Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Lawn will face Republican James Dixon in the general election on Tuesday, May 10.
For nearly an hour after the polls closed at 8 p.m., the mood at Shopper's Cafe in Waltham was one of nervous excitement, as more than 50 supporters of John Lawn waited anxiously for the results of the Democratic primary election for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. Shortly after 9 p.m., the crowd erupted into cheers — Lawn, a Watertown Town Councilman, had won the Democratic nomination, over three other Democratic candidates. Lawn now faces Republican James Dixon, of Waltham in the Tuesday, May 10 special general election. Dixon was the only Republican on the ballot. The winner of the May election will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. In a …
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Watertown Town Councilman John Lawn will face Republican James Dixon in general election on May 10.
9:40 p.m., Ciccone HQ: Earlier tonight, Ciccone thanked his supporters and asked them to "get behind our Democrat" and support Lawn for the May 10 special election. Ciccone received 389 votes out of a total 613 votes cast in Newton. Lawn received 103 of the total votes in Newton, with the most coming in from Ward 1 Precinct 1 (45 votes). 9:08 p.m, Lawn HQ: Patch reporter Matt Tempesta reporting Lawn has officially won the Democratic primary. 9:05 p.m., Durkee HQ: Durkee just said he called Lawn and conceded the race. 8:50 p.m., Ciccone HQ: Ciccone has stepped outside to call Lawn to concede the race. Lots of supporters here at West Street Tavern, including Ward 6 Alderman-at-Large Charlie Shapiro and President Scott Lennon. 8:47 p.m., …
Friday, April 8, 2011
Location your polling place!
With the Tuesday, May 10 special primary election for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat fast approaching, you may be wondering, "Where do I go to vote?' Patch has the answers! To find where you should go to vote, locate your ward and precinct number on the list below and go to the corresponding location. Ward 5, Precincts 1 and 2: 260 Grove St., former Bright School gymnasium. Ward 6, Precinct 1: 110 Pond St., Charles A. Lawless senior housing facility. Ward 6, Precinct 2: 119 School St., Arthur J. Clark Government Center. Ward 7, Precinct 2: 948 Main St., basement of the former Banks School. Ward 8, Precinct 1: 84 Orange St., Whalen Housing Ward 8, Precinct 2: 510 Moody St., former South Middle School Ward 9, …
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Meet the Republican candidate from Waltham.
With days to go until the Tuesday, April 12 primary election, Patch recently sat down with Jim Dixon, a Republican candidate for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. The special general election will be held Tuesday, May 10 and its winner will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. Information from this Q&A was submitted via email. Check out our previous video profiles of the Democrats running in the primary: Waltham resident Sean Durkee, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town Councilor John Lawn as well as Newton Alderman Allan Ciccone Jr. --- Jim Dixon (To view of video of Dixon, click on the video box above.) Age: 56 Job & Professional …
Meet the Democratic candidate from Newton.
With days to go until the Tuesday, April 12 primary election, Patch recently sat down with Allan Ciccone Jr. (known as Jay to most constituents), a Democratic candidate for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. The special general election will be held Tuesday, May 10 and its winner will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. Information from this Q&A was submitted via email. Check out our previous video profiles of the Democrats running in the primary: Waltham resident Sean Durkee, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town Councilor John Lawn as well as Waltham Republican Jim Dixon. --- Allan Ciccone Jr., (Jay) (To view of video of Ciccone, …
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Learn about John Lawn!
With days to go until the Tuesday, April 12 primary election, Patch recently asked John Lawn, a Watertown Democratic candidate for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat, about why he is running for the seat. Check out his email responses below. The general election will be held Tuesday, May 10 and its winner will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. Patch is planning to post stories on all five candidates, pending submission of information by each candidate. Look for tomorrow's candidate candidate Q & A at 6 a.m. Check out our earlier video profile and Q&A on Waltham Democrat Sean Durkee and Waltham Democrat Gary Marchese. John Lawn (To view a video of …
Jack Nusan Porter
1:17 am on Sunday, May 15, 2011
As a Newton resident, I saw little interaction from the canddiates with Newton except for Mr. Ciccone and Mr. Marchese--Mr. Lawn could have been on another planet. But he won his home turf and that put him over. Mr. Marchese came very close. If Mr. Durkee had not run, I think he might have won. As it is, I know little about John Lawn except he is a democrat as I am, but I am tring to appeal to … more ›