Senate Candidates Jamie Eldridge and Dean Cavaretta to Debate in October

Patch & ActonTV announce the joint sponsorship of a live debate between incumbent Massachusetts state  and challenger scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at , 16 A Craig Road, Acton.

Both candidates are campaigning for the seat in the Middlesex & Worcester District which serves Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Devens, Harvard, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Marlborough, precinct 3 in Northborough, Shirley, Southborough, Stow, precincts 2, 3, and 5 in Sudbury and Westborough.

ActonTV will telecast the debate live on all its channels: Comcast Channels 8, 9 and 99 and Verizon Channels 40, 41 and 45 – while Patch will provide live coverage of the event.

Longtime Acton Town Moderator Don MacKenzie will serve as moderator for this debate.

“We want our readers to be totally informed about this race and we feel it is important for the voters to ask the hard questions,” Acton Patch Editor Patrick Clark said.

ActonTV Executive Director Simon Bunyard said that “We are excited to join with Patch to bring this live debate to a large number of voters in their homes so that they may make an informed decision about the candidate of their choice.”

A DVD copy of the debate will be made available to other community television stations in the 15-community district so that their viewers may also hear the candidate’s messages.