Category Archives: City committee

City Committee meeting June 15

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Medford Democratic City Committee Meeting
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Alden Chambers at Medford City Hall
With the current state of politics in this country, local grassroots activism is more important than ever. We challenge you to not only attend, but also to bring a friend or neighbor who’s interested in getting involved in real change for the city, the Commonwealth, and the country.
The featured speaker at the June meeting will be Michael Ruggiero, who will talk about his efforts to invoke charter review here in Medford. Learn why he and a group of community activists consider charter review critical to democracy and the future of the city. He will talk about the efforts to date, the current state of the initiative, and how people can learn more or get involved.
The complete meeting agenda is as follows:
  1. Introductions & announcements
  2. Featured speaker: Michael Ruggiero, “The fight for charter reform in Medford”
  3. Treasurer’s report
  4. Old business
    1. Massachusetts Democratic Convention
  5. New business

 

Ward caucuses & organizational meetings

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Ward caucuses and organizational meetings for all wards will take place on Saturday, March 5, 10am at Medford City Hall.

The ward caucuses will elect delegates to the Massachusetts Democratic Convention on June 4 in Lowell.

All Democrats are welcome to attend the caucuses. Only those registered as Democrats at an address within the ward as of January 31, 2016, will be eligible to vote in the caucus or to be nominated as a delegate.

Note: These are not the caucuses to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Those will take place on April 9. See MassDems.org for more information.

The organizational meetings will be used to elect officers for each ward committee and for the Medford Democratic City Committee. Again, all Democrats are welcome to attend. However, only current members of the ward committees will be eligible to vote for officers. Those interested in becoming new members of the ward and city committees are encouraged to attend.

 

Medford and the Community Preservation Act

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The next Medford Democratic City Committee meeting will be Wednesday, October 14, 7pm at Medford City Hall (Alden Chambers). The feature presentation will be by Alicia L. Hunt, Director of Energy and Environment for the city. She will discuss the Community Preservation Act and how it will affect Medford. All are welcome.

Medford Democratic Candidates’ Night Forums

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The Medford Democratic Party will be holding two Candidates’ Night Forums with a local focus on the Mayoral, School Committee and highly contested City Council races.

The Mayoral and School Committee forum will be held on October 16th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Alden Chambers at City Hall.  Candidates will be asked questions by guest panelists, including a representative from the Medford Transcript, Robin Baker, a Medford parent of a recent MHS graduate and Manager of Community Performances & Partnerships at the Celebrity Series of Boston and panelist Doreen Wade, owner of New England Informer newsmagazine.

The City Council forum will be held on October 23rd beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Alden Chambers at City Hall. Guest panelists will include the Medford Transcript, a member of the Medford Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs committee and William Young, retired labor union organizer and Chairman of the Medford Housing Authority.

Both events will be televised live on the local Educational Channel.

This year’s moderators for the event are Democratic City and Ward Committee members Michael Lungo, Henry Milorin and Carolyn Rosen.

The public is invited to attend these informational events to see and hear the candidates running in the general election on the November 5th ballot.

Medford Democratic Ward Caucuses

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Title: Medford Democratic Ward Caucuses
Location: Medford City Hall, Alden Chambers
Description: The purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates to the State Convention being held at the Tsongas Center, University of Lowell, on June 1st July 13, 2013. A Medford Democratic meeting will follow immediately after the Caucus.
Date & Time: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 10am

City Committee meeting Sep. 19

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Title: Democratic City Committee meeting
Location: Medford City Hall, Alden Chambers
Date: Sept. 19, 2012
Start Time: 6:30pm

Agenda:

Guest Speakers will outline opportunities for members to volunteer in the Obama and Warren Campaigns and discuss other campaign issues.

Note:

Representatives Carl Sciortino and Sean Garballey have Republican opposition. They need the members of their wards to Get Out the VOTE!

Medford Democratic Reorganization Meeting

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Title: Medford Democratic Reorganization Meeting
Location: Medford City Hall, Alden Chambers
Description: Those elected to, or wishing to join, Medford Democratic ward committees should attend the reorganization meeting. Officers will be elected for the City Committee and each Ward Committee for the next two years, and additional members can be added at the discretion of the elected members.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2012-04-04

Candidates Night Forums

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The Medford Democratic Party will be holding its annual Candidates’ Night Forums with a focus on the highly contested local races for Mayor, School Committee and City Council.

The Mayoral and School Committee race will be held on October 5th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Alden Chambers at Medford City Hall with a small reception at 6:30 p.m.

The City Council forum will be held on October 12th starting at 7:00 p.m. in Alden Chambers at City Hall with a small reception at 6:30 p.m.

Candidates will be asked questions by guest panelists, who will include this year representatives from the Medford Transcript, the Medford Daily Mercury and the addition this year of the new online newspaper, The Medford Patch.

Both events will be televised live on Channel 16 with a simulcast on Channel 3.

This year’s moderators for the event are Democratic City and Ward Committee members, Henry Milorin and Carolyn Rosen.

The public is invited to attend these informational events to see and hear the candidates running in the general election on the November 8th ballot.

Upcoming Candidates Night Forums

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The Medford Democratic Party will be holding its Candidates Night Forums for local elections on the evenings of October 5th and October 12th.  Further information will be forthcoming.

Any Democrat wishing to volunteer for the Candidates’ Night Committee should contact its chair, Carolyn Rosen, at carolynrosen@comcast.net.