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State Rep.
Thomas M. Stanley
State House, Room 167
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 722-2230
Thomas.Stanley@mahouse.gov
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Rep. Stanley with Erica Young at the Waltham Boys and Girls Club Annual Dinner
John Gardiner receives
a Life Time Achievement Award from MADCA
Rep. Stanley with Eric Hudson, Founder & CEO of Preservice in Waltham
Rep. Stanley addressed attendees of
the mental health community's "Shining the Spotlight on Recovery," a Community Recognition Event.
Rep. Stanley with Sen. Mike Barrett
Celebrating Heroes Event in Waltham
Veterans Day Ceremony
Veterans Day Ceremony in Waltham
Rep. Stanley meeting with residents at St. Mary's Housing
Rep. Stanley at The Mill
Rep. Stanley at the INFINIDAT ribbon cutting ceremony with INFINIDAT President, Izhar Sharon (Left) and Founder & CEO, Moshe Yanai (Right).
Rep. Stanley at the Thermo Fisher Scientific and Boys and Girls Club (BGC) of America National STEM Partnership announcement.
Thermo Fisher Scientific balloons
Welcoming elected officials to the event
Event attendees
Rep. Stanley and Gary Champion, President of Clarks Americas, Inc.
Gary Champion speaking at the grand opening of Ground Breaking of the new Clarks Americas, Inc.
Clarks Americas, Inc. in Waltham
Rep. Stanley at the grand opening of Clarks Americas, Inc.
Miriam Cohen Franzen, a Waltham Resident and owner of Waltham Popcorn
Waltham Popcorm opens on Main Street in Waltham
Check out a new local store on Main Street, Waltham Popcorn
JFK Statue
Tolls coming down on Mass Pike
Martha's Vineyard
Fishing boat
Fall
Foliage
Autumn hike
America
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New Waltham High School could cost $283 million
Members of the Waltham School Building Committee recently voted in favor of constructing a new high school at the current high school site. The current high school was built in 1968 and is outdated. The cost to replace the school is estimated at a cost of $283 million or more.
Waltham Requests Feedback on Transportation Master Plan
The City of Waltham released its Transportation Master Plan for the future of travel in the city.
Click here to see the master plan. City officials are asking people who live, work or commute in Waltham to submit comments or feedback about the plan. Click here to submit feedback.
City requests $18M to buy Stigmatine land
The City of Waltham is interested in buying the 50-acre Stigmatine site on Lexington Street, and could pay as much as $18 million for it. Mayor McCarthy requested approval of a loan authorization not to exceed that amount at the Council meeting on Nov. 14. Possible uses for the property are educational, open space, recreation, housing or a cemetery. The proposal will be considered by the Finance Committee before going to the Council for a vote.
AG Healey Announces New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment and Violence
Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals and immigrants since Election Day, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office has established a new hotline for Massachusetts residents to report such incidents.
The hotline will be managed by attorneys and staff in the AG's Office. While not every incident will be appropriate for legal action, the AG's Office will be tracking reports and appropriate matters may be referred to local law enforcement or the Attorney General's Criminal Bureau.
Any Massachusetts resident who has witnessed or experienced bias-motivated threats, harassment or violence may call the Attorney General's Hotline at 1-800-994-3228 or fill out a civil rights complaint form
here.
Potential hate crimes - including bias-motivated assault, battery, and property damage - should also be reported to the local police in the first instance. Residents who fear for their immediate safety should call 911.
For more information, visit the Attorney General's Office website.
Baker Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announce Five Year, $52.4 Billion Deal for MassHealth Restructuring
The Baker Administration received federal approval for its five-year Medicaid (MassHealth) 1115 waiver. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved waiver supports the restructuring of the MassHealth program to provide integrated, outcomes-based care to 1.9 million Massachusetts residents.
The waiver provides the opportunity for Massachusetts to move from its current fee-based model to a system of Accountable Care Organization models (ACO) who work in close partnership with community-based organizations to better integrate care for behavioral health, long-term services and supports and health-related social needs.
Without the waiver, Massachusetts would have lost $1 billion a year in federal funds starting July 1, 2017. The new waiver, which is effective July 2017, authorizes $1.8 billion over five years of new Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP) funding to support the move to ACOs, invests in Community Partners for behavioral health and long term services and supports, and allows for innovative ways of addressing the social determinants of health. It also authorizes and sustains nearly $6 billion of additional safety net care payments over five years to hospitals and the health safety net for the uninsured and underinsured, and for subsidies to assist consumers in obtaining coverage on the Massachusetts Health Connector.
AG Healey Announces Program to Provide Legal Assistance to Veterans
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a new grant program focused on providing legal assistance to veterans transitioning back into civilian life. The Legal Assistance for Our Veterans Grant program will provide assistance to veterans seeking health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, housing and education assistance, discharge status upgrades, general legal representation and veteran-specific employment.
