cross-posted from somervilledog: a weblog The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. Somerville Community Access Television held forums for the contested elections: The Somerville Journal also ran stories on the race for Alderman At Large, Ward 6 Alderman and School Committee. A complete list of certified candidates for municipal offices is available from the City of Somerville Elections Department. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. The best way to keep people from proposing legislation to ban dogs is Until a person has proven her- or himself dog-friendly by asking to meet my dog, I assume that if I let Strummer approach that person, she or he will introduce anti-dog legislation at the first opportunity. By waiting for people to ask to meet my dog, my experience is that everyone I meet likes my dog! Check out the responses from the candidates for Mayor and Aldermen to the Somerville Dog Owners Group's questionnaire. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. The candidates participated in a forum at the Somerville Dog Owners Group (som|dog) meeting on March 26. A summary of the forum is available on the som|dog website. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. via the Somerville News: UPDATE 5 March 2007 (via the Somerville News): The Independent Restaurant is hosting the Somerville News Candidates Night, Monday, March 5. The event is an opportunity for voters to get to know the candidates in the special election for the Alderman-at-Large seat vacated by Denise Provost, who resigned in October. (Provost is State Representative for Massachusetts Twenty-seventh Middlesex district.) Tuesday, February 13, 2007, was the last day to submit Nomination Papers to the Board of Election Commissioners (see the City of Somerville's Calendar for the Special Election), According to the Somerville Journal, three people submitted nomination papers: Jack Connolly, Robert Daut, and Marty Martinez. Names and addresses of certified candidates will be posted by the Board of Election Commissioners Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Jack Connolly served as Ward Six Alderman from 1984 through 2005 (see Connolly's campaign website for the 2005 race for Ward Six Alderman). Marty Martinez is a member of the Board of Directors of the Somerville Community Corporation. I have not yet found a website for Robert Daut. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. Residents of the Twenty-Seventh Middlesex Representative District vote today to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Patricia D. Jehlen. The Twenty-Seventh Middlesex Representative District includes the following Somerville precincts: The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. "Let?s get the off leash space developed in 2006." —Walter Pero (Alderman, Ward 4) "My goal is to have a dog run in walking distance to every resident." —Dennis Sullivan (Alderman at Large) I'm looking forward to many dog-friendly developments in local politics in 2006. For the Municipal Elections in 2005, the Somerville Dog Owners Group sent a questionnaire about dogs and open space to the candidates running for Alderman. Here are some of the things that the then candidates told us we could anticipate if they were elected... with "Samantha" (Lhasa Apso) no response Alderman Provost's vision for 2006: "Teddy," R.I.P. (collie mix) Alderman Sullivan sees the City's responsability as two-fold: information must support and be supported by enforcement: with "Buzzie" (Golden Retreiver) Alderman White would also like to see In 2006, Alderman Roche plans to "continue to support initiatives such as those put forth by som|dog." As to the role of dogs in our families and in our community, Roche's answer addresses goals to which we may all aspire as individuals and as a society: Ward 2 - Maryann M. Heuston no response Ward 3 - Thomas F. Taylor with "Frisky" and "Abby" no response with ?Harry? (cavalier king charles spaniel/poodle mix) Alderman Pero's goals for 2006 are to Ward 5 - Sean T. O'Donovan "Rocky," 1980-1993 (Chinese miniature pug) Dog ownership, in the estimation of Alderman O'Donovan is A "necessity: all families must experience it especially those w/ children." Here's what's on the blackboard for 2006: O'Donovan would also like Ward 6 - Rebekah L. Gewirtz "Marty" R.I.P. (West Highland Terrier) "I will work with the Somerville Dog Owners Group to create an area where dog owners can go with their dogs without fear of breaking the law." Alderman Gewirtz identified an opprtunity for the City to partner with an institutional neighbor—Tufts University—to address open space needs: Gewirtz also identified a benefit that pet dogs offer to our often anonymous and isolated urban lives: "Dogs bring people together walking down the streets." Ward 7 - Robert C. Trane with "Jasper" (Weimaraner) For Alderman Trane, the obligations of the community are not limited only to those dogs who are fortunate enough to have happy family relationships but extend also to our homeless dogs: The Board of Aldermen meets on the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber