Moulton visits Newton to make his case for the Senate primary
If the Tuesday Farmers' Market at Cold Spring Park looked more crowded than usual, it's because there was a visit from a congressman who wants [...]
Auchincloss talks policy, politics and party vision ahead of contentious primary
When Jake Auchincloss was starting his first term in Congress, the world was in the grips of a pandemic as the nation awaited a vaccine [...]
Healey endorses Lawn in 10th Middlesex primary
In the heated battle over the Democratic nomination for the Middlesex 10th district seat–which includes a sliver of Newton in the village of Nonantum–Gov. Maura [...]
Newton state representatives defend support of controversial legislature audit bill
Nearly two years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly backed an audit of the state legislature, Newton’s state representatives are defending their vote to support a bill [...]
Guest Essay: Only U.S. pressure can save Israel from itself
Last evening I attended a conversation, hosted by Temple Emanuel, between Jeremy Burton, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), and [...]
Lawn, Leary trade barbs over housing, transparency and more during Chamber forum
On Tuesday, the Charles River Regional Chamber hosted a forum with the two Democrats running in the 10th Middlesex state representative primary—incumbent State Rep. John [...]
Survey shows Auchincloss with 47-point lead over Poulos
A new survey–indeed, the only set of numbers we have to show how the Massachusetts’ fourth congressional district Democratic primary is going–shows that incumbent Jake [...]
Auchincloss tells Fox News leftist primary wins point to frustration, not ideology shift
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss is drawing a clear distinction between himself and the left wing of his party, especially the democratic socialists who recently won [...]
Alison Leary talks health care, government transparency and a second state house run
Newton City Councilor Alison Leary is known for climate activism and housing advocacy. She’s not, however, known for political subtlety. “As far as I'm concerned, [...]
Markey canvasses in Newton for Senate primary
Primary election season is in full-throttle, with Republicans and Democrats vying for their respective parties' nominations for various state and federal elected offices. Knocking on [...]
Auchincloss calls Maine Senate candidate’s Nazi tattoo ‘disqualifying’
Dark horse Democratic primary candidate Graham Platner—an oyster farmer running on a progressive platform endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders—has spent the past year building [...]
Friends, colleagues remember sharp-tongued congressional icon Barney Frank
Barney Frank did what very few politicians have ever done: He operated in the public arena without a filter. His colleagues have described him as [...]
Barney Frank, congressional icon and longtime Newtonian, dead at 86
Barney Frank, 16-term congressman, the nation’s first openly gay congressman, and longtime Newton resident, died on Tuesday at the age of 86 after a long [...]
Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank starts hospice care as he publishes book admonishing ‘The Left’
Former U.S. Rep. and longtime Newton resident Barney Frank has begun hospice care for congestive heart failure at his home in Maine, Politico is reporting. [...]
Chris Boyd campaigns for Congress on a call to invest in region’s future
Chris Boyd is still waiting for his American dream. Growing up in Bellingham, Boyd experienced firsthand the struggles of a low-income American family and remembers [...]