The grant program will utilize $355,000 from a judgment the AG's Consumer Protection Division secured against Verizon and Sprint. The AG's Office will give special consideration to applicants who can demonstrate that the grant will be used to serve underrepresented veteran populations including women, minorities and LGBTQ veterans.
The Legal Assistance for Our Veterans Grant is open to existing legal aid groups or nonprofit organizations with experience working with veterans, and with a focus on increasing access to services for veterans. This is a two-year grant program that will start on Feb. 1, 2017 and will end on Jan. 21, 2019. Interested applicants can visit the AG's website, www.mass.gov/ago/grants for more information and for application instructions. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
Twelve Appointed to Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services
Governor Baker signed an Executive Order reaffirming and restructuring the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services, before swearing in several members of the Council who will be charged with advising the Governor on issues relating to how to best support the veterans of the Commonwealth.
Members of the Council will focus on how the state can improve veterans' access to employment and job training, healthcare and well-being services, affordable and accommodating housing choices, and educational opportunities that will best position veterans to enter or re-enter the Commonwealth's workforce successfully. They will also review and assess federal and state laws and regulations as well as existing programs and services relating to veterans in order to enhance the lives of Massachusetts veterans.
Mike Minogue, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Abiomed, Inc. will chair the Council. It will consist of twelve other members appointed by the Governor for a term of three years, one of whom will be Secretary of Veterans' Services Francisco Ureña who will serve ex officio. Learn more about the 12
appointees.
James M. Stanton Nominated to the Boston Municipal Court
Governor Baker nominated James M. Stanton, an attorney from Walpole, to serve as a Boston Municipal Court Justice. The Boston Municipal Court Department has thirty judges serving the City of Boston in eight court divisions located in Brighton, Central (downtown), Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, South Boston and West Roxbury.
Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor's Council. Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and recommended to the governor. Governor Baker established the JNC in February, 2015 pursuant to Executive Order 558, a non-partisan, non-political Commission composed of volunteers from a cross-section of the Commonwealth's diverse population to screen judicial applications. Twenty-one members were later appointed to the JNC in April, 2015.
James M. Stanton was born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park and attended Boston Latin Academy. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1990 with a B.A. in Political Science and from Suffolk University Law School in 1995. Mr. Stanton began his legal career at the United States Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service, as Assistant District Counsel. He then became an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, working as a prosecutor in the Chelsea District Court and other Suffolk County Courts for two years. In 2000 he went to work as a Leasing & Zoning Specialist for Nextel Communications for two years. Since 2002 Attorney Stanton has worked in private practice, at the Law Office of James M. Stanton. His work is the general practice of law focusing on Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Personal Injury, and Estate Planning. Attorney Stanton has served as an eight year member of the Walpole Zoning Board of Appeals from 2006 - 2014, has been a Walpole Representative Town Meeting Member since 2012 and was elected to the Board of Selectmen in 2014, where he is currently serving as Vice Chairman. He and his wife Judy and their three children reside in East Walpole.
Governor Baker Signs Legislation to Bolster Public Fire Safety
Governor Baker signed H.4455 which creates a special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the State Fire Code, to prevent the loss of life resulting from tragedies such as the deadly nine-alarm brownstone fire on Beacon Street in March 2014. That fire, caused by welding on the building next door, put residents lives at risks and took the lives of two Boston firefighters, Lieutenant Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy.
Under the new law, a special commission will be charged to investigate and study the current requirements for any licensing or permits governing cutting, welding, and other hot work processes that are capable of initiating fires or explosions to determine if the industry is adequately regulated to protect the public. The commission will study the use of supervised details and fire watches, adequacy of fees for inspection and oversight, the deterrent effect of penalties for violations of rules and regulations, along with potential cost recovery and assessment for damages resulting from failure to comply with rules and regulations.
The 11-member commission will include legislators, public safety professionals, and individuals in related construction trades. It will consist of two members of the Senate, two members of the House, the State Fire Marshal, the Commissioner of the Fire Department of the City of Boston and five members appointed by the Governor, with each appointee required to possess certain professional qualifications.
Governor Baker Signs Legislation Requiring Preservation of Sexual Assault Evidence
Governor Baker signed H. 4364, An Act relative to the preservation of evidence for victims of rape and sexual assault, to ensure that potentially crucial forensic evidence is preserved and retained for at least as long as the 15 year statute of limitations for sexual assault and rape. At a signing ceremony and press conference, legislators, members of the non-profit organization RISE and advocates celebrated passage of this legislation and significant progress for survivors of sexual assault and rape who have faced significant challenges and trauma from the burdens of the prior policies of our criminal justice system.
The new law requires governmental entities, such as local police departments, to retain forensic evidence obtained through the investigation of a sexual assault or rape for a minimum of fifteen years, which is the statute of limitations for crimes of sexual assault and rape. Previously, such evidence was only required to be retained for a period of six months unless victims petitioned every six months to have it preserved.
