Election tomorrow: Make your (positive) pitch for your candidates

by | Nov 4, 2019 | Newton | 30 comments

Note: This thread has been moved up from last week. Reminder: Please post positive comments only.

One week from today On Tuesday, Newton voters will head to the polls to vote. Use this thread to tell us which candidates you’re supporting and why.  Or if you’re running tell us why we should vote for you.

And let’s try an experiment: Please do not use this thread to say anything negative about any candidates you don’t like.  Any negative comments will be removed without warning or discussion.

Why the ADL condemned hateful sign in Newton (and why we should too)

Why the ADL condemned hateful sign in Newton (and why we should too)

by | Nov 2, 2019 | Newton | 28 comments

WHDH reports on the disturbing It’s Okay to Be White sign that hung over the Mass Pike eastbound at Lewis Terrace in Newton Friday morning.

For anyone who is questioning the sign maker’s intentions, here’s some context from the Anti-Defimation League:

The phrase “It’s Okay To Be White” is a slogan popularized in late 2017 as a trolling campaign by members of the controversial discussion forum 4chan. The original idea behind the campaign was to choose an ostensibly innocuous and inoffensive slogan, put that slogan on

Globe editorial on region’s (and Newton’s) housing election

by | Nov 2, 2019 | Affordable housing, Boston Globe, development | 24 comments

Read the full editorial here but here’s a key excerpt….
For local politicians, the easy way out is often to oppose just about anything — and hope some other community picks up the slack. But the most tragic consequence of the resulting housing shortage is that it worsens the very problems that antidevelopment forces often contend that they care about. Preventing development in dense urban areas near transit pushes the demand off to auto-centric suburbs, where it does more environmental damage. Displacement of low-income residents happens when insufficient supply creates gentrification pressures on existing neighborhoods. When you hear critics complain that developers only build new luxury housing, it’s worth remembering that failing to build those new units to keep the market in equilibrium turns all housing into luxury housing. Newton has resisted development, and now its median sale price for single-family homes is above $1 million.
Why the ADL condemned hateful sign in Newton (and why we should too)

How can this be OK?

by | Nov 1, 2019 | Newton | 35 comments

This large white sign with the words “It’s ok to be white” was spotted and subsequently removed from the Mass Pike eastbound overpass at Lewis Terrace at 7 a.m. this morning, Friday Nov. 1. Discuss.

Election? What election?

by | Oct 30, 2019 | City Council elections, Elections, The TAB | 18 comments

The final edition of the Newton TAB before Tuesday’s hotly contested municipal election arrived on lawns across the city this morning. As far as we can find. it does not include a single word about the election.

  • No endorsements
  • No articles discussing important issues
  • No coverage of recent debates
  • No list of who’s on the ballot
  • No list of polling places or hours
  • Not even a reminder to vote

If you find that disappointing, irresponsible or perhaps a welcome relief please share your concerns with the following decision makers who are listed on the Wicked Local contact us page. 

Julie M. Cohen
For questions about news coverage or this website
Phone: 781-433-8362
Email: [email protected]

Philip Maddocks
For questions about submissions or the print newspaper
Phone: 508-626-4437
Email: [email protected]

Jesse Floyd
For questions about management of our newspaper or website
Phone: 978-371-5742
Email: [email protected]

Anne Brennan
Editor-in-Chief
Phone: 508-626-3871
Email: [email protected]