Sheriff Koutoujian Moves a Step Closer to Run for Congress

The campaign committee called “Koutoujian for Congress” allows the candidate to raise money for a campaign and hire campaign staff.

Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced Thursday that he is opening a Congressional campaign committee account. The move is a serious indication that Koutoujian will run for U.S. Congress if Congressman Edward Markey wins the U.S. Senate special election next month. "I have dedicated my life to working on issues important to the people I have been honored to represent as a legislator and now as Sheriff.  If given the opportunity, I intend to fight for the people of the 5th Congressional district as their representative in Washington," said Koutoujian. "Throughout my career, I have focused on guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care, enacting common sense measures to strengthen our economy, ensuring public …

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Markey Leads Gomez in New Suffolk/WHDH Poll

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 …

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5 Things You Should Know Today: May 1

Special Town Meeting vote tonight on the McAuliffe Branch Library project, Framingham primary election results, Framingham Fire search and rescue at reservoir and Framingham High students produce video to Erase the Hate featured in today's column.

Our daily column, 5 Things You Need to Know Today, will help you to get your day started and offer you some fodder for water cooler conversation. 1. Tonight, Framingham Library trustees will ask a Framingham Special Town Meeting to fund the town’s share of the McAuliffe Branch Library project, which will be accomplished through a 20-year bond. The Framingham Public Library Foundation has raised nearly two-thirds of its fundraising goal of $600,000. These funds will be used to reduce the town's contribution. Last year, Framingham was awarded a state grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners of $4.2 million for the project. Special Town Meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. in Nevins Hall in the Memorial Building. 2. …

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Framingham, MetroWest Rally for Markey

Congressman Ed Markey told the Sunday night crowd as Senator, the NRA will stand for "Not Relevant Anymore" and not the National Rifle Association.

Framingham hosted a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Ed Markey Sunday. Hundreds squeezed into his campaign office on Route 9 in Framingham to listen to Markey, who represents Framingham, talk about what he would do if elected Massachusetts' newest senator. Watch the attached video from Framingham Patch. Markey and Congressman Steven Lynch are vying to be the democratic nominee in the special election on Tuesday, June 25. Three candidates are vying to be the Republican nominee. A Sunday's rally it was a who's who of MetroWest and Framingham politicians and town leaders in attendance too. Those present included Sen. Karen Spilka, Sen. James Eldridge, Rep. Tom Sannicandro, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, Governor's …

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Senate Candidate Gomez Meets With Police, Fire, Business Owners and Voters

With a less than a week before the Republican primary election, Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, who picked up the endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, campaigned in Framingham Wednesday.

With a less than a week before the Republican primary election, Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, who picked up the endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, campaigned in Framingham Wednesday. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, April 30 and either select a Republican or a Democratic ballot. There are two candidates on the Democratic ballot and Gomez, Michael Sullivan and Dan Winslow on the Republican ballot. The winner of each primary will face off in the state election on Tuesday, June 25 and will become Massachusetts' newest U.S. senator. Gomez, started Wednesday morning meeting some town leaders and voters at CJ's Northside Grill in Nobscot. He chatted with Selectman Laurie Lee, Finance Committee member Carol Sanchez and …

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A Week of Key Debates, Endorsements

A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.

Just a little more than two weeks until the primary election to see which Democrat and Republican will go head to head to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. Monday night, U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch, D-South Boston, and Edward Markey, D-Malden, met in their second debate which contained few fireworks. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. On Wednesday night, it was the Republicans’ turn as they went face to face in the WBZ-TV studios moderated by the station’s Jon Keller. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan…

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UPDATE: Voters Elect 2 New Planning Board Members: Colten and Ortiz

Framingham also elects a new Selectmen (Michael Bower) and a new School Committee member (Eric Silverman) Tuesday.

UPDATED: Midnight with Town Meeting election results. UPDATED: 11 p.m. Tuesday with vote totals and unopposed races of Library Trustee, Keefe Tech School Committee, Edgell Grove Cemetery Trustee and Framingham Housing Authority. *** Challengers Lew Colten and Victor Ortiz were elected to the Framingham Planning Board Tuesday. They easily defeated incumbents Susan Bernstein and Andrea Carr-Evans Colten received 1,934 votes and Ortiz 1,511. Bernstein received 1,352 and Carr-Evans 1,321. The win by the two newcomers, means three new Planning Board members have been elected to the 5-member board in the last two year. "The sign that’s been hung out at the entrance to Framingham that says ‘Closed for Business’ is now removed," Colten said. Voter…

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