Saturday, May 11, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. Demand Lag for Full-Day Kindergarten Could Mean One Less Classroom May 7, 2013 The school department may have to reduce the number of full-day kindergarten classrooms at Monatiquot School next year to two because enrollment in the program has not kept up with an initial surge of demand that saw more than 200 Braintree families express interest. U.S. Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez Runs Ross School 5K May 6, 2013 U.S. Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez, a Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL from Cohasset, ran unannounced in Sunday's Cinco De Mayo 5k Fun Run/Walk at Ross Elementary School. Braintree …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. New Deli and Convenience Store Opens on Union Street March 19, 2013 A restauranteur and longtime Braintree property owner has opened a deli and convenience store on Union Street near the rotary. DeNapoli 'Finally Here' at Town Council Meeting March 20, 2013 DeNapoli's attendance was his first since Nov. 20, 2012. Since his re-election in fall 2011, DeNapoli has missed 51 percent of council meetings, with most of those absences coming since last July. When is Braintree's Last Day of School? March 20, 2013 Including Tuesday's snowstorm-turned-sleet-fest, hazardous weather this winter has caused Braintree …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. School Addressing Students' Rowdy Behavior Surrounding Braintree Playoff Game March 12, 2013 Lee said that a lot of the students taking the Red and Green lines to TD Garden to watch the Braintree girls basketball team play "did not handle themselves appropriately." Potbelly Sandwich Shop Runs into Trouble Over Live Music March 13, 2013 The idea of a single musician playing guitar during lunch at Potbelly Sandwich Shop exposed wider concerns that Braintree officials have about the new Hyatt Place retail and restaurant complex. Braintree High Loses State Semi-Finals to Central Catholic March 11, 2013 It …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. Braintree Couple Offers Resonably-Priced Beauty Services at Local Spa – Feb. 19, 2013 Vishal works in the computer industry and Ridhi turned what was once a hobby into a career in beauty services, working at salons in Braintree and Hanover. Last spring, they launched Ess Aar Beauty Salon on Pearl Street in Braintree, at the former Coffee Break Cafe location near Marshalls. Woman Hits Tree off West Street, Arrested for Drunk Driving – Feb. 20, 2013 Officers found Fanny Y. Wong unhurt 60 feet from the road near the Randolph line on Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, Chief Russell Jenkins said in a statement. Men …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. Braintree Native Strives to Make SouthSide Tavern Feel Like Home – Jan. 31, 2013 "Last March, Conroy and his team of local co-owners and managers launched SouthSide Tavern, a restaurant in Braintree Square that combines Conroy's vision of an open bar, wide window South Boston design with the culinary talents of Chef Danny Duarte, another Braintree native who began cooking Portugese and Cape Verde food with his grandmother." Kurzberg Will Retire as Braintree Superintendent in June – Jan. 29, 2013 "I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with such bright, talented and wonderful people for …
Monday, January 21, 2013
A recap of the most popular stories of the last week in Braintree.
These are the most visited stories on Braintree Patch last week. Did another story catch your eye that we didn't include? Comment below. 24 Modular Classrooms, a Potential Space Solution, Not Braintree's First Pre-Fab Experience – Jan. 14, 2013 "Braintree may soon install 24 more modular classrooms, augmenting the two each at South and Highlands Elementary, depending on a vote of the School Committee later this month. The proposal, what the superintendent has called a permanent solution to a space crunch that has developed over years, appears to have the support of enough school officials to move forward...." 19-Year-Old Cited in Pedestrian Accident in Braintree Sunday Night Had Marijuana in Car – Jan. 14, 2013 "A 19-year-old Braintree …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
Democrat Elizabeth Warren beat incumbent candidate Scott Brown in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.
Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren has beaten incumbent Republican candidate Scott Brown for a seat on the U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press. Warren is won by a margin of eight percentage points, 54 percent to 46 percent, making her the first female senator elected in Massachusetts. An estatic Warren addressed a crowd of hundreds of excited supporters at the Copley Fairmont Plaza hotel in Boston on Tuesday night. "We did what everyone thought was impossible," she said. "We taught a scrappy, first-time candidate how to win." "You took on the powerful Wall Street banks and let them know that you want a Senator out there fighting for the middle class all of the time," she said. "And despite the odds, you elected the first …
How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.
Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …
Monday, December 26, 2011
Did we miss a big one? Comment below!
Below are five of the biggest stories of the year in Braintree, as covered by Patch. Please comment below with your own suggestions! Braintree's Local Election This year voters in Braintree went out to the polls to vote for a mayor for the second time in the town's history. They also cast ballots for Town Council, School Committee and other positions – with incumbents largely ruling the day. Check out a selection of Patch's coverage: Reaction to the Big Day Full Election Results Voters on Why They Voted A Look at Local Politics Our Depot of Election Stories Full-Day Kindergarten We followed this year's push for a full-day kindergarten option from the first, packed School Committee meeting in 2010 through a decision by the committee, the …
Joseph Markman
8:23 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Hi Joseph, Looks like the next meeting is at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the DAV Hall. more ›