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Loring Barnes for Public Good As taxpayers and citizens, it is essential to remind legislators that they are entrusted stewards of our money.

We expect transparency, accountability, and tangible results—not the pursuit of their personal agendas at our expense. Transformation of government for greater accountability to the public it serves has been a constant of Loring's award-winning public relations career of more than three decades. In Boston she is known for leading numerous policy changes and service innovations at the MBTA with performance during FIFA (World Cup) and the Tall Ships that ultimately earned the attention and favor of the International Olympics Committee. Later, the CDC entrusted a signature national health advocacy campaign revamp to Loring and her team at Clarity. The outcomes were praised by the White House at a United Nations Special Assembly, with its recommendation that this program be replicated globally. Since settling in Millis in 1987, Loring has been contributing to her community in meaningful ways as a prolific volunteer, creating change and improving transparency. She was a founding member of MERIT, its Local Educational Foundation. She served as only the fifth woman elected to the Select Board in the town's history, notably as Chair during the tumultuous pandemic. In 2022 Loring was inspired to run for State Rep to be a vigorous advocate where a multitude of fiscal policy issues had hurt the residents of Millis and the three adjacent towns of its newly drawn Middlesex 8th District. So effective was her upbeat "Team Orange Crush" campaign of informed original ideas that it drew attention and participation by leaders of the US Congress and State House for oppositional field campaigning, opening the spigot of massive special interest spending. She may have been the underdog, but two years out, Loring remains engaged, informed on policy, and routinely asked to run again (she's not). She serves instead by appointment on the Millis Economic Development Committee which she installed as a new government function to support business and new revenue growth years earlier. She was also one of only two MA residents to testify during the MSBA's statewide policy tour to call attention to proposed new regulations that would limit the voice of towns seeking to finance public school projects. Loring is a retained writer and reputation consultant to executive leaders and organizations seeking stronger messaging and communications strategy for their ideas, purpose, and goals. She was named to the Public Relations Society of America's College of Fellows in 2017, this profession's highest recognition. She was similarly honored by its Boston Chapter of which she is a past president. She was named an "Alumnae to Watch" as part of the UMass Amherst's 125th Anniversary. Beyond broad charitable support, Loring currently serves on the Patient Family Advisory Council of New England Baptist Hospital. Her previous board and community service, exclusive of conference keynotes, includes: UMass Amherst Alumni Association Board of Directors, Hospitality Homes (donated patient and caregiver housing), The PR Club, Millis Council on Aging, Millis Communications & Website Committee, Millis Emergency Management Committee and the Town Administrator Search Task Force.

Tune in! Tonight we have an ad-free debate! That means no Pappas vs Sununu ads booked into the WCVB Channel 5 Boston Min...
10/16/2026

Tune in!

Tonight we have an ad-free debate! That means no Pappas vs Sununu ads booked into the WCVB Channel 5 Boston Minogue vs Healey debate!

WBUR 90.9 FM The Boston Globe

A worthy read about MA conflict of interest laws and how business interests and municipal governance collide.
09/25/2026

A worthy read about MA conflict of interest laws and how business interests and municipal governance collide.

Airport Commissioner Karin Goulian showed up at a Select Board meeting earlier this month with an unusual request. Goulian, who along with her husband runs aviation businesses at the Plymouth Municipal Airport, was asking to be named a “special municipal employee” — a designation that would ex...

Is anyone else furious about more fraud and theft of our (taxpayer) money? And after supporting energy hikes, now our Go...
09/22/2026

Is anyone else furious about more fraud and theft of our (taxpayer) money? And after supporting energy hikes, now our Gov. is rolling back the gas tax two months before the election? Where is the total audit of the State Legislature voted into law 2024? None of this is acceptable. All of it should drive residents to the election polls!

A lawsuit accuses a Rockland contractor of stealing $7.7 million from Mass Save, a program funded by Massachusetts utility customers.

On this morning from NYC, America’s epicenter of broken hearts on this unforgettable, unfathomable day 25 years ago, the...
09/11/2026

On this morning from NYC, America’s epicenter of broken hearts on this unforgettable, unfathomable day 25 years ago, the sun reliably rises again. Searing images in the news will rekindle our personal “where were you” memories, but from our collective bewilderment of that day, is our unshakable unity in resolve, resilience, and tribute.

Last night I attended a powerful panel of front-line 911 journalists at The Paley Center for Media. Each emotionally recounted their unique circumstances that brought them to Ground Zero. Many are already there this morning. They reminded us that we are now the storytellers of this history, to ensure that the generation that wasn’t here or was very young on Sept. 11, 2001, knows.

So moving to be here this weekend, to . .

Does Beacon Hill hear your concerns and act on them?Do you see an end to soaring tax and energy bills?Is our MA economy ...
09/01/2026

Does Beacon Hill hear your concerns and act on them?
Do you see an end to soaring tax and energy bills?
Is our MA economy poised for your future?
Does our Congressional delegation possess knowledge to effect the AI and innovation economy?

TODAY is the day for your voice to be heard where it counts: at the polls. By observation, its seems presenting a valid ID would expedite voter check-in lines faster than reciting the first three letters of your first and last name, twice. **Thank you to all poll workers and Town Clerk offices.**

Congratulations Artemis 2 crew! You inspired the rest of us watching you from planet Earth. Congressional Medal of Honor...
08/28/2026

Congratulations Artemis 2 crew! You inspired the rest of us watching you from planet Earth.
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.

Watching the train wreck that is the reach of testimony by Dr. Avram Mack, his credibility being eviscerated by Atty. Ke...
08/22/2026

Watching the train wreck that is the reach of testimony by Dr. Avram Mack, his credibility being eviscerated by Atty. Kevin Reddington. When we hear that the “District Attorney’s Office” retained this man… it’s Massachusetts taxpayers — all of us — who threw away this money! These are funds that are critically needed to transformatively overhaul the deeply ineffective health support system for postpartum women.

The response cannot continue to be “prescription roulette!” Clinical providers and all medical insurances need to address proactive education for families approaching parenting, with clinical follow-up well beyond. Forewarned is forearmed as the adage goes.

That is the stark and sobering story of this devastating story with no winners. No matter the verdict entrusted to a jury of her peers, this has become an urgent call to action.

Why aren’t politicians talking about this?

Women, their children, and families deserve better. Let’s start by electing people who will stop squandering taxpayer money on indefensible travel junkets and unqualified court experts when it’s critical for patients’ mental health resilience.

PPD help resources:

Learn key statistics about postpartum depression rates, risk factors, and treatments, as well as data on all variations of PPD.

In Massachusetts, 65% of registered voters have to pick the option of having "no party" affiliation in order to have cho...
07/22/2026

In Massachusetts, 65% of registered voters have to pick the option of having "no party" affiliation in order to have choice at the ballot box. Pretty ironic. In this essay, veteran political advisor and podcast host, Jennifer Nassour, debunks insider preaching about knowing what's best for us, by asking: What if we approved an open, all-party primary ballot this November? Sounds like real choice to me. Your thoughts?

Massachusetts has some of the least competitive elections in the country. Roughly three in five legislative races this cycle have only one candidate on the ballot.

For those who are interested in a municipal MA Housing Authority agency with a full plate for FY27, this meeting being h...
07/07/2026

For those who are interested in a municipal MA Housing Authority agency with a full plate for FY27, this meeting being held on Friday, July 10 at 3PM. This Agenda is posted on its dot com website, but under "Documents." Be advised: the Millis Housing Authority's website doesn't have a valid SSL certificate.

http://www.millishousing.com/uploads/Site_1075/2027%20MLHA%20AP%20Hearing.pdf

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