Results tagged “jimmcgovern”

Today is primary day. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. That may not matter to most residents of Massachusetts as the expected statewide turnout on Tuesday is 14-17%, or between 600,000 and 700,000 voters. more ›

Marty Lamb recently rolled out an innovative campaign prop: a barf bag. Use it if you're sick of Congress. You get the idea. more ›

Disclaimer: We've never heard of Marty Lamb. We have no real reason to dislike him. As far as we know, he's simply trying his hand at public service. If Bostonist has learned one thing from Scott Brown's election its that you take your opponent seriously. Right, Martha? We also learned it's a good idea to mention Brown's name on your favorite dotcom as often as possible. That brings us to Marty Lamb, a lawyer from Holliston who is running for the Republican nomination for the third district of Massachusetts congressional seat currently held by Democrat Jim McGovern. We don't know much about McGovern, either. We can respect him for being arrested for something other than airport bathroom sex. more ›

• It's been 40 years since Anthony Martignetti became the Prince Spaghetti boy. [Boston Globe]

• The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled police sobriety checkpoints to be constitutional. [Boston Globe]

Here's a shocker: Congressmen break the rules. A handful of Congressional representatives, including Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, were arrested on Fridayoutside the Sudanese Embassy in D.C. while protesting the ongoing violence/genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Fear not Hollywood Darfur worriers donors constituents, McGovern and friends were fined and released after being detained for a few hours. more ›