More job actions from teachers start today
Effective today, Newton Teachers Association members are declining to participate in more than 40 committees. Read all about it from Boston University student Samantha Drysdale.More election stories from BU journalists
Sam Drysdale writes about the ward councilor race in Ward 2. and Naba Khan writes about the councilor at-large race in Ward 3. If you missed it, here’s Arianna Bouchard’s story about Holly Ryan in Ward 8.
Auchincloss: Mayor Fuller is going to ask the voters to raise taxes
In his newsletter to constituents, Councilor Jake Auchincloss said what many people have been thinking since Mayor Fuller delivered her Long-Range Financial Forecast & Five-Year Financial Plan and the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan last week. Every year, the...Wanted: NPS parents to talk to BU journalist about teachers’ contract
From one of my BU journalism students: Hi everyone! My name is Sam Drysdale, I am a journalism student at Boston University working in partnership with The Boston Globe to cover Newton. I am writing a story on the Newton Teachers Association’s collective...Boston Globe: “Newton candidates need to pipe up on housing”
In an editorial, the Boston Globe criticizes the decisions of many Newton City Council candidates to stay silent about housing and development issues. This is a must read about an important issue. Here’s an excerpt: “What happened to transparency in...
Jake Auchincloss announces run for Congress
City Councilor Jake Auchincloss joined what promises to be a crowded race for the 4th Congressional District seat currently held on Joe Kennedy III. With his announcement he becomes the second Newton resident publicly vying for the seat. Are there more Newton...
Globe’s Kevin Cullen lauds Jake Auchincloss
Kevin Cullen, columnist for the Boston Globe, was very impressed by City Councilor Jake Auchincloss. Read here. Auchincloss couldn’t ask for much better publicity than this as he mulls a run for Congress.
“I have seen the future of real, decent politics, and its name is Jake Auchincloss.”
– Kevin Cullen
BU journalism students are off and running!
Check out the work of six Boston University journalism students who have been published on the Boston Globe’s Newton page! You can read one student’s account of Friday’s climate strike here. Many new stories are in the works but we’re always...A tale of two high schools from the Boston Globe
In today’s Boston Globe, Malcolm Gay and Jenna Russell contrast student experiences at Brighton High School and Newton South. Read, then come back here to discuss. “Experts often say geography is destiny in the United States, that a student’s future...Former Newton mayors endorse Bryan Barash
Former Mayors David Cohen and Setti Warren have endorsed Bryan Barash in his race against incumbent Emily Norton for Ward 2 city council, according to this Patch article. Warren, a Ward 2 resident, is quoted as follows: “Bryan is balanced, intelligent,...
Teachers to launch silent job action, will not participate in meetings
Someone sent me a copy of this communication to union members from Newton Teachers Association president Mike Zilles. I wonder if and how parents will react.