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Public employees, officials have the right to be armed

by Al DiNardo 03/25/202503/25/2025

Massachusetts has allowed guns in municipal areas for 400 years until Governor Healey made a change last October. Please keep in mind, there are employees that may or may not carry a weapon for personal safety or may choose to in the future. Our police chief told us he has had no problem with the […]

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Town Meeting should preserve the rights of citizens to speak at caucuses

by Al DiNardo 03/19/202503/19/2025

I am asking that you would please support Article 28 at the annual Town Meeting [on April 5]. This article would preserve the rights of citizens to speak at all precinct caucuses and foster debate unimpeded by the precinct chairs. Precinct chairs are not “speakers of the house” positions but rather positions to help facilitate […]

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Move to consolidate debate on charter amendments is ‘disrespectful’

by Al DiNardo 10/17/202410/17/2024

Precinct 17 chair Joe Hutchinson has proposed stopping all Charter Review Committee proposed changes with one motion. I will not be supporting that motion at Saturday’s Town Meeting. This would be disrespectful to those that have served on the committee for over one year and that have conducted over 30 public meetings. Mr. Hutchinson serves […]

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