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by Nathan Phillips | Jun 8, 2015 | Newton |
According to this article by Joshua Miller from the Boston Globe about 2014 gubernatorial candidate Joe Avellone and the 2018 election, Mayor Warren’s name is coming up at Democratic water cooler conversations. Miller writes: Three plugged-in state Democratic...
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by Nathan Phillips | Jun 7, 2015 | Newton |
Jess Barton, a 2007 graduate and running star from Newton North and a Suffolk Law School student, announced on twitter Friday that she is running for alderman at-large from Ward 2. She launched a website with her announcement. If she can pull together an effective...
by Nathan Phillips | May 11, 2015 | Newton |
There’s an updated story on wickedlocalnewton about the plan that Austin Street Partners will file with the Board of Aldermen tomorrow. This story still has an unnamed source but the person is identified as a spokesperson for the developer, so it’s not an...
by Nathan Phillips | May 7, 2015 | Newton |
This post has been updated to include a link to the editorial. The TAB editorial isn’t online yet but I’ve done my best to post a legible copy here. I’d love to hear what others have to say about Andy Levin’s take on raising the minimum wage...
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by Nathan Phillips | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
I just heard from two very reliable sources that President Obama plans to appoint Newton Mayor Setti Warren Ambassador to Israel to replace Daniel Shapiro sometime in the next couple of days . Apparently Warren has told a few select elected officials and executive...
by Nathan Phillips | Mar 29, 2015 | medical marijuana |
Karen Munkacy, CEO of Garden Remedies, the medical marijuana dispensary slated to operate in Newtonville, told the Fitchburg Sentinal & Enterprise that she expects the dispensary to open by mid-January 2016. The article is worth reading. It is by far the most...
by Nathan Phillips | Mar 24, 2015 | Legendary Locals |
Save the date!! Please join me and some of Newton’s legends in celebrating the release of Legendary Locals of Newton on Wednesday, April 29 at Newtonville Books at 7 p.m.
by Nathan Phillips | Mar 2, 2015 | Austin Street |
Newtonville resident Jack Prior shared his summary, with some photos, from yesterday’s community meeting about the Austin Street project. He covers some good material here, and I’m wondering if anybody else who attended has anything to add. I was very...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 24, 2015 | development |
Waban resident and journalist Lauren Paul wrote a story in the March issue of Boston Magazine about Newton’s recent challenges with affordable housing developments, focusing on Engine 6 and Waban in particular. The subhead for the article reads: Well-heeled...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 5, 2015 | Newton |
The city of Somerville is hanging oversized neon yellow placards on doors of houses where sidewalks have not been shoveled in accordance to the city’s snow-removal ordinance, according to this article by Boston Globe (and former Newton TAB) reporter Steve...
by Nathan Phillips | Feb 4, 2015 | Newton |
The TAB’s Jim Morrison wrote a page one story today about decreased crime rates in Newton between 2013 and 2014 (not online yet.) Good news, mostly. Here’s what had me puzzled though: “Rapes were down 48 percent with 11 in 2014, compared to 21 in...
