At the age of 28, (mostly) lifelong Newton resident Alex Jablon is a Democratic candidate for State Representative for the 11th Middlesex district, the seat currently held by Rep. Kay Khan, who has announced she plans to retire at the end of this year. Currently, Jablon is an internal auditor…
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On February 29, two days after Kay Khan said she would not seek reelection as State Representative for the 11th Middlesex District, Amy Sangiolo announced her candidacy for the seat. Sangiolo, a veteran Newton politician, served twenty years on the Board of Alderman and City Council, from 1998 to 2017,…
Soon after being sworn in by Mayor Fuller on January 4, the Newton Highlands Area Council elected officers for the new term: Jeremy Freudberg, President; Barbara Darnell, Vice-President; Groot Gregory, Treasurer; and Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Secretary. City Councilors Bixby, Farrell, Getz, Lobovits, Lucas, and Wright attended the meeting. The Area Council…
Early in the pandemic, O’Neil Outar faced an unusual line of Newton Center traffic. He presumed the cause was an accident but was startled to see that it was a queue for the Newton Food Pantry. Soon he began supporting the Newton Food Pantry and the Centre Street Food Pantry,…
On December 2, more than seven hours into the recount for the the Ward 6 Ward Councilor race, Election Commissioner John McDermott announced the results: Martha Bixby had prevailed over Lisa Gordon by fifteen votes (1324 to 1309). The margin had narrowed from when Martha Bixby had defeated Lisa Gordon…
On November 17, the Newton Affordable Housing Trust voted to fund two projects, seeking to advance its mandate of increasing Newton’s supply of affordable housing. These actions represent the very first housing fundings by the Trust since its inception in December 2021. The Trust awarded $500,000 to Family Aid, which…
A lifelong resident of Ward 8, Holly Ryan is running for re-election as Ward Councilor, a seat that is elected by the voters of Ward 8. She spoke recently with Fig City News. First elected to the Newton City Council in 2019, Ms Ryan sits on the Zoning and Planning…
Continuing its extensive community-building efforts, Newton’s Scandinavian Living and Cultural Center (SLCC) will dedicate its new veranda on October 26. According to SLCC’s Executive Director Joe Carella, “The veranda will be an outdoor theater, a gathering space, and a place for neighbors and residents.” The Scandinavian Living Center is…
Alicia Bowman seeks reelection as one of two At-Large City Councilors from Ward 6 and spoke recently with Fig City News. Before election to the City Council, Ms. Bowman was co-founder of Safe Routes to School, Founder of Tour de Newton, and past president of Bike Newton. She is an…
Vicki Danberg is running for re-election as one of two At-Large City Councilors from Ward 6 and spoke recently with Fig City News. First elected to the Newton City Council in 2004, Ms. Danberg is currently Vice-Chair of the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee and Chair of the Real…