Government

Residents Have Two Chances to Meet with State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

State Rep. Jonathan Hecht’s office provided the following announcement;

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in November. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Monday, Nov. 45:00-6:00 p.m.Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Thursday, Nov. 148:30-9:30 a.m.Watertown Town Hall149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Government

Two Opportunities to Meet with State Rep. Hecht in October

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

The following announcement was provided by State Rep. Jonathan Hecht’s office:

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in October. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Tuesday, October 155:00-6:00 p.m.Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Lucia Mastrangelo Meeting Room

Tuesday, October 228:30-9:30 a.m.Watertown Town Hall149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Around Town

Two Chances to Meet with State Rep. Jonathan Hecht This Month

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in September. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Monday, September 165:30-6:30 p.m.Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Thursday, September 198:30-9:30 a.m.Watertown Town Hall149 Main St, Watertown, 3rd Floor hallway

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Government

Rep. Jonathan Hecht Hosting Two Office Hours in June

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

The following information was provided by Rep. Hecht’s Office:

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in June. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Monday, June 17

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Watertown Town Hall

149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Thursday, June 27

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Watertown Free Public Library

123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Environment

State Rep. Hecht to Receive an Award from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht will be honored with a Massachusetts Clean Community Award for his work to reduce the amount of waste in the Bay State. The award will be given out by the Keep Massachusetts Beautiful group at a ceremony on May 16, 2019 in Boston. Other recipients include State Sen. Paul Feeney, Rep. Jay Barrows, and Rep. Randy Hunt. Keep Massachusetts Beautiful is a non-profit group working to “to keep Massachusetts communities clean, green, and litter-free.” Hecht will receive the award because of his work as a legislator trying to reduce waste, said Neil Rhein, executive director of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful.

Government

State Rep. Hecht Hosting Two Office Hours to Meet with Residents

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

The following information was provided by the Rep. Hecht’s Office:

State Rep. Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in April. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Tuesday, April 16, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Watertown Town Hall, 149 Main St., 3rd Floor hallway

Monday, April 29, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Raya Stern Trustees Room

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Government

State Rep. Jonathan Hecht Holding Office Hours Twice in March

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

The following announcement was provided by State Rep. Jonathan Hecht’s office:

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in March. Constituents are invited to meet with State Rep. Hecht at the following time and location:

Thursday, March 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Tuesday, March 26 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Watertown Town Hall, 149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Government

LETTER: State Legislature Should Pass Rep. Hecht’s Transparency Amendments

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To the Editor:

Please note, this is my personal position not that of the Library Board of Trustees. The Massachusetts Legislature is the second oldest deliberative body in the world (after the U.K. Parliament). But far too often, no deliberation actually happens there. 

Thursday, Watertown State Rep. Jon Hecht fought to change this by filing three common sense transparency amendments to the House rules. His amendments focused on insuring that legislators have time to read what they’re voting on, and insuring that testimony at hearings and recorded votes in closed-door committee meetings are available to the public. They would have made a more democratic and transparent House — good government principles that Watertown residents like myself expect.