Thursday, November 29, 2012
Selectman Gary Sagar says there should be two.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Seekonk Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday to continue with the status quo when it comes to elections. In a 4-1 decision, the selectmen decided the town will continue to have all voting done at Seekonk High School. The dissenting vote came from Selectman Gary Sagar, who wanted to have two polling stations. Sagar also proposed the town hold its annual local election in November rather than April. The selectmen will vote on this possible change during a future meeting. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here. Seekonk Patch will have more information on this story soon.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The five candidates participated in a forum at the Seekonk Library on Saturday.
An incumbent and a former selectman recently received endorsements from the Seekonk Republican Committee for the Seekonk Board of Selectmen election. Following a forum on Saturday at the Seekonk Public Library featuring the five candidates, the committee voted to back Dave Parker, current selectmen chairman, and David Viera, a former selectman and town fire chief. "The committee feels these candidates best reflect the views of the committee," the Seekonk Republicans wrote in a press release. Also competing in the election for two three-year seats are Bob Blanchard and Gary Sagar, who are running as a team, and Nelson Almeida. Brian Freitas and Mitch Vieira, who are running for two open seats on the School Committee, also participated in …
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Seekonk will have five candidates to choose from this April.
Seekonk voters will have five candidates to choose from this April when voting for to fill seats on the Board of Selectmen. Current Chairman David Parker is seeking reelection following the end of his term, and current Selectman John Whelan had previously announced that he will step down at the end of this term. A field of four others, Robert Blanchard, David Viera, Gary Sagar and Nelson Almeida, are vying to either displace Parker or fill Whelan’s vacant seat. Blanchard and Sagar have announced their intentions to run and campaign as a team for this election. All other races in town are uncontested. Voters will cast their ballot for at least one new selectmen this April at the Seekonk High School from noon until 8 p.m.
baitcutter02
2:46 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
I hope to see your name on the ballot this april as you seem to have all the answers every thursday morning after the selectmen meet-- they never do the right thing so I hope you will get on the ballot and help instead of taking cheap shots every week with no info to back them -- thats why I left rhode island--all talk and no action !! more ›