by Nathan Phillips | Nov 16, 2013 | Newton |
After 110 minutes of scoreless play, Newton North won the state championship last night in the sixth round (!) of penalty kicks to take the state title. Congratulations Tigers!!!
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 5, 2013 | Newton |
Congratulations to everybody!
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 5, 2013 | Newton |
Numbers here.
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 5, 2013 | Newton |
With 26 of 32 precincts reporting, Village 14 is calling the mayor’s race for Mayor Setti Warren.
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 5, 2013 | Elections |
Let the fun begin!
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 4, 2013 | Elections |
I’ll keep my predictions on winners and margins to myself, but I figure predicting turnout should be pretty benign. Anyone want to go first? Just for a reference point, the turnout in the preliminary was 11 percent.
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 4, 2013 | Sports |
Does anybody remember/know which Red Sox players have lived in Newton over the years? I have Ted Williams, Jamie Piersall, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Doug Mirabelli, Alan Embree. There are others that are listed on Wikipedia but I’m looking for the...
by Nathan Phillips | Nov 1, 2013 | Elections, School Committee |
I just ran across this endorsement letter by Newton Teachers Association President Mike Zilles on Facebook. Again, like the mayor’s race, I believe this is unusual. I could be wrong but I don’t think the NTA usually endorses candidates, especially not for...
by Nathan Phillips | Oct 30, 2013 | Elections, Newton TAB |
Here’s the Tab endorsement for Ward 5 aldermen. The other endorsements aren’t online yet but I’ll provide a link when they’re available. In the meantime, if you have your TAB, check them out. The only one that surprised me was Eve Tapper in...
by Nathan Phillips | Oct 24, 2013 | Newton |
It’ll be interesting to see what Wellesley decides about full-day kindergarten. As Jaclyn Reiss reports in this Globe West story, Wellesley runs its kindergarten program similar to Newton’s with two long days and two short days. One of the objections...
by Nathan Phillips | Oct 16, 2013 | Newton |
Maybe I’m the last to notice this but driving down Needham Street two days ago, I noticed that Modell’s had disappeared. It seemed like it was there, then it was gone. Anybody know what’s up?
by Nathan Phillips | Sep 22, 2013 | Newton |
According to this story from Globe West’s Evan Allen, the pace of federally-funded affordable housing has slowed in Newton since Mayor Setti Warren took office, which led the city housing manager to quit last month. “I understand that the mayor characterizes his...
