Thursday, November 15, 2012
The following Letter-to-the-Editor was submitted by Senator Jim Timilty.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
An Open Letter to the Residents of Sharon, It is with great humility and gratitude that I write to thank the residents of Sharon for the privilege and honor to serve you in the Massachusetts Senate for another two years. Over the past decade of knocking on doors and crisscrossing the district, I have enjoyed the opportunity to hear the voices of many parents, small business owners and concerned citizens. Since I was first sworn in to the Massachusetts Senate in January of 2005, I have been working hard to implement change to address those concerns to improve our schools, invest in our economy and reduce wasteful spending and over regulation. I think my record shows that these have not been campaign promises but a proven record of action, …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
The two differ on health care and government spending as well as whether the state government is transparent.
State Sen. James Timilty and challenger Jeff Bailey had their differences, but they kept the discussion civil Thursday night during an election debate at Attleboro High School. A range of topics were featured during the 50-minute session hosted by The Sun Chronicle and the United Regional Chamber of Commerce, including jobs, state spending and government transparency. Timilty, a Walpole Democrat who has represented the Bristol and Norfolk District (which includes most of Attleboro and several other communities) for eight years, and Bailey, an Attleboro Republican pastor, agreed on some issues. Both said they were against the November ballot measure that would legalize medicinal marijuana and another referendum that would allow physician-…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
$3 surcharge for commuter rail tickets purchased on board would start July 1.
State Rep. Louis Kafka and state Sen. James Timilty are among 49 state legislators who today asked the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to stop plans to charge another $3 for commuter rail tickets purchased on trains starting this Sunday, July 1. Travelers would pay the fee even if tickets aren't sold at the station they board from, Kafka said in a press release. "This course of action is extremely disappointing, and I hope that the T will reconsider their decision. Many station stops don't offer the opportunity to purchase tickets, making the $3 fee mandatory for many riders," said Kafka (D-Stoughton), a Sharon native. The $3 charge would represent a fare increase, ranging from 194.1 percent from Zone 1A to 63.6 percent from …
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Attleboro pastor Jeff Bailey launches campaign.
Jeff Bailey says the theme of his campaign for state senator will be "jobs, jobs, jobs," but not ones in the casino industry. Bailey, an Attleboro pastor, is running as a Republican against incumbent James Timilty (D-Walpole) for the Senate seat. The district includes: Attleboro's ward 3, precinct B, ward 4, precincts A and B, ward 5, precincts A and B, ward 6, precincts A and B; Mansfield; Norton; Rehoboth; Seekonk; and Dover; Foxborough; Medfield; Sharon, precincts 1, 4 and 5; and Walpole. Bailey announced his intentions to run Thursday night at the Lafayette House in Foxborough in front of a room full of supporters. "I'm not in favor of casinos," said Bailey, sitting just a little over a mile away from the site of the proposed Wynn …
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Casino gambling bill debate resumes on Beacon Hill.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Massachusetts Senate is back at the table today debating a casino gambling bill. "The bill would license three resort-style casinos and one slots parlor in the state," according to an Associated Press report in the Boston Globe today. The House has passed a version of the legislation, the AP reports. Sharon's state senators are James Timilty (D-Walpole) and Brian Joyce (D-Milton).
Friday, July 29, 2011
Senate passes the measure 36-0.
The state Senate passed alimony reform Thursday by a 36-0 vote, including Sharon's two state senators. Sen. Brian Joyce (D-Milton) and James Timilty (D-Walpole) both backed the Alimony Reform Bill of 2011, they said in press releases Friday. Joyce co-sponsored the bill. The measure is "the first time in two decades that the Legislature has updated the Commonwealth’s alimony laws," Timilty said. Joyce said it "presents clear categories of alimony, including general term alimony which is the default form of alimony whereby payments are made to an economically dependent former spouse for a length of time based on the years of a marriage, including short-term marriages of five years or less, which traditionally have been excluded." "For …
Paul Lauenstein
11:23 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
I voted for Jim Timilty, even though I was extremely disappointed by his failure to support the Bottle Bill update, because the Republican candidate was so much worse. I hope Senator Timilty will reconsider, and help the majority of voters who want to update the Bottle Bill, rather than catering to special interests in the well-heeled beverage industry. more ›