State Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) won all six of the Framingham precincts in the 7th Middlesex District and every precinct in Ashland to defeat his Republican challenger Jon Fetherston. Framingham Patch first reported the win Tuesday night before 9:30. Fetherston, the former chair of the Ashland Board of Selectmen, didn't even reach 100 votes in two of the six precincts in Framingham. Framingham results are unofficial, as the Framingham Town Clerk's office has some issues with some machines at the polling places, due to thickness and width of the ballots. Because of those issues the Town…

Someone wrote Scott Brown's name in chalk in front of Potter Road Elementary School. Campaigning must be 150 feet from a polling place. Thanks to Framingham Patch reader Andy Aylesworth for sending us this video. The Framingham Town Clerk, when made aware of the situation, planned to ask a custodian to remove the chalk writing.

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All three ballots are the same - except for the state representative seats. Each ballot has the candidates for presidents, U.S. Senate and Congressman, etc. Residents in Precincts 3 will receive the ballot with the 13th Middlesex District state representative seat. Rep. Thomas Conroy is unopposed. Residents in Precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 will receive the ballot for the 7th Middlesex District state representative seat. Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) is being challenged by Jon Fetherston, a Republican and the former chair of the Ashland Selectmen. Residents in Precicnts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, …

State Represenattive Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) is being challenged for his seat by former Ashland Board of Selectmen Chair Jon Fetherston, a Republican. The 7th Middlesex District, consists of Ashland and six of Framingham's 18 precincts. The district has been redrawn this year, due to redistricting. The Framingham precincts in the new district include 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18. Editor's Note: I live in town and would vote in Precinct 15. Framingham Patch asked the two candidates to answer 6-8 questions and to provide some background information for voters. The answers to the questions are …

Framingham Patch will cover the November election, but will not be endorsing any candidate. Framingham Patch is a community site. We encourage participation. Candidates may join the conversation, but with a few rules. Candidates and their campaigns may blog through Oct. 30 on Framingham Patch. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:  Letters to the editor will be accepted during the campaign period from candidates. Letters must be signed and include a phone number and e-mail address for verification. Letters must be 350 words or less.  No more than one letter to the editor, per candidate, per week. Letter …

In what is likely to be the only meeting of the two candidates for the 7th Middlesex District, State Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) and former Ashland Board of Selectmen Jon Fetherston, a Republican, discussed their views at a forum, sponsored by the Framingham Coalition, at Wilson Elementary School Wednesday night. The 7th Middlesex District consists of the Town of Ashland and precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 in Framingham. Framingham has three state representatives. Audience members were asked to put questions for the candidates on index cards and place them in a basket. Coalition …

Hundreds of supporters of Sen. Scott Brown attended a rally for him Wednesday afternoon at Ken's Steak House. Headlining the rally was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican like Brown, who endorsed Brown for re-election. Brown, an incumbent, is being challenged by Elizabeth Warren for his U.S. Senate seat. Christie told the crowd, estimated at 400, that Massachusetts is smart enough to realize it already has an independent-minded thinker, who votes with his heart for Massachusetts and doesn't always vote the party line and that "you better not let Brown go." To hear more of what …

Sen. Scott Brown's Wife - former TV news reporter Gail Huff - brought the Women for Brown campaign to Framingham and Jennifer's Gourmet Tuesday. A large crowd met her outside the Worcester Road small business. Inside Huff talked to women about the economy and other important issues.

Politics are no laughing matter, but with little more than two weeks remaining before the Nov. 6 elections, Massachusetts Democrats looked for a shot in the arm from the so-called “clown” of the Democratic Party, Al Franken, the former Saturday Night Live cast member turned US Senator from Minnesota. Franken was in Massachusetts Oct. 19 to support Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. Senate candidate looking to unseat the Scott Brown, the Republican incumbent, in a tight race many politicos expect will have ramifications far beyond the Commonwealth’s borders. And the stumping stopped here in Lexington …

Jon Fetherston, a Republican challenger to state Rep. Tom Sannicandro, talked politics with PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill at an weekend event in Natick with U.S. Sen Scott Brown. Thanks to Framingham resident Janet Leombruno for submitting the photo.

