Mark Holt cites several reasons – Newton Schools’ failing reputation, the state’s mandated MBTA Communities Act, and reducing the City’s fossil fuel consumption – for running for Ward 6 Councilor. (That seat, which is elected by only the voters of Ward 6, is currently held by Brenda Noel, who is…
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Now that the deadline has passed for candidates to file, the Newton Election Commission has reported that in Wards 1, 3, and 7, there will be no challengers to any of the current City Council and School Committee incumbents. In fact, none of the School Committee members have challengers. In…
The Ward 2 Ward councilor race just added a third candidate. Peter Bruce, former President of the Newtonville Area Council, has taken out nomination papers to run for the seat soon to be vacated by the current Ward 2 Councilor, Emily Norton. He joins David Micley and Daniel Gaynor, who…
The Elections Commission is recommending that two polling locations be relocated for this fall’s municipal election: Ward 2 Precinct 1 (currently at Albemarle Field House) and Ward 1 Precinct 4 (currently at Pelligrini Field House). In the Election Commission’s June 15 meeting, the Commission voted to relocate Ward 2 Precinct…
Newton’s municipal election season is underway, with more candidates taking out nomination papers to run for City Council and School Committee. There are now several contested races for seats on the City Council and School Committee. The Newton School Committee, which has had three unclaimed seats for several weeks, now…
Beginning in the first week in May, candidates for City Council and School Committee may take out nomination papers and begin collecting signatures for the November 7th election. Nomination papers are due at Newton City Hall on Tuesday, July 25. All 16 incumbent At-Large members of the Newton City Council…
On the rainy final day of April, the League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) held its second Civics Challenge. The first was in March, 2020, and then the pandemic struck, delaying a sequel until last Sunday’s match in the Cabot Elementary School cafeteria. Four “teams” — a total of…
The League of Women Voters of Newton will host Don’t just stand there…RUN! — a workshop for prospective candidates for elected office (and their campaigns) on April 26, 7PM-8PM, both in person (City Hall, Room 211) and on Zoom. A recording of the workshop will be available on the League’s…
Vote Yes for Newton filed its 30-day post-election campaign finance report at City Hall on Thursday. The report shows the group raised an additional $4,700 since the February 24 ending of its pre-election report. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and her husband together contributed $2000 of the additional funds raised, in…
Faced with the prospect of personal fines of $25 per day for not filing a pre-election campaign-finance report as required eight days before the election, the treasurer of the No Override Newton ballot committee has filed the group’s pre-election report at City Hall. The report is dated March 17 and was…