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Politicians to join in tribute to Auerbach

Senator Ted Kennedy and Gov. Mitt Romney are among those expected to share their memories of the late great Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics tomorrow at a noontime tribute to Auerbach held in Boston City Hall Plaza and hosted by the Celtics.

Also turning out to pay their respects will be former Celtic greats Bob Cousy, Tommy Heinsohn and Jo Jo White, along with Celtics owners and employees.

The event is open to the public and remembrance books will be placed around the plaza for fans to write condolences to Auerbach's survivors and their memories of Auerbach, one of the most successful coaches in the history of sport.

The tribute coincides with the day the Celtics open their 2006-07 season against the New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets. The game's 7:30 p.m. tip off at the FleetCenter will be preceded with a ceremony honoring Auerbach and a video tribute.

The Celtics plan to establish a scholarship fund in Auerbach's name and will be accepting donations for it from fans.

The first 15,000 fans turning out for tomorrow night's game will receive a commemorative pin honoring Auerbach.

(photo credit, sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

Lt. Gov. Healey to hold press conference today

Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey will hold a press conference with Sandwich Representative Jeffrey Perry regarding education, taxes, public safety and illegal immigration at 1pm today (Monday, October 30th)  at the Sandwich Public Library, 142 Main Street, Sandwich.

Hillman to hold press conference in Sandwich & Plymouth

Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Reed Hillman, will hold a press conference today, Wednesday, October 25th at 12pm at the Sandwich Sandwiches, 132 Route 6A in Sandwich.

The topic of the press conference will be taxes.

Hillman will then appear in Plymouth at 2:15pm at the Plymouth County Jail (courtyard) at 26 Long Pond Road, Plymouth with Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald, Representative Vinny deMacedo and Senator Robert Hedlund for a press conference on illegal immigration.

Visit the Healey/Hillman website here.

Photo credit: www.healeycommittee.com.

Fundraiser tomorrow night for state rep candidate Ishihara

A fundraiser/reception will be held tomorrow night in Buzzards Bay for Democratic state representative candidate Margaret A. Ishihara of Wareham, who is challenging incumbent Susan Williams Gifford, R-Wareham, in the 2nd Plymouth District stretching from Buzzards Bay to Wareham and Carver.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 25 at the Beachmoor Club (formerly the Dolphin Inn) on Taylor's Point, next to the Mass. Maritime Academy. No suggested donation; for more info, contact Bob Joy at 508-295-1538 or bobjoy38@comcast.net.

(photo credit, Ishihara campaign)

BBC correspondent Katty Kay to speak at BSC

BBC Washington correspondent Katty Kay, anchor of "BBC World," speaks tonight at 7 (Oct. 24) in the Horace Mann Auditorium of Boyden Hall at Bridgewater State College as part of BSC's annual Distinguished Speaker Series. Admission is free but tickets required; call 508-531-6123.

A frequent contributor on NBC's "Meet the Press" and "The Chris Matthews Show," Kay has also appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live," HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," FOX News, CNBC and PBS.

Kay began her career with the BBC in Zimbabwe in 1990 filing radio reports from the African service of BBC World Service Radio. She went on to work as a BBC correspondent in London and Tokyo, joined the Washington bureau of The London Times in 1996 and returned to the BBC in 2002.

She grew up in the Middle East where her father worked as a British diplomat. Kay studied modern languages at Oxford University and is fluent in French, Italian and Japanese.

Future speakers in the series include Congressman Barney Frank on Nov. 13 and Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group and former Canadian ambassador to the US, on Nov. 21.

(photo credit, washingtonspeakers.com)

Lt. Gov. candidate Reed Hillman will hold press conference in Yarmouth

Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Reed Hillman, will hold a press conference today, Tuesday, October 24th at 1pm at the Yarmouth House Restaurant, 355 Route 28 in West Yarmouth.

The topic of the press conference will be requiring photo identification at the polls.

Visit the Healey/Hillman website here.

Photo credit: www.healeycommittee.com.

Screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" tonight at community college

The documentary, which describes former vice president Al Gore's efforts to warn of the threat from global warming, will be shown at 7 tonight (Oct. 23) in the Tilden Arts Center at Cape Cod Community College, off Route 132 in West Barnstable,  as presented by the Rev. Steve MacAusland of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light; the Rev. Bill Eddy, board member of Clean Power Now; and the Falmouth Jewish Congregation.

The event will begin with Rev. Eddy delivering remarks on environmental and social justice as they relate to energy use, followed by Rev. MacAusland asking the rhetorical question, "if we don't do it, who will?"

Mary Jane Curran, coordinator of the college's Environmental Technology Program, will speak about ongoing "green campus" initiatives at 4Cs.

The screening is offered free of charge and all are welcome to attend.

(photo credit, firstcongucc.org)

Fundraiser to be held for Turner on Oct. 25

State Rep. Cleon Turner, D-Dennis, running for re-election against Yarmouth Republican Dick Neitz, will hold a fundraiser on Wednesday Oct. 25 at the Mass. Nurse's Association office, 449 Route 130 in Sandwich (no time for the event is listed at the websites for Turner's campaign or the Cape and Islands Democratic Council; when the time becomes available, it will be posted here).

(photo credit, Turner campaign)

Candidates' night in Falmouth on Oct. 26

.... sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Falmouth and involving candidates running for Congress (incumbent Democrat Bill Delahunt of Quincy and Republican challenger Jeff Beatty of Harwich), state representative (incumbent Eric Turkington, D-Falmouth, and Republican challenger Jim Powell of West Tisbury), governor's council (incumbent Carole Fiola, Democrat of Fall River, and challenger Philip Paleologos, a New Bedford Republican; and country commissioner (Republican incumbent Bill Doherty of Harwich and Democratic challenger Tom Bernardo of Chatham),  to be held Thursday Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Morse Pond School, 323 Jones Road.

The event will be broadcast live over local cable. For more info, call the league at 508-457-7782 or send an email to league@LWVF.org.

Gomes to pitch for Maloy

State Representative Shirley Gomes, R-Harwich, makes it official when she endorses Aaron Maloy to succeed her in the 4th Barnstable District in a campaign reception for Maloy to be held Tuesday Oct. 24 from 7-9 p.m. at Brax Landing, 705 Main St., Harwich.

Gomes and her husband Dick will be hosting the event. Eastham resident Maloy is the Republican nominee running against Democrat Sarah Peake of Provincetown.

For more info, call 508-255-8541 .

Pictured above: Aaron Maloy and Shirley Gomes. Photo courtesy of the Maloy Campaign.