Politicalendar

Sheldon for Congress event in Orleans Sunday [Political Calendar]

First Cape event for Sheldon for Congress campaign

Facebook photo.

The Sheldon for Congress campaign is hosting an event on Sunday, May 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Joe's Beach Road Bar & Grille at the Barley Neck Inn, 5 Beach Road in Orleans.

The event is held in honor of Christopher Sheldon, a Republican candidate for United State Congress 9th District.

This is the first such event the Sheldon campaign has held on Cape Cod. There will be appetizers and music.

There is a suggested donation of $25 per person. RSVP to Allan Knowles at allan@electsheldon.com. 

To learn more about Christopher Sheldon and his campaign for Congress, visit his website here.

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Dennis Democratic Town Committee Meeting on May 21 [Political Calendar]

Mark Paige is guest speaker

The Dennis Democratic Town Committee will host their monthly meeting on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Dennis Police Station on Bob Crowell Road in South Dennis.

Mark Paige, Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Analysis at UMASS-Dartmouth is the guest speaker. Paige is a member of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bar Associations who specializes in education/law.

The topic of Paige's talk is the assault on collective bargaining rights of teachers and unions any why it is bad for schools and children.

Paige grew up on Cape Cod.

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Barnstable Democratic Town Committee Meeting on May 9 [Political Calendar]

Meeting open to all Barnstable Democrats

The Barnstable Democratic Town Committee will hold their next monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Centerville Rec. Building on Main Street in Centerville.

The meeting is open to all Barnstable Democrats.

There will be updates and opportunities for local, state and national campaigns.

For more information on the Barnstable DTC, visit their website here.

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League of Women Voters of Falmouth to host candidates' night May 2 [Political Calendar]

Candidates for selectman to debate

The League of Women Voters of Falmouth is sponsoring a Falmouth candidates' night on Wednesday, May 2 at 7  p.m. at the Morse Pond School.  From 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to meet and greet the candidates.

The formal program will begin at 7:30 p.m. At that time, all candidates for Town Meeting and candidates running unopposed for town elective offices will introduce themselves.

WCAI's Mindy Todd will moderate a discussion between the three candidates for selectman in Falmouth.  A question and answer period will follow the discussion.

This year, the League is trying a new more informal format--a round table discussion between the candidates for selectman, Paul D. Brodeur, Douglas H. Jones and David R. Moriarty.

The program will be broadcast live and rerun on FCTV.

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Chatham candidates' forum set for April 30 canceled [Political Calendar]

UPDATE: Due to the withdrawal of Judith Winters from the race due to illness, this event has been canceled.

Candidates for selectman to debate

The League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod area is sponsoring a Chatham candidates' forum on Monday, April 30.  The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room of the town annex.

Candidates Florence Seldin, Sean Summers and Judith Winters will be present to answer written questions from the audience as well as questions from media representatives Allan Pollock of the Cape Cod Chronicle and Doreen Leggett of the Cape Codder.

Gwen Pelletier of Eastham will moderate the forum.

The unopposed candidates for Town Moderator and Monomoy Regional School Committee will also be introduced Monday evening.

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Cape & Islands Democratic Council to host Jefferson Jackson Dinner on May 5th in Hyannis

Tickets only available in advance

The Cape & Islands Democratic Council will host their annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner on Saturday, May 5 at the Holiday Inn, 1127 Route 132 in Hyannis.  Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m.

The guest speakers for the event are Senate candidates Marisa DeFranco and Elizabeth Warren.

Tickets are $50 and are only available in advance. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

To learn more about the Cape & Islands Democratic Council, visit their website here.

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Candidates' Forum featuring Bourne Selectmen candidates April 25 [Poli-Cal]

Three candidates vying for two open seats

The Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Candidates' Forum on Wednesday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Bourne.  Three candidates, Donald Pickard, Gary Maloney Jr. and Linda Zuern are competing for two open seats on the Bourne  Board of Selectmen.

In addition to the forum, the Bourne Committee is hosting a town budget presentation with guest speakers Town Administrator Tom Guerino and School Superintendent Steven M. Lamarche.

The event will be moderated by Robert W. Parady, Esq. and will be held in the Canalside Dining Room at the school, 220 Sandwich Road in Bourne.

To learn more about the event or the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce, visit their website here.

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Harwich Chamber hosts 2nd annual Legislative Breakfast April 20

Keating, Wolf, Peake and Turner to attend

The Harwich Chamber of Commerce will host their 2nd annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday, April 20 at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Route 28 in East Harwich. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the breakfast begins at 8 a.m.

Congressman William Keating, State Senator Dan Wolf, State Representative Sarah Peake and State Representative Cleon Turner will be attending.  Senator John Kerry and Senator Scott Brown have also been invited, but have yet to confirm, according to the Chamber.

Tickets for the event are $25 and include a full buffet breakfast.

The breakfast allows local business owners and citizens to communicate directly with legislators and hear their plans and priorities for the coming year. A question and answer period has also been scheduled.

Register online here. For more information, contact the Harwich Chamber of Commerce at 508-430-1165.

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State Rep. Sarah Peake announces April office hours [Poli-Cal]

Open office hours scheduled for April 18 & 19

Local office hours for State Representative Sarah Peake (D-Provincetown) have been announced for Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19. According to Peake's Chief of Staff, Dorothy Smith, the representative will be available in each of the towns of the 4th Barnstable District, including Precinct 3 in Brewster which was recently added during redistricting.

Representative Peake will be available to speak to citizens in the following locations:

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

• 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Harwich Community Center, Room #5, 100 Oak Street, Harwich
• 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Chatham Council on Aging, Dining Room, 193 Stony Hill Road, North Chatham
• 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Orleans Town Hall, Tonset Room, 19 School House Road, Orleans
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Brewster Council on Aging, 1st Floor Office, 1673 Main Street, Brewster

Thursday, April 19, 2012

• 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Eastham Town Hall, Timothy Smith Room, 2500 State Highway (Route 6), Eastham
• 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wellfleet Council on Aging, Conference Room, 715 Old King's Highway, Wellfleet
• 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Truro Town Hall, Historic Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Truro
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Provincetown Council on Aging, Room 10, 26 Alden Street, Provincetown

Appointments to meet with Peake anywhere in the district may also be made by calling Dorothy Smith at 617-722-2015.

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Dine with the 99...percent, that is, in Falmouth [Poli-Cal]

Occupy Falmouth hosts American Spring Potluck with special guest Chris Faraone

Chris Faraone. Photo courtesy Occupy Falmouth.On Saturday, March 31, Occupy Falmouth with hold an American Spring Potluck. The event, which is free and open to all, will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 840 Sandwich Road in East Falmouth.

The group's special guest will be Chris Faraone, author of the recently published "99 Nights with the 99%: Dispatches from the First Three Months of the Occupy Revolution".  Faraone, a former stand-up comic, is a staff writer for the Boston Phoenix. 

The gathering will feature homemade food, music, camaraderie and insight from Faraone who believes the Occupy Movement will be for this generation what the anti-Vietnam War movement was for the 60s--an inspiration that has changed the nation's dialogue and issues.

For more information, contact Paul Rifkin at 508-419-1154.

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