Tuesday, November 6, 2012
State Rep. Tom Calter wins a third term against Plymouth's Debra Betz.
Democrat Tom Calter has defeated Republican Debra Betz for a third term representing the 12th Plymouth District in the state House of Representatives. The race was never close, not even in Betz's home base of Plymouth. Calter was first elected in 2006, when he ran a write-in campaign after former State Rep. Tom O'Brien decided to step down in order to take a position as Plymouth County Treasurer. Here are the results according to the Associated Press, as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Monday, November 5, 2012
The candidates, incumbents, and issues that will be affecting Plymouth and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Plymouth Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in Plymouth Polling locations: To find polling locations and precincts, click here State: Therese Murray (D), Tom Keyes (R): Mass. Senate Plymouth-Barnstable District Senate President Therese Murray of Plymouth has represented the Plymouth-Barnstable since 1993. Murray became Senate President in 2007. Murray faces Republican challenger Tom Keyes of Sandwich for the second race in a row. Keyes has served on the Sandwich Economic Development Committee, the Sandwich Board of Selectmen, and the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates. In 2010, Murray defeated Keyes by 3,600 votes, or four percentage points. Vinny deMacedo (R), Mass. House, (unopposed): First …
Monday, October 8, 2012
The Plymouth Area League of Women Voters is hosting a debate among Christopher Sheldon, Bill Keating, and Daniel Botelho Wednesday.
The Plymouth Area League of Women Voters is sponsoring two candidate debates this election season. The 9th Congressional District Debate is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower St., Duxbury. Representative Bill Keating (D-Bourne), Republican Christopher Sheldon of Plymouth, and Independent Daniel Botelho of Fall River, will be participating. Dr. Kathleen Leslie will moderate. State Senate and State Representative candidates will face off October 18, at 7 p.m. at the Kingston Town Hall, 26 Evergreen Street, Kingston. Senator Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) and her challenger Thomas Keyes (R-Sandwich) will face off for the Senate seat and Representative Thomas Calter (D-Kingston) and Debra Betz (R…
Monday, October 1, 2012
Republican Debra Betz of Plymouth will face incumbent Democrat Tom Calter of Kingston in the race for the 12th Plymouth District in the State House of Representatives.
Plymouth Republican Debra Betz chatted live with voters in the 12th Plymouth District before the Republican primary. In November, Betz, a member of the Plymouth School Committee, will face incumbent Democrat Tom Calter of Kingston. Click on the links below to learn more about the candidates. Tom Calter Debra Betz
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Debra Betz is running as the Republican candidate for state representative of the 12th Plymouth district. Today, she took part in a live chat with our readers. Read about her take on the issues.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
We're talking to Debra Betz today, a School Committee member and Republican candidate for state representative of the 12th Plymouth District.
We're talking to Debra Betz today, a School Committee member and Republican candidate for state representative of the 12th Plymouth District.
It's Tuesday and we're hosting a live chat at noon with Debra Betz. Check up with us then.
1. Plymouth Patch will host a live chat with Debra Betz, Republican candidate for state representative of the 12th Plymouth District next Tuesday, May 22. Get your questions ready. 2. The Plymouth Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for swimming lessons at Morton Park. The program, for Plymouth residents only, runs from June 25 to July 13 and serves ages 4-15. The half-hour classes will be held every weekday. The cost is $50. Register online at www.plymouthrec.com. Call 508-747-1620, ext. 137, for additional information. 3. Plymouth Bay House will hold its annual Super Bowl fundraiser Wednesday, May 23, at Alley Kat Lanes, at 7 Tarkiln Road in Kingston. The event is open to the public and advance registration is not …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Get your questions ready for Debra Betz, Republican candidate for state representative in the 12th Plymouth District. We're hosting a live chat with Debra tomorrow at noon.
Debra Betz of Plymouth is running as the Republican candidate for state representative in the 12th Plymouth District against Democratic incumbent Tom Calter of Kingston. Tuesday, we'll be chatting with Betz on Patch and you can take part. Join is at noon Tuesday, May 22, for a live chat with Betz. You can ask her questions about her platform, her work on the Plymouth School Committee, budgets, education, or the issues that concern you the most, and Betz will answer. All you need is a Patch username and you can take part. So join us next Tuesday at noon.
Today is Monday and there's lots to do in Plymouth.
1. The first general membership meeting of 2012 of the Herring Ponds Watershed Association will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, at the New Testament Church on Long Pond Road. The featured speaker will be David Gould, the director of environmental management for the town of Plymouth and the town’s delegate to the Aquifer Committee. He will share his expertise with a presentation on “Our Aquifer and Its Relationship to Our Ponds and Watershed.” The mission of the Herring Ponds Watershed Association is to preserve the water quality and, thus, the quality of life in and around Great and Little Herring ponds by monitoring water quality and informing residents of means they can employ to reduce pollution and preserve this vital ecosystem for …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Massachusetts joined the nationwide system that allows law enforcement officials to check fingerprints of individuals in custody against Immigration database.
Plymouth County is online and ready to begin immediate participation when the federal Secure Communities program is implemented in Massachusetts next Tuesday, Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. said today. Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced yesterday that the state would finally join the nationwide system, which allows law enforcement to check the fingerprints of individuals in custody after being arrested. "This program is vital to protect law abiding citizens and immigrants from predatory criminal aliens," McDonald said. "I am glad to see this sensible step forward in allowing us to identify lawbreakers that, until now, may have been hiding in plain sight." The decision to add Massachusetts to the nationwide …
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11:11 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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