This press release is comical on many fronts. John Fetherston trying to tie Rep. Sannicandro to the meningitis scare? Hardly, as the owners of the Framingham lab are Republican supporters who donated heavily to Scott Brown and Mitt Romney's campaigns.

By "local interest groups", I believe Mr. Fetherston means to say "Republican Town Committee Members". The Framingham Taxpayer Association is one good example. This was an organization that started out as a non-biased fiscally conservative group that has been taken over and is now fully run by members of the Framingham Republican Town Committee. Debates and campaing discussions should be non-partisan, which these are cleary not.

"He seems to be pulling out all the stops to win". I certainly would hope so. Few candidates win elections by simply not trying. Mr. Fetherston seems to also have plenty of money, enough to produce a video commercial for airplay, and plenty enough for lots of giant lawn signs. Why has he not stopped taking donations? Hypocritical?

I certainly don't hold it against Mr. Fetherston that he has very strong ties to Scott Brown and Mitt Romney and the other Republican leaders of the state, why should he hold that same thing against Rep. Sannicandro and his relationship to our Governor?

(Sorry, had to break this into two posts to fit comments)

Rep. Sannicandro is an effective leader, who has done a great amount of good work at the State House, including playing an intregral part of helping Framingam catch up on state aid. I will be attending Town Meeting in Framingham tonight, helping to decide where the extra money that our current delegation (including Rep. Sannicandro) has brought back home to help us through tough financial times. I hope that Mr. Fetherston shows up too, so he can see first hand what the hard work of our current legislators has done to ease the burden that we have so painfully felt over the past several years.

I am proud to support Rep. Sannicandro. He is an effective leader who has done great work for his hometown of Framingham.

I applaud Mr. Berman's comments. I too am proud to support Rep. Sannicandro for all the work he has done for his constituents and his two communities, and for all of Massachusetts.

I have further comments on this subject to for your consideration that I will submit as a separate letter to the editor.

Norma Shulman
Elected Member, Framingham Democratic Town Committee
and Massachusetts Democratic State Committee

Was that from the local tea party? He's questioning ties to the sitting governor ?

How about some govt regulation on these pharmacies or is that to much govt involvement

Bob, I know little about either of these candidates. That's my fault. I have asked Mr. Sannicandro to explain his point as to how bringing more traffic into downtown Framingham is a good thing. But I havent heard back. I am sure he is busy, but as a supporter, could you explain his position?

Dave, As a supporter I would never speak for any candidate on their own positions, nor would I likely agree 100% on many issues (although I tend to vote Democrat I am a very independent minded person, fairly fiscally conservative, fairly socially liberal). I would recommend calling the numbers that I quickly found on his campaign website (google search brought me to http://tomworksforus.com/)

Campaign office: 508-293-1866 / Statehouse: 617-722-2013

Also Dave, I am curious to know what response you get from both of the candidates on that question. Please post if you can.

Aside from placing his signs in Framingham precincts which are not in the district for which he is running and attending a breakfast featuring surrogates of Warren & Brown, I have never seen Mr. Fetherston in Framingham. How does he hope to garner support against Mr. Sammicandro, who has championed both Ashland and Framingham in the State Legislature? Mr. Fetherston, have you ever even visited the precincts of 13,14,15,16,17, or 18 in South Framingham?

Joan Rastani
Precinct 3

Bob, Thanks for the response. I would love to call, but I doubt I'd get to speak to either one of these candidates. I have no familiarity with the Republican candidate, and although I am a registered Republican, I refuse to just check every name with an R beside it. I should add that I wouldnt expect either candidate to take time out of a campaign to speak with me. I just thought maybe you might have info on something I missed.

If the groups asking for a debate are biased, why hasn't the Sannicandro campaign found a mutual party to moderate the debate?....like Audrey Hall? Anyone know?

We could just go back and forth with the comments from the Republican Town Committee, and the Democratic Town Committee posters here till the cows come home...but the fact of the matter is debates were propsoed, and repeatedly declined or ignored...the last one was between the Ashland Democratic and Republican Town Commitees... and I would not call those, or Rick Holmes from the MWDN, who was to serve as a panelist on one of the debates. too republican..and implying that the Ashland Business Association fits in that mold is truly comical. The taxpayers and the business owners of Ashland and Framingham are the brick and mortar that sustain the community, and I believe that all voters should be able to hear where the candidates stand on the issues...and saying Jon Fetherston is never around Framingham, is ridiculous. Ironically that is the number 1 complaint about the incumbent that Jon hears when door knocking in Framingham.

Janet Leombruno

Framingham Republican Town Committee
Massachusetts Republican State Committee