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PatchCast: Teens Arrested, Veterans Assisted and Budgets Debated
A roundup of the regions major developments for Thursday, May 12.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
PatchCast: Newest State Rep Chosen and Irish Social Club Gets Some Helps from the Unions
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Victory For John Lawn in 10th Middlesex State Rep. Race
Watertown's Lawn defeats Republican James Dixon by more than 900 votes.
John Lawn handily won the special election last night for the 10th Middlesex District State Rep. seat, defeating Republican James Dixon. Around 9 p.m. last night, Dixon called Lawn to concede, after unofficial results showed that Lawn had won all 10th Middlesex precincts, 1,814 votes to 858 for Dixon. (See videos of both candidates from their election night events by clicking the video on the right) Lawn, who gathered with supporters at Fit Z’s Bar and Grille in Watertown, garnered 374 votes in Newton to 145 for Dixon. In Waltham, Lawn won 987 to Dixon’s 624, while Watertown results showed a win for Lawn, 453 votes to 99. Newton results initially reported on the city’s Web site showed that Dixon had won several precincts, however those …
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
ELECTION 2011: Unofficial Results Peg Lawn as Winner
Winner of the race will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian. Stay tuned to Patch for results later tonight.
UPDATED: 9:02 p.m. Unofficial results from Watertown: Lawn 453 votes, Dixon 99. UPDATED: 9:01 p.m. Jim Dixon called John Lawn to concede. UPDATED: 8:57 p.m. Dixon acknowledged he "came up short." UPDATED: 8:47 p.m. Official results from Waltham: Lawn got 987 votes, Dixon 624. UPDATED: 8:43 p.m. Unofficial online results from Newton show Lawn taking the city 374 votes to Dixon's 145. The individual precinct results are as follows: Ward 1, Precinct 1: Lawn 130, Dixon 54 Ward 1, Precinct 4: Lawn 93, Dixon 42 Ward 3, Precinct 4: Lawn 151, Dixon 49 UPDATED: 8:39 p.m. Results are in from all precincts. Lawn has 1,814 votes and Dixon has 858, with Lawn winning all precincts. UPDATED: 8:37 p.m. Dixon arrived at 8:20 p.m. and is gladhanding …
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Beth D'Amato
12:15 am on Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Congratulations to John Lawn. We fought a good fight.... Many thanks to all the wonderful people who worked on Jim's campaign!! It was hard work but we had a blast doing it! And we'll be back!! :) more ›
Friday, April 29, 2011
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PatchCast: It's Walk for Hunger Time (Plus — We Want You to Blog)
PatchCast spotlights stories from around the region.
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ELECTION 2011: One Day Until Election —See Patch's Election Coverage
Only on day to go until the election.
With only one day to go until the Tuesday, April 12 special primary election for the 10th Middlesex District State Representative seat, Patch has q + a profiles of each candidate and where you can vote. To see Patch's coverage on the candidates, click their name: Waltham resident Sean Durkee, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town Councilman John Lawn, and Newton Alderman Allan Ciccone Jr., all Democrats. Waltham Republican James Dixon is also running. To find out where you should vote, click here. The winner of the primary election will move onto the Tuesday, May 10 special general election. The winner of that election will replace Peter Koutoujian, former state rep., who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier …
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
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PatchCast: Walking for Charity, Preserving a Space, Tennis Competition and Spring
A roundup of the region's major developments for Thursday, April 28.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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PatchCast: Community Improvement, Cemetery Talks and Steampunk
A roundup of the region's major developments for Wednesday, April 27.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
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PatchCast: Refugee Awareness, Connecting Generations and Baby Animals
A roundup of the region's major developments for Thursday, April 21.
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Friday, April 15, 2011
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PatchCast: A Fire, A Medal, A Website
A roundup of the region's major developments for Friday, April 15.
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Karen
9:48 am on Thursday, May 12, 2011
Congratulations, John! Well Done!!! more ›