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Somerville Elections

Friday, September 7, 2012

Maria Curtatone Wins Register of Deeds Primary for Middlesex South

Curtatone topped a field of six Democratic contenders in a tight primary race for the South Middlesex register of deeds. No Republicans ran.

With 382 out of 385 precincts reporting, it appeard that Maria Curtatone, a lawyer from Somerville, won Thursday's Democratic primary for register of deeds in Middlesex County's southern district. At 12:30 a.m. Sept. 7, according to unofficial results compiled from Boston.com and the Waltham election office, Maria Curtatone received 14,524 votes. Her closest competitor, Maryann Heuston, also from Somerville, received 12,971 votes. With a 1,553 vote lead for Curtatone as of 12:30 a.m., it did not appear that results from the remaining three precincts in Townsend would alter the outcome of the primary. Curtatone defeated five other Democratic candidates in what was the de facto election for the office. No Republican candidates ran for the …

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Terrence Kennedy Wins Governor's Council Primary

Kennedy defeated Francis Flaherty and will move onto the November election unopposed.

Terrence Kennedy, a Democrat, won the Governor's Council primary for the 6th district, which includes Somerville, Cambridge, Boston and 17 other communities in Eastern Massachusetts. He defeated Francis Flaherty Thursday night by a large margin. With 277 out of 280 precincts reporting, here are the unofficial results, according to Boston.com. With no Republican is seeking the office, Kennedy will be unopposed in November's general election.

Denise Provost Wins Primary for State Representative in 27th Middlesex District

Provost, the incumbent state representative, defeated challenger Harry Kortikere.

Somerville State Rep. Denise Provost, the incumbent state representative for the 27th Middlesex district, deafeated challenger Harry Kortikere in Thursday's primary, according to Boston.com. With 10 of the 11 precincts in the 27th Middlesex district reporting, Provost was leading Kortikere 3,366 votes to 502, enough to clinch the primary victory, Boston.com reports. Provost, a Democrat, has served as a state representative since 2006. The 27th Middlesex district sits entirely in Somerville and encompasses most of Davis Square, much of Union Square, Spring Hill, Prospect Hill and Powderhouse Square. Provost does not face a Republican challenger in November's general election.

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Sept. 6 Primary: Guide to Candidates Running in Somerville

Massachusetts holds its primary election Sept. 6. Here's a short guide to candidates running for office in Somerville.

Massachusetts holds its state primary on Sept. 6. In Somerville, there are only a few contested races in the primary. Among them, Harry Kortikere seeks to unseat Denise Provost as state representative for the 27th Middlesex district. The race with the most candidates is that for register of deeds in Middlesex County's southern district. Newton Television, NewTV, hosted a great debate with five of the six register of deeds candidates. You can watch it here. Below are the names of candidates running for office this fall. Click on the names to read brief biographies of the candidates, supplied by the candidates themselves.  All the candidates are Democrats unless otherwise noted. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Don't know where to …

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1:33 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Maryann Heuston

Maryann Heuston is running for register of deeds in Middlesex County's southern district.

Name : Maryann Heuston Age : 60 Place of residence : 115 Beacon Street, Somerville Attended college : Yes College : Umass - Boston Degree : BA Year of graduation : 1973 University : Boston Univ. Degree : MA Sociology Year of graduation : 1975 University : Boston Univ. Area of research : Medical Sociology Year of graduation : must complete dissertation Job titles held : Clinical Manager/ Medical Record Coordinator/Assistant Administrator/ Director, Neighborhood Health Center/ Director Business Operations and Training Employers : Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim/ Harvard Vanguard/ The Cambridge Health Alliance Running for a: Local office Running for position: Register of Deeds, Middlesex South Chamber/district: Incumbent: No …

Maria Curtatone

Curtatone, from Somerville, is seeking office as register of deeds in Middlesex County's southern district.

Name : Ms. Maria C. Curtatone Place of residence : Somerville Attended college : Yes College : Emmanuel College Degree : Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Year of graduation : 1984 University : New England School of Law Area of research : Jurisprudence Year of graduation : 1988 Job titles held : Administrative and Financial Services, Long Term Care Facility Employers : The Law offices of Maria C. Curtatone, P.C. Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: State office Running for position: Register of Deeds, Middlesex County - Southern District Chamber/district: Somerville, MA Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : mayor of Somerville, MA 1991 Address 311 Broadway Somerville MA 2145 Name…

Frank J Ciano

Frank Ciano is running for register of deeds in Middlesex County's southern district.

Name : Mr. Frank J Ciano Also known as : Frank Age : 64 Place of residence : Arlington, MA Attended college : Yes College : Boston College / Suffolk University Degree : BS / Juris Doctor Year of graduation : 1970 / 1975 Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: State office Running for position: Register of Deeds - Southern Middlesex Chamber/district: Middlesex County Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : Arlington Town Meeting member Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : State Representative, 1978 Address 230 Monsignor O'Brien Highway Cambridge MA 2141 Name : Feargal O'Toole Title : General Consultant Website : http://www.frankjciano.com Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/FrankJCiano Youtube : …

Carl Sciortino

Carl Sciortino is seeking reelection as state representative of the 34th Middlesex district.

Name : Mr. Carl Sciortino Age : 34 Place of residence : Medford, MA Attended college : Yes College : Tufts University Degree : Bachelor of Science Year of graduation : 2000 Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: State office Running for position: State Representative Chamber/district: 34th Middlesex Incumbent: Yes First elected: 02 November 2004 Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Website : www.electcarl.org Twitter : www.http://twitter.com/carlsciortino Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/carl.sciortino

Thomas Vasconcelos

Vasconcelos is a Republican running for state representative in the 26th Middlesex district.

Name : Mr. Thomas Vasconcelos Also known as : Tom Age : 25 Place of residence : Somerville Attended college : Yes College : Bentley University Degree : Bachelor of Science in Finance and Ethics Year of graduation : 2009 Job titles held : Auditor, Financial Analyst Employers : KPMG, John Hancock, Bank of New York Mellon, Education First Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: State office Running for position: State Representative Chamber/district: Middlesex 26 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Website : VoteVasconcelos.com Twitter : www.https://twitter.com/VoteVasconcelos Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote-Vasconcelos/322000441208877

Mike Connolly

Mike Connolly is running as an independent for state representative of the 26th Middlesex district.

Name : Mr. Mike Connolly Age : 32 Place of residence : Cambridge Attended college : Yes College : Duke University Degree : B.A. in Computer Science Year of graduation : 2003 University : Boston College Law School Degree : J.D. Year of graduation : 2009 Job titles held : Project Manager  Employers : Autonomy Corp. Party affiliation : Other Party affiliation : Progressive Independent Running for a: Local office Running for position: Representative in General Court Chamber/district: 26th Middlesex State House District Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 20 Harding Street Cambridge MA 2141 Name : Frank Gerratana Title : Campaign Manager Website : www.nomoneyconnolly.org Twitter : @…

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