Markey Leads Gomez in New Suffolk/WHDH Poll

Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.

A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …

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Voters in Both Towns Back Primary Winners

See how Hamilton and Wenham voted on Tuesday in the special election primary for U.S. Senate.

Voters in Hamilton and Wenham both backed the eventual winners of Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary. In Hamilton, Republican Gabriel Gomez received 244 votes, Michael Sullivan 102 and Daniel Winslow 60 votes. Things were much the same in Wenham, where Gomez received 126 votes, Sullivan got 60 and Winslow had 42. Eventual winner Ed Marley was tops in both towns for Democrats, with 212 votes in Wenham to Stephen Lynch's 58. Hamilton Democrats backed Markey with 308 votes over Lynch's 151 votes. Turnout was low, as expected. In Hamilton, 15 percent of voters went to the poll sat Winthrop Elementary School, In Wenham turnout was 17 percent. Gomez and Markey will face each other in the June 25 general election.

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Where and When to Vote in Hamilton and Wenham on Tuesday

The polls will be open all day in both towns on Tuesday for the special primary election for U.S. Senate.

Tuesday is a special election primary for U.S. Senate. Here in Hamilton and Wenham, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in both towns. Voters in all three Hamilton precincts vote at the Winthrop Elementary School and all Wenham voters go to the polls at Wenham Town Hall. The only item on the ballot will be to narrow the field for U.S. Senate. The general election in June will decide who will fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant when John Kerry became Secretary of State. Registered Republicans will get a Republican ballot and registered Democrats will get a Democratic ballot. Unenrolled voters can choose the ballot they want. On the Republican ballot is Gabriel Gomez, Michael Sullivan and Daniel Winslow and the Democratic ballot …

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Robert Gates

2:38 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Five Things to Know on April 29: Final Chance to Request an Absentee Ballot

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, April 29. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham:  1. Sun: Monday will be a sunny day – but not as warm as Sunday – with temperatures into the low 60s with a southeast wind. 2. Living on One Dollar: The film “Living on One Dollar” will be shown during the day on Monday at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and again at night for a community showing. The film “provides a unique look into the hardship and hope of life in extreme poverty,” according to Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus. It will be shown starting at 7 pm. In the auditorium at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. 3. Absentee ballots: Monday at noon is the last time you can request an absentee ballot for Tuesday’s special election primary. …

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Learn About the Candidates in Tuesday's Senate Primary

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election for teh open U.S. Senate seat. Learn about the two Democrat and three Republican candidates.

Senate Hopeful Gomez to Visit Henderson's Thursday Morning

One of the three Republicans seeking the party's nomination in next week's primary election will be in Wenham on Thursday morning.

Gabriel Gomez, one of the three Republican running for the U.S. Senate, will make a breakfast stop in Wenham on Thursday morning. Gomez had originally planned to visit on Tuesday, April 16 - the morning after the Boston Marathon bombings - but it was postponed. Gomez will be at Henderson's Cafe starting at about 7:45 a.m. and will be there about a half hour, meeting voters. Former Hamilton Selectmen Jeff Stinson is helping organize Gomez's viist and said he is "very excited he will be joining us." Gomez will faces Republicans Daniel Winslow and Michael Sullivan in next Tuesday's Republican primary. The winner will go on to the face the Democratic Party nominee - either U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch or U.S. Rep. Ed Markey - in the June general …

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Voters Guide to Next Week's Election from Hamilton-Wenham League of Women Voters

Voters will go to the polls next week in the primary for the special election for U.S. Senate.

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Five Things to Know on April 22: Maddern Joins Selectmen for His First Meeting

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, April 22. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Nice: Monday is forecasted to be a sunny, yet cool, day. The sun is expected to be out for most of the day with a high temperature in the upper 40s and close to 50 degrees. 2. Pirie: The committee looking into whether the town should take action on its first right of refusal on the so-called Pirie property (Aquila Farm) is meeting again on Monday morning. The Pirie Property Committee meets at 7:30 a.m. in the Memorial room at Hamilton Town Hall. 3. Silence: Local radio stations and others are organizing a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. on Monday, exactly one week after the two bombs exploded along Boylston Street in Boston, near the finish line of …

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Five Things to Know on April 10: A Chance to See the High School’s Award-Winning One-Act Play

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Wednesday, April 10. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Reality: We are headed back to reality on Wednesday with the weather. It will look and feel much more like springtime, with the forecast calling for temperatures in the 50s and a chance of a rain showers for most of the day with cloudy skies. 2. Storytime: Signup open on Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Hamilton-Wenham Library’s spring storytimes. The spring session runs from the week of April 22 though May 29. Sessions are for newborns through fifth graders. 3. Essex County: All of Essex County, including Hamilton and Wenham, is in the Essex County National Heritage Area. The Essex National Heritage Commission is holding its Annual Spring Meeting at the…

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Democrats Lynch, Markey Debate Health Care, Outside Funding

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the state's open U.S. Senate seat squared off in Lowell Monday night.

U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch and Edward Markey met in their second debate Monday ahead of the Democratic U.S. Senate special primary in a contest that contained few fireworks outside of an exchange on health care. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. An early question was asked about the candidates' positions on the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Markey (D-Malden) voted in favor of the bill that passed in 2010 while Lynch (D-South Boston) was one of just a few Democrats who opposed it. Markey said voting for the bill was the "proudest vote of my…

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