VIDEO: Sterman, Castillo and Leary for Ward 1 At Large
Decision 2017: Councilor At Large Ward One from NewTV on Vimeo.
Here’s the video from the NewTV and the Newton League of Women Voters debate featuring three of the four Ward 1 At-Large candidates Janet Sterman, Nicole Castillo and Allison Leary. Candidate Allan “Jay” Ciccone, Jr. declined to participate.
Voters will be asked to elect two of the four candidates on Nov. 7.
City Councilors, including mayoral candidates, come out against Home Rule petition
A strongly worded letter released this morning and signed by seven city councilors, including the two mayoral candidates, opposes the Home Rule Petition that is docketed by another 14 candidates. This suggests that even if the petition passes the city council, it may run into trouble with the new mayor, no matter who
All 4 Area Councils Sponsor At-Large Forum on Oct 8
Newton’s four Neighborhood Area Councils — Newton Highlands, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville and Waban — will present a moderated discussion for all At-large City Council candidates in contested races at 1:30 pm, on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Angier Elementary...
What Actions will Candidates take to Meet the Needs of Newton’s Poor – 2
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) (Food Stamps) was mentioned by an anonymous poster, bugek, as a program that, a responsible family could use to easily feed a family of 4 with their $649/month in benefits, even leaving a surplus of $85. He supplied a...Cedrone declines to debate Greenberg in City Council contest
Franco Cedrone who is running against Maria Scibelli Greenberg in the contest for the open Ward 1 seat on our city council has declined the League of Women Voters Newton’s invitation to debate his opponent, the league reports. These debates are typically the...
UPDATED: Progressive Newton’s questionnaire answers are now public
All results from the Progressive Newton questionnaires are now online. Thank you to all the candidates who shared their views with us. If anyone hasn’t yet submitted a questionnaire, it’s too late to be considered for an endorsement but we are more than happy to share your answers on our website.
LWVN to include Sharma in forums and voters guide
This just in from League of Women Voters of Newton…. The League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) will include Allison Sharma, write-in candidate for Ward 4 Ward Councilor, in its candidates’ forums and voter guide. Although Ms. Sharma missed the deadline to be...
And lo, on the 15th day, he appeared!
More than two weeks after becoming a candidate for Newton City Council, the mysterious Chis Markiewicz has surfaced!
Who pulled nomination papers for Chris Markiewicz?
City Clerk David Olson confirmed via an email to a Village 14 contributor today that Christoper Markiewicz, the mysterious but presumed next Ward 4 City Councilor did not pull his own nomination papers at City Hall. This means that either someone else gave him a copy...Progressive Newton to candidates: Why are people poor?
As anyone who has ever run for elected office knows — along with going out and shaking hands, having coffee with anyone who is anyone, participating in forums, organizing mailings and lawn signs — there are a seemingly endless stream of questionnaires by specialty groups to fill out.As a example, below is the questionnaire form a group called Progressive Newton, a local chapter of Progressive Massachusetts, a statewide grassroots organization. The organization says all answers will be posted
Harney says decision was based on ‘personal issues’
City Councilor Jay Harney issued this statement to Village 14 on Sunday, two days after issuing this press release.Last Friday, I announced that I would not be running for re-election for the Ward 4 Council seat. I want to thank the many people who have reached out to me over the last few days with kind words thanking me for my years of dedicated service to the City of Newton and to wish me well. After thinking about it for quite a while earlier this summer, I made the decision to run for one more term. However, over the last week, I had been struggling with some personal issues that made me
