DiLisio Plans Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

The at-large city councilor is seeking a second term.

City Councilor Jay DiLisio and his supporters will gather Sunday at Scorpio's in downtown Attleboro for a "family friendly" event to kick off his re-election campaign, the councilor wrote in a press release. He is seeking a second term as an at-large councilor in the fall election. DiLisio, 36, was elected to the council in 2011 when he placed fifth in a field of nine at-large candidates. He heads the council's Committee on City Property & Claims. A Stoneham native, DiLisio and his wife Amy moved to Attleboro in 2004. They have a young son. DiLisio's day job is in Providence, where he works as a vice president at Bank of America. As of Thursday, DiLisio is one of four candidates certified for the at-large contest. The others are incumbents…

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More Candidates Qualify for Council Election

Incumbents Mark Cooper and Walter Thibodeau as well as challenger Rick Correia will be on fall ballot.

There will be at least two people competing for the Ward 2 city council seat this fall in the Attleboro election. Incumbent Mark Cooper and challenger Rick Correia were certified for the election this week. The two ran against each other for the seat in a special election two years ago, with Cooper winning. Also qualifying for the ballot this week was Ward 1 representative Walter Thibodeau. Nobody has pulled papers as of Thursday to challenge the eight-term councilor. Thibodeau had no competitors in 2011, when he was elected to his first term as Ward 1 representative after serving at-large for 14 years. Below is a list of people who have pulled papers for various council contests. Those marked with asterisks have returned the papers and …

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Jonathan Friedman

4:26 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013

I had mistakenly left Stephen Kane's name off the list of people who pulled papers for the at-large race. I have added his name.   more ›

Furtado Qualifies for the Ballot

She is the first official candidate for any of the school committee races.

School Committee member Brenda Furtado, who represents Ward 4, was certified for the fall ballot this week after submitting her nomination papers along with at least 50 signatures from Attleboro voters. She is the first person to qualify for a school committee race. Furtado is serving her second term on the committee. Three others—Kristina Piasecki, Diane Lynch-Bartek and Lori Scales—have pulled papers for the Ward 4 contest. Political insiders say only Scales is expected to return them and challenge Furtado. "I am extremely excited and look forward to continuing to represent Ward 4 on the Attleboro School Committee," wrote Furtado in an email to Attleboro Patch. "I will continue representing the parents and community with honesty and …

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Jerry Chase

6:47 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Yes, it 'could'; but my wager is on either Ward Three Council, or possibly Ward Two Council. The sad thing is that there's more "ho-hum" races than lively ones. It would be a first, maybe, a school committee seat being the liveliest race in town; but that's not a bad thing, per se. Yet I predict that the ward races for school committee in Wards Three and Two (as with their ward Council races) …   more ›

Bailey Could Seek State Rep. Seat

The Republican pastor says he will run for office in 2014, likely for the state representative seat currently held by Democrat Paul Heroux. Bailey could decide to make a second try at James Timilty's state Senate seat.

The Jeff Bailey 2014 campaign will begin tonight in Mansfield. State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell (R-Taunton) is hosting a fundraiser tonight in Mansfield for Bailey's campaign committee. The Attleboro pastor unsuccessfully ran against Democratic state Sen. James Timilty last year. This time, he is leaning toward running for the state representative position held by Democrat Paul Heroux.  Speaking Monday night during the Attleboro Republican City Committee meeting at the All Saints Anglican Church, Bailey said he would run for state office in 2014. "I'm not committing to anything, but right now I'm kind of leaning toward the state rep. seat," said Bailey, adding, "We'll see what the landscape looks like for state Senate as well." Heroux has been…

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Richard W. Lunt

7:18 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013

Gretchen, If Rep. Heroux had a balanced view on the issues he would have voted against the House budget with tax increases, instead, he chose the unbalanced approach and voted for a budget that included tax increases. As I've said before, Paul Heroux is showing his true colors, that of a tax and spender, just like one of his predecessors, former State Rep. Bill Bowles.   more ›

Incumbents Qualify for Attleboro Election

City Councilors Frank Cook, Richard Conti and Jay DiLisio become official candidates for the fall contests.

Editor's Note: The original version of this article incorrectly stated Walter Thibodeau was certified for the election and did not include the fact Richard Conti was certified. This was due to an error on the status sheet at the city's Election's Department office. Office Manager Marianne Draine contacted Patch about the error after the story was published. She said Thibodeau "is a little short of 100 percent certified" and Conti was certified for the election. The story has been corrected. Three sitting Attleboro city councilors were certified Monday for the fall election. Frank Cook, Richard Conti and Jay DiLisio became official candidates when election officials confirmed they had collected enough signatures from local registered voters…

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Jerry Chase

4:10 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Aw, why not, George? We need your insightful analysis . . on all city councilors. So, tell us what you really think of 70 y. o. Peter Blais, please.   more ›

As Attleboro Goes, So Goes the Commonwealth

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey both carry Attleboro as they claim victories in their respective U.S. Senate primaries.

The percentage of the vote was different, but the order of the results in the Tuesday primary for Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election was the same in Attleboro as it was statewide. Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey won the nominations of their respective parties. Voters will determine June 25 which of the two will head to Washington to fill the seat vacated earlier this year by John Kerry when he became U.S. secretary of state. Gomez was supported by 42 percent of Attleboro's Republican voters. He received 51 percent of the vote statewide. Opponent Michael Sullivan received 30 percent support in Attleboro and 36 percent support statewide. Dan Winslow earned 27 percent of the vote locally and 13 percent statewide. …

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U.S. Senate Primary Takes Place Tuesday

Polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This may come as a surprise to some (maybe many) people, but there is an important election Tuesday in Attleboro and the rest of Massachusetts. Republicans and Democrats will vote to determine the nominee for their respective parties in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by now Secretary of State John Kerry. The Democratic ballot includes U.S. Reps. Stephen Lynch and Edward Markey. Also running for the party's nomination is write-in candidate Brett Rhyne. The Republican ballot includes businessman Gabriel Gomez, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Rep. Daniel Winslow. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations: If you are not sure where you're supposed to vote, go here to …

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Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates

We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.