Lochrie for City Council

28/11/2021

Sometimes in an election, we prevail. Sometimes, we don't. Losing gracefully is hard and ultimately shows others what we are made of. Winning by gloating, harassing others and ignoring the competition is just bad behavior.
My opponent Lou DiMambro was an example of behavior at its worst on Election Day.
He began by blatantly ignoring the laws surrounding proximity to the polling place, despite being forewarned by a School Committee Member, and he continued to exhibit bad behavior throughout the day when his supporters pulled up near him and blocked the entrance to the polling place, so that some of the elderly turned around and left the polling place without being able to vote.
I witnessed his supporters move to the polling entrance after dark with their signs and, when my husband said something to Mr DiMambro to alert him to the law, Mr DiMambro and his supporters harassed and insulted both my husband and my family.
Finally, when we could go back into the polling place to see the results, Mr DiMambro put his arm up and blocked the entrance so that he could get in first. He and his supporters also gathered around the results so that I couldn't get in to see.
When it became clear that he had won, I put my hand out to shake his and he looked past me and then walked away. One of his supporters did speak to me for a minute, giving me some encouragement.

I hope that this was just a one-off and not an example of the leadership of Ward 6.

02/11/2021

I did quite a bit of research and found that, to blast at The Ledges area, the blasts have be recorded at 133dB(L) decibels or lower. I called and spoke with Captain Peary of the Woburn Fire Department. Not only is he a lovely man but he assured me that a fire fighter is onsite each time there is blasting and that, for the most part, the company is complying. I found written evidence from 2020 to support that.
He also told me that there is a form for those who have suffered damage to homes as a result of the blasting. I have the form and can provide it to anyone interested.
This is what I've done for Ward 6 before being elected. What can I do for you after elected?

01/11/2021

I did quite a bit of research and found that, to blast at The Ledges area, the blasts have be recorded at 133dB(L) decibels or lower. I called and spoke with Captain Peary of the Woburn Fire Department. Not only is he a lovely man but he assured me that a fire fighter is onsite each time there is blasting and that, for the most part, the company is complying. I found written evidence from 2020 to support that.
He also told me that there is a form for those who have suffered damage to homes as a result of the blasting. I have the form and can provide it to anyone interested.

This is what I've done for Ward 6 before being elected. What can I do for you after elected?

30/10/2021

More signs missing and broken.

28/10/2021

City Council met tonight and unanimously voted to fund the new Northeast Vocational School.
There are 12 cities and towns which utilize the school currently. Of those 12,
6 have voted to fund,
another is expected to approve the funding tonight
2 towns do not have to have the issue presented formally to fund. 2 have voted no
1 still to vote.
The entire project is expected to cost more than $300MM. Woburn's share is $15.7MM over 30 years, which means $900,000 per year.

The Mayor says that we can afford the project because "other debt is coming off".

27/10/2021

Yes, the weather was frightful but we were out there....

26/10/2021

School Committee is meeting now and the statistics being presented are horrifying; one school adjustment counselor at the High School has picked up more than 50 new students in need of mental health help in the month of October alone.

Our students need help!! More school adjustment counselors needed and more access to mental health resources.

No more trimming of the school budget, please.

26/10/2021

When I sat with her on Saturday, Senator Cindy Friedman told me that after the election, she'd like to have coffee with me and discuss the issues most important to Ward 6 so that she can better help,

A current City Councilor told me last week, "we need you because you're a fighter".

I'm asking for you vote so that I can be your voice.

https://cindyfriedman.org/

Cindy F. Friedman is a Massachusetts State Senator for the 4th Middlesex district, which includes Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Woburn, and precincts 1-2 and 4-7 in Lexington.

22/10/2021

We're everywhere!!!

21/10/2021

31 years ago today we were married. This past summer our children threw us a surprise party. I look at the picture on this cake and I think about all of it -- the good times, the hard times, how young we were - - and I am so glad that you have been a part of it, Peter Lochrie. I love you. I really, really love you.

We were so broke when we were married that all that we could get each other were keychains; Peter's had a key on it and mine has a heart with a keyhole. This heart has been on my keychain for 31 years and will be there for the next 31 or more.

19/10/2021

Thank you to Dr Crowley for speaking to the Rotary Club today. Dr Crowley said something that I'd not even thought of; he said that the current 4th graders haven't been in school since 1st grade and they don't know how to act.
How can you be expected to focus and work on schoolwork and making friends when you don't know what the expectations are for 2nd, 3rd and now 4th grade?

17/10/2021

My favorite place to be on Sunday morning. Going to church recharges my batteries for the coming week.

16/10/2021

The last day of volunteering at a working farm. We managed to pull crops 4 times this year -- late spring, early summer, late summer and early fall. It was sometimes brutal work, but I take pleasure in the fact that I was able to help alleviate food insecurity for many for at least a while.

16/10/2021

https://patch.com/massachusetts/wilmington/patchs-2021-guide-areas-best-halloween-yards

Looking for some fun this Halloween season?

Patch's guide to the coolest and scariest Halloween residential displays in the Merrimack Valley and Middlesex County.

