Opt-Out Newton mobilizing in city council contests
Opt-Out Newton, the committee behind last year’s unsuccessful campaign to ban recreational marijuana shops in Newton recently sent this email to its supporters… Dear Opt Out Supporter, As you know, the current city council leans in favor of the expansion...Former Newton mayors endorse Bryan Barash
Former Mayors David Cohen and Setti Warren have endorsed Bryan Barash in his race against incumbent Emily Norton for Ward 2 city council, according to this Patch article. Warren, a Ward 2 resident, is quoted as follows: “Bryan is balanced, intelligent,...One Newton Preliminary Election, Debate for Ward 5 Councilors
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council together with the Waban Area Council and Upper Falls Area Council are hosting a debate for the Candidates running for Ward Councilor from Ward 5. The debate will be Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 pm at the Emerson...Fall elections: Which contests are you following the closest?
With the Labor Day weekend upon us, we’re entering the time when most folks first begin to focus on our fall elections, including seven contested citywide races for City Council and School Committee and five of the contested ward council races. (And it all...Ward 5 LWV Forum — some takeaways
If you haven’t already, please go watch the Ward 5 candidates forum, hosted by the Newton League of Women Voters and produced by NewTV Government. These fora are always informative. This one is also one of the best that I’ve seen. Here are some takeaways,...Ward 5 ward councilor web sites
With Rena Getz’s web site going live recently, all three candidates now have campaign web sites.Links inside.VIDEO: Ward Five ward councilor preliminary debate
Elections season is officially upon us. Here’s the NewTV/League of Women Voters forum featuring the three candidates — from left Rena Getz, Bill Humphrey and Kathy Winters — competing in a preliminary election to run for the ward city council seat representing Ward 5 on Sept. 10.
Decision 2019: Ward Five Ward Councilor Preliminary Debate from NewTV Government on Vimeo.
The 413 on the Newton commuter rail and ward 2 politics
There may not be much local news converge of Newton and our city council races these days but Western Massachusetts Politics & Insight is a Springfield-based political blog has just posted a piece that looks at Newton commuter rail and even the ward 2 city...Ward 5 city council contest: Share your thoughts here.
Lawns signs have started showing up across Ward 5 for the Sept.10 run off election between Bill Humphrey, Rena Getz* and Kathy Winters, who are running to fill the ward council seat currently held by Councilor John Rice, who chose not to seek reelection.
This is the only run off in Newton this year. Only registered voters in
Gordon, Ventura and Sterman pull papers for ward city council seats
Here’s three updates to this fall’s ward city council races:
- Lisa Gordon, who was one of the leaders of last year’s unsuccessful effort to ban retail marijuana shops in Newton, has pulled papers to run for the Ward 6 City Council seat presently held by Brenda Noel.
- Carolina Ventura (in photo), who briefly was a Ward 1 council candidate before bowing out of that contest and who has since moved to Ward 3, has pulled papers for the Ward 3 seat being vacated by Barbara Brousal-Glaser. Julia Malakie is also running for that seat.
- And Janet Sterman, a perennial candidate in ward 1 has once again pulled papers to run for the seat presently held by Maria Greenburg.
There’s still plenty of time for additional candidates to emerge or pulling papers does not mean that candidate will necessarily run. Nomination papers are due July 23.
Barbara Brousal-Glaser will not run for re-election
In a letter to constituents late Friday, Ward 3 Councilor Barbara Brousal-Glaser announced that she will not run for another term. Glaser was first elected in 2014 (back when we had a Board of Alderman) and has served Ward 3 since. She currently serves on the...