UpdatedWed, Apr 14, 2021 at 9:12 am ET
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Outgoing Brookline Town Meeting Moderator Sandy Gadsby stands next to his podium as he listens to testimony of students during a Town Meeting in 2019. (Jenna Fisher/ Patch)
BROOKLINE, MA Brookline s Town Meeting Moderator Sandy Gadsby, the man who has presided over the town s legislative body for nearly three decades, is stepping down, he told Town Meeting members Friday. I have made this decision with some ambivalence, Gadbsy said in an email to Town Meeting members. Being your moderator has consumed a significant part of my life during the past 27 years and it has had its rewards, although I confess that the rewards have diminished as the tribulations of the office have increased in the past few years.
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While it’s still early in Brookline’s town election season with months to go before voters will head to the polls May 4 some races are already looking to be contested.
Here’s the latest information from the Town Clerk’s office, which releases updates every Friday:
How do you run for office in Brookline?
To obtain nomination papers, contact the Town Clerk’s office at 617-730-2010 and make an appointment. Those running for Town Meeting will need 10 certified signatures, while candidates for townwide office will need 50 (no, electronic signatures don’t count).
Incumbent Town Meeting members can also file an Assent to Election form with the town clerk to get their names on the ballot without having to obtain nomination papers. This form is due by March 9.
UpdatedFri, Feb 12, 2021 at 1:17 pm ET
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The last day to obtain nomination papers from the clerk s office for any open seat is March 12. (Patch graphic)
BROOKLINE, MA If you re thinking about running for office in Brookline, you have until March 12 to take out and return nomination papers for the May 4 town election, according to the town clerk s office. So far, 18 people have declared an interest in running for townwide office.
There have been 83 people have taken out papers indicating they want to run to represent their precinct as a Brookline Town Meeting member. But no one has yet stepped up to run for the office of Town Clerk.
A grinder erases lane lines on Pier Avenue in downtown Hermosa Beach on Monday in preparation for reducing the street from two car lanes in each direction to one, to make way for bicycles and more outdoor dining. Photo
A grinder erases lane lines on Pier Avenue in downtown Hermosa Beach on Monday in preparation for reducing the street from two car lanes in each direction to one, to make way for bicycles and more outdoor dining. Photo
Under the category of If you can’t fight ‘em, join ‘em, Manhattan Bread and Bagel is offering COVID cookies. Photo courtesy of Manhattan Bread and Bagel