09/10/2021

https://patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/woburn-municipal-election-2021-oct-13-registration-deadline?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

The Nov. 2 municipal election will see incumbent Scott Galvin face School Committee Chair Ellen Crowley in the race for mayor of Woburn.

08/10/2021

https://patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/candidate-profile-kerstin-jd-lochrie-woburn-alderman-ward-6?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Kerstin JD Lochrie is one of two candidates running for the Ward 6 seat on Woburn City Council.

06/10/2021

There is a blood pressure clinic tomorrow at City Hall. I had no idea that there was such a thing here in Woburn.

https://www.woburnma.gov/events/event/blood-pressure-clinic-at-city-hall/

1st Thursday of Every Month 10am-Noon at City Hall, 10 Common Street, Board of Health    

04/10/2021

https://www.woburnma.gov/government/city-clerk/elections/municipal-election-2017/

The mayor, all aldermen at large, all ward aldermen and five school committee member offices are open for election in 2021. If necessary, a preliminary election will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and polls will be open from 7:00 am. to 8:00 p.m. A preliminary election is held if there are t...

01/10/2021

Mr DiMambro and I - both candidates for Alderman of Ward 6 - were invited to submit our responses to questions posed by Woburn Welcomes. Mr DiMambro chose not to respond but my interview can be viewed here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OCJH_I-XlmeAT4QaY-9X6rIat9zoqhofZubhJR1hB48/edit?fbclid=IwAR2ZuqhOWWmzAn9qRxV5uSCX_UUrKNEjCgNrXRGc4xbtSpiBM_fHJzFcMls

WOBURN WELCOMES CANDIDATES SURVEY RESPONSES FROM CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES September 2021 WARD 1: KEVIN MEANEY 1) What differentiates you as a candidate? Why should a ward resident vote for you? To me , the position of City Councilperson requires a person who is willing to be involved, avai...

27/09/2021

I don't cry often but yesterday....well, they were tears of happiness. My Dad has loved the game of tennis for more than 60 years. He played for 50 years and every Sunday, when I am with him, we turn on The Tennis Channel and watch together.
Yesterday, I had the distinct honor of surprising him with tickets to the final day of The Laver Cup at TD Garden. The look on his face when he saw tennis greats John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, John Isner and Daniil Medvedev was worth all of the work that my sisters and I put in to make this happen.

26/09/2021

If this bill should be signed in to law, I'm all for it. No child should EVER go hungry. EVER. My question, though, is how to ensure that the district isn't suffering a financial hardship due to unpaid lunch bills. The City of Boston does it well; every child receives free breakfast and lunch so that no child is identified as being without food.
Ellen Crowley, any thoughts on how to handle this?

https://patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/s/htdy7/ma-senate-passes-cindy-creems-bill-to-promote-student-nutrition?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

The bill would require schools with many low-income families to enroll in federal programs that would allow free meals for students.

23/09/2021

ALERT!!!!!!
Please tell your friends and loved ones to be aware of a new scam; I just got a phone call asking me to go and get my Medicare Card and "read" the number to them so that they can verify what benefits I am entitled to.

IT'S A SCAM!!!! They're calling the elderly (and I'm not elderly) to get those individuals to give them a Medicare Number to file false claims..

Don't let it happen to someone you love!!!!

This is from the Medicare site:

Medicare will never contact you for your Medicare Number or other personal information unless you’ve given them permission in advance.
Medicare will never call you to sell you anything.
You may get calls from people promising you things if you give them a Medicare Number. Don’t do it.
Medicare will never visit you at your home.
Medicare can’t enroll you over the phone unless you called first.

18/09/2021

My thoughts and prayers are with young man who was injured during a football game this morning.

https://patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/s/hsvvi/northeast-metro-tech-football-player-seriously-injured?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

The boy was seriously injured in a collision during a junior varsity game between Northeast Metro Tech and Saugus High School.

17/09/2021

Volunteering at the Food Pantry

13/09/2021

Vote a Lochrie para concejal, Distrito 6, el 2 de noviembre. Lucharé por ti.

Vote Lochrie para Vereador, Ala 6 em 2 de novembro. Lutarei por você.

Vote Lochrie for Alderman, Ward 6 on November 2. I will fight for you.

13/09/2021

Thank you to these folks who walked along the pond on Saturday morning doing some trash removal. What a wonderful way to give back on 9/11.

12/09/2021

Thank you to everyone on Richmond St who took a few minutes away from the Patriots' game to talk with me about representing our ward in City Council. I heard your concerns and they are my concerns. I'm here with you. A vote for me is a vote for progress.

VOTE FOR Kerstin Day Lochrie ON OR BEFORE NOV. 2nd.

08/09/2021

Tonight's City Council was short but to the point. ND Properties LLC has chosen to withdraw its proposal to clean up the EPA site at 1071 Main St and to build 57 units.

To all those who worked so hard to stop the building in N Woburn, thank you. Our voices have been heard.

The site still needs to be remediated (cleaned up). I have some ideas and will post shortly.