Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The grandson of a former selectman and a TV talk show host pull papers for April contests.
Election Day in Seekonk is not until April, but potential candidates are already beginning to prepare for the contests. Michael DelRosso, grandson of former Selectman Robert DelRosso, pulled papers Monday for a potential Board of Selectmen run. Also on Monday, local television talk show host Jeffrey Starr Mararian pulled papers for the school committee contest. Both men must collect 50 signatures from registered Seekonk voters to get their names on the ballot. If DelRosso enters the race, he would face Francis Cavaco, the current BOS chair. Cavaco announced last month that he would seek a new term. His seat is the only one on the BOS up for renewal in April. Cavaco has served on the board since he won a special election in August 2008 to …
Monday, September 24, 2012
He says voters were looking for somebody fresh and independent.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Nelson Almeida was elected Monday to the Seekonk Board of Selectmen. He received the most votes in the special election, defeating opponents Paul Buckley and Jeffrey Starr Mararian. Almeida received 639 votes, 32 more than Buckley earned. There were 14 write-in votes. It has not been determined how many of those were for write-in candidate Mararian. He will serve the remainder of former Selectman Bill Rice's term, which expires in April 2014. Rice resigned without explanation in June. "I accomplished my campaign message, which was 'building relationships,'" said Almeida, during his victory party at Luxury Box Sports Bar and Grille. "What I did was I rode my bike and I covered about 70 percent of Seekonk in shorts and a T-shirt, just …
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Mararian is one of three candidates running for an open seat on the Board of Selectmen.
Seekonk voters on Monday will choose one of three men to fill the seat on the Board of Selectmen vacated in June by Bill Rice. Voting will take place at Seekonk High School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Below is the profile for candidate Jeffrey Starr Mararian. Name: Hon. Justice Jeffrey Starr Mararian aka The Unofficial Mayor Seekonk Age: No answer College: Columbia College, Andover Newton Theological School Degree: Communications Job titles held: Justice of the peace, private investigator Employers: No answer Party affiliation: No answer Previous elective offices: No answer Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: Board of Selectmen in 2005 and School Committee in 2012 Website: No answer Mararian did not respond to the Seekonk Patch questionnaire…
Friday, September 21, 2012
The special election to determine who will fill the Board of Selectmen seat vacated by Bill Rice is Monday.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Paul Buckley has the support of at least two sitting selectmen in his bid to join them on Seekonk's highest board. Bob McLintock donated to his campaign and on Friday, Gary Sagar submitted a letter to Seekonk Patch encouraging residents to vote for Buckley. Sagar wrote: Please join me and vote for Paul Buckley in the special election September 24th for the Board of Selectmen. Paul's service to the town has spanned over many years which has prepared him to serve in the highest elected office in town government. "I feel it's my time," Paul has stated many times which he can claim from his many years of involvement in our community. Paul's resume includes the Personnel Board, Board of Assessors, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee, to…
Saturday, June 16, 2012
The Seekonk man is the first person to submit nomination papers for the special selectmen election.
Seekonk could soon have its first official candidate in the election to determine Bill Rice's replacement on the Board of Selectmen. One day after pulling nomination papers from Town Hall, Nelson Almeida returned the documents along with what he told Attleboro-Seekonk Patch were 70 signatures. If at least 50 are determined to be from registered local voters, Almeida would be declared an official candidate. This is Almeida's second attempt to get on the board. The political newcomer placed third in the five-candidate contest for two seats in April. He has recently become a regular attendee at selectmen meetings, and was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Committee last month. Patch was unable to contact the Town Clerk's office to find …
Daniel F. Devine
11:22 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
@ AMY ~ "The more the merrier" ~ as long as their name isn't "KENNEDY" more ›