in City Hall. Meetings are open to the public and are televised live on City Cable. City Cable re-broadcasts the meeting the following Sunday evening at 8:20. Voters in the Twenty-seventh Middlesex District, consisting of precinct 3 of ward 2, all precincts of ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and all precincts of wards 5 and 6, of the city of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, will be electing a new State Representative to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Patricia D. Jehlen, who was elected to the State Senate for the Second Middlesex District consisting of Medford, Somerville, ward 1, precincts 2 and 3, ward 2, precincts 2 and 3, and wards 3 to 7, inclusive, Woburn, ward 2, and Winchester. Want to know the position of at least some of the candidates on open spaces that serve the many and diverse needs of all residents? In the davis_square community on LiveJournal, Cos wrote: Cos also notes See the calendar for the Special State Election - 27th Middlesex Representative District Visit the Somerville Dog Owners Group (som|dog) website for information about the candidates. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Polls are open 7am to 8pm. Please check out the information on the som|dog website about the candidates in the 2005 Municipal Elections! "Cos" wrote, in the Davis Square Community on Live Journal: You can also pick up a form at any city hall in Massachusetts and mail it to Somerville, just make sure it's postmarked by Wednesday. If you fill out the form on your own, make sure to: - check both boxes in part 1 (you're a citizen; you're gonna be over 18 on election day) Those are the three things people miss most often, and if you miss any of them, they'll ask you to register again, and you'll miss the deadline. Also, if you get your mail at some address other than your actual residence (like some dorms, for example), pay attention to the two address lines, one for where you actually reside, the other for where you get mail. snip The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother others. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people. Visit the Somerville Dog Owners Group (som|dog) website for information about the candidates. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother other people.December 7, 2009
Paws to Vote! Special Primary Election Tomorrow
Please vote tomorrow in the special primary election for the U.S. Senate.November 3, 2009
Paws to Vote! Municipal Elections Today
Please vote today in th emunicipal elections for Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee.
Alderman At Large
Ward Six Alderman
Ward Four School Committee
Ward Five School CommitteeApril 9, 2008
How to Prevent Anti-Dog Legislation
November 6, 2007
Paws to Vote - November 6, 2007
Please vote today in the municipal elections for Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee.April 9, 2007
Paws to Vote - April 10, 2007
On Tuesday, April 10, Somerville residents are voting in the preliminary election for the vacant at-large seat on the Board of Aldermen.March 5, 2007
Candidates Night at the Indie, March 5
The Somerville News presents: a Candidates Night for the city's Special Election for Alderman-at-Large hosted by Baratunde R. Thurston. Join us Monday, March 5th at the Independent Restaurant 75 Union Sq Somerville from 6PM - 7:30PM
February 19, 2007
Meet the Candidates for Alderman-at-Large
The Somerville News presents: a Candidates Night for the city's Special Election for Alderman-at-Large hosted by Baratunde R. Thurston. Join us Monday, March 5th at the Independent Restaurant 75 Union Sq Somerville from 6PM - 7:30PM
November 7, 2006
Paws to Vote - November 5, 2006
Today is Election Day! Somerville residents are voting in federal, statewide and county elections today.September 19, 2006
Paws to Vote - September 19, 2006
Today is Primary Day! Somerville residents are voting in statewide and federal primary elections today. If you are registered as a member of a political party, at the polls you will only receive a ballot for that party. Unenrolled ("independent") voters may request any ballot in a primary election.February 7, 2006
Paws to Vote - Febraury 7, 2005
Special State ElectionJanuary 27, 2006
Campaign Promises
"A properly raised dog is ?man?s best friend? and should be treated as such." —William Roche (Alderman, Ward 1)
Alderman at Large Bruce M. Desmond
220A Summer Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 666-1757
BruceMDesmond at yahoo.com
Alderman at Large Denise Provost
20 Albion Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 628-1130
denise at provost-citywide.org"It is a matter of public record that I submitted to the Somerville BOA the Brookline 'Green Dog' Bylaw and pilot program, first on March 13, 2003, then on April 28, 2005. During that time, I also had many conversations with Sherri Geldersma, and others in OHCD (now SPCD) regarding funding for the development of off-leash areas, and suitable locations for them. I consider adequate, diverse open space resources to be a need and a right of all of Somerville?s residents."