The focus of Sunday's Temple Beth Am Brotherhood breakfast was the hotly contested Massachusetts senate race between Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Scott Brown. Brown was in Natick running in the 13th Annual Eastern Bank Flutie 5K road race to benefit the  Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, located in Framingham. Warren was greeting the 40,000 participants in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk in Boston Sunday morning. So as the candidates had prior commitments, Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman (a Democrat) represented Warren, and Framingham's Mary Z. Connaughton (former …

Learn more about Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren at Sunday's Temple Beth Am Brotherhood breakfast and speaker series. Speakers include State Treasurer Steve Grossman, representing Professor Warren, and Mary Connaughton (former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and candidate for State Auditor) representing Sen. Brown.  Jordan Levy, former Worcester mayor and Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Trustee, will offer political commentary and analysis.   The event is Sunday, Oct 14 starting at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend, but reservations are …

Jon Fetherston, a Republican challenging incumbent Democrat Tom Sannicandro for the 7th Middlesex District state representative seat, has launched a video ad. The ad features Fetherston, but also has endorsements from Framingham residents Mary Z. Connaughton, who ran for state auditor, Janet Leombruno, Enzo Rotatori and Jack Prindiville. The 7th Middlesex County district includes Ashland and 6 of Framingham's 18 precincts. Both Fetherston and Sannicandro live in Ashland. The election is less than 30 days away on Nov. 6. Sannicandro has agreed to just one debate between the two candidates. …

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown said it wasn't the trains or the bridges in downtown Framingham, that helped Carrie Cardeiro and Shane Jinson open Carrie Anne's in the spring of 2011. "It was the doughnuts," the senator joked, as he praised the owners for being a prime example of his "We Built This" campaign  while making a dig at his democratic challenger, about her push for more bridges and road construction during the election campaign. Cardeiro and Jinson, who posed with Brown, and his wife Gail and daughter Ayla yesterday for photos, opened the local establishment on Route 135 in the spring of …

Former New Hampshire Governor and now U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen campaigned for Elizabeth Warren in Framingham Monday. She spoke to a large group of democrats at the campaign office on Route 9.

Jon Fetherston provided refreshments to a standing room only crowd at the Republican Mass Victory 2012 Office at 1671 Worcester Rd in Framingham Thursday night, to watch the debate between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. Fetherston and Scott Brown supporters were in the office earlier making phone calls to the voters in Ashland and Framingham urging them to vote for their candidates.  At 7 p.m. they stopped calling to enjoy the rousing debate. The audience was very excited and cheered as Brown debated his Democratic opponent with facts and strong rhetoric. Everyone is excited about the…

Framingham resident Janet Leombruno recently attended the Republican National Convention in Tampa and shared her "Republican vacation" photos with Framingham Patch. While not an official delegate, Leombruno is a member of the Massachusetts Republican Committee. She was elected as the committee woman for the Second Middlesex & Norfolk district. Her district includes her hometown of Framingham as well as six other communities. Leombruno, who is an elected Town Meeting member in Framingham for Precinct 5, is also a member of Scott Brown's Women for Brown Coalition. Leombruno was on the floor …

Massachusetts House Minority Leader Brad Jones of North Reading visited Framingham this week to lend his support to the state representative campaign of Jon Fetherston, who would like to unseat Tom Sannicandro. Fetehrstone held a private fundraiser at The 400 Restaurant on Monday. Among the supporters were elected Massachusetts Republican Committee members Ed McGrath and Janet Leombruno, both of Framingham. Fetherston thanked Jones for working so hard to make a difference and leading the fight against the one party political system in Massachusetts. The district Fetherston wants to represent …

Democrats and Republicans have agreed to put down the signs of their candidates and pick up the bats over their national pastime. Saturday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m., immediately following the Ashland Day festivities, the Ashland Democratic Town Committee and the Ashland Republican Town Committee will take to the fields behind the Ashland Fish and Game Club for a softball game. State Rep. Tom Sannicandro, whose district includes all of Ashland and six precincts in Framingham, is being challenged this year by former chair of the Ashland Selectmen Jon Fetherston. Both live in Ashland, but the winner …