Wednesday, March 7, 2012
13 percent of active voters turned out in Easton on Super Tuesday
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney overwhelmingly won the Town of Easton in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary with 1,268 votes. Capturing the Shovel Town helped him win Massachusetts. In total, 1,912 people voted at Oliver Ames High School in Easton Tuesday. The tally is 13 percent of active voters, Town Clerk Jeremy Gillis reported Tuesday night. Romney beat out Rick Santorum, who came in second for Easton voters with a total of 160 votes. Ron Paul had 115 votes and New Gingrich had 76 total votes. In the Democratic Primaries, unopposed incumbent President Barack Obama tallied 195 Easton votes, and 45 voted "no preference". All Easton precincts voted for Romney. 189 total people voted in Precinct One; 374 people voted in …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Easton Patch Editor Patrick Maguire takes a look at some of this week's notes.
Once a week, Easton Patch Editor Patrick Maguire will open up his notebook and share his notes with you. If you have a question, comment, or opinion, share it in the comments section or email Patrick.Maguire@Patch.com. Many of Patrick's notes will be followed with a more in-depth article later in the week. While voters were heading to the polls to Tuesday to vote in the primaries for the Presidential Election, the Town Election field was being finalized. Tuesday is the last day to hand in nomination papers for the April vote. The highlight of the election? A four person race for two Board of Selectmen seats. Board of Selectmen Chair Colleen Corona, who has been a member of the Board since 2003, is up for re-election, as is incumbent Dan …
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A look at what is happening around Easton today.
1. Today is Super Tuesday for the presidential primary. Polls will open at Oliver Ames High School beginning at 7 a.m. They will close at 8 p.m. We'll keep you updated on turnout and how Easton voted. For more information, click here. 2. The Southeastern Technical Institute will host an open house at Southeastern Regional School District at 5 p.m. tonight. For more information, click here. 3. A beekeeper will be at Ames Free Library today at 6:30 p.m. For more information, click here. 4. The Oliver Ames boys' basketball team will be in the South Sectional Semifinals against Stoughton tonight at Brockton High School. Tipoff is 7 p.m. 5. In case you missed it, Ross Muscato wrote about the politics of Easton yesterday. To read it, click …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Who will win the Super Tuesday primaries? Romney or Santorum? Gingrich or Paul? What do you think about President Obama? Take our poll and let us know.
Tuesday, March 6 is “Super Tuesday” and ten states across the country will be holding primaries or caucuses to help decide the Republican nominee for president in the general election this fall. Massachusetts, along with Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia head to the polls. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Congressman Ron Paul are all still vying for the Republican nomination. President Barack Obama is not facing a challenger for the Democratic Party’s nomination, so all eyes will be on the Republicans, as it has been for most of this campaign season. Super Tuesday is a key date in the race …
Aaron
2:50 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
This sounds like part of Obamas platform more ›