Many new candidates eye entering the fall elections
It’s been a while since I stopped by the city clerk’s office to see if anyone new has pulled papers to run for mayor, city council or school committee recently. Here’s what I discovered that I don’t believe has been previously reported, Julia...
Nevertheless they persisted
I hardly ever write about Newton-Needham Chamber events on Village 14. But I can’t resist sharing this photo taken at our annual members celebration event Thursday at the Newton Marriott featuring both
Anti-growth advocate Kathleen Kouril Grieser pulls papers for city council
Kathleen Kouril Grieser, the most visible leader of the no-growth anywhere group Newton Villages Alliance has pulled papers this week to run for Newton City Council. Kouril Grieser, pulled papers to run for both ward alderman in ward two and at-large, a strategy some...
Me to candidates: Get your own signatures
It’s clipboard season in Newton, that time of year when incumbents and challengers take to the streets, village days and supermarkets across Newton in search of registered voters so they can appear on the fall municipal election ballot. Candidates for mayor need 400...
Andrea Kelly is running for City Council, Ted Hess-Mahan is not
This arrived via email this evening…. Dear Friends, I am running for Newton City Council, Ward 3 At-Large. Join me at my KickOff event! After the divisive presidential election, I was inspired to become more active locally. Ted Hess-Mahan is not...
Political dominos: Ward one gets a contested council race
Once again, former Alderman Allan Ciccone Sr. is running for the Ward 1 City Council seat. This time he will be challenged by newcomer Carolina Ventura, the TAB’s Jonathan Dame reports.
The seat’s current occupant Alison Leary (who defeated Ciccone Sr. twice) is running for the
Leary to run at large in November
Ward 1 City Councilor Alison Leary will be running for the Ward 1 At Large Seat this fall, according to her website.
This switch is, no doubt, motivated by the fact that
Charter Commission sticks with plan to shrink City Council (with one small change)
Last night the Newton Charter Commission reaffirmed by a 7-2 vote its earlier straw vote to reduce the City Council from the present 24 to eight at-large ward seats (one per ward) and a pool of at-large seats (not tied to residency)—but four, instead of the previously...