NORTH ATTLEBORO – The North TV studio will be home to a socially-distanced debate Thursday night at 7 o’clock.
The debate will be the only one scheduled between the two Democrats seeking the town’s state representative seat. Town councilor and former school committee member Adam Scanlon and former selectmen Patrick Reynolds will debate for approximately an hour.
Due to COVID-19, the set up for the debate will be different than in the past. The candidates will be seated six-feet apart at opposite ends of the station's anchor desk. North TV Executive Director Peter Gay will moderate the debate from a standing position between the two men.
Rather than having panelists in-studio, Gay will read questions submitted by Sun Chronicle columnists Bill Gouveia and Mike Kirby, along with NorthStar Reporter editor Max Bowen.
The candidates will also ask each other questions during the debate, which will be cablecast live on North TV's Community Channel: Comcast channel 15 and Verizon channel 24.
In addition, Gay will conduct one-on-one interviews with the two candidates. Those interviews and replays of the debate will be cablecast on North TV’s Government Channel: Comcast 98 and Verizon 23 beginning Friday and will run through Election Day.
North TV will host a live Election Night special on the night of the primary, September 1, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
It’s not too late to register to vote in the state primary.
North Attleboro residents can register at town hall during normal business hours. Plainville will host a special registration from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday - the last day to register.
The deadline to return applications to vote by mail in the primary is Wednesday, August 26.
Early voting will take place beginning Saturday and run through August 28 at Plainville town hall and next Monday through Friday at North Attleboro town hall.
The deadline to return applications to vote by mail in the primary is August 26. Early voting will take place from August 22 to the 28 at the two town halls.
