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Open questions remain after MBTA meeting on Newtonville’s Commuter Rail station

In a public meeting on April 10, the MBTA presented a conceptual design for an accessible, single-platform commuter rail station in Newtonville. The design features a station platform placed between the tracks to accommodate trains in both directions. A bridge built over the track would be high enough to accommodate…

Rep. Auchincloss brings his ‘Beyond Thoughts and Prayers’ PAC to Newton, raising money for stronger gun-safety laws

Newton resident Rep. Jake Auchincloss has renamed his Leadership PAC, now called Beyond Thoughts and Prayers, to raise money for Democratic colleagues and candidates who are committed to supporting gun-safety laws, including background checks, red-flag laws, and safe gun-storage laws. Highlighting his leadership initiatives, he invited his Newton constituents to…

[EARLIER TIME] China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections – Apr. 9

The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations will host a China Town Hall on April 9 with national and local components (in Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium). Join communities across the United States in a national conversation on China. 6:30PM-7:30PM: National Webcast — View at City Hall or online, featuring…

Rep. Jake Auchincloss reviews the year and looks ahead

At the end of his third — and most contentious — year in Congress, Rep. Jake Auchincloss can claim some bi-partisan achievements. The capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2000 and insulin prices at $35 was a feature of the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, however. Congressman Auchincloss is working on…

3 letters from federal and state legislators and officials weigh in on Newton’s VCOD with respect to Auburndale [UPDATE: State Rep. Lawn withdraws his letter]

On November 15 the City Council received two letters — and the Mayor received another letter — from federal and state legislators and officials explaining the benefits of Newton’s Village Center Overlay District (VCOD) zoning proposal and specifically mentioning Auburndale. In this letter to the City Council president, Representative Jake…

Checking in with Rep. Jake Auchincloss

Rep. Jake Auchincloss has been traveling the Fourth Congressional District, connecting with constituents, giving high marks to the Biden Administration and low marks to the current House leadership. At the top of his list of Administration accomplishments, Rep. Auchincloss noted the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, of which…

#FiveQuestions for Rep. Jake Auchincloss

First elected to Congress in 2020, Jake Auchincloss represents Newton and the rest of the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District, which stretches from Newton and Brookline to Fall River, Taunton, and Attleboro. Before he was elected to Congress, Rep. Auchincloss served in the Newton City Council. He lives in Newton with his wife…

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