Thursday, May 9, 2013
Two candidates have pulled and completed paperwork to finish Richard Gregorio's term as Stoneham Selectman
It's official. It will be a two-person race to fill Selectman Richard Gregorio's seat in the upcoming June 25 election. The candidates vying to complete Gregorio's term will be Paul Rotondi and Ann Marie O'Neill. George Seibold and Lawrence Means also pulled papers from Town Hall, but did not return them by the deadline. To qualify to run for the interim nine-month position, potential contenders needed to be a Stoneham residents, pull nomination papers by 5 p.m., May 3, obtain 50 signatures from Stoneham residents supporting their campaign and return the entire package to the Town Clerk's office by 5 p.m., May 7. Gregorio resigned April 30, when he was no long eligible to hold the job due to relocating outside of Stoneham. He was in …
Friday, January 4, 2013
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Stoneham resident and former Board of Selectman R. Paul Rotondi.
[Editor's note: The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Stoneham resident and former Board of Selectman R. Paul Rotondi.] The Beacon Hill Gang (BHG) is coming to confiscate Stoneham taxpayers’ wallets. One if by the community preservation surcharge, two if by making the trash fee permanent and three if by eliminating the 2 ½ percent limit on yearly operating budget increases. Stoneham’s real estate tax revenue is forecasted to increase dramatically over the next few years as a result of the completion of four major developments. The BHG’s goal is clear, to use this money to feed the never ending appetite of the local government bureaucracy, rather than to use it to provide taxpayer relief. Their strategy is to go beyond …
Friday, March 30, 2012
R. Paul Rotondi, chairperson of the Board of Selectmen, is asking voters to return him to the board on April 3.
[Editor's note: The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Stoneham resident R. Paul Rotondi.] Dear Editor, On April 3, the voters will be going to the polls to vote for Selectmen and there has never been a clearer choice. Do we continue to move forward, or do we move back to the tax-and-spend policies of the past? Do we continue to make decisions based on what is best for Stoneham, or do we go back to decisions based on special interests? Do we go forward with experienced leadership? This election is about qualifications, experience and leadership. With both a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration and 38 years as a manager in the private sector I have the required qualifications. With over 30 years of …
Monday, January 23, 2012
Paul Rotondi announces he is seeking re-election in April.
[Editor's note: The information below was submitted by Stoneham resident Paul Rotondi.] Stoneham Board of Selectmen Chairperson R. Paul Rotondi announces his candidacy for re-election in the April 3 town election. Paul’s campaign will focus on his qualifications, experience, leadership, accomplishments and vision for the future of Stoneham. After graduating from Stoneham high school, Paul received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Norwich University in 1965. After serving for two years as an officer in the Army, he returned to Stoneham and obtained a Master of Business degree from Suffolk University. Paul worked at Raytheon Company for 38 years in various management positions where his organizational, financial, …
Paul Rotondi
9:00 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Jed: I would like to thank you for proving the talk about the existence of the uniformed voter is not a Myth. First, the Budget Agreement wasn’t mine; it was approved by the Board of Selectman unanimously and by a majority of the Finance Board and School Committee. Second, it doesn’t tie the hands of the departments; departments have complete authority to spend their money as they see. It merely … more ›