Councilor Ciccone a no-show at his debate
Incumbent City Councilor Jay Ciccone was reportedly a no-show at tonight’s Ward 1 At Large League of Women Voters Newton candidates debate, arguably the highest profile debate of the campaign season because it’s shown repeatedly on NewTV and streams...
Printers and wire frame makers rejoice! It’s lawn sign day!
Welcome to lawn sign day! Today’s the day when candidates for city council, school committee, area council and some ballot question that I’ve been meaning to read up on, are allowed to join those Fuller and Lennon signs that have casting shadows since...VIDEO: Jeff Speck on walkability
Jeff Speck, one of the nation’s leading experts on walkabity and transit oriented development spoke at a recent Newton-Needham Chamber event, sharing his perspective with some examples from Newton and Needham. This is the audio and slide show from his...Court overturns Newton’s drone ban
A federal judge has ruled that Newton’s drone ban goes too far, Universal Hub reports.
Resident seeks the 411 on 311
A Village 14 reader writes..
I moved to Newton from Cambridge a year ago, and I was pleased to hear there is a 311 system and especially that it’s connected to SeeClickFix.com. I’ve used it quite a bit and appreciate that I can open a ticket about an issue and have it routed to the right person.
But I’ve noticed that the 311 center frequently closes requests without any resolution
Who do you support for Newton School Committee?
Between a hotly contested mayor’s race, charter vote and contested city council contests, it’s easy to see how this year’s Newton’s School Committee elections are in danger of attracting little attention. That’s a shame because this...
What do you think of this idea City Councilwoman Baker*?
Brookline is considering a measure that would replace “selectman” and “selectmen” with “selectwoman” and “selectwomen” as part of its bylaws, Universal Hub reports.
The idea apparently would be that even male members of the board would be “selectwomen” to drive home the point that if women shouldn’t mind being called “—- men” then men shouldn’t mind being called “—– women.”
Saying goodbye to Joe DeNucci
State House dignitaries from past and present gathered Wednesday morning at Our Lady Help of Christians church to pay their respects to Joe DeNucci, the Globe reports.
Huge American flag 🇺🇸 draped from @NewtonFireDept truck for funeral mass of Joseph DeNucci #WBZ pic.twitter.com/sgM6kdsnHa
— Ryan Kath (@ryankath) September 13, 2017
Polls are closed, find the results here
The Newton Election Department’s unofficial results can be found here.
(Unfortunately, the site is not providing ward by ward/precinct breakdowns by we assume that they will be available later. )
Somebody named “Logan,” (appears to be a student) is live streaming result too.
Preliminary day in Newton: Polls open until 8 p.m.
Share your observations at the polls today, including if you can, the vote count at the machine in your ward and precinct.Mayoral primary open thread: Who are you voting for?
Newton voters will narrow the field of seven candidates for mayor to two in a preliminary election tomorrow, Tuesday Sept. 12. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Several but not all of the candidates have made video pitches for their campaigns. Here’s...