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Elections

Planning Board member announces he won’t seek re-election

March 3, 2010 02:16:48 PM

Planning Board member Richard “Chuck” Connors, who is up for re-election this year, has announced he will not seek a forth term on the board. Connors sent me this letter explaining his decision.

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How to run for an elected position in Southborough

February 18, 2010 11:50:32 AM

There’s been a lot of discussion on this blog lately about how the town is run. Things you like about what our elected officials do, things you don’t like … mostly things you don’t like. It’s easy to be an armchair quarterback when it comes to these things. It’s much harder to be the one actually making the decisions.

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Southborough voters weigh in on the election

January 20, 2010 11:59:51 AM

As part of its election day coverage, the Metrowest Daily News got a sampling of the sentiment of voters with a Southborough connection. Here’s what they had to say.

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A closer look at the election results

January 20, 2010 09:17:10 AM
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Southborough is arguably a blue town, at least there are more registered Democrats than there are Republicans, but the majority of registered voters in town don’t specify a party affiliation, and it’s those unaffiliated voters who pushed Southborough decidedly into the red yesterday.

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Scott Brown takes Southborough by a wide margin

January 19, 2010 08:58:30 PM

The results for Southborough are in, and Republican Scott Brown was the clear winner with 59% of the votes. Democrat Martha Coakley came in at 40%, and Joe Kennedy got the remaining 1%.

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Light snow on election day

January 19, 2010 09:17:31 AM

Light snow is falling on top of the heavy, wet stuff we got yesterday. The National Weather Service says we’re in for another inch or two, hopefully not enough to keep folks from getting to the polls today.

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Where to vote on Tuesday

January 18, 2010 11:56:13 AM

I’m guessing you don’t need me to remind you that Tuesday is election day, because if your household is anything like mine, you got about a dozen phone calls this weekend from various political affiliates imploring you to vote. But what you made need some help with are the details.

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Town republicans to elect convention delegates

January 15, 2010 06:55:22 AM

The Southborough Republican Town Committee will be holding its State Convention Delegate Selection Caucus on Sunday January 24, 2010, at 7:00 PM, at the home of Jack and Louise Barron, 11 Sadie Hutt Lane, Southborough, MA.

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Tomorrow is the last day to get an absentee ballot for the special election

January 14, 2010 09:24:04 AM

Things are heating up in the race to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the US Senate. The special election will be held next Tuesday, January 19. If you won’t be able to make it to the polls, but sure to pick up an absentee ballot by Friday.

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Register to vote for special election

December 29, 2009 07:05:42 AM
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Tomorrow is the last day to register to vote for the US Senate special election to be held on January 19.

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Senate candidate Scott Brown visits Southborough

December 18, 2009 09:47:59 AM
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The Southborough Republican Town Committee hosted an event for State Senator Scott Brown on December 13, 2009, at the home of the Town Committee Chairman.

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Southborough supports Coakley, Brown

December 9, 2009 09:59:21 AM
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Along with the rest of the state, Southborough voters came out in support of Democrat Martha Coakley and RepublicanScott Brown in yesterday’s special primary election. Here are the Southborough results.

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Polls open on Tuesday for primary election

December 7, 2009 04:04:04 PM
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Polls in Southborough will be open on Tuesday from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm for the primary election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat.

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Dismal turnout at the polls, Dargan and Harragan win

May 11, 2009 10:22:37 PM

Only 397 Southborough residents showed up to vote in Monday’s town election. That’s a 6% turnout. Ouch.
It should come as no surprise that all the unopposed incumbents won their races. In the contested race for the two Southborough seats on the regional school committee, Susan Dargan and Kathleen Harragan won with 694 and 760 votes,

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