Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is the second elected official (after City Councilor Julia Malakie) to condemn the Ward 3 GOP email attacking former Councilor Jim Cote and the first to condemn Councilor Emily Norton’s anonymous flyer attacking Councilor Cote.

Says Mayor Fuller about the email and the flyer:

These tactics are wrong. They are divisive. They are deceptive. They are manipulative. They are inconsistent with Newton’s values.

Here is her full Facebook post:

| Newton MA News and Politics Blog

Note: Mayor Fuller does not condemn Councilor Norton by name, but does cite Marcela García’s Boston Globe column in which Councilor Norton admits to the flyer.

Note: There is no evidence to suggest that Councilor Norton had anything to do with the Ward 3 GOP email.