Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Outgoing lieutenant governor said recent controversies had nothing to do with decision to resign.
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray said none of the controversies that have dogged him during his tenure on Beacon Hill contributed to his decision to announce his resignation. In a press conference at the State House Wednesday, Murray said his final day on the job will be June 2. The next day he will take over as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce where his salary will reportedly be around $200,000. In January, Murray said he had no intention of running for governor when Gov. Deval Patrick's term expires in January 2015. "This has been a very difficult but empowering decision," Murray said. "It has been an honor to serve as lieutenant governor." Patrick called Murray an "outstanding partner" during his time in …
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CBS Boston reports Murray has a new job lined up already.
UPDATE, 12:15 p.m.: The Massachusetts Republican Party was quick to jump on the reports about Murray's resignation, saying Murray is trying "to outrun the scandal that dogs him" in a statement on their website. MassGOP attempted to liken Murray's exit to that of former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2007. “History doesn’t always repeat itself, but in this case it looks like Tim Murray is following the same path as a previous, disgraced Democratic official,” said Nate Little MassGOP Executive Director in the scathing statement. “Only time will tell if Murray follows the Finneran playbook to the end, complete with indictment and guilty plea.” UPDATE, 10:45 a.m.: Boston.com has updated their …
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Most of the 35 articles on the warrant at Town Meeting were approved without much ado.
Town Meeting members voted unanimously to adopt a year-long moratorium on medical marijuana facilities in Danvers without any discussion on the matter Monday night other than a minor tweak in wording, and a number of other significant items for the town were approved in like fashion. One topic that did generate some lengthy discussion was over proposed changes to a bylaw regulating taxicabs in town. Bill Bates wondered why there were such lengthy regulations governing taxi licenses and permits -- he felt it might therefore discourage companies from coming to Danvers. Selectman Bill Clark responded that the issue before Town Meeting was just to try and remove some hardships local taxi companies found with the bylaw, which was enacted …
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The school budget was targeted for a sizable cut in a minority report by two Finance Committee members at Town Meeting.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The school budget was targeted for a sizable cut in a minority report by two Finance Committee members at Town Meeting.
There were only three items among the 35 articles on the warrant at Monday night's Town Meeting that generated a lot of discussion: the school budget, changes in local laws regulating taxis and a petition to move the Town Election to Saturday. Finance Committee members John Mroszczyk and Michael Daley, in somewhat of an unusual move, submitted a minority report on the floor of Town Meeting in which they sought a $229,470 reduction in the proposed $34.4 million school budget for Fiscal 2014. The new budget represents a 3.2 percent increase from 2013 and the minority report stemmed from a 7-2 vote by the Finance Committee in support of the school budget. Daley's wife Andrea, who is a Town Meeting member, and other proponents of the measure …
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Town Meeting voters were clear in their opposition to changing the date of Danvers' annual town election from Tuesday to Saturday.
If Town Meeting voters had one clear message to send Monday night, it was to keep the Town Election right where it is on the first Tuesday of May. A handful of Town Meeting members spoke on the issue, giving pros and cons for a change, but when it came time to decide, the voice vote in the Danvers High auditorium was resoundingly against making any changes. John Zavaglia had introduced a petition to move the date of the election from Tuesday to the first Saturday of the month with poll hours of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. He then amended that proposal Monday night to have polls open until 8 p.m. The Finance Committee recommended no action be taken on the proposal. Zavaglia said his chief concern in suggesting the change was safety for students -- …
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Monday, May 20, 2013
The Annual Town Meeting is May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Danvers High School auditorium.
[Editor's Note: The article has been updated to reflect a correction. Due to an editorial error, the breakdown of proposed changes in liability insurance coverage for taxis was incorrectly stated.] In addition to the Fiscal 2014 budget, Town Meeting members will decide a number of other important issues Monday night, including a proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Danvers, bylaw changes for taxis and moving town elections to Saturday. Town officials are seeking to impose up to a year hiatus on allowing any marijuana treatment centers in town, should any be interested in locating in Danvers, to provide time for a planning process that factors in any issues related to local zoning, land use, public safety or applicable …
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The budget is being driven mainly by rising costs and some capital projects, according to town officials. Town Meeting is May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Danvers High auditorium.
The first item Town Meeting members will vote on Monday is a new town budget. Town Manager Wayne Marquis submitted a request for $100.5 million to the Board of Selectmen in March and that spending plan has been recommended for approval both by the selectmen and the Finance Committee. The new spending plan is a 2 percent increase over last year's budget of $98.4 million, driven mainly by rising energy, retirement and health insurance costs, along with debt service payments on the high school renovation project and operating costs associated with opening remaining portions of the school, such as utilities. Employee health insurance premium costs are projected to increase by 5.5 percent alone, but town officials are hopeful of seeing some …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot. Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
A Florida man and Danvers woman are facing charges of statutory rape for alleged sexual assaults two years ago when a teenage relative of the woman stayed with her during school vacation week.
A Florida man and a Danvers woman are accused of raping a female teenager in the woman's home two years ago and are now facing charges in that case in Salem District Court. Luis Rivera, 46, of 5222 Sunset Canyon Dr., Kissimmee, Fla. was arrested by state police Friday afternoon on a warrant from the Danvers Police Department. He was then arraigned on Monday on one count of aggravated rape of a child. His alleged partner in the sexual assault and former girlfriend -- Gaudy Asenjo, 34, of 13 Walcott Rd., Danvers -- was arraigned April 8 on the same charge. Rivera and Asenjo both pleaded not guilty. The victim, who was 14 at the time, is a relative of Asenjo's. District Attorney's office spokeswoman Carrie Kimball-Monahan said Rivera was held…
Jonathan
6:49 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
I heard he was getting a job as a crash test dummy. more ›