TAB: Newton’s ‘hidden problem’

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Affordable housing, Newton, The TAB | 7 comments

| Newton MA News and Politics BlogJust as the Andy Levin era has ended at the Newton TAB comes this “news” from the paper’s front page..

“Some Boston area towns and cities have a hidden problem — a lack of affordable housing for low income families..

…this is a regional, even national problem that many Boston area communities like Newton, Wellesley and Needham are facing…”

7 Comments

  1. Ralph Ranalli
    Ralph Ranalli on February 28, 2018 at 11:45 am

    Not sure what the Andy Levin connection is, Greg. Care to elaborate?

  2. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
    Mary Mary Quite Contrary on February 28, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Not sure this problem is “hidden”…..

  3. NewtonMom
    NewtonMom on February 28, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    This is not a hidden problem. It is a problem.

  4. Yuppie Scum
    Yuppie Scum on February 28, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    No bleep sherlock

  5. Gail Spector
    Gail Spector on March 1, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Um…it’s very poor journalism to write that a well-known, public, ubiquitous issue is a “hidden problem.”

    I’ve never been more concerned about the quality of the Newton Tab.

  6. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on March 2, 2018 at 4:15 pm

    @Ralph: My point is this is what happens when a newspaper loses continuity and oversight. Housing has been the most visible and politically contentious issue in Newton for the past 3-4 years. Nothing “hidden” here.

  7. Fred Goldstein
    Fred Goldstein on March 2, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Is anyone actually replacing Andy? Or is Gate House Media simply turning over the “news” here to its staff in Texas, which centralizes a lot of the work for their huge empire?