Live blog: School Committee Leadership caucus
I’m at the School Committee caucus where there promises to be an interesting discussion about the next chair and vice chair. Mayor Warren runs the caucus. Matt Hills and Ruth Goldman are running for chair. I’m guessing that Mayor Warren is going to be the...
Boston Herald’s alternative facts about Mayor Setti Warren’s pay raise
In writing last week that Newton Mayor Setti Warren “pushed a measure to hike his salary by roughly $27,000 to $125,001 as part of a city budget proposal that was ultimately approved by Newton’s aldermen in 2012,” the Boston Herald’s Matt Stout is...
Is David Cohen running for mayor?
Has anybody else noticed that former Mayor David Cohen has come out of hiding? He spoke at the public hearing on Sanctuary City ordinance last night and he was quoted in the Boston Globe. He also attended a political event for School Committee candidate Kathy Shields...Newton JCC receives bomb threat
The Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center sent the following to its members this morning: The Leventhal-Sidman JCC received a bomb threat at 9:45 this morning. The call was similar to dozens of others received by JCCs up and down the East Coast last week and today....
Wally Lamb and Elizabeth Berg coming to Newton
Listening to authors speak about their books is up there on my favorite activities list and I’m a big fan of the Newton Free Library’s Spring Fling. So, I was thrilled to learn that best-selling authors Wally Lamb and Elizabeth Berg are this year’s ...
Chamber supports the Washington Place project. Do you?
Statement from the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce: “The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber enthusiastically supports the proposed mixed use project at Washington Place. Washington Place will contribute substantially towards the revitalization of Newtonville;...Steve Grossman will “support Setti Warren for governor 100%,” if he runs
Former state treasurer and 2014 candidate for governor Steve Grossman told the State House News Service that he would back Setti Warren’s run for governor, should the mayor decide to run.
From the story:
“I will support Setti for governor 100 percent” if he decides to run, Grossman said. He said, “I like Setti. I believe in Setti. He has been an outstanding mayor. I think he did what he said he was going to do.”
Powerful words from a guidance counselor
A Brookline elementary school guidance counselor shared this with teachers today. It’s very powerful and might help some parents of young children… Thoughts for talking to my children today (and reassurances to myself): 1) This is what a democracy looks...So proud Louie C.K. is from Newton…
“If you vote for Hillary, you’re a grown up. If you vote for Trump, you’re a sucker. If you don’t vote for anybody, you’re an asshole.” – Louie C.K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOkBnYGfIM
Doesn’t anybody trick-or-treat anymore?
It’s 7:30 p.m. on Halloween and I’ve only answered the door four times to dole out about 10 pieces of candy. My Newton Highlands neighborhood has never swarmed with trick-or-treaters, but this is a very disappointing turnout. Leftover candy is not a good...Why don’t women speak up about sexual assault?
This is not a Newton-specific piece but I’m posting it here regardless, in support of all women with similar experiences. Please read* my story: Forty years later, do sexual attackers even remember my name?
Here are a couple of excerpts:
