Representing the 9th Middlesex District of Massachusetts
1&2. How would you assess how the city has managed and maintained open space? What plans do you have in mind to improve this work? Would you support the administration’s request to create a Park Ranger position within the Recreation Department to help the City responsibly manage its forested parcels (many of which were acquired in recent years)? The City […]
Read moreDear Editor: Planning for Waltham’s future requires foresight. As a parent, I am extremely disappointed it has taken so long to settle on a realistically viable site for a new high school. This episode is a glaring example of what is wrong with our local government. Three sites were selected as the best options to build a new high school: […]
Read moreAs a candidate for Waltham City Council, the League of Women Voters of Waltham asked Rep. Stanley to respond to the following two questions: What are two significant issues facing Waltham and how do you think they should be addressed? 1) Two significant issues facing Waltham are the siting of a new high school and the reuse of the Fernald property. […]
Read moreThank you Waltham Citizens for Education for requesting a statement on the saga of siting a new high school. If any member of the group would like to host a coffee party I would certainly attend and address these issues and any others. This episode is a glaring example of what is wrong with our local government. Planning is suspect […]
Read moreLegislature Formally Condemns Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Groups Joins the Baker Administration in pledging to promote equality, justice and tolerance (BOSTON) – Representative Stanley joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to support a resolution that unequivocally denounces white nationalism and neo-Nazism, and condemns the hatred, bigotry and violence these groups consistently espouse. The resolution will be transmitted to the […]
Read morePeople who perpetuate crime and acts of terror have many different origins and appearances. These acts are not committed primarily by people of the Muslim faith, nor those from the immigrant community. Waltham is an ethnically and racially diverse city; residents come from all over the world to join our proud community. In past years, our city embraced newcomers from […]
Read moreThe Lincoln Squirrel published a letter to the editor by Rep. Stanley about the proposed MassHealth changes. Read letter.
Read moreRaising the cap on charter schools has dominated discussion over the past several years, culminating in Question 2 on the 2016 statewide ballot. Results aside, what we should be taking away from the heated debate over Question 2, is that an overwhelming majority of Massachusetts voters consider public education to be an extremely important issue. Most, if not all, public […]
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