Posted in: Updates on 12/31/2008 | No Comments
By Patrick Ball/Staff Writer
Wed Dec 31, 2008, 11:47 AM EST
Concord – For state Rep. Cory Atkins, the two big words for 2009 will be change and challenge.
Fitting choices for a state representative who over the past year has witnessed a junior senator from Illinois named Barack Obama elected to the White House on a platform of change and seen a down economy present challenges for cities and towns across the country.
“Voters want a change, and with the result of the election and everything else that has happened, this is the most dramatic change of our lifetimes,” Atkins, a Concord Democrat said over coffee at the Colonial Inn on Christmas Eve morning. “On the downside, I think we’ve seen every single institution let us down, especially the financial institutions.”
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By Patrick Ball/Staff Writer
Tue Dec 23, 2008, 04:20 PM EST
Concord – The Concord Inaugural Ball has been cancelled.
It’s not that state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord, is not going to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president. It’s just that she’s going to do it a little differently than how she first planned.
Instead of dressing to the nines and cutting up the floor, Atkins and members of the local branch of the Obama campaign will be donating time and weather stripping doors. They will be reaching across the aisle and volunteering in an apolitical effort to help Concord’s less fortunate residents weather a winter that promises to be stormy on multiple fronts.
“Right now, there are better ways to celebrate this occasion,” said Atkins, who will spend Saturday, Jan. 17, weatherizing homes with Concord Cares volunteers. “The goal is to keep people together and connected to their community and to make sure no one’s left behind.”
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By Christian Schiavone/Staff Writer
Thu Dec 11, 2008, 01:11 AM EST
Acton, Mass. – Local residents have a range of areas they want to see the Legislature support, but at the top of the list is helping local towns stay afloat despite the wavering economy and the likelihood of more budget cuts coming from Beacon Hill.
Jamie Eldridge, who was elected last month to the Middlesex and Worcester seat in the state Senate, hosted a legislative forum at Acton Town Hall on Dec. 8 to hear from constituents about their biggest concerns heading into 2009.
Jennifer Benson, a Lunenburg Democrat who was elected to succeed Eldridge in the House, and state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord, also attended the forum.
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Fitting choices for a state representative who over the past year has witnessed a junior senator from Illinois named Barack Obama elected to the White House on a platform of change and seen a down economy present challenges for cities and towns across the country.
