Letters & Opinion

I'm voting YES to repeal Newton's overnight winter parking ban. Not because proponents are wrong—they're not. Those narrow Nonantum streets ARE difficult year-round. Developers SHOULD [...]

Local elections give us a chance to think about what kind of community we want Newton to be. Voting isn’t just about policies or talking [...]

Newton's local elections are being poisoned by a disturbing pattern of political malpractice. For consecutive cycles, a small, coordinated group of bad actors, often hidden [...]

There are many great City Council and School Committee candidates this year, many of whom I’m enthusiastically supporting. Politics works best when we are all [...]

I am voting for John Chaimanis. Why? Because he is a leader who brings new ideas and solid experience with budgets and fiscal planning. Newton [...]

On August 4th, 2025, the Newton Beacon published an opinion piece by Prof. Margaret Litvin. In her article, Litvin discusses the work of The Massachusetts [...]

I strongly support repealing the overnight on-street parking ban in Newton during the winter months. I used to live in West Newton on the first [...]

I read with interest your article on Mr. Laredo’s decision to endorse candidates in other municipal races. In the case of the School Committee, his involvement [...]

I’m writing to express my enthusiastic support for Julie Irish in her campaign for Ward 5 City Council. As a longtime resident of Newton Upper [...]

I recently read John Chaimanis's words about transgender students and bathroom facilities. I'm writing not to attack him, but to ask our community to consider [...]

By Dan Cohen How does a 4-hour, 4-month parking restriction for winter still make sense? The upcoming vote on repealing Newton’s four-month, four-hour overnight winter [...]

As elected Newton City Councilors and members of the Newton School Committee, we are deeply concerned by September 27, 2024 comments made on the Newton [...]

To the Editor - Thank you for your coverage of this year's elections!  It's a tremendous service to voters and the city. Amidst campaigning I overlooked [...]

I was troubled to read posts from Ward 4 candidate for Newton City Council, John Chaimanis, about transgender youth. In comments made on the Facebook [...]