Parking Tickets at Tufts

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

It's been debated on these pages before about the enforceability of parking tickets at Tufts. Here's something somewhat official from the Tufts Daily and TUPD:

There are limits to the authority of TUPD officers, especially in the case of parking violations and fines. According to [TUPD Sgt. Robert] McCarthy, there are only specific areas around the Tufts campus where TUPD can administer tickets. Additionally, if the ticketed car does not belong to a Tufts student, TUPD has no means of collecting the amount fined on the ticket. However, if a non−Tufts car owner receives three tickets from TUPD, his or her car can be towed.

Here's a link to the full article which talks about TUPD's police powers as well as the overlap of jurisdiction with Somerville & Medford PDs: http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/jurisdictions-of-tupd-local-law-enforcement-overlap-around-campus-1.2666214#.Trf007KwUsB

curiouser and curiouser

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

Anyone know what is up with the low-flying helicopters going over Somerville? I've been hearing them for about 20 minutes and a friend in Inman has spoken of such for longer.

Cambridge Municipal Election Guides

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

Don't forget to vote tomorrow, everybody. If you're on the Cambridge side of the square, I've found a a guide here that has some info on who's running for what, and why: http://vote.rwinters.com/

Anyone else have any other opinions, informative resources, etc?

Somerville election - vote tomorrow!

[ron_newman]

There's a city election tomorrow (Tuesday 11/8) in Somerville.

Seven candidates are running for four alderman-at-large seats, citywide. All four incumbents are running for re-election, and there are three challengers. You can vote for up to four candidates.

In Wards 3, 4, and 7, there are contests for ward alderman. The Ward 4 seat is open since incumbent Walter Pero is not running for re-election.

Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm.
Links to sample ballots are in the right column of this page.

If you don't know what ward you live in, or where your polling place is, fill out the form at either http://WhereDoIVoteMA.com or http://www.somervillema.gov/residents/address-lookup .

For information and links about the races and candidates, read these comments.