Saturday, May 18, 2013
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…
Friday, May 17, 2013
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 …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Heather Porreca would be running for the first time. Bert Buckley lost his bid for a seat in 2011, but looks to reverse his fortune on a second try.
There is definitely one new challenger in the contest for five at-large Attleboro City Council seats and there could be a second. Attleboro Farmers Market manager Heather Porreca and local businessman Bert Buckley pulled nomination papers this week for the fall election. Porreca told Attleboro Patch she was "definitely contemplating running" and Buckley guaranteed he would compete for a seat. Porreca has never run for public office. A 13-year Attleboro resident, she has managed the farmers market since it started in 2011. Porreca and her husband Eddie have three children in the public school system and she is a bus driver for the district. "My focus has always been on local politics because that is where the decisions are made that affect…
Jerry Chase
1:45 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Where's the betting window for which local 'pols' will be there, and which will not? Maybe it'll be more interesting as to who the other local 'notables' that are present. Well, we do need a good dose of interest in this year's municipal elections. more ›