{"id":5354,"date":"2026-02-04T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5354"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:11:48","slug":"civic-social-16","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?tribe_events=civic-social-16","title":{"rendered":"Civic Social"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 26\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:30 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Westford is hosting Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen at the group\u2019s next Civic Social on Thursday, February 26. Tonakarn-Nguyen serves as State Representative James Arciero\u2019s Staff Director for both his office and the Joint Committee on Transportation, for which Rep. Arciero is House Chair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come to the Civic Social to get an insider\u2019s take on what really happens at the State House, what a Staff Director does, and how it all impacts Westford. The in-person Civic Social will be held at WestfordCAT, 487 Groton Road, at 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonakarn-Nguyen joined Rep. Arciero\u2019s office as District Director and Researcher in 2022. In her job as Staff Director, she oversees daily operations and staff management while serving as the primary liaison to government officials, agency leaders, and advocacy groups. She provides strategic counsel to Rep. 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