Monday, October 8, 2012
Got questions for the Republican congressional candidate who is facing off against Democrat Joe Kennedy III?
If you have a question for Republican congressional candidate Sean Bielat, or you just want to see how he responds to readers' questions, Patch is the place to be. Bielat, who is running for the Fourth Congressional District seat, will take your questions in a live text chat on Needham Patch on Thursday, Oct. 11 at noon. A Norfolk resident, Bielat is running against Brookline Democrat Joe Kennedy III to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Barney Frank. The live chat Q&A will run for an hour. To submit a question, come back to Needham Patch at noon on Oct. 11, click on the live chat, enter your name and you will be able to ask your questions immediately. If you can't make the live chat, leave your questions in the comments section …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Needham voters will head to the polls today for the State Primary, helping to select candidates that will represent their political parties in the Nov. 6 election. The local polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all 10 precincts. Voters in precincts C and D will continue to vote at the High Rock School library during the primary but will return to their previous location, at Newman Elementary School, for the Nov. 6 election, according to Town Clerk Tedi Eaton. Newman has been undergoing renovations for the past year. Polling locations for the Sept. 6 State Primary are as follows: Readers who are unsure of which precinct they are in can visit http://wheredoivotema.com and type in their address to find out. Voters in precincts A-C, I …
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Broadmeadow Elementary School
120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, MA
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Pollard Middle School
200 Harris Ave, Needham, MA
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High Rock School
77 Ferndale Rd, Needham, MA
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Hillside Elementary School
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Mitchell School
187 Brookline St, Needham, MA
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Patch asked political influencers state-wide to react to the news that Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate.
Updated on Monday, Aug. 13 at 12:05 p.m. An overwhelming majority of influential Republicans from Massachusetts say Mitt Romney's choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, will galvanize the state GOP. That’s the finding of a Red Commonwealth Snap Poll survey of influential conservatives sent out after Saturday morning's announcement. When Patch asked Massachusetts Republicans if Paul Ryan as vice president would help undecided Massachusetts voters, the answers were split down the middle with half saying they strongly agree and the other half saying they strongly disagree. "He is incredibly smart and can convey concepts in easy-to-understand language," one respondent said was an advantage to having Ryan on the Romney ticket. Others noted Ryan's …
Joshua Levy
11:49 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Not only is this not scientific, it cannot be construed as a poll. There is no quantitative data. You have gone on a fishing expedition, asking questions of 101 participants and cherry-picking the responses that you like. Moreover, you do not even report how many participants submitted responses and we have no way of knowing whether the responses that you attribute to "one respondent" and "… more ›