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Marchi: Inquisitive, caring, pragmatic, direct and focused

by Greg Reibman | Jul 31, 2017 | Candidate columns, School Committee | 2 comments

Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is an honor to be on the ballot in hopes of serving each of you in elected office! I am running for the Ward 1 School Committee seat because I have the commitment, experience and perspective to be an effective School Committee member...

Baker: Preserve and enhance the community we share

by Greg Reibman | Jul 31, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council | 3 comments

I am glad to be running for my 18th term on the Newton City Council as the Ward Councilor for Ward Seven, located in the eastern part of Newton that runs from Newton Corner to Chestnut Hill. I want to continue to preserve and enhance the community we share. For...

Grossman: A strong voice for Newton

by Greg Reibman | Jul 31, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council | 8 comments

Village 14 is inviting all candidates for mayor, city council or school committee to submit a single guest column between now and Aug 1. I’m Becky Walker Grossman, and I’m running for City Councilor-at-Large from Ward 7. I’d be honored to have the opportunity to...

Final reminder: Deadline is Tuesday to submit a candidate column

by Greg Reibman | Jul 30, 2017 | Candidate columns | 1 comment

A reminder to candidates: If you are running for mayor, city council or school committee you have until 11:59 pm on Tuesday Aug. 1 to submit a guest blog post on Village 14. There’s no limit to words and the approach is up to you. You can see examples of what...

Leary: An Effective Advocate for Newton

by Adam Peller | Jul 29, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections, Newton | 19 comments

It has been almost 4 years since I was first elected to the city council. These four years have been both immensely challenging as well as immensely rewarding. I have worked hard to be an advocate for both Ward 1 and the City as a whole, to be available and...

Downs: Improving quality of life for all

by Adam Peller | Jul 29, 2017 | Candidate columns, Newton

Thank you, 14th Villagers, for this wonderful opportunity. Newton faces some tough choices—how will we encourage the kind of development we want? How can retail and commercial entities survive and thrive? What kinds of public spaces encourage community building? How...

Greenberg: Strong advocate for Nonantum, Newton Corner village improvements

by Adam Peller | Jul 29, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections | 8 comments

Greetings. My name is Maria Scibelli Greenberg and I am a candidate for the Ward 1 City Councilor position. I have lived in Newton with my husband Mark and son Matteo for 26 years. When Matteo was a toddler, I would take him to playgrounds in Waltham and Watertown...

Castillo: Let’s build a more progressive Newton together

by Bryan Barash | Jul 27, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections | 6 comments

Hello! My name is Nicole Castillo, and I’m asking for your vote for Ward 1 City Councilor at-large. I first came to Newton in 2013 to work at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where I served as the domestic and sexual violence advocate and program coordinator. I have served...

Noel: Elected officials can truly impact positive change

by Greg Reibman | Jul 26, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections | 2 comments

Village 14 is inviting all candidates for mayor, city council or school committee to submit a single guest column between now and Aug 1.My name is Brenda Noel and I would like your vote to serve as the next Ward 6 City Councilor.For over four months I have been knocking on doors and listening to voters. I hear many of the questions you would expect, but the one that comes up at the majority of doors is,“Why are you running?”From 2000-‐2004 I worked at the

Former Newton TAB editor Gail Spector running for School Committee

by Gail Spector | Jul 25, 2017 | Candidate columns, Education, Elections, Newton, Newton TAB, School Committee | 13 comments

As a journalist and blogger who has covered Newton for 17 years, I am beyond excited to announce my candidacy for School Committee from Ward 8. This seat is currently held by Margie Ross Decter, who cannot run for reelection because of term limits. Like all School...

Albright: Make Newton a welcoming city

by Greg Reibman | Jul 24, 2017 | Candidate columns | 28 comments

Village 14 is inviting all candidates for mayor, city council or school committee to submit a single guest column between now and Aug 1.

The theme of my work and campaign is “making Newton a welcoming city”. Many feel as I do, that governmental progress now will only come from the state and local level; in that regard, allow me to tell you about some of my work of the last term.

I’m proud that I led the charge to create the Welcoming City ordinance, which requires adherence to 4^th and 10^th Amendments of our US constitution – providing due process for all Newtonians regardless of

Yates: Issues I’ve been involved with since 1987 are coming to decisive points.

by Greg Reibman | Jul 24, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections | 7 comments

Village 14 is inviting all candidates for mayor, city council or school committee to submit a single guest column between now and Aug 1.

I want to continue to serve on the Council because many of the issues I’ve been involved with as an Alderman/Councilor since 1987 are coming to decisive points. I want to bring the knowledge and insights I’ve developed as a Councilor, Environmentalist, Neighborhood Activist, a graduate of the Newton Public Schools and of Boston College, , a Master of Urban Affairs recipient from Boston University , and a participant for decades in the War on Poverty to bear on the reform of Newton’s Zoning Ordinance, the upgrading of the Needham Street Corridor, and the redevelopment of Northland Development’s property on Needham Street.

I came to the Board of Aldermen to

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