Governor reportedly spoke to Driscoll about Senate run
A National Journal story posted a half-hour ago quotes Gov. Deval Patrick as having contacted Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll about running for Scott Brown’s Senate seat in 2012. Writes NJ’s Jim O’Sullivan:...
View ArticleHudak says he’s running for Congress in 2012
Boxford Republican Bill Hudak announced via press release this morning that he’ll challenge John Tierney in 2012 for Congress. “… it is clear that my support remains widespread and deep,” Hudak said in...
View ArticleScott Brown on a Kim Driscoll run for Senate: “Bring it on”
Sen. Scott Brown said he’d welcome a potential challenge from Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll in the race for Senate next year. “When we get to 2012, hey, bring it on,” Brown said in an interview with The...
View ArticleDeLeo, Grossman booked for Keenan St. Patrick’s Day roast
‘Tis the season for bad jokes and questionable one-liners. House Speaker Robert DeLeo and State Treasurer Steve Grossman will be the guests next Friday morning at state Rep. John Keenan’s annual St....
View ArticleDeLeo rips Salem, Sheen in St. Patrick’s Day jokefest
Not everyone was excited to be at state Rep. John Keenan’s annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast this morning. “The governor’s in Israel,” said House Speaker Robert DeLeo. “The Senate President is going...
View ArticleUPDATE: DeLeo clarifies St. Patrick’s Day breakfast remarks
In case anyone thought House Speaker Robert DeLeo was serious when he delivered his rather colorful remarks about Salem during this morning’s St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, his staff has issued this...
View ArticlePoll: Statewide, most haven’t heard of Driscoll
A poll released this morning shows Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll would have to overcome a significant name-recognition gap if she entered the 2012 race for Senate. The Western New England College Polling...
View ArticleDriscoll takes second in North Andover straw poll
Another sign that Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll appears serious about a 2012 Senate run: She was working the room at a North Andover Democratic Town Committee straw poll Sunday morning. Driscoll finished...
View ArticleNorth Shore Census numbers
The Secretary of State has just released 2010 town-by-town Census numbers. Here are the population figures for the North Shore: Town/CITY 2000 2010 +/-% BEVERLY 39,862...
View ArticleGalvin: Earlier Census numbers were miscalculated; State pulls data from web...
Moments after town-by-town Census figures were released this morning, the state pulled the information off its web site and confirmed the numbers had been miscalculated. “The original numbers were in...
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