Setti Warren Announces his run with a Dream
At the launch of Setti Warren’s campaign for governor. #TeamSetti #mapoli pic.twitter.com/50osvM9sCx — Tracey Leger-Hornby (@tlegerhornby) May 20, 2017 I always joke that there are two great seasons in Massachusetts, the month of October, with its crisp...
Transportation Talk Postponed
The City and the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber had a talk scheduled for Friday morning (tomorrow) about the city’s transportation plan. Unfortunately, it’s now postponed due to illness, so if you planned to attend please…um… don’t. The...
No Exit
On a beautiful Friday afternoon like today, I sometimes choose to bike the scenic route home. Today that meant a trip down the Upper Falls Greenway as opposed to the more direct line of taking Needham Street between my office and Winchester Street. I’ve done...
Best Sandwich in Newton?
Way back in my younger days I worked in a great little sandwich shop in Suffern, NY. It was there I learned a few things about making sandwiches, such as hollowing out the rolls and using shredded lettuce. Both of those are a lost art. The last place I knew that...
Inna’s Kitchen is Shutting Down in Newton UPDATED
I’m going to be very sorry to see this restaurant go. Inna’s Kitchen is shutting down after 6 years in its Newton location, per its newsletter. The last day in business will be this coming Saturday, April 29th. They’ll be holding a farewell open...
Wells Ave 40b Proposal and the SJC
If you have a bit of time this is a worthwhile thing to watch. It’s the oral arguments in 135 Wells Avenue LLC v. Housing Appeals Committee. I found the questioning and discussion around the dual role of the City Council to be of interest. But there are great...
Matthew Miller Launches Campaign
Before I start this post, let me just say that I’m a supporter of Matthew Miller, who is running for School Committee in ward 8. It’s a contested seat that Margie Ross Decter is vacating having reached the end of her term limits. Amy Masters Ribner is also...
Ruthanne Fuller Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign
Newton’s two-person race is now in full swing. A day after Greg Reibman fooled a few into thinking he was going to run, Ruthanne Fuller started her campaign to become Newton’s 31sth mayor with a kickoff event at the Scandinavian Living Center in West...Newton in the Age of Trump
Has the divisive rhetoric of the nation started to exacerbate cracks in Newton’s own community? An article on WGBH.com by Gabrielle Emanuel seems to argue that yes it has. Using the recent meeting about sanctuary cities as a backdrop, Emanuel points to some of the caustic language used to paint a picture of a community divided, even one that agreed overwhelmingly (75%) that we
Mayor picks up endorsements for Gov.
Mayor Warren apparently picked up a couple of endorsements today, before officially announcing his candidacy.
This came across in the MASSter List this morning:
Setti’s coup
Newton Mayor Setti Warren has landed major endorsements from three former state Democratic Party leaders, suddenly making his yet-to-be-announced gubernatorial candidacy a very legitimate, and non-laughable, matter. According to Kevin Franck, Warren’s recently hired communications advisor,
Newton Economic Development Commission on Washington Place
I know a lot has been written about Washington Place and the city has gone through an exhaustive public comment process. Adding to the list of support for this project is the Newton Economic Development Commission (of which I’m a member). The commission found a...