POLL: Your choice for Governor’s Council
While this is not likely on most folks’ radar, the state primaries are one month away, Thursday Sept. 8. One of the only contested contests is yet another attempt to unseat incumbent Marilyn Petitto Devaney from the governor’s council.
This year, Devaney has two opponents. — Peter Georgiou from Lincoln and Bill Humphrey from Newton. Vote in our poll and — more importantly — explain your choice to large number of undecided voters reading this.
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Newton: Home to the best and the brightest. And then there’s this guy
Newton Patch has this story about a 55-year-old Newton guy who left behind a box of éclairs, his ice tea and his tools behind when breaking into an Chestnut Hill apartment.A fingerprint on the box of éclairs and DNA on the screwdriver were matched to [Paul] Thames,...
Where to park — and shop — in West Newton
Thanks to City Councilor Ted Hess Mahan for sharing this map from the city showing parking spaces and the businesses in West NewtonWicked Local Newton has a new look too!
Village 14 isn’t the only Newton website with a new look: Wicked Local has relaunched its sites dramatically. Check out the new Wicked Local Newton here and then come back and discuss.
Which Newton wards favored Clinton and Trump in their respective primaries?
The TAB’s Jonathan Dame has created two interactive maps showing what of the vote Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump received in their respective presidential primaries on March. I’m not sure what, if anything, it tells us but have at it.VIDEO: Meet Newton’s Olympic rower
Meet Gevvie Stone, the Olympics-bound rower, who grew up in Newton, her parents (her dad is her coach) still live here.
