by Jerry Reilly | Nov 4, 2019 | Newton
Here’s a story for all the candidates out there and all of the folks who’ve worked so hard on their campaigns. In the last (2017) election Eileen Sandberg ran for School Committee. She told a story about perspective and learning a bit of wisdom about running for office
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 3, 2019 | Newton |
I just shamelessly stole this graphic and this concise guide to Tuesday’s election from tonight’s Upper Falls News (thank you Margaret). Four sources of information on candidates: The Boston Globe’s candidate profiles. (Bottom of the article for...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 3, 2019 | Newton |
In 2017, the Newton Nomadic Theater held what we believe to be the first ever political candidate story slam ever held anywhere, in any jurisdiction, ever.This past Wednesday night we were back for this year’s election. We invited the 25 candidates running for contested City Council seats in Newton to fill one of 16 spots to come and tell us a five minute, true personal story – no campaigning, no electioneering, just a story.We accepted the first 16 who responded (our apologies to those who were too late to be included). Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presided as the host and outgoing councilor John Rice accepted our invitation to be our special guest storyteller.It was a wonderful night that peeled back the layers of all the campaigning to reveal the people behind the candidates.
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 3, 2019 | Newton |
Local resident Jonah Hassenfeld just published his musings on local elections in an article for the History News Network. “Ultimately, Toqueville concluded that the strength of American democracy rested not in separation of powers or in our constitution, but in... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 2, 2019 | Newton |
In response to a request by Sallee Lipshutz and thanks to the work of Dan Brody who compiled all this information, we present the Village 14 one stop shopping guide to Tuesday’s Newton elections. The tables below provide links to all of the (contested)...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 2, 2019 | Newton |
I thought it was just me, but apparently it runs in my family. During the last election I got myself in some hot water because of my penchant for promiscuous political endorsements. After that I swore off all future endorsements and have been sticking to that policy...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 1, 2019 | Newton |
We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Pam Wright, who is running for the Ward 3 at large seat,...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 1, 2019 | Newton |
We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Jim Cote, who is running for the Ward 3 at large seat,...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 31, 2019 | Newton
I love this! I hope it becomes an annual Newton tradition. Want to start composting and have some fun? Start with your Halloween pumpkin – don’t trash it, come with the whole family and smash it. Bring your pumpkin and candy to the War Memorial Circle behind City...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 31, 2019 | Newton |
We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Carolina Ventura, who is running for the Ward 3 ward...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 31, 2019 | Newton |
We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Bryan Barash, who is running for the Ward 2 ward seat,...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 31, 2019 | Newton |
We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Susan Albright, who is running for the Ward 2 at-large...