by Nathan Phillips | Mar 8, 2013 | Newton |
I hope you’ve heard by now, but Newton Public Schools are closed today. If it keeps snowing, our kids are going to be in school in July.
by Nathan Phillips | Mar 1, 2013 | Newton TAB |
Now that we’ve all agreed that we’ll miss Chloe Gotsis, her cheery disposition, and her passion for Newton politics, I think the time is appropriate to look at what her departure from the TAB means to the city. When Ashley Studley left the TAB in...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 26, 2013 | Newton
The neighborhood meeting to discuss renovation plans for the Carr School will now be held on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the school. It was previously scheduled for this Thursday, Feb. 28.
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by Nathan Phillips | Feb 24, 2013 | Override |
Globe West’s Dierdre Fernandez introduces a new topic into the mix in her article in today’s Globe West, “Newton mayor out in front on tax hike.” We all know how hard Mayor Warren is pushing this override, or rather, these overrides. He’s...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 15, 2013 | Elections |
The Board of Aldermen will vote Tuesday night on whether to seek Home Rule legislation to forego a special election to fill the position of Ward 1 alderman at-large, due to the death of Alderman Carleton Merrill. The aldermen all understand what the charter instructs...
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by Nathan Phillips | Feb 10, 2013 | Elections |
According to a story by the TAB’s Chloe Gotsis, BOA President Scott Lennon has announced that he’s running for the alderman at-large seat left vacant by the death of Alderman Carleton Merrill. This is an interesting twist, given that the Programs and...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 7, 2013 | Newton |
Newton Public Schools are closed tomorrow, Feb. 8, due to the expected snowstorm, according to a robocall from Superintendent of Schools David Fleishman.
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 7, 2013 | Elections |
Programs and Services voted 4-2 last night to skip a special election to fill the position of Ward 1 alderman at-large, a vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Carleton Merrill last month. If passed by the full board, the vote would allow the BOA to request a home...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 2, 2013 | Newton |
I’m sure somebody will correct me if my logic is flawed, but consider this scenario in Ward 1: 1. The city charter (section 2-5) states that a vacancy within the first 15 calendar months of the term requires a special election, which mean there has to be a...
by Nathan Phillips | Jan 29, 2013 | Override |
According to this story from Melanie Graham at Newton Patch, Newton resident Adam Maleson, 53, was arrested for disturbing the peace at Mayor Warren’s Town Hall meeting Sunday night in Nonantum. The Town Hall was one in a succession of meetings to explain the...
by Nathan Phillips | Jan 12, 2013 | Newton |
The Globe ran a brief, “New Mass. law requires fingerprinting teachers,” from AP today about Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday signing a law that requires teachers to submit fingerprints for criminal background checks. The governor’s press release framed...
by Nathan Phillips | Jan 4, 2013 | Newton |
The Boston Herald is reporting that recently retired Congressman Barney Frank, D-Newton, told Governor Deval Patrick that he’s interesting in filling the U.S. Senate seat that would be vacant if Senator John Kerry makes it through the confirmation process for...
