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Wicked Local Braintree

Joyce's parental leave bill passes Senate

Friday, April 16, 2010
“It is time that we update our laws to reflect changes in our society and in our families.  This bill is reasonable and fair, in that all families are treated equally."   -Senator Joyce
Boston Globe

New hands likely to take over Milton rink, but whose?: Senate, House members disagree

Sunday, April 11, 2010
Senator Joyce's plan will save Massachusetts taxpayer dollars, generate revenue for the Town, and offer a professionally run facility to Milton's skaters.
WBZ TV

State Getting Out of Public Golf Course Business

Thursday, April 8, 2010
"We have an opportunity here to save the taxpayers serious money and have a better product for golfers and generate money for the regional economy."   - Senator Joyce
Friends of the Blue Hills

DCR to hold public meeting to discuss new baseball field at Houghton's Pond in Milton

Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will hold a public meeting in Milton on Thursday, April 8, to present plans for a new baseball field at Houghton’s Pond in DCR’s Blue Hills Reservation and discuss the work schedule and it...
Canton Citizen

Letter to the Editor

Monday, March 29, 2010
  To the Editor,   As Joe DeFelice pointed out last week, I am sometimes criticized for taking principled stands on difficult issues. And while it may be easier for me politically to simply go along with the s...
Wicked Local Sharon

Joyce's causes in driving bills

Thursday, March 11, 2010
SHARON — A concern that was initially brought to State Sen. Brian Joyce’s attention by a constituent about five years ago is expected to soon be addressed in a new law.   Under the proposed safe driving bill, several pi...
Pioneer Institute

Senator Brian Joyce is right

Friday, March 5, 2010
The Herald has a piece today on Senator Joyce getting flak from various Milton residents about his proposal to put the rink out for a long-term lease. Residents are concerned about cost and availability.   They should read our case...
Boston Globe

Senate OK's Tests for Older Drivers

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
This safe driving legislation includes a provision, for which Senator Joyce has advocated for years, that mandates testing of senior drivers.
Patriot Ledger

Safe Driving Bill Takes on Passengers

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
It started with a bill calling for vision and road tests for elderly drivers that Sen. Brian Joyce, a Milton Democrat, filed repeatedly for years. But the bill went nowhere.   Then legislators piled on.   The r...
Canton Citizen

What's Wrong With Further Protections For Our Children?

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
With all due respect to my good friend Joe DeFelice, it’s clear from his August 7th edition of MAN ABOUT CANTON: “Senator Joyce is Wrong About JRC,” that he’s been suckered by the well-funded public relations machine of the Judg...
Wicked Local Braintree

Joyce Applauds Senate Safe Driving Bill

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Braintree — The Senate Ways and Means Committee released its version of a safe driving bill. Senator Brian A. Joyce, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, has been pushing for more stringent safe driving protections for over five years. Joy...
Examiner.com Boston

Feds to Probe Torture School in Canton, Mass.

Monday, March 1, 2010
Some readers might already be familiar with the ongoing saga of the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts. This is the place where children with serious behavioral problems, autism, and mental disabilities are subjected to painful electric sh...

Senator Joyce to Co-Host Symposium Style Conference on January 9th at the Boston Convention Center

PEABODY, Mass., Jan 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Energi, a Massachusetts based Industrial Reinsurance Company, is hosting a symposium style event called Mobilize Energy Efficiency in New England on January 9th 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition C...
Wicked Local Braintree

Braintree to get $991,669 for the maintenance of roads and bridges

Braintree — The following press release from state Rep. Mark Cusack announces Braintree receiving $991,669 for the maintenance of roads and bridges: "State Representative Mark J. Cusack and State Senator Brian A. Joyce are pleased to announce that...
Headline News

Treatment or torture? Teen allegedly shocked 31 times at school

Video of an 18-year-old disabled teen being restrained and allegedly shocked 31 times at a treatment center in Massachusetts continues to draw national attention. Andre McCollins says the treatment he received on the day the video was taken in 2002 put...
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