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New state data show chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts schools declined this year, though rates remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anne Brensley supporters will be collecting signatures across Massachusetts this weekend as the campaign pushes to gather 3,000 additional signatures by Monday.
Brensley, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who won about 56% of delegate support at the Massachusetts Republican convention, recently said her campaign fell short of the 10,000 certified signatures needed to qualify for the ballot after alleging problems with a paid signature collector.
“The grassroots movement is no longer the future of the Republican Party. It is the Republican Party,” Brensley said in a statement Friday.
Here are the locations where her supporters will be collecting signatures:
Saturday, May 16
• World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast — Downtown Springfield (Main Street area). The breakfast takes place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Plymouth Town Election polling locations — Plymouth. Town election hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Stow Town Election — Stow. Town election hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Wilbraham Town Election – Wilbraham. Town election hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Motorcycle Run — Veterans’ Home in Holyoke, 110 Cherry St., Holyoke. The event starts at 11 a.m.
Sunday, May 17
• All Corvettes Car Show — Chicopee Moose Family Center, 244 Fuller Rd., Chicopee. The car show will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Cars & Coffee Car Show — The Mill District, 91 Cowls Rd., North Amherst. The car show will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
“What we are witnessing right now is a political movement rising from the ground up,” Brensley said.
The campaign says it also has regional captains across Massachusetts. People interested in signing can email info@anne2026.com to connect with a local volunteer.