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...Charter Commission adds residency requirements
Note: This post was moved up so it would not be lost behind our April Fools Day posts. The Charter Commission last night voted 5-4* to add residency requirements to the four councilor-at-large seats. Candidates for the four seats must live in a designated district...City Councilors seek more things to ban
After successfully banning or placing limits on plastic bags, leaf blowers and the word “man,” City Councilors Ted Hess-Mahan, Alison Leary and Emily Norton are looking for new things to legislate away. “We know there’s more things we can get...
Original Washington Place proposal not dead yet
Apologies for not doing something about this earlier but the Land Use Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the Washington Place Project and the rezoning of the Orr Block. Land Use did not vote on a request by developer Robert Korff to withdraw his proposal, which...Draft version of the Newton’s revised charter is approved
After more than a year of research, public comment, debate, straw votes and then more debate, Newton’s Charter Commission unanimously approved a draft of a proposed charter revision. The TAB’s Laura Lovett’s story is here.
Among other things, the draft reduces the size of Newton’s city council from 24 to 12. Eight councilors will have ward residency requirements but be elected at-large, the remaining four will be
Slow down: Newton’s default speed limit reduced to 25 MPH
Newton’s new 25 MPH speed limit will apply on municipal roadways with no posted speed limits, replacing the previous default limit of 30 mph, The TAB’s Jonathan Dame reports.
Do you support Newton’s new proposed ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance?
On the heels of a contentious debate about whether or not Newton should become a sanctuary city, Newton Mayor Setti Warren, Former Mayor David Cohen, Police Chief David MacDonald and 18 City Councilors docketed a compromise “Welcoming City” draft ordinance on Friday. The ordinance will be in committee Wednesday and go to the full City Council in three weeks
Do you support or oppose the new compromise?
Sangiolo: ‘This is the worst board/council meeting I’ve ever attended’
City Councilor Amy Sangiolo (first elected in 1997) made that remark during Tuesday’s City Council marathon debate on a proposed summer leaf blower ban. As of 11 p.m. the council was still working its way through a series of amendments. If you watched or were...
Amy Sangiolo: ‘I am thinking about’ running for mayor
Yesterday I noticed a new account had been set up on Twitter for SangioloforNewton. So I e-mailed Newton City Councilor Amy Sangiolo and asked her is she was running for mayor.
Dueling ‘sanctuary city’ ordinances headed to Newton City Council
Last Thursday, Mayor Setti Warren, Police Chief David MacDonald and City Council President Scott Lennon filed an ordinance to address concerns how police and city officers interact with undocumented immigrants.
One day later, seven city councilors filed a different “sanctuary city” ordinance.
Becky Walker Grossman announces run for City Council Ward 7 At Large
With Ruthanne Fuller planning to give up her seat as City Councilor from Ward 7 At Large to run for mayor, Becky Walker Grossman has announced her candidacy for one of the two at large seats in that ward. Here’s her announcement..
Dear Friends and Fellow Newtonians,
My name is Becky Walker Grossman, and I’m excited to announce my candidacy for Ward 7 City Councilor-at-Large. My family and I love this city and I’m running to ensure Newton remains the best place to live, work, raise a family, educate children, and retire.
We’re deeply invested in the Newton community. My husband grew up here an
