The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at Weston High School.
The third night of Weston's Annual Town Meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Weston High School. On Wednesday, May 15, voters finished seven articles, including rejecting a proposal to ban bow hunting on town-owned land. Articles 27 - 29, related to the Old Library project, will be delayed to a June 17 special town meeting.
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Weston Town Meeting resumes on Wednesday, May 13.
Weston Town Meeting resumes on Wednesday, May 13.
Last night's Weston Annual Town meeting had voters approve funding for the design of a new police station but reject a proposal for a roundabout at Case's Corner. Check out our live blog recap below. ----------------------------------- This is Town Moderator Wendy Spector's final town meeting. She is leaving office. Article 1: To ratify the May 11 annual town election. Results read. Article 2: To approve the fiscal 2014 budget -- In total, it is $70,400,482, a 3.6 percent increase from the fiscal 2013 budget. -- APPROVED BY MAJORITY. Article 3: Appropriate fiscal 2014 water enterprise budget ($2,968,296) -- APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Article 4: Appropriate fiscal 2014 recreation enterprise budget. ($1,673,077) -- APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Article…
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5:45 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The size of the modern roundabout is what makes them safer than older rotaries and keeps the speed of motorists in the 20 mph range where paths cross. This makes it much easier to avoid a crash or stop for pedestrians. It also means that if a crash happens the likelihood of injury is very low. Estimates of total crash reduction compared to signal solutions range from 20-70% (average of 46% for 6 … more ›
The following are unofficial election results. Stay tuned for official results.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Today, Saturday, May 11, is the annual town election! Overall, 18 seats are up for grabs. One of the seats, a Board of Asessors opening, does not have any candidates. Four spots, however, are contested. See the ballot below. Moderator (1) Jim Barry Robin Peakes Coutts (incumbent) Cameron Peters Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond(s) issued in order to design, engineer, construct and equip the following, including all costs incidental and related thereto: (1) DPW Drainage Improvement Projects; (2) South Side Drainage Improvement Project; (3) Roundabout at Newton, Wellesley, School Streets; (4) Case Campus Master Plan – …
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Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.
A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 11, is the annual town election! Overall, 18 seats are up for grabs. One of the seats, a Board of Assessors opening, does not have any candidates. Four spots, however, are contested. See the ballot below. Moderator (1) Jim Barry Robin Peakes Coutts (incumbent) Cameron Peters Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond(s) issued in order to design, engineer, construct and equip the following, including all costs incidental and related thereto: (1) DPW Drainage Improvement Projects; (2) South Side Drainage Improvement Project; (3) Roundabout at Newton, Wellesley, School Streets; (4) Case Campus Master Plan…
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Weston's Annual Town meeting begins on May 13.
With Weston's Annual Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 13, we're wondering, waht issue do you care most about? The town meeting warrant includes questions on whether to forbid bow hunting on town-owned land as well as whether to build a roundabout a Case's Corner. For a full list of the warrant articles, see here. Leave your comments in the box below.
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2:07 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
I don't support Article 14 - Case Corner Roundabout Plan. Until ALL Weston students are receiving an appropriate and meaningful education it is beyond ludicrous to be even talking about spending additional funds to beautify a campus or change a traffic pattern that is working sufficiently. Money MUST be better spent educating students who are most in need of an education and whose education has … more ›
There is a lot of campaigning to do before the Democrat and Republican face off on June 25 in the U.S. Senate special election.
After months of campaigning we now know who is going head-to-head in the June 25 special U.S. Senate election. Democratic Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) took the Democratic vote in the Tuesday election over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston). Political newcomer and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset came out on top of a field of Republican candidates - including more seasoned opponents former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. With a month-and-a-half of campaigning still to come, we wanted to stop and ask: if the special election was held today - who would you vote for right now? Markey or Gomez? Tell us in our comments section below.
8:22 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
Markey is the poster boy for term limits. We just desperately need more politicians elected with different life experiences. Gomez is my guy! more ›
The final results from Tuesday's special state primary show that most Weston voters agreed with the majority of voters across the state.
Tuesday's special state primary brought 1,547 Weston voters to the polls across the town's four precincts, and the majority the voters who came out put their support behind the men who carried the Democratic and Republican votes across the state. According to the final Weston numbers, Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) garnered 854 Weston votes. Markey's opponent, Stephen F. Lynch, earned just 179 votes across Weston's four precincts. While far fewer voters cast Republican ballots, those who did put their support behind Gabriel Gomez. In Weston, Gomez earned 331 votes. His opponents, Michael J. Sullivan and Daniel B. Winslow, brought in 108 votes and 71 votes, respectively. Markey and Gomez will face off in the special election on June 25. Weston…
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6:59 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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