Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy has said she will not seek another term.
Waltham City Councillor Thomas Stanley says he plans to run for mayor in the 2015 election. Stanley, who is also a State Representative, told Waltham Patch in an email, "It is far too early to announce a mayoral run or start a mayoral campaign. However, when the appropriate time comes I intend to be a candidate for mayor of Waltham in the 2015 election." Stanley is the first candidate to publicy declare he will run. Stanley's comments come months after Mayor Jeannette McCarthy announced she would not seek a fourth term. Stanley, a Waltham resident, is a graduate of Waltham High School and has a master's degree from Suffolk University, according to the Boston Globe. He also holds a bachelor's degree from Bentley University.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Consolidated Public Works Director Michael Chiasson will also answer inquiries.
Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy is scheduled to answer questions tonight, Monday, March 4, on the city’s performance in clearing snow during the recent blizzard. McCarthy and Consolidated Public Works Director Michael Chiasson are scheduled to appear at the City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 8 p.m. at City Hall to answers the council’s questions on snow clearing during the storm. The Council requested McCarthy and Chiasson answer questions after many residents complained the city did an inadequate job clearings roads and sidewalks.
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Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend.
The Waltham City Council’s Finance Committee will review and discuss Mayor Jeannette McCarthy’s request to fund an internal affairs investigation of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix during its meeting tonight. LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend at his Maynard home in June 2012. He is currently on paid administrative leave and under house arrest. McCarthy has requested $10,000 from the city’s general fund to hire a retired state police officer to conduct the investigation. The investigation would determine whether LaCroix broke any of the police department’s rules and could lead to disciplinary action. The meeting starts at immediately after the City Council's Committee of the Whole meeting…
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy does not plan to seek re-election.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Miss a headline in Waltham this week? Catch up with our weekly news roundup.
City officials explained the decision process of opening the Waltham Public Schools in the days after the snowstorm. Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy announced she would not seek another term. Jeannette Aline McCarthy, the mother of the mayor, died at 81. A new snow plowing system will soon be coming to the city. Waltham residents were furious with the lack of snow plowing in some parts of the city days after the recent snowstorm.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy does not plan to seek re-election.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy does not plan to seek re-election.
With Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy announcing she will not seek re-election in the 2015 mayoral race, the city is guaranteed a fresh face in City Hall's corner office. Already, City Councillor Thomas Stanley has said he is considering a run, but nobody else has publicly announced their plans to run. Who do you want to see become the next mayor of Waltham? Leave your thoughts in the comment box below.
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New system would be simpler to manage, mayor says.
Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy says she will implement a new, much simpler system to clear snow from the city’s roads. McCarthy, who announced on Feb. 12 that she would not seek another term, told Waltham Patch she plans to impose a new system under which four private contractors would plow the city’s streets, instead of the current system, which has many contractors covering different sections of the city. City-owned trucks and crews operate mostly on city-owned land. Also, McCarthy said she plans to switch to paying contractors on a per-inch basis instead of the current hourly rates. She said her new system would make supervision of contractors easier because the city would only oversee four instead of the 20-plus currently used. "…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Mayor Jeanette McCarthy was first elected in 2003.
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy said today she will not seek re-election in the 2015 mayoral race. McCarthy, whom Waltham Patch users have recently criticized for her handling of the snowstorm, said she told several city councilors in January 2012 that she would not seek a fourth term. McCarthy, in an interview with Waltham Patch, said the recent criticism did not play a factor in her decision because she made the choice long before the storm. "I have to take care of my parents," McCarthy said. McCarthy said she told Councillors Paul Brasco, Tom Stanley and Diane LeBlanc in January 2012, whom she sees as the “top three vote-getters” in a mayoral race, she would not run again. McCarthy, a longtime Waltham resident, was first elected mayor in …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Budget hearings continue tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
How and where your tax dollars would be used during the next fiscal year was laid bare yesterday with city officials detailing their budget requests. Most of the city’s departments, during budget hearings held all day at City Hall yesterday, presented their budget requests and answered inquiries from City Councilors. The hearings continue tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. with the Waltham Public Schools presenting its budget as well as Mayor Jeanette McCarthy Take a look below for what new positions would be created, what concerns were raised and what interesting facts were revealed. NEW POSITIONS CONCERNS NOTES
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Sam Siesta
2:56 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
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