by Greg Reibman | Oct 20, 2017 | Mayor's race, Newton, Ruthanne Fuller, Scott Lennon |
The Boston Globe’s John Hilliard asked candidates for mayor Scott Lennon and Ruthanne Fuller ten questions including about the charter, our village centers, housing and transportation. And John also asked Newton residents about their choices for mayor.
In addition, today I had the privilege to moderate a chamber debate with the two candidates at Mount Ida College. We talked about tax overrides, the school budget, unions, health care, Northland, management styles and big ideas.
by Greg Reibman | Oct 18, 2017 | Mayor's race, Ruthanne Fuller, Scott Lennon |
Here’s the video from the NewTV and the Newton League of Women Voters debate featuring mayoral candidates Scott Lennon and Ruthanne Fuller
Voters citywide will on Nov. 7.
by Greg Reibman | Oct 15, 2017 | Education, Mayor's race, Newton, School Committee, Schools |
SEPAC, the Newton Special Education Parents Advisory Council, recently surveyed the candidates for school committee and mayor.
You can read the candidates written responses here.
by Greg Reibman | Oct 13, 2017 | City Council, Mayor's race |
To date, nine sitting city councilors have endorsed Council President Scott Lennon for mayor (Jay Ciccone, Jim Cote, Jay Harney, Amy Sangiolo, Lenny Gentile, John Rice, Cheryl Lappin, Rick Lipof & David Kalis) while four have endorsed their colleague Ruthanne Fuller (Lisle Baker, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss and Deb Crossley). That leaves nine of their
by Bryan Barash | Sep 27, 2017 | Affordable housing, Mayor's race
U-CHAN (Uniting Citizens for Housing Affordability in Newton) is hosting a Mayoral forum on October 5th at 7pm at Eliot Church that is open to the public. If you haven’t had a chance to see our 2 Mayoral candidates go head to head, this is a great opportunity....
by Bruce Henderson | Sep 13, 2017 | Mayor's race |
Following the results of the preliminary mayoral election, Amy Sangiolo said this to her supporters last night: “Thank you friends and family for your support, friendship and love throughout this campaign and throughout the years. Together we were able to harness our... by Greg Reibman | Sep 12, 2017 | Mayor's race |
The Newton Election Department’s unofficial results can be found here.
(Unfortunately, the site is not providing ward by ward/precinct breakdowns by we assume that they will be available later. )
Somebody named “Logan,” (appears to be a student) is live streaming result too.
by Greg Reibman | Sep 12, 2017 | Mayor's race, Newton |
Share your observations at the polls today, including if you can, the vote count at the machine in your ward and precinct. by Greg Reibman | Sep 11, 2017 | Mayor's race |
Newton voters will narrow the field of seven candidates for mayor to two in a preliminary election tomorrow, Tuesday Sept. 12. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Several but not all of the candidates have made video pitches for their campaigns. Here’s...
by Marti Bowen | Sep 5, 2017 | City Council elections, Elections, Mayor's race, Newton, School Committee |
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...
by Marti Bowen | Sep 5, 2017 | Elections, Mayor's race, Newton, School Committee, Schools |
11% of Newton’s schoolchildren live in poverty – a 77% increase over the past 5 years. Children that qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch may lose those two meals during July and August One such action could be applying for the... by Greg Reibman | Sep 3, 2017 | Mayor's race |
The seven candidates for mayor will appear together one last time before the Sept. 12 preliminary on Thursday Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. for a forum on transportation and housing. The event is sponsored by Engine 6, Bike Newton and Green Newton, takes and place at the War...
