The Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) joined Mayor Ruthanne Fuller at City Hall on Thursday, October 9, to announce a new report warning that cities and towns across Massachusetts are nearing a fiscal breaking point. The report, A Perfect Storm: Cities and Towns Face Historic Fiscal Pressures, was produced in partnership…
Posts published in October 2025
Lisa Gordon is one of the three candidates seeking one of two at-large City Council positions from Ward 6. Gordon believes her varied volunteer and leadership roles in Newton demonstrate her abilities and dedication to Newton. She has run for City Council previously, including a tight 2023 Ward Council race,…
Ted Gross, a familiar face in Newton’s political landscape, is a candidate for one of the two at-large seats representing Ward 6 on the City Council. A longtime resident with deep ties to the community, Gross brings decades of civic engagement. Gross moved to Newton in the 1960s, graduating from…
Sean Roche is one of three candidates seeking the two at-large City Council seats from Ward 6. A first-time candidate in Newton, Roche has been long engaged in Newton governance. He said, “I think politics are a necessary piece of civic engagement.” He described becoming a bike commuter when he…
We are delighted to have the opportunity to vote for Cyrus Dahmubed for City Council for one of the two At-Large City Council seats from Ward 4. All registered Newton voters can vote for him. A lifelong resident of Auburndale, Cyrus has devoted his career to architecture and urban planning,…
After changing venues due to rain from Albemarle Field to indoors at Newton North, the city celebrated its fifth Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 13. There were approximately 1,100 attendees, along with 68 Indigenous vendors and 9 food vendors. Chief Dean Stanton, Chief of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island,…
Are there empty spaces on the berms — the stretch of grass between street and sidewalk — around your neighborhood, where street trees once provided shade and beauty? Would you like to work with your neighbors and the Newton Tree Conservancy (NTC) to plant new trees? The Newton Tree Conservancy…
I am writing in support of Garry Miller’s candidacy for Ward 5 Councilor. I am committed to leaving my children a world in which they and their peers can thrive. To do this, we need to leave them a world in the first place — one with a livable climate…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning and Planning will meet on Tuesday regarding: Finance will meet on Wednesday regarding: Traffic Council will meet on Thursday to consider: School Committee School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday to discuss strategy with respect to collective…
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, October 15 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Traffic Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday,…
School Committee will meet in person (Room 304, Ed Center) in Executive Session on Wednesday, October 14 at 4:30PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA – all Units. (See Meeting Notice.)
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Nominating and Governance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 14 at 2PM. The agenda includes the following: Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Economic Development Commission will…