Former Newton mayors endorse Bryan Barash
Former Mayors David Cohen and Setti Warren have endorsed Bryan Barash in his race against incumbent Emily Norton for Ward 2 city council, according to this Patch article. Warren, a Ward 2 resident, is quoted as follows: “Bryan is balanced, intelligent,...Setti Warren’s new gig
According to the Harvard Crimson, former Newton mayor Setti Warren will be the next executive director at the Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. “[Center Director Nicco] Mele said as executive director, Warren will not...Setti Warren ends his run for governor
UPDATE: Here’s the Globe’s story.
Former Newton Setti Warren sent this supporters early Thursday morning
City Dems to caucus for governor and not all are supporting Setti Warren
This Sunday, the Newton Democratic City Committee will be holding its caucus at Newton South High School from 2-6 p.m. The main item on the agenda will be the election of delegates to the state Democratic Party convention in June in Worcester who will be pledged to...How will you remember Setti Warren’s tenure as mayor?
As Setti Warren enters his final days as our mayor (read his exit interview with Andy Levin here and Levin’s take is here) how do you think you will look back at his past two terms a year from now? Did his live up or surpass your expectations from when he was...Let there be housing! Austin Street project finally set to begin!
Mayor Setti Warren and Austin Street Partners are scheduled to sign the ground lease Friday morning, allowing — at long last — the project at Austin Street to go forward.
This project will include 68 rental apartments — one third of which will be affordable — plus retail and restaurant space, a plaza and
Mayor does what he said he would do
Mayor Warren sent the following in a letter to City Clerk David Olson today
Dear Mr. Olson:
In my capacity as Mayor, I am hereby vetoing the measure passed by the City Council for docket item 313-17 for the reasons set forth in
Newton joins coalition committed to new housing
Newton has joined a coalition of 14 Boston-area cities and towns have pledged to work together to address the region’s severe housing shortage. The groups goals, according to this story in the Boston Business Journal, include.. Speed up housing construction Create...Committee votes to reduce council to 8/8 but mayor says he won’t sign it
The Programs and Services Committee voted Wednesday to send a proposed home rule petition that would reduce Newton’s city council from 24 to 16 members (eight elected at-large with ward residency requirements and eight elected exclusively by ward). Councilors...Mayor-elect Fuller meets with city employees
Newton Mayor Setti Warren and Mayor-elect Ruthanne Fuller meet with city employees Thursday. Patch posted this video on Facebook.
As part of the transition process, Fuller will have office space in City Hall, scheduled meetings with department heads and access to the