by Sean Roche | Nov 1, 2017 | Newton |
NPR just ran a story on Martin Marro’s five friends from Argentina. Marro is the Newtonian seriously injured in yesterday’s car attack in NYC. The friends were classmates visiting New York with Marro. All five friends died. A sad story just gets...
by Sean Roche | Nov 1, 2017 | Newton |
The kerfuffle surrounding Scott Lennon’s ad in the TAB, Ruthanne Fuller’s response, and Scott’s follow up have raised an important question: to what extent do our mayoral candidates have the sensitivity to identify and sympathy to address bias... by Sean Roche | Oct 30, 2017 | Newton |
Let there be no doubt. There is a real, significant choice for ward councilor in Ward 6. Not a believer? Watch the spirited 90-minute debate between incumbent Dick Blazar and challenger Brenda Noel. Heck, watch the first 10 minutes. Dick established himself as the guy...
by Sean Roche | Oct 30, 2017 | Newton |
Updated to add Ted Hess-Mahan’s endorsement of Nicole Castillo. There are three City Council races where a successful challenger will guarantee an incumbent is unseated: Ward 1 At-Large, Ward 2 At-Large, Ward 5 At-Large, Ward 6 Ward*. In two three of those... by Sean Roche | Oct 30, 2017 | Newton |
As we approach Election Day, the urge for candidates and surrogates to talk to (captive) drivers in school blue zones will be strong. Candidates: don’t do it! Drivers: don’t let it happen! Witnesses: let the candidates/surrogates know it will be the surest...
by Sean Roche | Oct 26, 2017 | Newton |
Hope the recent political controversy hasn’t distracted folks from perhaps the most significant development in Newton in quite a while. by Sean Roche | Oct 26, 2017 | Mayor's race, Newton, Ruthanne Fuller, Scott Lennon |
The only fair reading of Scott Lennon’s statement that “[s]ome of that ad … has been taken out of context” is that he meant to say that critics have misunderstood his intent. “[T]hat ad,” of course, is an ad Scott placed in the TAB,... by Sean Roche | Oct 24, 2017 | Newton |
What do you think of the weird circumstances of the Ward 4 contests? What does it tell you about the need for charter reform? On the one hand, you have a first-time at-large candidate, Josh Krintzman, who will win his seat in an uncontested race. As pointed out on a... by Sean Roche | Oct 19, 2017 | Newton |
After the New York Times and New Yorker articles revealing the sexual assault and harassment claims against Harvey Weinstein, there has been a huge wave of women bearing witness to their experiences, most notably with the #MeToo hashtag on Facebook and Twitter, which... by Sean Roche | Oct 19, 2017 | Newton |
One of the things that gets slippery when the discussion turns to density — and, if it’s a good discussion, it ought to — is the meaning of “appropriate density” or similar phrases. There are very few people who say, “No density in... by Sean Roche | Oct 16, 2017 | Newton |
According to reports, cities like Paris, Copenhagen, and Oxford will ban gas and/or diesel vehicles in some or all of the city, as early as 2019. Any reason Newton shouldn’t do something similar? Of course, the three cities are designed to be much less... by Sean Roche | Oct 15, 2017 | Newton |
Got some, uh, feedback on the Twitter when I declared that the charter proposal, despite issues, was better for solving Newton’s most urgent problems than the status quo. (Actual tweet after the jump.)
