The three are vying for the Republican nomination to fill the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a Democrat. Frank announced in November that he is retiring after more than three decades in Congress, citing the newly reconfigured district. Bielat lost to Frank in 2010 by an 11-point margin.
The winner of the Republican primary will likely face off against Brookline resident Joe Kennedy III. Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert Kennedy, has shown strong fundraising capabilities— raking in $1.3 million last quarter— and pundits have said he’ll be hard to beat.
Newton engineer Herb Robinson is also running for the seat as a Democrat, but his campaign hasn’t picked up momentum and has just $997 cash on hand.
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $453.42 from A+ School Rewards for the Franklin High School.According to the Stop and Shop A+ webpage, this is only part of the donations heading to the Franklin schools.
c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $66.94 from A+ School Rewards for Remington Middle School.
School
|
Amount
|
| Annie Sullivan MS | $ 3,587.16 |
| Jefferson ES | $ 1,314.88 |
| Oak St ES | $ 1,014.34 |
| Helen Keller ES | $ 923.03 |
| Gerald M Parmenter ES | $ 860.13 |
| Davis Thayer ES | $ 859.75 |
| John F Kennedy ES | $ 821.44 |
| Franklin HS | $ 453.42 |
| Horace Mann MS | $ 445.06 |
| Remington MS | $ 66.94 |
| $10,346.15 |
The Guru Bar & Grill, 30 Main St., Alumni Restaurant and Bar, 391 East Central St., Mobil gas station on West Central Street and Ichigo Ichie Sushi & Hibachi Grill, 837 West Central St., failed the check, police said.
The Mobil gas station had failed a compliance check in 2009.
The businesses were notified June 18 by police and received letters from Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting’s office recently informing them of the license hearings.
From 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 15, the Franklin Police Department checked 35 businesses with six undercover police officers and four under-21 buyers. The minors tried to buy alcohol while the officers observed.
