Stoughton - Tuesday, April 30, where voters will head to the polls for both the local town election and Special U.S. Senate Primary.
Both the Annual Stoughton Town Election and the Special State Primary for U.S. Senate will be held Tuesday, April 30. There will be separate ballots for these two elections, although voters will be able to obtain both ballots at the same time when at their respective precincts. When are the polls open? Polls are open Tuesday, April 30 from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Town Election Seats on the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Housing Authority, and Redevelopment Authority, as well as Moderator and Town Meeting Representative are on the ballot. School Committee is the only contested race, with four candidates - incumbent Joyce Husseini and challengers Dr. Carol Brown, Deb Cote and Pat MacNeil - running for two seats (each 3-year terms). …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Stoughton will select two of the four candidates for the school committee in the April 30 town election.
At the end of last Wednesday night's "Definitive Debate" each candidate gave a closing statement on why the voters of Stoughton should give them their vote for one of the two School Committee positions up this election cycle. Participating in the debate were incumbent School Committee member Joyce Husseini and challengers Dr. Carol Brown, Debra Cote and Patricia MacNeil. Click on each of the videos posted in the media gallery to view the candidates' closing statements. The four candidates are vying for two spots on the Committee. Election Day is Tuesday, April 30. *** The full debate was taped by SMAC and will air on Verizon Channel 28 and Comcast Channel 9 at the following times:
Following last Wednesday's debate, the four School Committee candidates stayed for a "web exclusive" question to talk about safety in the Stoughton schools.
After last Wednesday's "Definitive Debate" had ended, the four candidates for School Committee stuck around to answer one last question in a web exclusive video for Stoughton Patch. The question: "In general, what is the importance of school safety and what can the school committee do to keep schools safe?" Candidate Patricia MacNeil answered first saying she believes that the district is being proactive and that schools are safe. She said diligence is a key to keeping students and faculty safe. Incumbent School Committee member Joyce Husseini said she is happy about the recent addition of safety resource officers. Debra Cote said she agreed that the Stoughton schools are safe. Cote said she is in favor of the ALICE active shooter …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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.
CANDIDATES FORUM: You can be an educated voter! The date of the election may have been changed, but the date for the annual Candidates Night for our local town election remains the same. The Sharon/Stoughton League of Women Voters and the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate's Night on Monday, March 18, starting at 6:30 p.m. The forum will be held in the Great Hall on the third floor of Town Hall. Refreshments will be served. There is no charge to attend. All town-wide candidates have been invited to give a statement. The only contested race, for two seats on the School Committee, will feature a debate, moderated by Steve Fradkin. He'll be stepping in for me, as I recover from back surgery. Those invited to …
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 …
Friday, March 8, 2013
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.
STOUGHTON MAY CHANGE DATE OF TOWN ELECTION: Town Clerk Cheryl Mooney has discussed moving the date of the Stoughton town election to coincide with the special primary for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by current U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Mo Cowan, of Stoughton, is holding the seat in the interim). The town election is currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Under Mooney's plan, it would be moved to Tuesday, April 30, the same date as the special primary election for the U.S. Senate. Mooney said her plan could save the town some money, and would not interfere with Organizational Town Meeting (scheduled for May 2). It would, however, impact the date of scheduled precinct caucuses to fill any empty Town Meeting …
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. …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Stoughton attorney T.J. Recupero pulled papers to run for a seat on the Stoughton Board of Selectmen in the April 2013 Town Election after incumbent John Stagnone announced he would not seek reelection.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Editor's Note: With Selectman John Stagnone's decision not to run for reelection in the April Town Election, Stoughton attorney T.J. Recupero announced his candidacy and is the first person to officially express interest in what is now an open seat this election cycle. His announcement of his candidacy is below. Other candidates are welcome to submit announcements by emailing jeffrey.pickette@patch.com. Pulling nomination papers is only the first step in running for town-wide office. Those who pull papers need to get 120 signatures of registered Stoughton voters and file their nomination papers with the Town Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2013 to be eligible to run. *** T.J. Recupero's Announcement of Candidacy for Stoughton Board of …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Political Season Underway in Stoughton; Board of Selectmen Meeting; Bingo at the Senior Center; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Political Season Underway in Stoughton With the Presidential Election season behind us, it's time to turn our attention to local politics. The 2013 Town Meeting and Elections Calendar has been posted on the town website and can be found in the media gallery of this article. As of Nov. 1, nomination papers to run for town-wide office or for Town Meeting representative have been available at the Town Clerk's Office on the first floor of the Town Hall. Town-wide nomination papers need to be filed at the Town Clerk's office by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2013. The Town Meeting warrant for petitioned articles …
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