by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 2, 2017 | Charter Commission, City Council, City Council elections |
A strongly worded letter released this morning and signed by seven city councilors, including the two mayoral candidates, opposes the Home Rule Petition that is docketed by another 14 candidates. This suggests that even if the petition passes the city council, it may run into trouble with the new mayor, no matter who
by Jake Auchincloss | Jul 17, 2017 | Candidate columns, City Council elections |
Village 14 is inviting all candidates for mayor, city council or school committee to submit a single guest column between now and Aug 1.
My name is Jake Auchincloss and I ask for your vote to re-elect me as city councilor-at-large from Ward 2.
In an era of national political instability, you deserve local officials who are making sound decisions about the issues that directly affect your life: education, infrastructure, housing, and taxation. You deserve judgment that you can trust.
Why should you trust my judgment? Three reasons:
by village14 | Oct 3, 2016 | Newton |
The TAB’s Jonathan Dame shared news via Twitter of this item docketed by Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss. Do you agree with Auchincloss’ position? And is this the kind of resolution that should be debated by Newton’s City Council?
by Greg Reibman | Nov 11, 2015 | Newton |
For every $4 contributed to candidates running in contested aldermen races this election cycle, slightly more than $1 came from donors living beyond Newton’s borders, a TAB review of campaign finance filings found, Jonathan Dame of Newton TAB reports. Most of the... by Greg Reibman | Oct 19, 2015 | Newton |
There’s a campaign e-mail making the rounds from alderman/council candidate Jake Auchincloss which includes a quote from me (along with a quotes, from Congressman Seth Moulton, Newton Economic Development Commission Chair Steve Feller and TAB Editor Andy Levin)... by Village 14 | Oct 15, 2015 | Newton |
Here’s the video from the Newton League of Women Voters/NewTV forum featuring the four candidates running for the Ward 2 At-Large Alderman/City Council seat: Incumbents Marcia Johnson and Susan Albright and challengers Lynne LeBlanc and Auchincloss. Voters will have...
by Greg Reibman | Sep 26, 2015 | Newton |
In her latest TAB column, Newton Villages Alliance leader Kathleen Kouril Grieser is outright giddy about what she calls the “spectacular preliminary election victories of Jake Auchincloss and Lynne LeBlanc” on Sept. 17, claiming that the results were a “triumph” and... by Greg Reibman | Sep 15, 2015 | Newton |
I’ve always like to say that Village 14 readers aren’t likely voters, they will vote in each and every municipal election. That includes this Thursday’s Preliminary Election which is be held citywide to reduce the number of candidates running for... by Greg Reibman | Aug 20, 2015 | Newton |
I just received a phone poll that asked me seven questions related to Newton, including my opinion of Setti Warren, the Austin Street project and the possible development at the corner of Washington and Walnut Street. But the most interesting two questions were about...
by Greg Reibman | Aug 14, 2015 | Newton |
This fall’s upcoming battle for the two at-large Aldermen/City Council seats from Ward 2, is more than a contest for two board seats. Instead, it’s shaping up to be a battle between the smart-growth and no-growth factions that has come to divide Newton politically. On... by Greg Reibman | Jul 1, 2015 | Newton |
Jake Auchincloss, Jess Barton and Lynn LeBlanc — the three declared challengers for Newton’s two Ward 2 At Large Aldermen/Council seats — were guests on Charlie Shapiro’s Newton Newsmakers program on NewTV Note: NewTV is aware that there are... by Greg Reibman | Jun 26, 2015 | Newton |
Yes, it’s early yet but with (so far) five declared candidates for two at-large seats on Newton’s Board of Aldermen/City Council (and let’s face it a slow week for local news and a rainy weekend ahead) here’s our first of many blog polls...
