Here’s the video from the NewTV and the Newton League of Women Voters debate featuring the three candidates for city council from Ward 2: Susan Albright, Braden Houston and Jake Auchincloss
Voters citywide can vote for two of the three candiates on Nov. 7.
Here’s the video from the NewTV and the Newton League of Women Voters debate featuring mayoral candidates Scott Lennon and Ruthanne Fuller
Voters citywide will on Nov. 7.
Here’s the video from the NewTV and the Newton League of Women Voters debate featuring the two School Committee candidates from Ward 3; Anping Shen and Eileen Sandberg
Voters citywide can vote in this contest on Nov. 7.
Over this past weekend, the School Committee candidates from Ward 1 Kathy Marchi and Bridget Ray-Canada ), Ward 3 (Cyrus Vaghar and Margaret Albright) and Ward 8 (Gail Spector, and Matt Miller) all voluntarily published their answers to the Newton Teachers Association’s candidates’ survey after it became apparent the the teachers union would not release them. If I’m not mistaken, that means all we need is
Village 14 regular Jeffrey Pontiff, who is a director of the group newtonhighschools.com, submitted this.
The Newton City Council will consider a citizens’ petition (246-7) tonight (Monday Oct. 16) which reads:
“The City Council acknowledges the scientifically documented benefits of a later high school start time. The Council recognizes the paramount importance of the health and well-being of children, and as such supports the Newton Public Schools in taking action to delay high school start times.”
The petition is organized by newtonhighschools.com, an organization that advocates for a
SEPAC, the Newton Special Education Parents Advisory Council, recently surveyed the candidates for school committee and mayor.
You can read the candidates written responses here.
Mayor Warren’s Planning Department floated some ideas last month designed to create more affordable housing in Newton through changes to the city’s inclusionary zoning policies. I’m hardly an expert on zoning but will try to explain it as best I can. I hope others who know more about this will jump in, correct me and expand on this.
Under Newton’s current inclusionary zoning rules, when a developer builds a housing project of more than
To date, nine sitting city councilors have endorsed Council President Scott Lennon for mayor (Jay Ciccone, Jim Cote, Jay Harney, Amy Sangiolo, Lenny Gentile, John Rice, Cheryl Lappin, Rick Lipof & David Kalis) while four have endorsed their colleague Ruthanne Fuller (Lisle Baker, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss and Deb Crossley). That leaves nine of their
