VILLAGE 14 POLL: Your choice for mayor
Three Newton City Councilors — Amy Mah Sangiolo, Scott Lennon and Ruthanne Fuller are off and running for mayor. Do you have a favorite yet? Are you hoping someone else will run? If so, who? Vote in our poll and explain your vote in the comment section.
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Newton’s winter parking ban ended last night
Newton’s winter parking ban has officially been lifted, Newton Patch reminds us here. Our discussion from October about whether or not we
Is the marathon bad for Newton’s residents’ health?
I’m not sure what to think when I read this light-on-specifics story in today’s Globe:..A new study by Harvard researchers … found that during marathons, road closures can delay ambulances. And elderly people living near the
Video: Congressman Kennedy’s Newton Town Hall
Thanks to NewTV for sharing with us this video from Congressman Joseph Kennedy III’s terrific Town Hall at Newton North on Sunday April 2.
Town Hall with Congressman Joe Kennedy III from NewTV on Vimeo.
Hey candidates (and campaign helpers) this post is for you
Are you running or thinking of running for elected office this fall?
If so, here’s a link to the city’s candidates’ guide, here’s a video about campaign financing, here’s the election calendar and here’s a blog post from Stephen Kessinger about
Andrea Kelly is running for City Council, Ted Hess-Mahan is not
This arrived via email this evening…. Dear Friends, I am running for Newton City Council, Ward 3 At-Large. Join me at my KickOff event! After the divisive presidential election, I was inspired to become more active locally. Ted Hess-Mahan is not...
Setti Warren: Lead foot, tax evading, White House resident?
The Boston Globe digs up some curious things about Setti Warren’s young adulthood and our mayor admits that he once “struggled with the responsibility of adulthood.”
But he offered no explanation for the White House thing.
Ward councilor chairs campaign to save ward councilors
Although her name is not listed as the organizer behind Newton Citizens for Local Representation’s new website, Newton Ward City Councilor Emily Norton is listed as “chairman” of the ballot initiative committee to defeat the proposed charter, according to campaign documents filed with the state.
Documents also show that a ballot initiative committee — Yes for
TAB editor ‘walks back’ Needham St story and then looks ahead
In a column in this weeks Newton TAB, editor Andy Levin updates plans to overhaul Needham Street and Highland Ave, following news last week that the long-awaited, much-needed project would not go to bid in 2018 as scheduled.
As Levin clarifies (and Sean Roche addressed here) reports that the project was delayed following objections from bike advocates were unfounded.
As it turns out, a request for enhanced bicycle lanes and pedestrian accommodations by cycling advocates is not what caused a delay in
Newton’s transportation strategy presentation Thursday
Newton Mayor Setti Warren will be discussing his recently released transportation strategy, Newton Transportation Strategy, Newton-in-Motion, this Thursday April 6 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., (speaking program at 6 p.m.) at Newton North High School This event will...Wanted: City Council and School Committee candidates
Appropriately enough, much of the focus in Newton this fall will be on a mayoral election between at least three qualified candidates and the city’s proposed new charter. At the same time, every City Council and School Committee seat will also be on the ballot. ...