The Reading Post wants us to quiet down about their bias against Reading Votes (RV) candidates. As we explained in a previous newsletter, the Post systematically pushed letters to the editor (LtEs) in support of Chris Haley, Dana Guarino, and Melissa Murphy down in the content feed, reducing their visibility. Despite multiple requests for comment, the Post has stayed mum, …
Proposed Tobacco Ban: Your Thoughts?
Dear Reading Votes, The action-packed spring continues with Melissa Murphy’s first Select Board meeting tonight at 7:00. The agenda is here and includes a Killam building project update. Bias from the Reading Post In other (non) news, it’s been over a week, and the Reading Post has not responded to compelling allegations of bias against RV-endorsed candidates. The Post consistently …
You did it!
May 14 was a beautiful day for a special election, and Melissa Murphy brought it home by a solid margin! Congratulations to Melissa for running a strong campaign focused on core issues that affect us all. Voter turnout was a remarkable 29%! 3,295 residents showed up and delivered a winning 54% of the votes for Melissa, who takes a holistic …
Shocking Bias from The Reading Post
Ever feel the deck is stacked against your POV? It’s not your imagination…here’s one recent hyper-local example. Reading Votes received an anonymous tip that The Reading Post manipulates its homepage feed to promote letters supporting certain Pop Huddle/PAC-endorsed candidates. Upon examination, the evidence clearly supports the accusations. Without a doubt, The Post handles content from certain candidates in a biased …
THE Most Important Thing You Can Do for Reading
…and it takes five minutes! Vote for Melissa Murphy And get your friends and relatives to do the same! Please forward this email widely and help get the word out. Early voting has started! It’s impossible to overstate how crucial your vote is. Town elections, especially a special election like this, have small turnout. We need every single vote. To …
Endorsement: Melissa Murphy for Reading Select Board
It’s been a lively 2024 in Reading politics so far, and the pace continues as we gear up for Town Meeting (starting April 25) and the special election on May 14—not to mention MBTA Communities, the senior center, and the Killam school replacement. First, a quick review: at the April 9 meeting, the Select Board voted 3 to 1 to …
Some Progress, but Miles to Go
Dear Common-Sense Reading Voters, Some good news to start: Carlo Bacci was appointed Select Board chair at the March 26 meeting. Karen Gately Herrick is the vice-chair, and Chris Haley is now secretary. A big thank you to the Reading Votes community! No doubt your advocacy—through attendance at Board meetings, emails, and letters to the editor—contributed to Mark Dockser finally …
Vote Haley for Select Board & Guarino for School Committee!
If you haven’t voted yet, please get out and vote at the high school tomorrow (Tuesday) between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm! Town elections are decided by very small margins! The Endorsement List Please consider voting for the slate of candidates endorsed by Reading Votes. We endorse Chris Haley for Select Board and Dana Guarino for school committee. To find …
Precincts 1-8
The following candidates we would like you to kindly consider casting a vote for are listed below. We are endorsing Town Meeting candidates based on their positions on the MBTA Communities act, which is up for a crucial vote later this year and will shape the future of Reading. We did not endorse anyone from the uncontested races and all …
Reading Votes 2024
Tuesday, March 5th is both the presidential primary and local town election. PLEASE VOTE. Last year a mere eight votes separated two candidates in the election.Full election details are here. And make sure you’re registered to vote here. Vote Chris Haley for Select Board Reading Votes endorses Chris, who is running on his record of accomplishment (PARC, ARPA Funding, road improvements). He has …