Alderman at Large Dennis M. Sullivan
8 Florence Street
Somerville, MA 02145
(617) 628-1857
AldermanSullivan at aol.com"My goal is to have a dog run in walking distance to every resident. I look forward to working with som|dog to make this happen. som|dog has been one of the most enjoyable groups that I have had the pleasure to work with."
Alderman at Large William A. White Jr.
6 Browning Road
Somerville, MA 02145
(617) 625-9110
william.a.white at verizon.net"Since my election in 1997, I have championed the creation of open, usuable space in connection with development proposals in the City. I have also worked with numerous neighborhood groups in planning the renovations of existing parks and the creation of new parks. Since my first year on the Board of Aldermen, I sponsored and supported numerous orders for the creation of "dog parks" and will continue working on that issue."
Ward 1 - Wiliam M. Roche
17 MacArthur Street
Somerville, MA 02145
(617) 623-6661
aldermanroche at comcast.net"A properly raised dog is ?man?s best friend? and should be treated as such."
115 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 492-5331
mheuston at hotmail.com
32 Vinal Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 776-1618
TFTAld32 at aol.com
Ward 4 - Walter F. Pero"As an active member of som|dog I have attended meetings and supported and voted for open space friendly legislation before the Board of Aldermen. I have also worked with DCR to improve open space at Foss Park and Shore Drive."
31 Rogers Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-6456
sean at odonovanlaw.com
85 Lowden Avenue #1
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 718-0792
rebekah at RCN.com"Somerville must become more accommodating to dog owners?it?s a quality of life issue.
"There used to be an area by the Tufts field where people could bring their dogs. I would talk with Tufts administration to see if there was a way to reopen the area."
70 Hooker Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 623-5767
RobertTrane at aol.com"It is my hope that we can establish off leash areas in parks in various areas across the city. I have been a supporter of your group?s efforts and I will continue to support those efforts. As a dog owner I see the need for areas where dogs can get off leash and socialize with other dogs and their owners can also enjoy our city parks. One often-overlooked aspect of dog ownership is the chance it provides to meet other dog owners and form friendships. I have made many friends over the last few years and the main reason we met was because we met on a dog walk."
"I have one major concern that I believe really needs to be addressed. The condition of the so-called kennel area that is located in the DPW garage is inadequate to say the least. This area is in need of a major rehab or replacement."
November 28, 2005
Meet the Candidates
The Progressive Democrats of Somerville are having an endorsement meeting next Tuesday, November 29th. I believe that both Denise Provost and Elizabeth Maroney are seeking the PDS endorsement, so they will both be at the meeting. They will each give a short speech and then take questions from the audience. Although only PDS members will be allowed to vote, everyone is welcome to come meet the candidates and ask them questions. The meeting will be held in the basement function room of the College Ave Methodist Church (the stone church on College Ave near Davis Square) on Tuesday, Nov 29, 7-9pm.
The election date got set earlier this month: A primary on January 10th and a general election on February 7th. As is the case with most districts in Massachusetts, and especially here in Somerville, the Democratic nominee is expected to win. That means the January 10th Democratic primary is the bigger contest.
November 8, 2005
Paws to Vote - November 8, 2005
Today is Election Day! Somerville residents are voting in Municipal Elections for Mayor, Aldermen and School Committee members.October 17, 2005
Voter registration deadline October 19
To vote for Somerville Board of Aldermen this November 8th, if you're not already registered to vote in Somerville, you need to register by Wednesday at 8pm. You can register in person at the Somerville Elections Department, downstairs in city hall at the corner of Highland and School Street. They're open 8:30-4:30 today and tomorrow, and staying open until 8pm on Wednesday.
- include your identification number, which is either your drivers license number or the last four digits of your social security number (not the whole thing)
- pick a party affiliation - or "no party (unenrolled)"
September 27, 2005
Paws to Vote August 30, 2005
Today is the Special State Election for the 2nd Middlesex District senate seat. Voters in Ward One Precinct One and Ward Two Precinct One are not in this district and will not be voting. Polls are open 7am to 8pm.September 13, 2005
Paws to Vote - September 13, 2005
Today is the preliminary municipal election for Ward 3 Alderman. Only voters in Ward Three are voting. Polls are open 7am to 8pm.August 30, 2005
Paws to Vote August 30, 2005
Today is the special state primary election for the 2nd Middlesex District senate seat. Voters in Ward One Precinct One and Ward Two Precinct One are not in this district and will not be voting. Polls are open 7am to 8pm.
