After a snub from the Governor’s Council, Bill Rosen says it’s time to “move on,” perhaps withdrawing his name from consideration, and maybe not even running for the post in 2012. NORTHAMPTON – For William “Bill” Rosen, the longtime political consultant and corporate lobbyist nominated by the governor to be interim register of probate here, [...]

If confirmed by the Governor’s Council, political consultant and city License Commissioner Rosen will serve through 2012, but the post will be on the ballot in 2012 and 2014. NORTHAMPTON – Longtime political consultant William Rosen, a city resident, has been nominated by Gov. Deval Patrick to become interim Hampshire County Register of Probate. The [...]

With 16 weeks to go before an interim city councilor is elected, the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and the City Council’s two at-large members step up to the plate. Meanwhile, the former councilor’s name is quietly removed from the city’s website. NORTHAMPTON – The abrupt resignation last Friday of the Ward 3 city councilor, Angela [...]

David Sullivan, the current register of probate, is turning his full attention towards transforming the Northwestern DA’s office he won running unopposed Nov. 2.  And he’s hoping his transition team can help him implement some new policies and programs he promised voters during his hard-fought primary campaign. NORTHAMPTON – David Sullivan, the Northwestern District Attorney-elect [...]

Ward 6 voters can boast the highest voter turnout rate in the city. Ward 3 had the worst turnout, and the highest percentage of blanks on Question 4. Citywide, only 33.8 percent of registered voters OK’ed the police station funding measure. NORTHAMPTON – A quick look at the numbers from Tuesday’s voting on Question 4, [...]

During their campaign for Northwestern District Attorney, Dave Sullivan and Mike Cahillane raised a combined $260,000. They spent about $52,000 on ads in the last month. NORTHAMPTON – The two candidates for Northwestern District Attorney raised a combined $12,346 and spent a total of $44,326 during the last two weeks of the campaign, according to [...]

In Northampton,  30 percent of eligible voters went to the polls in Tuesday’s primary election. Overall, the turnout was 18.4 percent. Ware was a shameful 7 percent. NORTHAMPTON – Turnout is always a prickly issue in party primaries. Highly motivated citizens get to the polling places – often with the help from a candidate’s campaign – [...]

NORTHAMPTON – With only a few days left before the Sept. 14 Democratic Primary election for Northwestern District Attorney, the two candidates – Register of Probate David E. Sullivan and former longtime assistant DA Michael A. Cahillane – have been busy making live appearances and touting their endorsements. Sullivan’s most important statement of support came [...]

Where Are DA Candidates Mike Cahillane and Dave Sullivan Getting Their Campaign Cash? You might be surprised. NORTHAMPTON – The scramble for cash between the two Northwestern District Attorney candidates in the Sept. 14 Democratic Party primary has brought in contributions not only from Hampshire and Franklin Counties – which with the Town of Athol [...]

Wednesday, Aug. 25 is the registration deadline for Sept. 14 primary NORTHAMPTON — City Clerk Wendy Mazza wants YOU to vote in the Sept. 14 State Primary. The deadline to register for the primary is 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, and the place to do so is the city’s Board of Registrars, located in Room [...]

Glad-handing, schmoozing and fundraising pick up steam as Sept. 14 primary date nears   NORTHAMPTON – It was a recent Saturday morning, shortly after 8 a.m., and the crowd at the Masonic Street farmers’ market downtown was thin. On Main Street a few yards away, Florence and Michael Cahillane Sr. sat at a card table covered with red-white-and-blue [...]

Still trailing in campaign cash, former prosecutor Mike Cahillane surges in August fundraising blitz NORTHAMPTON – Former assistant DA Michael A. Cahillane, whose fundraising for the top prosecutor’s job was lagging far behind his opponent’s during much of 2010, has flexed his fundraising muscle in recent weeks. According to his latest campaign financing statement, Cahillane [...]

Feminists say the personal is political. But when politics gets too personal, it’s usually a sign of a campaign that’s run out of ideas. Today, Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins’ website prominently displays an endorsement from the Latino newspaper La Prensa that accuses challenger Michael Bardsley’s supporters of sexism and homophobia. Such vague slanders do not [...]