Franco Cedrone who is running against Maria Scibelli Greenberg in the contest for the open Ward 1 seat on our city council has declined the League of Women Voters Newton’s invitation to debate his opponent, the league reports.

These debates are typically the highest profile of the candidate match-ups because they are recorded at and air on NewTV.  But there will be no Ward 1 Councilor forum, since LWVN requires a minimum of two candidates to attend.

Cedrone was one of the few new candidates who also did not submit a candidate column for Village 14.  But Greenberg’s column is here,