Madeline Ranalli, 20-year-old activist, is running for Ward 1 City Council seat
Newton native and activist Maddy Ranalli announced today that she’s running for the Ward 1 city council at-large seat that is open because of Jay Ciccone’s unexpected death last month. Watch her kickoff video here. Here’s the press release: Madeline...Last year’s Ward 2 City Council contests were the city’s costliest
Nearly half of the $322,000 raised in individual donations for City Council races during the 2019 municipal election cycle were for candidates running in Ward 2, the Globe’s John Hilliard reports.
What Alicia Bowman is doing while waiting for recount
Jenna Fisher from Patch interviews Alicia Bowman and finds out what she’s doing while waiting for the Nov. 23 Ward 6 at large city council recount.
Greg Schwartz files papers for recount
Newton City Councilor Greg Schwartz’ campaign filed the required petitions today at Newton City Hall to have a hand recount of the Ward 6 Councilor-at-Large race, according to City Clerk David Olson. “My office has certified the signatures on the forms...VIDEO: Watch NewTV’s election night interview with Mayor Fuller here
NewTV’s election night coverage Tuesday began with a wide ranging interview with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller where she discussed Webster Woods, NewCAL, Newton Power Choice, Northland, Riverside and other developments (including breaking news about a residential tower at Chestnut Hill Square) and zoning (along with what types of development projects might be proposed in the future).
This same video also includes interviews with Gail Spector and a BU student journalist, School Committee member Steve Siegel, City Council President Marc Laredo and Councilor Cheryl Lappin, following by election results and analysis.
Video: Wards 5 & 6 council and school committee candidates debates
The Area Council sponsored debates that were held on Oct. 27 are now available online! This is a great opportunity, especially for last minute folks, to learn more about the candidates before the election this Tuesday! School Committee Ward 5 – Emily Prenner and...
Despite change in ballot wording, “bullet voting” remains alive and well
For each At-Large City Council race, two candidates will win and fill two seats, so each voter can vote for up to two candidates in each race. Some voters for some races choose to employ a strategy known as “bullet voting” — i.e., voting only for...Election? What election?
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
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Holly Ryan is about to make history
Boston University journalist Arianna Bouchard writes about Ward 8 city council candidate Holly Ryan in the Boston Globe:
When she wins, as expected, she’ll become the first openly transgender elected official in Newton — and one of the first in Massachusetts.
Of the 520,000 elected officials in the United States, about 13 are transgender, according to Victory Institute’s 2018 Out for America report.
Maybe there’s a good explanation for why we ‘can’t all just get along’?
What do you think about this Tweet from Ward 5 City Council Council candidate Bill Humphrey?
The “can’t we all just get along, these elections are tearing us apart” people seem fairly naive about the existential struggle we are currently in like it or not. We can’t all just get along because we don’t all agree and we have opposing interests. You can’t hand wave that away
— Bill Humphrey 🌳 (@BillHumphreyMA) October 26, 2019
VIDEO: Ward 3 City Council At Large forum with Cote, Kelley and Wright
Here’s the NewTV/Newton League of Women Voters debate between among incumbents incumbents Andrea Kelley and Jim Cote and challenger Pam Wright for two seats on the Newton City Council.
Decision 2019: Ward Three Councilor at Large from NewTV Government on Vimeo.
