The table above summarizes the municipal electoral races for this fall. This PDF copy of the table has links to the candidates’ campaign websites. Some observations: For interviews with the six candidates competing in the September 12 Preliminary election see:
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Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has announced that the City may soon have additional one-time funds of about $48 million available, and she has proposed that these funds be used for a combination of one-time needs and stabilizing the City’s financing through 2032 as the City completes its plan to fully fund…
Tuesday at the Farmer’s Market at Cold Spring Park: Ukuleles, baked goods, lines for fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, coffee, dumplings, …
On August 3, the West Suburban YMCA hosted the annual Preston Settles 3v3 Basketball Tournament at its new location on Wells Avenue, with more than 20 teams of teens and young adults participating. This annual event honors Preston Settles, a beloved Newton teen who suffered a tragic collapse in 2022…
The City of Newton is partnering with EMPath on an economic mobility initiative, Newton Thrive, to provide 50 low-income Newton families with one-on-one mentoring and $250 of monthly cash assistance. Participants will receive 24 months of one-on-one economic mobility coaching and monthly cash assistance, which families may spend as they…
On July 24, the Newton/Brookline group Boston for Democracy in Israel held a rally on Newton Centre Green to protest the Israeli Knesset’s overturning of the “reasonableness” doctrine, an action that the group says will weaken the power of Israel’s Supreme Court and thus harm democracy in Israel. The group…
The School Committee on July 20 sent this Negotiations Update to the Newton Public Schools community regarding the status of contract negotiations with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA). Some key points: UPDATE: On July 21, Mike Zilles, president of the NTA, posted this response to the School Committee’s Negotiations Update.…
On Sunday, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office issued a press release stating that a Newton resident, Richard Hanson, 64, has been charged with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with allegedly fatally assaulting his wife, Nancy Hanson, 54, in…
FamilyAid — a Boston-based nonprofit focused on reducing homelessness and increasing housing stability — is partnering with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to create a “Family Navigation Center” in Newton on the site of the former Chetwynde nursing home (1650 Washington Street, next door to…
Josephine McNeil, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CAN-DO has received a 2023 Community Advocacy Award and award grant from the Eastern Bank Foundation for CAN-DO’s role in helping low and very low income residents of Newton access affordable housing and get access to the services they need to achieve more financial security and housing…
The City of Newton is holding a long public hearing on version 2.0 of its Village Center Overlay District (VCOD) zoning proposal, in various forms throughout the summer.
Rainy weather canceled the morning and afternoon festivities, but Newton turned out for the full evening of celebration for Independence Day.