Roesner: We recycle our plastics, bottles and paper but not our buildings
In a letter in the TAB, William E. Roesner, a member Newton Historical Commission, writes about a shameful “cultural bias of this city and its elected officials”…. It seems we will continue to tear down and throw away venerable brick school...TAB endorses Warren, Albright, Crossley, Steele, Tapper, Leary
Here’s the Tab endorsement for Ward 5 aldermen. The other endorsements aren’t online yet but I’ll provide a link when they’re available. In the meantime, if you have your TAB, check them out. The only one that surprised me was Eve Tapper in...What’s behind the TAB publisher GateHouse Media’s bankruptcy plan?
The Globe explores it here.TAB: Warren & Hess-Mahan are ‘logical choices in the primary’
The paper’s preliminary endorsement for Newton mayor is here.Newton TAB publisher files for bankruptcy with plans for a new company
GateHouse Media Inc., owner of the Newton TAB and hundreds of other community newspapers and websites, is restructuring its $1.2 billion debt in a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing with plans to spin off into a new company. AP story is here. GateHouse’s...The TAB endorses the overrides
It’s not on line yet, so you’ll just have to take our word for it. Update: Here’s the link to the editorial.
The impact of losing Chloe Gotsis
Now that we’ve all agreed that we’ll miss Chloe Gotsis, her cheery disposition, and her passion for Newton politics, I think the time is appropriate to look at what her departure from the TAB means to the city. When Ashley Studley left the TAB in...GateHouse proves me wrong, hires new Newton reporter
I am very pleased to report that, contrary to my prediction on Sept. 4, 2012 , GateHouse Media has hired a new swing reporter to cover Newton and Brookline, replacing Ashley Studley. On behalf of Village 14, Newton residents, and anybody else who doesn’t object...
TAB to lose reporter Ashley Studley
I’m not sure which of the following pieces of news is worse for the Newton TAB: 1. Swing reporter Ashley Studley is leaving for the communications department at the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts; or 2. Because of #1 above, the reporter position...Newton Police Chief Cummings replaced
According to this story on Wicked Local Newton, Chief Matt Cummings has been replaced by Capt. Howard Mintz. UPDATE: Here’s executive summary from the investigation on Cummings and here’s the announcement from the city: PRESS RELEASE RE: ADMINISTRATIVE...
Charlie Shapiro can’t get a break
Let me begin by saying that I know better than most how challenging — and thankless– election endorsements can be at a newspaper with a small staff. But I do think it’s unfortunate that Newton resident and former Alderman Charlie Shapiro wasn’t...
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