A candidate forum for the Middlesex and Worcester State Senate seat featuring James Eldridge, the Democratic incumbent, and Timothy Shea, Republican, is now available on SudburyTV video on demand, and on SudburyTV cable channels. The hour-long forum was held Sept. 30 in Acton, sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Acton Area, Harvard, Sudbury and Wayland. Among the topics the candidates discussed were surveillance systems such as Flock cameras, data centers, a gasol

Vote by mail will be available for the Nov. 3 election. There will be no changes to past practices, following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Voters who want a mail ballot should apply for one by Tuesday, Oct. 27. Earlier is better to assure receiving a ballot in time. Voters who have already requested a mail ballot for “all elections” do not need to fill out an application again; their mail ballots will be sent automatically. Voters can apply for a mail ballot at t

When Sudbury voters mark their November ballots, they will decide on 10 ballot questions—the nine statewide questions plus one submitted for the 13th Middlesex District ballot on legislative stipends. The ballots are expected to run two pages front and back to accommodate the questions. Election officials have noted that lines at the polls on Election Day may run long as voters consider those questions in the voting booth, and have suggested voters may want to vote either b

A candidate forum for the Middlesex and Worcester State Senate seat will feature James Eldridge, the Democratic incumbent, and Timothy Shea, Republican. The forum will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the Acton Town Hall, 472 Main St., and is free and open to the public. There will also be a livestream of the forum, available here on Acton’s cable website. The public can submit questions for the candidates at the forum. The Leagues of Women Voters of Acton Area, Harv

The state primary election is Tuesday, Sept. 1. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All six Sudbury precincts vote at the Fairbank Community Center, 40 Fairbank Rd. Voters will select candidates for the November general election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, U. S. Senator, state legislators and more. Specimen ballots for the Democratic and Republican primaries are now posted on the Town Clerk’s website. Voters not enrolled in a political party can choose either par

Candidate forums for the Democratic primary races for the Governor’s Council third district seat and for the Middlesex District Attorney are now available. The forum for the third district seat on the Governor’s Council is available here. The forum features Mara Dolan of Concord, the incumbent Governor’s Councillor, and Margie Palladino of Wellesley. The forum for the Middlesex District Attorney is available here. Incumbent Marian Ryan of Belmont and David Solet of Cambri