by Jerry Reilly | Feb 28, 2021 | Newton |
Sayre’s Law: “In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake.”. Sayre’s more well known quote on the topic is “The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 28, 2021 | Newton
Last February, shortly before our year long Covid adventures began we did the now unthinkable – we packed 100+ people in to Gregorian Rugs for a Nomad Story Slam. The theme of the night was “danger”. It was a particularly good night and one of the...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2021 | Newton
Once Bothfeld heard that Weeks had weighed in on the Ward 2 race, Henry insisted on trumpeting the talent in Ward 1
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2021 | Newton |
I thought it may be a good time to ask other former Newton leaders to weigh in on the upcoming Ward 2 City Council election. I asked John Wingate Weeks to stick to only positive messages. Note: This post has no connection to any candidate’s political...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2021 | Newton |
This ad has reportedly been running on various sites, including Village14 in recent days. (Note Village14 has no editorial knowledge or oversight of what ads are hosted on its pages). This may be a new low in Newton political ads. Yikes! Unlike in some races there...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2021 | Newton |
The Council on Aging hosted a candidates debate this week (Feb 23) for the upcoming Special Election for City Council seats for Ward 1 and Ward 2. Here’s the video.
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 25, 2021 | Newton |
RightSize Newton, the advocacy group that arose over concerns with the development plans of the Riverside and Northland projects issued a statement yesterday. They took issue with City Council candidate Bryan Barash characterizing RightSize as “an anti-housing...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 24, 2021 | Newton |
I just belatedly heard about this but am loving it. Please help spread the word to any artists you know. Newton Community Pride is organizing an outdoor art event for this spring-summer. Each artists will be provided a recycled wooden door to do whatever they like...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 21, 2021 | Newton |
This afternoon Newton’s Area Councils hosted a debate for all the candidates in the two up coming special elections for Ward 1 and 2 City Council seats. You can see the video here (though it looks like the beginning is missing) I tuned in via Zoom and thought...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 19, 2021 | Newton |
John Hilliard reports in the Boston Globe that Garden Remedies, Newton’s only recreational marijuana store, is seeking for the city to drop it’s “by appointment only” rule. “As far as we know, Newton is really the only location that has a...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 19, 2021 | Newton |
Brookline Schools have been running with a combination of hybrid classes and fully remote for all grades, much like Newton, for some time now. At last night’s Brookline School Committee meeting this proposal was discussed to move next month to the next phase of... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 18, 2021 | Newton
The League of Women Voters have just published the videos of the Candidate Forums they presented on NewTV for the upcoming special elections for the Newton City Council. Ward 1 – John Oliver and Madeline Ranalli Ward 2 – Bryan Barash, Tarik Lucas, David...
