Area councils are up for election in November. What do they do?
When Newton residents vote in this November’s election, many will choose candidates for neighborhood area councils in Newton Highlands, Newton Upper Falls, Waban and Newtonville. [...]
With eyes on mayor’s office, Laredo wants to reshape how City Hall does business
"We're going to build a much greater center of community," City Council President Marc Laredo said, seated by a window at Caffè Nero in Newtonville, [...]
Kazakoff-Eigen drops out of Ward 1 City Council race
JJ Kazakoff-Eigen, candidate for the the Ward 1 City Council seat, is suspending his campaign. "After reflecting on the process of campaigning and my current [...]
Ted Gross on candidacy for Ward 6 at-large seat
Ted Gross of Newton Centre has officially announced his candidacy for one of two at-large City Council seats in Ward 6. Gross has lived in [...]
Gibson drops out of Ward 1 School Committee race
With only seven weeks left before Newton's local election, Christie Gibson—candidate for Ward 1’s School Committee seat—has announced she’s dropping out. Gibson cited the burden [...]
What Laredo and Cecchinelli said in those Chamber chats about housing, schools and more
The Charles River Regional Chamber has started a series of interviews with candidates for local office, and they started with mayoral candidates Marc Laredo and [...]
Architectural designer Cyrus Dahmubed’s dream of shaping a new Newton has him running for City Council
Cyrus Dahmubed, a lifelong Auburndale resident and urban designer, says he’s running for one of the two Ward 4 at-larges seat on the Newton City [...]
Engine 6 endorses five candidates for City Council
Housing advocacy organization Engine 6 is endorsing several candidates for City Council in November’s election. The group has named five candidates in contested races as [...]
Auchincloss leads Massachusetts delegate push for NIH funds
As the Trump administration continues to hold back federal funding from colleges and research facilities, the Massachusetts congressional delegation, in a move led by U.S. [...]
Councilors propose parking policy pilot program in place of overnight ban repeal
As Newtonians prepare to decide on whether to keep the city’s winter parking ban or scrap it and let people park overnight all year long, [...]
Linda Swain talks education priorities as she runs for Ward 2 School Committee seat
Linda Swain and her husband, George Guzzi, moved to her husband's hometown, Newton, in 2005 to start their family, making their kids fourth-generation Newtonians. Her [...]
Lisa Gordon on affordability, taxes and another run for City Council
“A vote for me is a vote to prioritize listening to community advocates and neighbors, a vote for looking at solutions for affordable housing, and [...]
JJ Kazakoff-Eigan on budgets, buses and building relationships in Ward 1 Council seat run
When Jonathan "JJ" Kazakoff-Eigen moved to a house in Ward 1 Newton 13 years ago with his wife and first child, he initially considered it [...]
John Chaimanis says he’s running for Ward 4 Council seat to change how business is done
John Chaimanis is a longtime Newton resident, a father of three, a business owner, a former educator and a renewable energy professional. He’s looking to [...]
Chamber to kick off election season with candidate events
With summer fading and Newton’s local election just 10 weeks away, autumn’s attention will sharpen on the crop of candidates vying for elected office in [...]