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Here comes the Census!
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
On March 18thish we will all receive a copy of the 2010 Federal Census. “What should we do with it? ” Fill it out and send it back! Its 10 questions that should take about 10 minutes!
The information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is [...]
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What’s going on in Lawrence?
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Recently there has been a lot of conversation in and around our fair city of Lawrence. Many of us have struggled to find clear answers as to,”What is going on?”
Here is a clip from the PBS show Greater Boston, hosted by Emily Rooney. It features interviews with Mayor Lantigua, Representative Torissi and Senator Tucker. The clip [...]
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State Legislation allowing Lawrence to deficit borrow to balance the 2010 and 2011 city budgets to be decided on by the state legislature.
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
In order to meet a 24.5 million dollar budget shortfall in the City of Lawrence the State Legislature will soon be debating and voting on a bill, written by Governor Deval Patrick, which (as stated in the bills introduction):
Allows the city to borrow into deficit to balance its fiscal year 2010 and 2011 budgets, thus allowing it to [...]
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Lawrence witnesses historic elections with 38% voter turnout!
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
On Tuesday November 3rd 13,282 Lawrence voters came out to exercise their democratic right and choose new leadership!
Anyone who has been paying attention to the 2009 Election Season in Lawrence knows that this has been an interesting, exciting, and historic year. From a record breaking 10 mayoral candidates to the first elected Latino mayor this [...]
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Lawrence Preliminary Elections witnesses 31% voter turnout!
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Well all of our hard work has paid off during the Preliminary Elections on Tuesday September 22nd. The City of Lawrence saw a voter turnout of 31%! During this election season we have seen a big increase in participation and awareness of the issues and the candidates. However, the work is really just beginning! So here are the Preliminary Election Results:
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Album #02 – Candidate’s Filing Day Celebration
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
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Silverio, Julia – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Reyes, Israel – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Payano, Pedro N. – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Lantigua, William – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Dimarca, Nunzio – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Nunzio DiMarca would like you to visit his webpage at dimarcaformayor.com/
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Cotnoir, Daniel B. – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Abdoo, David – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Waiting to recieve candidate’s information.
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Blanchette, Patrick J. – Mayoral Candidate
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
My name is Patrick J Blanchette and I reside at 215 Ferry Street on Prospect Hill. I graduated from Central Catholic High School and have a Bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University. I am a life-long Lawrence resident and a 5 term Lawrence City Councilor from District A. The people of Prospect Hill have placed their trust in me for the past 10 years as the District A City Councilor and my colleagues on the City Council have chosen me for the past 6 years to be City Council President. I also work full-time for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Conciliator with the Department of Industrial Accidents. I am currently on a leave of absence to pursue my journey to become the next Mayor of Lawrence.
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2009 Lawrence Mayoral Candidate’s Forum!
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
On Monday evening 9 of the 10 candidates running for mayor of Lawrence sat down in front of a packed auditorium to respond to questions that were on the minds of many Lawrencians.
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Devers, Marco A. – Candidate for Mayor
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Marcos Devers was born on October 25th, 1950, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. He attended elementary school in Villa Duarte, a neighborhood in the eastern part of Santo Domingo. He graduated from high school and later obtained a degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in 1978. He also received several post-graduate courses in Japan and Italy. He became a respected professional who wrote technical documents relevant to the infrastructural development in the Dominican Republic.
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Álvarez-Rodríguez, Nilka – Candidate for Mayor
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Nilka is a democrat, whose political definition and career was the result of her quests to understand the nature of her father’s suicide in 1969. Her understanding was fed by her formal education and 30 years (NYS 19 years & MA 11 years) of human service work and community activism. She found that while the rest of the country was doing fine, NYC faced a recession. Politicians and entrepreneurs allowed manufacturing to leave to transform NYC into the financial capital of the world. Fathers unable to find employment committed suicide or turned to substance abuse, domestic violence, and crime. Mothers were left to rebuild and to become the anchors of their communities. Said discovery gave Nilka the real meaning of the saying “the personal is political.”
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Video #02 – Presidential Elections Reflection
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Lawrencians reflections on the election of Barack Obama and the future of the city of Lawrence.
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Video #01 – Campaign Initiation
Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Yes We Will Lawrence is a campaign initiated by the Lawrence CommunityWorks network with the of creating a new kind of politics in Lawrence Massachusetts. A politics absent of negativity and full of positive dialoge, that is committed to including everyone and where everyone participates, that is committed to getting good information into the hands [...]
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Join Yes We Will Lawrence
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Please fill out the form below if you are interested in joining Yes We Will – Lawrence.
Yes I Will *
…Support a political process in Lawrence that Respects, Empowers, and Includes all of our residents. I will work to promote respectful dialogue, to stay focused on issues not on gossip, to stay informed to make [...]
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City of Lawrence Organizational Flow Chart
Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Click below:
city-of-lawrence-flow-chart
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Contact Us
Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Phone:
(978) 685-3115
Address:
168 Newbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841
Email: info@ywwlawrence.org
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City Charter
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
The City Charter is available for viewing…
http://ywwlawrence.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/city-charter.pdf
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Candidates Filing Day Celebration
Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
August 7th, 5pm
Our House
168 Newbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841
Celebrate the day that candidates officially file their papers to run for public office in Lawrence! Join us for a mixer and dinner to get to know the candidates, ask them your questions, celebrate the democratic process, and thank them for their commitment to our city! Food and [...]
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Campaign Kickoff
Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by ywwlawrence.
Candidates, members of the media, business leaders, and Lawrence residents come together to say “Yes We Will” make this election year in Lawrence the best ever!
LCW’s Yes We Will Campaign Kickoff Wednesday, June 17th 2009.
Wednesday June 17, 2009, Lawrence, MA Lawrence CommunityWorks Our House Campus was filled with a positive energy as 200 people came [...]
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