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State Sen. Marzilli arrested in
Lowell; Ogonowski falls short

via Herald:
State Sen. James Marzilli was arrested in Lowell yesterday after he allegedly attempted to sexually assault a stranger sitting on a park bench, gave police a false name and then led officers on a foot chase that ended with in a downtown parking garage, law enforcement officials said.

Marzilli (D-Arlington), absolved of a separate sexual assault accusation last month, now faces a slew of new charges after yesterday’s alleged attack, which police said occurred in broad daylight on a busy street.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Marzilli, 50, approached a woman sitting on a bench along Middle Street, made a lewd comment and then tried to “inappropriately touch her in a sexual manner.”

and via The Hill:
Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate Jim Ogonowski has failed to qualify for the ballot, likely costing the GOP one of its few takeover opportunities in 2008.
Ogonowski’s campaign said in a statement that it delivered the required 10,000 signatures to the Massachusetts Secretary of State, but that several town clerks “had erred and had not properly signed the nomination papers.”

In the end, the campaign was just 30 signatures short.

more from the article about the Beverly override
defeat:
“I feel sad people think about their own pocket before the greater good,” she said. “They can’t see the big picture.”

(But—it’s for THE CHILDREN!!!)

But the ‘vote no’ side said residents had no appetite for a tax increase that would have permanently cost the owner of an average-price home in the city $187 per year.

“I think (the override defeat) is very fair for the people who truly can’t afford this,” said Hames, who has two children at Centerville Elementary School. “I can’t call for a 2 1/2 override to my mortgage company. We have to meet our obligations, and I want our government to meet theirs.”

(Amen)

30 signatures short.

That is heart-breaking! You know, I didn't see anyone collecting signatures for him in Southie. Signature collectors are usually outide the Stop & Shop or the Rite-Aid (formerly Brooks, formerly Osco) on Broadway, and I'm up that way every Saturday morning . . .