So the Senate voted today to spend our tax dollars on 370 miles of triple-fencing along the US-Mexico borrder, as well at 500 miles of what the New York Times calls "vehicle barriers" (whatever those are). The final vote was a whopping 83 … [Read more...]
Archives for May 17, 2006
Gallucio Out
GALLUCCIO PUTS PARTY BEFORE AMBITION, WITHDRAWS FROM RACE FOR SENATESEAT: Saying he was acting now to avoid a "divisive" Democratic primary,Cambridge City Councilor Anthony Galluccio stood on the steps ofCambridge City Hall Wednesday and … [Read more...]
Galluccio Out of the Race
We started out with four candidates for Middlesex DA, one of whom was opening up a state rep seat in Melrose, and the other opening a state senate seat. Initially, three candidates were going to run for that senate seat, one of them … [Read more...]
Galluccio drops out of Senate race
According to both the Herald and the Somerville News, Anthony Galluccio has dropped out of the race for the State Senate seat currently held by Jarrett Barrios.When Congressman Mike Capuano met with Progressive Democrats of Somerville on … [Read more...]
I’ve Found Out Who Supports Gabrieli!
...ROBOTS! The Robots have manned the phones to spread Gabrieli's message. Today I got the call, and it was literally a wake-up call (it woke me up just as I started a much-needed nap). There was no reasoning with this … [Read more...]
Property taxes, overrides still a hot issue
The Globe reports today that Wellesley just approved a Prop. 2-1/2 override that bumped everyone's property tax bill up by a median amount of $292 a year. That money goes to the schools. The town also rejected additional tax … [Read more...]