Administration Awards $2.8 Million to 39 Communities Combating Violence Against Women
Public Safety Secretary Dan Bennett announced more than $2.8 million in grant funding to help 39 community-based organizations and local and college campus police departments develop and strengthen prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women. The grants were made possible through the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) Services Training Officers Prosecutors (VAWA STOP) Program administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Office of Grants and Research.
The Violence Against Women Act was passed by Congress in 1994 and marked a turning point in the federal recognition of the extent and seriousness of violence against women, and solidified a commitment by the government to address the problem by providing federal resources for the issue. Over the last three years, nearly $8 million in VAWA funds have been granted statewide to support domestic and sexual assault victims and their families.
Massachusetts Officials Announce Additional $750,000 for Drinking Water Tests at Public Schools
State officials announced an additional $750,000 from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT), enabling cooperative efforts to test for lead and copper within Massachusetts public schools. Additionally, the funds, which come on the heels of an April 2016 announcement that awarded $2 million for the program, allows the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to provide technical assistance for public school districts to sample water taps and fountains, and to identify results that indicate lead contamination over the federal action level.
The funding from the MCWT, which launched the assistance program last spring, provides for sampling to confirm drinking water levels are below action levels in public school water fountains and fixtures used for food preparation, and is utilized for the training of school personnel to assist in designing sampling plans.
Massachusetts Students Show Strong Performance on 2015 NAEP Science Exam
Massachusetts fourth and eighth graders tied for second place nationally in science performance on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam. Forty-seven percent of Massachusetts fourth graders scored Proficient or above on the NAEP science test last year, and 44 percent of Massachusetts eighth grade students scored Proficient or above. Massachusetts students' average scores made the Commonwealth one of the top states in the country.
Learn about MassTaxConnect
The Commonwealth's new, state-of-the-art electronic tax system will include 10 additional tax types as of December 5, 2016. MassTaxConnect will replace WebFile for Income, which will be shut down permanently on November 6. Taxpayers who file returns through commercial tax preparation software will continue to do so and won't notice a difference. Bill payments can be made and audits or penalties may be disputed through MassTaxConnect beginning December 5, 2016. Learn more.
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Publish your events in The Stanley Report!
We want to hear from you! The Stanley Report is a great way to spread the word about an upcoming event. Please forward any community, civic or nonprofit upcoming events that you would like included in next month's Stanley Report. If interested, please email
Mark Phillips, Rep. Stanley's legislative assistant, with information about your event.
Consider the Waltham Land Trust on #GivingTuesday
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving-November 29 - is #GivingTuesday - Waltham's Day of Giving. The #GivingTuesday movement inspires residents to embracing the true meaning of the "giving season" by donating to local charities. #GivingTuesday also offers a pleasant reminder of the true spirit of the season and provides a healthy balance to both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The Waltham Land Trust (WLT), the community's primary environmental nonprofit creating a legacy of land conservation in Waltham, asks you to consider supporting its work and visit the Land Trust's website (walthamlandtrust.org) to either make a one-time donation or join the organization as a dues-paying member on November 29 (or anytime). On the website, you can also sign up for the WLT email list to be informed of volunteer opportunities and activities for all ages throughout the year. Your donation will go directly to continuing the successful work of the Waltham Land Trust in open space preservation, environmental education, and outdoor access and recreation.
Waltham Symphony Orchestra Concerts
For information on concerts and events at the WSO, click here.
Waltham Public Library Offers Events
The Waltham Public Library offers many events for residents of all ages. To view a calendar of events, click here.
Meals on Wheels program
Through Springwell, the Meals on Wheels (MOW) program delivers lunch to homebound seniors who are unable to provide their own meals, and who meet certain guidelines. Special dietary considerations are available for those with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. This daily check in by a volunteer driver may be the only social contact an elder has and helps reduce the isolation often experienced by disabled seniors. Drivers are trained to identify and report observations or emergencies that might indicate a medical problem or the need for more intervention. Learn more.
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State Representative: 2001 - Present
City Council: 1998 - 2004, 2006 - 2015
Council President: 2003
State Committees:
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Education: Suffolk University (MPA), Bentley University (BS - Management), Mass Bay Community College (AS - Business Administration)
Board Member: Waltham Drug Task Force, Waltham Partnership for Youth, Waltham Family School Advisory Board, Waltham Safe and Healthy Schools YRBS Steering Committee, Waltham Community Day Center (Honorary), Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Advisory Board, Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative, Waltham Community, Enough Abuse Campaign
Awards:
Work, Community, Independence - Human Service Advocate of the Year, 2008 COFAR - award recipient for support of people with mental disabilities, 2003 MassBay Community College Distinguished Alumni Award WATCH CDC - Housing Advocate Award, 2007 Minuteman Senior Services - Certificate of Appreciation, 2006 Boston Bar Assoc., Greater Boston Legal Services and MetroWest Legal Services - Pillar of Justice Award, 2003 Shining Star Award, Edinburg Center
Personal:
Married to the former Kimberly A. Bayliss
Children: Ryan, age 22, Parker, age 13
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